# BEARS - Spatial ASL

> BEARS - Spatial ASL (iPhone/iPad app by Lorenzo Picinali.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bears-spatial-asl/id1636555688 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lorenzo Picinali](https://appshunter.io/developer/1485095841)
- Category: Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.2 · 53 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2023-03-28
- Data updated: 2026-07-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bears-spatial-asl/id1636555688/reviews.md

## What is BEARS?

This application is used to assess speech-in-noise performances for different target-masker spatial configurations, therefore evaluating how well someone can understand speech in the presence of a masking signal, both of which could come from different locations. Simple spoken sentences are repro The procedure and interface are very simple - after adjusting the playback level, the user is prompted to select the spatial configuration for the test (e.g. masker/target located on the front, left or right), and the assessment starts. Spoken sentences masked by noise are reproduced at varying (adaptive) signal-to-noise ratio, and users are asked to select the keywords they recognised for every sentence. After a certain number of iterations their Speech Reception Threshold (SRT) is computed and reported.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.9 — 2024-04-10

- silence playback updated
- UI improvements
- fixed a bug that would cause the next sentence to be played even if the user had reached the SNR limit

## More apps by Lorenzo Picinali

- [AXP - iBalance](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/axp-ibalance/id1557742329)
- [AXP - TurntableCapture](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/axp-turntablecapture/id6479964987)

All apps by Lorenzo Picinali: https://appshunter.io/developer/1485095841

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