Comparison

Doctor's Ear vs iHearIt

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Doctor's Ear

Record and share heart, lung, and stomach sounds using a compatible stethoscope device. This app offers a simple interface for capturing and sending audio recordings to your physician.

Highlights
  • Record heart sounds
  • Record lung sounds
  • Record stomach/bowel sounds
  • Works with doctorgram stethoscope
  • Share recordings with doctor
Features
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Doctor's Ear is a user-friendly application providing a convenient way to record your heart sounds, lung sounds and stomach/bowel sounds. It works with doctorgram stethoscope device. You can record and share with your doctor easily.

About

iHearIt

This app allows users to create and save audiograms directly to Apple Health. It facilitates headphone accommodations for devices like AirPods by integrating audiogram data. Users can also input existing audiogram information from a doctor's visit.

Highlights
  • Create audiograms
  • Save to Apple Health
  • Headphone accommodation for AirPods
  • Input existing audiogram data
  • Digital audiogram bridge
Features
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This app integrates your audiograms to Apple Health!  Create easily an audiogram with nine default frequencies and save it with only one tap to Apple Health. This audiogram can be used e.g. for headphone accommodations to equalize your AirPods/AirPods Pro/AirPods Max.  You can just use your audiogram data e.g. from your hearing doctor if you have it on paper. This app is the bridge to the digital version of your audiogram.

Screenshots

Doctor's Ear4 screens
iHearIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Doctor's Ear at Free against iHearIt's $4.99. Doctor's Ear also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). iHearIt's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.0). On ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Doctor's Ear is free to download; iHearIt costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iHearIt holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doctor's Ear ships an update monthly, iHearIt every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Doctor's Ear versus iHearIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoctor's EariHearIt
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.0 (8 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings89 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGV Concepts, Inc.Thomas Linder

Customer experience

Doctor's Ear

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

iHearIt

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Doctor's Ear

No in-app purchases

None

iHearIt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doctor's Ear free?
Doctor's Ear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iHearIt free?
iHearIt costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doctor's Ear or iHearIt?
iHearIt is rated higher. Doctor's Ear averages 3.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while iHearIt averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Doctor's Ear or iHearIt have ads?
Neither Doctor's Ear nor iHearIt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doctor's Ear or iHearIt?
Doctor's Ear ships an update monthly, and iHearIt every 4 months. Most recently, Doctor's Ear was updated on June 1, 2026 and iHearIt on September 19, 2026.

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