Comparison

Visualfy vs Hearlo

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

Head to head
About

Visualfy

This app provides visual and sensory alerts for individuals who are deaf or have hearing loss. It recognizes important sounds and translates them into alerts on connected devices, enhancing safety and accessibility in homes and public spaces.

Highlights
  • Visual and vibration alerts for sounds
  • Smart home device integration
  • Public space notifications
  • Customizable alert colors
  • Support for Spanish and International Sign Language
Features
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Visualfy is the app for deaf people, people with hearing loss and institutions committed to hearing accessibility. It gives access to our accessibility solutions for mobile phones, public spaces and homes. Visualfy’s technology recognizes relevant sounds such as a fire alarm, the beep warning for your turn at a hospital’s waiting room, a doorbell, an alarm clock or a baby crying, among others, and turns them into visual (colors) and sensory (vibration) alerts in any connected device, such as a smart bulb, a mobile phone or a smartband. More info at: www.visualfy.com - Visualfy Places. Receive emergency and informative accessible notifications by public spaces adapted by Visualfy, just by subscribing to the building services, also free of charge. Safer and always informed in hospitals, libraries, public attention offices and other public and private buildings. - Visualfy Home. If you have purchased our product for home accessibility, Visualfy Home, configure it easily from the app, customize the colors of the alerts, choose the devices where you want to receive them, invite your familiy to use it and much more. Visualfy’s information is fully adapted to Spanish Sign Language (LSE) and International Sign Language System (SSI), and you can be attended in sign language by our customer care service. We re not just an app but a social impact project, formed by deaf and hearing people, that works every day to create a world where not hearing does not stop anyone’s dreams. Wherever you go, stand up for your rights and demand accessibility!. Download Visualfy and be the change.

About

Hearlo

This app facilitates communication for individuals with speech or hearing disabilities. It offers real-time audio transcription, text-to-speech conversion, and translation in multiple languages, including offline support. A customizable pictogram library and business-specific navigation features enhance accessibility.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio transcription
  • Text-to-speech conversion
  • Real-time translation
  • Multi-language support
  • Offline communication
  • Customizable pictogram library
Features
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Welcome to Hearlo – The #1 Communication Accessibility App Designed with and for people with speech or hearing disabilities, Hearlo already helps more than 500,000 people in 70 countries to: • Transcribe audio, convert text to speech, and translate in real time. • Communicate in more than 10 languages, even offline. • Use a customizable pictogram library for Augmentative Communication. • Navigate physical spaces of companies that use Hearlo for Business. • …and much more! Hearlo is simple, powerful, and 100% free, forever. Join our #InclusionRevolution and help us make communication accessible for everyone. Follow us: @hearloapp | www.hearlo.app An Asteroid initiative.

Screenshots

Visualfy4 screens
Hearlo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hearlo at 4.4 against Visualfy's 1.0. Hearlo also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 1). Visualfy's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearlo holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearlo has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Visualfy's written reviews are positive against 49% of Hearlo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visualfy ships an update every 5 weeks, Hearlo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Visualfy versus Hearlo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisualfyHearlo
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better48.5% of reviews
Number of ratings129 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVisualfyASTECH S.A.S.

Customer experience

Visualfy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Hearlo

All ratings29 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative45.6%

In-app purchases

None

Visualfy

No in-app purchases

None

Hearlo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visualfy free?
Visualfy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hearlo free?
Hearlo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Visualfy or Hearlo?
Hearlo is rated higher. Visualfy averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hearlo averages 4.4 from 29 ratings.
Do Visualfy or Hearlo have ads?
Neither Visualfy nor Hearlo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visualfy or Hearlo?
Visualfy ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hearlo every 3 weeks. Most recently, Visualfy was updated on September 8, 2026 and Hearlo on September 22, 2026.

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