Comparison

Olive Smart Ear vs Hearing Control

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

Head to head
About

Olive Smart Ear

This companion app helps optimize your hearing experience with a smart ear device. It offers easy hearing calibration, customizable sound modes, and an equalizer for fine-tuning audio. Enjoy feedback cancellation and seamless music playback or phone calls.

Highlights
  • Easy hearing calibration
  • Customizable sound modes
  • Fine-tune audio with equalizer
  • Feedback cancellation
  • Music and phone call support
Features
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【A whole new concept of sound optimizing experience】 This is the companion app for Olive Smart Ear. 【Main Features】 • Easy Hearing Calibration: The Olive app allows you to quickly calibrate your hearing level. Just find a quiet place and let the app do its thing! • Sound Mode: Choose between different sound modes for having a conversation with your loved ones or enjoy watching TV. • Equalizer: Use the equalizer to fine tune your Olive listening experience. • Feedback Cancellation: Reduce unwanted feedback noise with a single button. • Music/Phone Call: Enjoy listening to music or having a phone call with your Olive. 【Please visit our website if you have any inquiries about the device or app】 https://www.olive.store/en/ Email : support_us@oliveunion.com

About

Hearing Control

Manage your hearing aid with this application. Adjust volume, switch between listening modes, and perform hearing tests directly from your device. It offers comprehensive control for a personalized hearing experience.

Highlights
  • Volume adjustment
  • Mode switching
  • Hearing tests
  • Hearing aid control
Features
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The APP can control the hearing aid that comes with it. The APP controls the hearing aid's volume, switches modes, and tests your hearing.

Screenshots

Olive Smart Ear4 screens
Hearing Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hearing Control at 4.2 against Olive Smart Ear's 2.2. Olive Smart Ear's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

Hearing Control holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Olive Smart Ear ships an update every 11 days, Hearing Control monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Olive Smart Ear versus Hearing Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOlive Smart EarHearing Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (13 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB163 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOlive Union Inc.Huizhou Jinghao Medical Technology Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Olive Smart Ear

All ratings13 ratings
Positive30.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

Hearing Control

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Olive Smart Ear

No in-app purchases

None

Hearing Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Olive Smart Ear free?
Olive Smart Ear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hearing Control free?
Hearing Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Olive Smart Ear or Hearing Control?
Hearing Control is rated higher. Olive Smart Ear averages 2.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Hearing Control averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Olive Smart Ear or Hearing Control have ads?
Neither Olive Smart Ear nor Hearing Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Olive Smart Ear or Hearing Control?
Olive Smart Ear ships an update every 11 days, and Hearing Control monthly. Most recently, Olive Smart Ear was updated on September 8, 2026 and Hearing Control on June 1, 2026.

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