Comparison

SonicCloud Personalized Sound vs Rooted

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

Head to head
About

SonicCloud Personalized Sound

This app personalizes your audio experience by conducting a hearing test and creating a unique sound profile. It then enhances radio, podcasts, and phone calls to match your specific hearing needs, offering real-time adjustments for optimal clarity.

Highlights
  • Personalized sound profiles
  • Hearing assessment test
  • Enhanced audio for podcasts
  • Enhanced audio for radio
  • Enhanced audio for phone calls
  • Real-time audio refinement
  • HealthKit integration
Features
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1. Take the SonicCloud hearing test on your phone 2. The app will analyze the results and create your sound profile 3. Then listen to radio stations and podcasts through SonicCloud that are perfectly tuned to your hearing You can even refine your results in real time to zero in on hard-to-hear syllables allowing even those with significant hearing loss to achieve beautiful sound enhancement through the SonicCloud app. Don’t forget to tell us what you want to listen to...we are adding new content all the time! HealthKit Compatibility: SonicCloud is compatible with HealthKit! With it, you can import your Health app audiogram in to SonicCloud as a basis for sound personalization. It also allows you to export your SonicCloud Assessment results to the Health App. About the Subscription: SonicCloud is free to download. You can also take the hearing assessment for free, view your hearing results for free, and listen to personalized sound for free for 30 days. After the 30 day free trial, the subscription cost is $9.99 per month. The subscription auto-renews every month unless canceled through iTunes settings. You must cancel your subscription at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period in order to not be charged for the next period. If you cancel in the middle of the subscription period, your subscription will be valid until the end of the period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of the purchase. Terms and Conditions: https://soniccloud.com/terms-and-conditions/

About

Rooted

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Rooted is a daily audio affirmation ritual designed for first and second-generation immigrants who are carrying more than they show. If you’re doing well on paper but feel exhausted underneath, this space is for you. Rooted delivers personalized audio affirmations daily written from your background, family role, and current emotional weight. Not motivation. Not manifestation. Not productivity. Just permission to exhale. What you’ll experience: • Personalized daily audio affirmations • A grounding ritual morning and evening • Gentle, non-preachy language • Space that acknowledges the invisible weight you carry • A private ritual built entirely around you Built for: • First-generation and second-generation immigrants • The eldest child who holds the family together • The dependable one who never gets to fall apart • Anyone navigating life between cultures Subscription Details Rooted offers a 3-day free trial. After the trial, choose between: • Monthly plan • Annual plan (best value) Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rooted-app.notion.site/PRIVACY-POLICY-Rooted-310a0807a36b8088a428cf90c3aa5ccf

Screenshots

SonicCloud Personalized Sound3 screens
Rooted4 screens

Verdict

The call

SonicCloud Personalized Sound and Rooted are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. SonicCloud Personalized Sound sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Rooted sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SonicCloud Personalized Sound versus Rooted: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonicCloud Personalized SoundRooted
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSonitumIsmael Adam Soule

Bugs and requests

SonicCloud Personalized Sound

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Works in USA only
  • Not compatible with Widex hearing aides
  • Incompatible
  • Phone calls not available in the UK
  • Trouble with Test
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  • Freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Wish you had more
  • Ask for less
  • I would like to know how I can set it up so I can use it for incoming calls as well

Rooted

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SonicCloud Personalized Sound

Subscriptions2
  • SonicCloud1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • SonicCloud$9.991 Month
2 purchases

Rooted

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is SonicCloud Personalized Sound free?
SonicCloud Personalized Sound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rooted free?
Rooted is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SonicCloud Personalized Sound or Rooted have ads?
Neither SonicCloud Personalized Sound nor Rooted shows ads.

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