# Hear - Advanced Listening > Augmented sound app with customizable filters for hearing enhancement and stress reduction. (iPhone/iPad app by Reality Jockey Ltd..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hear-advanced-listening/id1087530357 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Reality Jockey Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/290626967) - Category: Health & Fitness, Music - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 3.50/5 from 234 App Store ratings · 51 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 8.2 · 17 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2016-04-24 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: freemium - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hear-advanced-listening/id1087530357/reviews.md ## What is Hear? Listen to the world in an amazing new way with Augment. ●●● A top 3 app in health and fitness! ●●● This app gives you unlimited control over real-world sound. Simply plug in your existing headphones and listen through one of the 7 free filters and 2 new paid filters! ‟It’s like legal drugs with no side effects - it’s fantastic” PHARRELL WILLIAMS It harmonizes your hearing to help you be less distracted and reduce stress. It filters your acoustic environment, takes out harsh sounds and turns noise into tranquil harmonies. If you use this app you will become more focused and relaxed. "I haven't left my house in over 15 years. After using this app for about two hours I have the courage to go to my local grocery store and feel the sunshine on my face." Ryanjam Pro tip - You can also listen to your own music at the same time as using this app. It's great in any situation when you want to listen to music but still need to hear your environment. Try it at work or when jogging. Attention - We do not currently support bluetooth headsets because bluetooth audio does not support high quality microphone realtime audio ( full duplex operation ). Our audio technicians are looking into this as we speak! INCLUDED FILTERS: ● SUPER HEARING - Listen with superhuman detail and quality - pro EQ included ● RELAX - Lose yourself in harmonic waves of bliss. ● HAPPY - Turn sounds around you into cascades of happiness - psychedelic! ● TALK - Fed up of boring voices? Auto-tune them into music. ● OFFICE - Can’t concentrate? Detach yourself and focus. ● SLEEP - Induce the deep and surreal dreams. ● AUTO VOLUME - Mute background noise, but still hear people when they talk to you. ● TRIPPY (New) - Beware, includes hallucinations without side-effects! ● UPBEAT (New) - Transforms the world around you into ever changing rhythms. Each filter can be easily adjusted to dramatically change how the world around you sounds. This app is brought to you by the original pioneers of augmented sound, the RjDj team, makers of the legendary RjDj and Inception App, which hit no1 in the AppStore and over 7 million downloads. This app is the evolution of the RjDj augmented sound technology- download to listen for yourself! Quotes about RjDj augmented sound : “Hey, It’s mushrooms without the mushrooms!” John Mahoney, GIZMODO “The most trippy app on the iPhone” Jason Kincaid, TECHCRUNCH “If you’ve ever consumed psychedelics, the auditory effects are very similar..” Joel Johnson, BOING BOING “It’s completely awesome and kind of surreal. An experience that’s not easy to describe in words.” Federico Vittici, MACSTORIES "The iPhone's trippiest app has to be heard to be understood— and it's a blast." theverge.com "This App Gives You Trippy Super-Hearing Powers Through Your Earbuds." www.fastcodesign.com/ "Hear for iOS turns the world into a surreal, useful soundscape" Thenextweb.com ## Key features - Unlimited control over real-world sound - 7 free and 2 paid sound filters - Harmonizes hearing to reduce distractions and stress - Filters harsh sounds and turns noise into harmonies - Enhances focus and relaxation - Listen to music simultaneously - Customizable filter adjustments ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Trippy | $1.99 | one-time | | Upbeat | $1.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 51) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hear-advanced-listening/id1087530357/reviews.md ### 4/5 — Wow! Amazing. *2023-11-22* This is really cool. I’ve had inception app first then found RJDJ. This is the next step and it keeps getting better and better. I’m an old fart and I love opening this app and drowning out the drones in my life. They just keep talking and talking and I just keep nodding and smiling. Wish you guys could make it run with Bluetooth so I could use it with my hearing aids. That would be AWSOME. Also if it could run in the background with the screen off. Hopefully that’ll be an update soon. Anyway great app. Keep up the good work. ### 4/5 — Great app. Except it doesn’t work with AirPods Pro *2022-08-26, version 0.7* Works well and is fun to use. Only downside is it doesn’t work with the mic if you have AirPods. Wish devs can fix that ### 4/5 — No Bluetooth support? *2022-08-01, version 0.7* I don’t have a headphone jack and only own Bluetooth headphones. The app doesn’t use them for what ever reason. I really want this to work as it is the only other option to the inception app. ### 4/5 — Amazing! But Bluetooth… *2021-12-13, version 0.7* I LOVE this app; honestly it’s THEE best hearing apps! I just redownloaded it, but I’m sad to find out that it only supports plug-in headphones… my phone doesn’t even have a headphone port unless I buy an adapter.. I -only- listen to Bluetooth headphones, and it’s been that way for a good year now… I miss this app ### 5/5 — Inception app *2021-06-23, version 0.7* I’m so happy to be able to somewhat come close to experience what i felt with the inception app. This is awesome and am grateful but am not able to accept we’ve lost the inception app to time… We need that back. Please if anyone with the ability to help bring it back is reading this, make it happen. ### 5/5 — A travel essential for me. *2021-01-26, version 0.7* I use this app when I travel to scramble the sound of conversations around me. “Relax” and “Sleep” create ambient soundscapes that scramble up sounds into music at a volume corresponding to the noise, the upshot being that you hear the music in place of the noise. It takes something stressful and makes it soothing. The add-on “Trippy” lives up to its name. It’s not soothing, but it definitely scrambles up your perceptions. I don’t recommend the add on “Upbeat”—it seems to prefer the left audio channel, which I find annoying. It also doesn’t have a way to reset, and since it creates an evolving soundscape out of audio samples, it can accumulate a lot of “junk” sounds. ### 3/5 — Not the same *2020-10-14, version 0.7* As others have said, this is no RJDJ or it’s affiliated apps. I was hoping to find something similar to the experience of RJDJ and it’s audial-based augmented reality, but because those apps have been defunct for years, I picked this up. The soundscapes need some tweaking, as there’s just a baseline of harsh noise that was not present in RJDJ. TL;DR: bring back RJDJ or Dimensions! ### 5/5 — It goes to eleven *2020-05-13, version 0.7* It’s tripping without all the fuss and bother. Try playing/singing in the relax mode. Make some serious beats in Upbeat mode. Laugh yourself silly in other modes. Do it with a friend-if you can split the headphones, go for it. LOVE THIS! ### 3/5 — Still supporting this app? *2019-12-21, version 0.7* It’s been a year or more since I used it and this was the first thing I went to when I got my new AirPod pros today thinking this was going to be an amazing experience but it seems like only wired headphones are compatible? Please tell me I’m wrong ### 4/5 — LOVE THIS APP...but *2019-12-08, version 0.7* Hi there! You made such a wonderful app that brings pure joy any time I’ve used it. The one thing that would make the app feel lovely and fresh again after what feels like over a year of being abandoned is if you would add wireless headphone support. I would pay extra for this feature. I’ll still be giving a 4 star rating, but please if you could add this one feature that would just be so special. Thanks! ## Frequently asked questions about Hear ### What does the Hear app do? This app allows you to control and modify real-world sounds through your headphones. It offers various filters to harmonize your hearing, reduce distractions, and create a more focused or relaxed environment. You can also use it to listen to music while still being aware of your surroundings. ### What are the key features of Hear - Advanced Listening? Key features include unlimited control over real-world sound, a selection of free and paid sound filters like Superhearing, Relax, and Office, the ability to harmonize hearing for stress reduction and focus, and the option to listen to your own music simultaneously. ### Is Hear - Advanced Listening free to use? The app offers 7 free filters to start with, allowing you to experience its core functionality. It also provides 2 new paid filters for expanded capabilities, making it a freemium application. ### What devices is Hear - Advanced Listening compatible with? The app is designed to work with existing headphones. However, it currently does not support Bluetooth headsets due to limitations in real-time audio quality for Bluetooth connections. Technicians are investigating this issue. ### What are some common use cases for this app? Common use cases include reducing distractions in noisy environments like offices, inducing relaxation or sleep, enhancing focus during work or study, and creatively altering sounds for a unique auditory experience. It's also useful for listening to music while remaining aware of your surroundings, such as when jogging. ## Version history (last 1 release) ### 0.7 — 2018-02-07 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. 2 amazing new filters, Trippy & Upbeat, to unlock with in-app purchases - also a bug fix :-) ## Apps similar to Hear | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Chk-In Hearing Assist](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chk-in-hearing-assist/id1473922999) | 3.0 (2) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Binaural Beats: Sleep & Heal](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/binaural-beats-sleep-and-heal/id838752522) | 4.3 (1,539) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [White Noise+ Relaxing Sounds](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/white-noise-plus-relaxing-sounds/id1129993224) | 4.6 (1,697) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Dream Land Lucid Dreams Series](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dream-land-lucid-dreams-series/id974814154) | 3.1 (12) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Bose® Hear](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bose-hear/id1175475400) | 4.4 (2,062) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [MDHearing](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mdhearing/id1244278587) | 4.1 (1,773) | Free | Health & Fitness | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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