Comparison

Head Shadow vs LORECa

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

Head to head
About

Head Shadow

This app acts as a hearing aid for individuals with single-sided deafness or mild bilateral hearing loss. It utilizes your iPhone or AirPods microphone to capture ambient sounds, then amplifies and outputs them through wired headphones or AirPods.

Highlights
  • Single-sided deafness aid
  • Mild hearing loss amplification
  • 10-band audio equalizer
  • Reverb options
  • Works with AirPods and wired headphones
  • 30-day free trial
Features
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Head Shadow is a hearing aid iPhone app for people with single-sided deafness or mild hearing loss in both ears. The app captures nearby sound with the iPhone or AirPods microphone, enhances it with a 10-band equalizer, and plays it in real time through wired headphones, AirPods, or AirPods Pro. FOR SINGLE-SIDED DEAFNESS When using AirPods, activate the microphone on your deaf side. Place that AirPod in your deaf ear and the other AirPod in your hearing ear. Head Shadow captures sound from your deaf side, enhances it, and plays it in your hearing ear, providing a CROS-like listening experience. FOR MILD HEARING LOSS If you have mild hearing loss in both ears, connect your wired or wireless headphones and play the app. Head Shadow captures sound with the iPhone microphone, enhances it, and plays it through your headphones. SOUND CONTROLS The 10-band equalizer lets you adjust the frequencies used in a standard audiogram. Reverb options let you hear how sound changes in different spaces. TRY FREE, THEN BUY ONCE Try all features free. Continue with a one-time purchase. There are no ads and no subscriptions. FINAL PLANNED FEATURE RELEASE Head Shadow was first published on the App Store in 2019. This is its final planned feature release, and the app will remain available and supported. Head Shadow AI, our next-generation app for people with single-sided deafness, is now available separately on the App Store and will receive future feature development.

About

LORECa

Features
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LORECa is a Turkish hearing aid company, established in 1996, known for producing CE-labeled digital and analog hearing aids. They offer various models, including ITE, ITC, CIC, and BTE. With a focus on R&D, LORECa aims to enhance the quality of life for those with hearing impairments through innovative and high-quality products. LORECa is a hearing aid company based in Turkey, known for being the sole manufacturer of CE-labeled hearing instruments in the country. The company, which began in 1996, focuses on developing, producing, and distributing both digital and analog hearing aids. LORECa is certified with EN ISO 9001:2000 and EN ISO 13485:2003, ensuring high-quality products. LORECa's product range includes custom in-the-ear (ITE), in-the-canal (ITC), completely-in-canal (CIC), and behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids. The company invests heavily in research and development, particularly in hearing aid chips and algorithms, to provide innovative solutions for people with hearing loss. They also offer a range of wireless and non-wireless digital signal processor (DSP) systems for hearing aids. Their mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with hearing impairments through advanced technology and high-quality hearing aid products.

Screenshots

Head Shadow4 screens
LORECa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LORECa at none against Head Shadow's 2. LORECa also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15). On price, ads and device support 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. Head Shadow sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. LORECa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Head Shadow ships an update every 3 weeks, LORECa every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Head Shadow versus LORECa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHead ShadowLORECa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1512.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIsa AsudehErol Acer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Head Shadow

One-time2
  • Free 30-Day TrialFree
  • One time purchase$3.99
None

LORECa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Head Shadow free?
Head Shadow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LORECa free?
LORECa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Head Shadow or LORECa have ads?
Neither Head Shadow nor LORECa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Head Shadow or LORECa?
Head Shadow ships an update every 3 weeks, and LORECa every 11 days. Most recently, Head Shadow was updated on September 23, 2026 and LORECa on September 15, 2026.

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