Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector

Name: Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector
Rating: 4.5 (135 reviews)
Author: Wildlife Acoustics

by Wildlife Acoustics

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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4.5 135 ratings · App Store

5/5It’s like having a superpower!
I love bats! But how can I identify which species it is if they only come out in the dark? The answer to that conundrum is this app, along with an Echo Meter Touch Pro 2. The hardware enables recording and displaying sounds up to more than 350kHz, and identifies the species from their distinctive echolocation chirps. Now I know who my new bat friends are!

JJFeiler · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Great little device
This device is surprisingly easy and accurate, especially for my area in California.

Azoologist · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Unusable
Unfortunately I actually have the echo meter (it was a gift), but they no longer make the echo meter for apple phones and none of the third party adapters work :( so I have the meter and app, and can’t connect them! super frustrated that they stopped making for apple. We tried everything and even went to the apple store because we thought we needed brand-name adapter - but apple doesn’t make usbc to lightning adapter :( bummed

NK542021 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Love this app
It’s like having a magic little device that lets you enter the world of the little bats once it hits twilight. I had to wait an extra day once it came in because the weather had dropped below 50°F here and I knew the bats would be in torpor, but the next day I got out and identified so many different species right in my backyard. It even amplifies the sound so that you can hear what they might sound like at a range you can hear and understand and it’s just really amazing. The app is very easy to use as well. I do wish it would identify the bats whether you were recording or not, but it’s a small downside for the very many ups the app has.

Rorelp · 31 Jul 2026
3/5It’s ok
For the money required to play, this is only ok. Enjoy the bat info but gps tracks are unreliable/hit-miss(with updates it has gotten better). Understand technology is difficult to identify bats so I don’t fault app too much for Floridian bats in California. App/hardware just seems finicky in my opinion. I can’t simply “plug n play” reliably, something just goes wrong more often than not, especially with extension cord and/or extension piece required because of phone case. Will continue to use as I have already invested in the hardware, but I do hope continued updates improve performance. ‘Free’ analytical software for computer was not worth the effort required to set up (I’m not too computer savvy so I deleted it.) If you have some extra money and enjoy the wonders of Mother Nature, check this system out.

one of the boys · 31 Jul 2026

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2.8.14
+Minor bug fixes.
2.8.15
+Apple has finally allowed the ability for apps to auto-rotate upside down on phones with the "cutout", so we have implemented that change. +Several crash fixes.
2.8.16
+Fixes the hidden clock and battery meter at the top of the screen. Sorry! +Fixes clicking through recording spectrograms does not follow the same order as the sorting on the recording list. +A couple of crash fixes.
2.8.17
+Fixes an issue where the screen would not auto-rotate under some circumstances. +Fixes voice notes being garbled when they are recorded while running in Live Mode. +Transferring a recording session to a Mac computer using Airdrop will now result in a kml file of the recordings and path, just like when you transfer using Wi-Fi. +A couple of crash fixes.
2.8.18
+Now allows import of zip folders output via Airdrop. +Minor bug fixes.
2.8.19
+Minor bug fixes.
2.8.20
+Minor bug fixes.
2.8.21
+Minor bug fixes.
2.8.22
+Fixes a bug with screen rotation on iPhone 8 Plus.
2.8.23
+Minor bug fixes and enhancements.
2.8.24
+Increases recording limit to 20,000 recordings. +Fixes a couple of crashes. +Better handling of audio when Bluetooth headphones are connected.
2.8.25
+Several crash fixes. +Improvements to recording flag location behavior in GPS View. +Fixes not being able to import recordings downloaded via AirDrop on iOS 17.
3.0
Big news! EMT 2 and EMT 2 Pro bat detectors with USB-C or Micro USB connectors are now compatible with iPhones and iPads with USB-C ports. If you own an EMT 2 with USB-C or Micro USB, simply plug the module in to see upgrade instructions. You can then use the EMT 2 with your iOS device (EMT 2 with Micro USB will need an adapter). Wildlife Acoustics will soon begin shipping EMT 2 bat detectors with USB-C with the new firmware already installed and ready to use on any platform.
3.0.1
+Minor bug fixes.
3.0.2
+Minor bug fixes.
3.0.3
+Minor fixes.
3.0.4
+Minor bug fixes.
3.0.5
+Fixes some items not working on the App Info screen.
3.1
+Added spectrogram smoothing setting (enabled by default). +Added FFT size setting (default: 256, matching previous versions). +Updated bat classifiers from the new Kaleidoscope version 5.7.0. +Newly formatted user guides. +Minor bug fixes.
3.1.1
+Fixes an issue with erroneous Auto-ID results when using 384kHz sample rate. +A few crash fixes.
3.1.10
+Now allows playback through Bluetooth devices. Live monitoring through Bluetooth is not technically possible with the audio streaming from the EMT module.
3.1.11 · 26 Jun 2026
+Several bug fixes.
3.1.2
+Several crash fixes and minor improvements.
3.1.6
+Improves compatibility with iOS 26 Liquid Glass. +Minor bug fixes.
3.1.9
+Newly formatted user guides.

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