HearingAssist vs hearing device
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HearingAssist
This application allows users to control their HearingAssist sound devices. Adjust volume, select modes, and shape frequencies based on hearing check results for personalized sound optimization.
- Volume control
- Mode selection
- Frequency shaping
- Hearing check optimization
- Device parameter adjustment
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Control your HearingAssist device, such as Volume, Mode and Frequency shaping; Optimize the parameters of your device according to your hearing check result.
hearing device
Connect your Bluetooth hearing aids to your iPhone or iPod. This utility app allows for seamless pairing and control of your assistive listening devices.
- Bluetooth hearing aid connection
- iOS device compatibility
- Assistive listening device management
- Simple pairing interface
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Bluetooth app for hearing aids
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HearingAssist at 3.3 against hearing device's 2.6. HearingAssist also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 5) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). hearing device's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HearingAssist holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HearingAssist has 31 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of HearingAssist's written reviews are positive against 33% of hearing device's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HearingAssist ships an update every 3 months, hearing device every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HearingAssist | hearing device |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (31 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Xiamen NewSound Technology Co., Ltd. | 建新 李 |
Customer experience
HearingAssist
hearing device
In-app purchases
HearingAssist
No in-app purchases
hearing device
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is HearingAssist free?
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