hearingOS vs CareCommons
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.
CareCommons
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CareCommons gives scattered siblings one shared place to care for an aging parent -- without anyone getting buried under group texts, duplicate calls, or the guilt of not knowing what needs doing next. Create a Care Circle in minutes. Invite brothers and sisters through the standard share sheet -- a link via Messages or Mail -- and everyone joins your private, shared space. No new accounts, no passwords to hand out. Your family's information lives in your own iCloud, encrypted by Apple, and is never sent to any third-party server. What your family shares: - Task board: Add and assign what needs doing -- medication pickups, doctor appointments, check-in calls. Anyone can mark a task done, so nothing falls through the cracks. - Care log: Every family member can add a timestamped note after a visit or call. One running record, visible to the whole circle, replaces a dozen separate texts. - Document vault: Store the insurance card, the advance directive, the pharmacy number -- all in one place every sibling can reach. - Contacts: Doctor, specialist, pharmacy, home aide -- listed once, readable by all. - Schedule and reminders: Upcoming appointments and medication times, with local notifications so nobody forgets. - Gentle load balancing: CareCommons notices when tasks pile up on one person and quietly suggests distributing the work -- no blame, just a nudge. Perfect for: Families with siblings in different cities trying to share the load. Adult children managing an aging parent's care alongside their own jobs and households. Anyone who has ever been the person who does everything by default. Free tier includes: One Care Circle, the full task board, the care log, and a starter set of document slots -- enough to get organized today. Family Unlock (one-time purchase, $9.99): The circle owner buys Family Unlock once, and every member of the circle gets the full feature set: unlimited documents, the complete schedule with medication reminders, data export, and support for larger circles. This is a one-time, non-recurring in-app purchase -- not a subscription. Privacy: Your family's care information is stored in your private iCloud account (CloudKit) and shared only with the people you invite. CareCommons collects no analytics, runs no ads, and sends no data to outside servers. Important: CareCommons helps families organize the information they enter themselves. It is not a medical record, not medical advice, and not a substitute for professional care. Always follow your clinicians' instructions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: hearingOS at none against CareCommons's shown. hearingOS also leads on chart position (#58 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. hearingOS sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and CareCommons sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
hearingOS ships an update every 5 days, CareCommons every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hearingOS | CareCommons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (2.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 11.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #58 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hearingOS GmbH | Christian Pedersen |
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
CareCommons
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
CareCommons
- Family Unlock$3.99






