Echo Meter Touch 2 Handheld Bat Detector

Turn Your
Curiosity
Into Discovery

With the Echo Meter® Touch 2 Bat Detector

Echo Meter Touch 2 reveals a world just beyond our senses, waiting to be discovered: Bats, filling the night sky with their imperceptible ultrasonic calls. With this simple, pocket-size device, your smartphone transforms into a powerful bat detector, guiding you to nighttime wildlife previously unknown—but that’s been there all along.

Plug it in, open the free app, and you open your ears to the world of bats.

Download on the Apple App Store Download on the Google Play
Echo Meter Touch 2 Handheld Bat Detector

DISCOVER THE SECRET LIVES OF BATS.

Hear ultrasonic bat calls—in real time.

Bat echolocations are ultrasonic, meaning they are outside the typical range of human hearing. Echo Meter Touch 2 plugs into your smartphone or tablet and uses a special microphone and software to transform imperceptible bat calls into audio you can actually hear—and it does this instantly

Echolocations are displayed as colorful visual representations (spectrograms), allowing you to zoom in and listen in great detail with patented Real-Time Expansion™ technology

Echo Meter Touch 2 Handheld Bat Detector

FIND OUT WHAT’S FLYING TONIGHT.

Identify the most likely bat species around you.

Thousands of bat species exist worldwide, each emitting its own unique echolocation. Echo Meter Touch 2 listens for these sounds and instantly identifies the most likely bats nearby. Full-color illustrations of detected bats appear with information to learn more about the type you’re hearing.

Echo Meter Touch 2 can identify 38 species of bats in the United States and Canada, 31 species in the United Kingdom and Europe, 63 species in the Neotropics, and 20 species in South Africa.

Echo Meter Touch 2 Handheld Bat Detector

RECORD YOUR DISCOVERIES.

Capture and map bat sounds—wherever you go.

Like a tiny digital nature journal,Echo Meter Touch 2 records bat calls, tagging each with GPS coordinates that can be displayed on Google Maps™ so you can pinpoint where your discoveries were made

Bring it with you on evening walks around your neighborhood, on nearby trails, or when visiting new places! Your “bat call library” (and your knowledge of bats) will grow.

Echo Meter Touch 2 Handheld Bat Detector Echo Meter Touch 2 Handheld Bat Detector

SHARE FINDINGS WITH FRIENDS.

Send bat recordings as easily as you would photos.

Echo Meter Touch 2 makes it easy to share what you discover. Send recordings to friends and family via text or email so that they learn about bats and their many ecosystem benefits—including plant pollination, seed dispersal, and pest control—alongside you.

Echo Meter Touch 2

Specs Echo Meter Touch 2

Available Platforms
  • Apple® iOS
  • Google Android
See a complete list of compatible devices.
CONNECTOR USB-C (can be adapted for Micro-USB)
MOBILE APP Echo Meter Touch App, available at no cost from the Apple App Store® and Google Play™ store.
BAT AUTO-ID REGIONS 38 species of bats in the United States and Canada, 31 species in the United Kingdom and Europe, 63 species in the Neotropics, and 20 species in South Africa.
RECORDING FORMAT / SAMPLE RATE Full-Spectrum WAV / 256 kHz
ENCLOSURE Rugged polycarbonate
PRICE $149 USD
Echo Meter Touch 2

GET IT NOW

Echo Meter Touch 2 is made for people interested in learning more about bats and biology.

Buy Now for $149

DOWNLOAD THE APP

The Echo Meter Touch App is available for FREE on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store —a subscription is not required.

Download on the Apple App Store Download on the Google Play

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Made by Wildlife Acoustics®

Founded in 2003, Wildlife Acoustics is the leading provider of bioacoustics monitoring technology for biologists, researchers, and government agencies worldwide. Our acoustic and ultrasonic recorders and sound analysis software help scientists conduct species inventories, presence/absence surveys, and habitat health monitoring to make impactful discoveries that expand our understanding of the planet.

Learn more at wildlifeacoustics.com.