HearingAssist vs Nano Audacity
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.
Nano Audacity
This utility app allows users to remotely control their hearing aids. Adjust volume, switch programs, fine-tune frequency bands, and manage feedback and noise reduction settings. It also provides battery power and connection status.
- Remote hearing aid control
- Volume adjustment
- Program switching
- Frequency band gain adjustment
- Feedback and noise reduction control
- Battery and connection status check
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Users can control hearing aids remotely with Nano Audacity software. With the Intelligent Control application, you can: 1. Adjust volume of the hearing aids. 2. Switch the hearing aid program. 3. Adjust the gain in different frequency band. 4, switch feedback and noise reduction 5. Check the battery power and connection status.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HearingAssist at every 3 months against Nano Audacity's every 14 months. HearingAssist also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for HearingAssist against 3.3 for Nano Audacity. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HearingAssist has 31 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HearingAssist ships an update every 3 months, Nano Audacity every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HearingAssist | Nano Audacity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (31 ratings) | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiamen NewSound Technology Co., Ltd. | Xiamen Vienatone Medical Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
HearingAssist
Nano Audacity
In-app purchases
HearingAssist
No in-app purchases
Nano Audacity
No in-app purchases
