TheaterEars Reviews

by Millie_9_chavez

I purchased/reserved tickets to watch it on Tuesday, April 30th with my mom and sisters only to barely find out the translation on TheaterEars comes out on May 3rd. The tickets I purchased are non refundable so it’ll be really difficult for my mother to enjoy the movie without watching it in her native language and that makes me feel bad. I would give this 5 stars had I been notified sooner about this as I didn’t know it would take longer to go see. It works great but the situation I’m in is difficult. It’d be appreciated if you guys could push the date closer, my mom’s really excited to watch it but she won’t understand a thing if it’s not in Spanish :(

by DreaFR

It’s been YEARS since my film-loving parents have been to the movies and both understood as well as enjoyed being there. Therefore the happiness and enthusiasm this app has brought to my parents and, consequently, myself, is priceless! TheaterEars in itself is easy to maneuver and translations, for the most part, synch on time. My biggest criticism however, is that is that TheaterEars doesn’t offer an array of options, especially those outside the blockbuster realm. I’d love to see a ‘Knives Out’ or a ‘Jojo Rabbit’ on here. I know they would too.

by Megdatenight

This is the first review I’ve ever made because I hope TheaterEars owners start adding more options. TheaterEars works great, and if there is a movie you really want to see actually listed, it’s amazing. But my husband uses TheaterEars because he doesn’t speak English and going to the movies is a perfect date night option we haven’t been able to really experience. We have seen one movie with TheaterEars and everything worked great. It was the first time my husband had ever been to a movie theater. But we want to go back and the movies we want to see aren’t options and they don’t look like they are coming anytime soon. So please, add Toy Story and Lion King to TheaterEars so we can enjoy. I have told all my friends about TheaterEars and everyone I know that doesn’t speak English. TheaterEars could really take off if they invest a little more.

by Prettybluebird

I haven’t tried this in a theater yet but I have tested it at home. I didn’t know what to expect but It was okay. The movie and audio did sync. I have parents that only speak Spanish and want to take them to the movies. Im uneasy since the time schedule on TheaterEars are mostly unmatched to the time schedule of when the movie actually starts. Like let’s say I want to watch the Batman at 1:30pm, TheaterEars would give the option at 2:30pm and nothing for 1:30 pm. I read that the audio downloaded only works at that scheduled time that it was downloaded for.

Is that true?

by Erlugz

TheaterEars is great just a few things that keep me from giving it a 5 star. First the movie selection is only about a 1/4 of the movies that are showing and second that it glitches out of the movie your watching sometimes and it takes a while to re-sync. Other than that great app, great sound quality and yes it syncs perfectly with the audio playing from the big screen.

by Kik 🦁

I love TheaterEars, I can finally watch movies with my parents, TheaterEars is super user friendly and great quality. My only concern is that some movies aren’t on TheaterEars , I wrote an email and they wrote back to me saying that they get the movies straight from the company that releases them, and some movies don’t come with a Spanish version. I can’t take off stars for something they have no control over, but other than that TheaterEars is awesome... and FREE. Thank you this app

by Moll F

One of our family members speaks Spanish but we all wanted to see a movie together. This allowed us all to see the same movie in theaters! Just need headphones. I even got a call during the middle so it cut it off but TheaterEars uses your microphone to sync back up and it did with no problems. Also you can turn the screen off during the movie so your phone isn’t shining. It’s a great app we were so amazed.

by Josemjz137

I went to the movies to watch Jurassic World, I was really nervous about it, wasn’t really sure if it was going to work. It took me 2 tries to make it work at the begging of the movie, i also believe that you need and internet connection in order to play the audio in the movies, which it was probably why did not worked on my mom’s phone. I also believe it was because the beginning has not dialog and maybe had some troubles recognizing the audio. I also used Bose Quit Comfort 35 to cancel as much noise as posible, it worked great because the audio from this app also includes sound effects and voices. This is truly great. My mom is really happy that I found TheaterEars, now she can go to the movies with me and understand everything about it! Thank you!

by Gringoinlovewithmexican

I am dating a woman from Mexico. We met my parents in San Antonio for Xmas and wanted to go to a movie as we do every year. We found TheaterEars and went too see coco. TheaterEars worked great and me and my girl went tour first movie together on Xmas day with my family. Everyone had a great time thanks to theater ears. Thanks and hope too see more movies added soon! I would pay for TheaterEars if it had all the movies on it or at least a good selection. Thanks again!

by Zejubiz

I loved this idea ever since I heard about it. The I tried it and now I loved it. My wife is happy because she can now understand an entire movie. I understand you guys need to monetize TheaterEars eventually, I hope you don’t charge per movies, because the problem is that they are really expensive already. I’d prefer to watch a ad or something different instead of paying more for the audio of the movie. Thank you.

by Elyestrada.

I love spending time with my mom and one of the things we love to do is go out and watch movies. we always find ourselves having to talk so I can explain what is being said but this app did it for me. My mom sat there and was able to laugh and understand everything that was being said. We had no problems and TheaterEars is so easy and convenient to use. Absolutely love this application and it defies has made the movies experience better

by Xandra Huh

Went to try TheaterEars the other day before recommending it to my mom and it worked great! Watched Solo and it synced perfectly, never buffered or stopped. I was worried that I wouldn’t hear over the loud movie sound but I did- in fact I couldn’t hear the English version in background and there’s no need to, as the audio track contains everything, not just dialogue. I was worried other ppl would be able to hear the sound from my earphones, but that didn’t happen either. I took off my earphones a couple of times at different volumes to check and nothing. I was also pleased to hear LA Spanish as opposed to the Spain accent I had heard previously in a video advertising TheaterEars (nothing wrong with it, my accent just happens to be LA) anyway. I’m looking forward to more movie and language options! As a polyglot, I’d definitely appreciate the fun option to hear my favorite movies in different languages! Great job so far :)

Actually one question: why do we need to “download the track” every time? Can’t we just do it once and then unlock it by choosing the movie showtime or something? I kept changing plans and while at home it downloaded in seconds, when I did it at the theater before the movie it took around 10mins. Not a deal breaker because I was early just something that could be better.

by AndrewAppleInc.

Works fantastic! I don’t speak any Spanish but my mother in law is visiting from Colombia and she doesn’t speak any English. I was having a hard time finding things to do together when my husband is at work. Then I found theatre ears. We went to the drive in movie theatre and it synced perfectly; She laughed when I laughed. And “awwed” when I did. So I knew we were hearing the same things. Thank you theatre ears. This is something that should be standard everywhere!

by 26Espy

I've always loved going to the movies and my mom loves going wherever I go lol. However I've had difficulties because I have to explain the movie to her since they're in English. Now I come across TheaterEars and we tried it for the first time with Ocean's 8 and she loved it. She was so excited. The only thing is we didn't calculate how long it would take to download, we thought we'd be safe since there was trailer but it take more than 20 min. Just be aware. Overall, great app just please add more!

by Vwlphb

I tried this with the Spanish translation back on Coco and it’s great! I really wish they would expand to provide captioning for hard of hearing and deaf people. You could force the screen to be dim to bother people less, but any way you do it would be better than those caption devices they have in theaters! They miss lines, run out of batteries, and can accidentally show captions of the wrong movie. My sister hates going to movies and this would make a huge difference for her.

by Meli Fer

I took my parents to watch a movie today! Something That I couldn’t do before. Unless it was a Spanish speaking movie. They were finally able to hear the movie in Spanish using TheaterEars and earphones while the movie was still playing in English on the screen. The Spanish translation was perfect, the sounds effect exactly the same as the movie. My parents loved it. And they are already making plans to go to the movie theater next weekend, and bring more family with them. Thank you soooo much !!!!

by OscarV1012

I took my Spanish-speaking mother to see The Batman and TheaterEars worked pretty much perfectly to my surprise! The translation track synced easily (even mid-movie) and was clear with no issues. I downloaded the audio track on data multiple times, no problem.
I recommend you have a full charge, turn off auto lock on your phone to prevent TheaterEars from closing and lower the brightness all the way down to preserve the battery. She had a great time thanks to TheaterEars.

by LexxiZaketh

This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for a long time! My mother was never able to fully enjoy watching a movie with us at the theater unless it was already in Spanish, since she can’t read or write at all. But now with TheaterEars she can come along with us to watch movies and understand everything being said! The only thing I see that would make it better would be if every film in the theater would be available to be translated or how there could possibly be an add on of languages. But I understand how it might be difficult to get that done so I appreciate at least being able to understand the few (great selections by the way) that are already there. I am super grateful to everyone who helped create TheaterEars!

by Michaelrhzz

I have a son with Cerebral Palsy who is Spanish Speaker only, we moved a few years back to the US but he does not understand english and always missed out on going to the movies here because he cant understand nor he can read subtitles. He really wanted to see Fast & Furious 9 and asked me if there was a way he could see it in Spanish on a movie theater, so it got me researching until I found this wonderful application. I really didn't know if it was going to work until we went to see the movie and he was so excited he was Jumping on the theater chair!! I cannot stress enough how this will change his life!! Now we can see all the movies he wants to see in the Theater!! Whoever made TheaterEars is a Genius!!! Thanks So Much!!!

by Vna2

Best thing ever!! Can’t believe TheaterEars is available and the theaters don’t tell you. I called several theaters to ask for Spanish accommodations and all told me they didn’t have any for Jurassic World. We found TheaterEars and we took our cousin who was visiting from Mexico to the movies and she was able to enjoy the movie with us! We watched Jurassic World and it synced perfectly with the movie. We were worried that the audio would be off but it synchronizes with the audio once you’re in the theater and the movie begins.

Tip* Make sure to download the audio when you have good Data Service or in WiFi. You can download the audio one day before (at least that’s what I did).

Recommend it for everyone who has family or friends that only understand spanish.