Comparison

hearingOS vs Visual Hearing Aid

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • AI-powered audio processing
  • Speech intelligibility enhancement
  • Noise suppression
  • Amplifies external audio
  • Works with wireless & wired earphones
  • Personalized sound adjustments
  • Includes a hearing test
Currently charting
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Speech-to-text transcription
  • Adjustable text size and color
  • Share conversations via email
  • Delete conversation history
  • External microphone support
Features
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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.

Screenshots

hearingOS4 screens
Visual Hearing Aid3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hearingOS ships an update every 5 days, Visual Hearing Aid every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
hearingOS versus Visual Hearing Aid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhearingOSVisual Hearing Aid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (2.4K ratings) — better2.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews11.4% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#57 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperhearingOS GmbHBerry Wing LLC

Customer experience

hearingOS

All ratings2,385 ratings
Positive77.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive11.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative85.4%

Visual Hearing Aid

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

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

8 purchases

hearingOS

Subscriptions8
  • 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
2 purchases

Visual Hearing Aid

One-time2
  • One hour of usage$0.99
  • Ten (10) hours of usage$6.99

Questions

Is hearingOS free?
hearingOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Hearing Aid free?
Visual Hearing Aid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, hearingOS or Visual Hearing Aid?
hearingOS is rated higher. hearingOS averages 4.1 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Visual Hearing Aid averages 2.3 from 4 ratings.
Do hearingOS or Visual Hearing Aid have ads?
Neither hearingOS nor Visual Hearing Aid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, hearingOS or Visual Hearing Aid?
hearingOS ships an update every 5 days, and Visual Hearing Aid every 12 months. Most recently, hearingOS was updated on November 2, 2026 and Visual Hearing Aid on November 2, 2026.

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