hearingOS vs Visual Hearing Aid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hearingOS
This app enhances your hearing by amplifying external audio and improving speech intelligibility using AI. It works with various earphones and allows personalized adjustments to suit your specific needs and environment.
- AI-powered audio processing
- Speech intelligibility enhancement
- Noise suppression
- Amplifies external audio
- Works with wireless & wired earphones
- Personalized sound adjustments
- Includes a hearing test
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hearingOS is the world's leading Hearing Aid App Hear everything clearly -hearingOS will support your hearing. Whether young or old, you can benefit from smart algorithms that process and improve external audio for your ears. Better speech understanding and intelligibility -hearingOS uses state of the art Artifical Intelligence to suppress noise and increase speech intelligibility. -Signals are amplified through the smart algorithm amplifier while noise is suppressed. Works with Wireless & Wired Earphones -Supports almost all headphones that can be connected through Bluetooth or a Cable, including Apple Airpods. Adjusts to your ears -Move the colored dots around on the slider and instantly notice the difference. Every person and every situation is different. hearingOS is the #1 hearing aid app,audio booster,sound amplifier,hearing helper,listening device on the iOS App Store. hearingOS also includes a hearing test. Privacy Policy & Terms of Service can be viewed here: http://www.hearingos.com/tos. SUBSCRIPTION - PRICES AND CONDITIONS HearingOS is available for free download. All users are invited to take a 7-day trial week. If you want to continue using hearingOS, we offer you an automatic extension. To use the app after the free trial, either a monthly or a yearly subscription is required. Your credit card will be debited within your iTunes account after the order confirmation has been received. The subscription will be extended if you do not disable it at least 24 hours before the renewal date. There is no price increase on an extension. The subscription is auto-renewable but can be cancelled at any time. Subscriptions can be managed in the iTunes account settings and the automatic extension can be deactivated. After purchase, no reimbursement can be made for a non-utilized portion of the period.
Visual Hearing Aid
This app converts spoken words into text for easier communication with individuals who have hearing loss. It offers adjustable text display and the ability to share conversations.
- Speech-to-text transcription
- Adjustable text size and color
- Share conversations via email
- Delete conversation history
- External microphone support
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Communicate fast with your friends, family or anyone who has hearing loss or are hearing impaired with Visual Hearing Aid. Speak into your phone or tablet and the app displays your words. It can get frustrating if you don’t read sign language, but using this app you can get back to communicating and deal with more important issues. Super easy to use! • Select green button to start the app listening • Button turns red when it’s ready to transcribe your words • Speak clearly into the device • Point the screen at the person you’re communicating with You can also: • Forward conversations to email or other shareable platforms • Delete information when you’re done Quick options to make things easier to read: • Change color of text • Change size of text Other great ideas to use Visual Hearing Aid: • Do you work in a noisy location with loud music and can’t hear what customers are asking for? Setup Visual Hearing Aid, add on a microphone. The only limitation is the quality of the microphone. • Work in emergency services and your trying to help someone who can’t hear you? Use the app to get the information you need right away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: hearingOS at 4.1 against Visual Hearing Aid's 2.3. hearingOS also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 4). Visual Hearing Aid's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 11%) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. hearingOS sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Visual Hearing Aid sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
hearingOS holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hearingOS has 2.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of hearingOS's written reviews are positive against 40% of Visual Hearing Aid's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
hearingOS ships an update every 5 days, Visual Hearing Aid every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | hearingOS | Visual Hearing Aid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (2.4K ratings) — better | 2.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.4% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #57 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hearingOS GmbH | Berry Wing LLC |
Customer experience
hearingOS
Visual Hearing Aid
Bugs and requests
hearingOS
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes frequently
- Unexpected charges and billing issues
- Compatibility problems with various devices and headphones
Requested features
4 requests- Better instructions and guidance
- Labeling for controls
- Compatibility with more devices
- Ability to cancel subscription easily
Visual Hearing Aid
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
hearingOS
- hearingOS Weekly Premium7 Days trial$7.997 Days
- hearingOS Starter Subscription$9.991 Month
- hearingOS Premium Subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Month
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- hearingOS Saver Subscription$23.993 Months
- hearingOS Ultra Saver7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- hearingOS Annual Subscription7 Days trial$134.991 Year
- hearingOS Super Saver7 Days trial$149.991 Year
- hearingOS Annual Subscription7 Days trial$199.001 Year
Visual Hearing Aid
- One hour of usage$0.99
- Ten (10) hours of usage$6.99
Questions
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