AB Remote vs BeAware Deaf Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AB Remote
Control volume and program settings for specific hearing devices. Access helpful information directly through your smartphone.
- Volume control
- Program changes
- Access help information
- Direct connectivity
- Sound processor control
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The AB Remote is a smartphone app that is designed to provide user control over volume and program changes as well as provide access to help information. The AB Remote app provides direct connectivity and control of Advanced Bionics Naída CI M and Sky CI M sound processors and Phonak Naída Link M and Sky Link M hearing instruments.
BeAware Deaf Assistant
This app offers advanced communication tools for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. It features real-time voice-to-text transcription, customizable alerts for loud noises, and a unique text-to-speech function for phone calls. It also includes a notepad with preset phrases and an emoji board for easier communication.
- Real-time voice-to-text transcription
- Customizable noise and alert notifications
- Text-to-speech for phone calls
- Note-taking with preset phrases
- Flip text for easy viewing
- Emoji and image communication board
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BeAware is the most advanced communication tool for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community with the latest features that do not exist on other apps! It even hit top 5 on Ycombinator's HackerNews! Are you tired of using apps with bad user experience, while being forced to watch ads and paying $50 a year for functionality that you need to use everyday? Look no further, BeAware is the only free, privacy-safe, no-ads, open-source, completely offline, battery-efficient app designed for Deaf users. With a proven and award-winning development process, BeAware was built from the ground-up with the deaf community in mind. It would not have been possible without the help of 100's of volunteers, testers and dozens of design and development iterations. - BeAware comes with a customizable Alert tool, that can detect loud noises and communicate that to the deaf using vibrations, LED flashes, and sending notifications to your phone and connected Apple Watch. So now, a Deaf new mom can leave the app running and get alerted if her baby is crying, or a Deaf delivery driver can move to the side to make way for emergency vehicles. - BeAware comes with the fastest Speech-to-Text transcription tool that is optimized for accuracy and works in any language that is set in the device Settings - The Text functionality is the best note pad app for the Deaf. The "Preset phrases" feature can make note taking a breeze and the "Flip Text" provides ease while showing the note. Enjoy your custom order at the coffee shop, without having to retype it every time, or having to turn your phone around. - Play Text - The Text tool also comes with a unique ability to Play the Text that you type in through your voice and video phone calls! So if you are not able to speak over the phone in an interview, you can just type out your responses and have the phone play it to the other side of your call. The language of the speech depends on the one selected in your settings - Emoji Board allows you to communicate with people who don't use ASL using emoji or images uploaded from your photo gallery *Users with Usher Syndrome can switch the phone to dark mode to view the app designed to accommodate them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BeAware Deaf Assistant at 65% against AB Remote's 13%. BeAware Deaf Assistant also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 29 months). AB Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BeAware Deaf Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 192 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of AB Remote's written reviews are positive against 65% of BeAware Deaf Assistant's.
AB Remote ships an update every 29 months, BeAware Deaf Assistant every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AB Remote | BeAware Deaf Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (74 ratings) | 4.5 (192 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.8% of reviews | 65.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 | 192 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advanced Bionics, LLC | Saamer Mansoor |
Customer experience
AB Remote
BeAware Deaf Assistant
In-app purchases
AB Remote
No in-app purchases
BeAware Deaf Assistant
No in-app purchases
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