HA vs Head Shadow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HA
This app allows users to remotely control their hearing instruments. Adjust sound settings, switch programs, and monitor battery and connection status. It also includes guides for usage and connection.
- Remote hearing instrument control
- Sound adjustment
- Program switching
- Battery status monitoring
- Connection status monitoring
- Usage and connection guides
Read full descriptionHide full description
The Smart Control app allows hearing instrument users to remotely control the hearing instrument. With the Smart Control app you can: 1. Adjust the sound in your hearing instrument. 2.Switch to the next program in your hearing instrument. 3.See batteries and connection status. 4.Learn how to adjust sound and programs with Usage Guide. 5.See Smart Control explained with the Connection Guide This is a bate version.
Head Shadow
This app acts as a hearing aid for individuals with single-sided deafness or mild bilateral hearing loss. It utilizes your iPhone or AirPods microphone to capture ambient sounds, then amplifies and outputs them through wired headphones or AirPods.
- Single-sided deafness aid
- Mild hearing loss amplification
- 10-band audio equalizer
- Reverb options
- Works with AirPods and wired headphones
- 30-day free trial
Read full descriptionHide full description
Head Shadow is a hearing aid iPhone app for people with single-sided deafness or mild hearing loss in both ears. The app captures nearby sound with the iPhone or AirPods microphone, enhances it with a 10-band equalizer, and plays it in real time through wired headphones, AirPods, or AirPods Pro. FOR SINGLE-SIDED DEAFNESS When using AirPods, activate the microphone on your deaf side. Place that AirPod in your deaf ear and the other AirPod in your hearing ear. Head Shadow captures sound from your deaf side, enhances it, and plays it in your hearing ear, providing a CROS-like listening experience. FOR MILD HEARING LOSS If you have mild hearing loss in both ears, connect your wired or wireless headphones and play the app. Head Shadow captures sound with the iPhone microphone, enhances it, and plays it through your headphones. SOUND CONTROLS The 10-band equalizer lets you adjust the frequencies used in a standard audiogram. Reverb options let you hear how sound changes in different spaces. TRY FREE, THEN BUY ONCE Try all features free. Continue with a one-time purchase. There are no ads and no subscriptions. FINAL PLANNED FEATURE RELEASE Head Shadow was first published on the App Store in 2019. This is its final planned feature release, and the app will remain available and supported. Head Shadow AI, our next-generation app for people with single-sided deafness, is now available separately on the App Store and will receive future feature development.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Head Shadow at 83% against HA's 33%. Head Shadow also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). HA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Head Shadow sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. HA asks for nothing beyond the download.
Head Shadow holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of HA's written reviews are positive against 83% of Head Shadow's.
HA ships an update every 4 months, Head Shadow every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | HA | Head Shadow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.3 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KOOMA INTERNATIONAL TRADING, LLC | Isa Asudeh |
Customer experience
HA
Head Shadow
In-app purchases
HA
No in-app purchases
Head Shadow
- Free 30-Day TrialFree
- One time purchase$3.99
