AB Remote vs Sounds Training App
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.
Sounds Training App
Enhance your listening skills with a structured auditory training program. Progress from simple sound distinctions to complex word recognition. Customize your practice with a personal word list for targeted improvement.
- Auditory hierarchy training
- Syllable differentiation
- Word recognition
- Customizable word list
- Targeted practice
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Train your ears with an auditory hierarchy designed to get challenging. Start with basic syllable differentiation and work up to final consonants, distinguishing challenging words. If you struggle with certain words, don't hesitate to add them to your CUSTOMIZABLE WORD LIST. The word and its pair will be added to a separate wordlist you can practice for as much as you want. If you have any feedback on things you would like to improve, please don't hesitate to fill out this form.: https://forms.gle/2X44vtTunhFrbTrB6
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sounds Training App at 4.0 against AB Remote's 3.0. AB Remote's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Sounds Training App holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AB Remote has 74 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | AB Remote | Sounds Training App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (74 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advanced Bionics, LLC | Vikram Chopra |
Customer experience
AB Remote
Sounds Training App
Bugs and requests
AB Remote
Reported bugs
36 issues- Unpairs from device
- Doesn't remember settings
- Bluetooth disconnects intermittently
- Needs rebooting speech processor
- Disconnects when one battery dies
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- Loses connection frequently
- Needs app reinstallation to reconnect
- Loses connection weekly
- Resets volume on calls/streaming
- Times out and disconnects
- Aggressively connects to TV streamer
- No way to mute TV streamer
- Crackling noises with iPhone 15 Pro
- Doesn't connect to left cochlear implant
- Voice alerts stopped playing over Marvel M90 after iOS 17
- Loses volume setting every time phone is used
- Split volume changes to match loudest setting
- Setting changes when opening other apps
- Normal hearing aid shuts down and won't connect
- App times out and disconnects
- Connects to AirPlay every time phone sleeps
- Impossible to keep connected
- Doesn't connect to Bluetooth devices
- Can't get app to connect to processors
- No pairing
- App times out and disconnects
- Volume reverts to default
- Split volume function useless
- Volume resets on calls
- App disconnects from iPhone intermittently
- Battery percentage display is primitive
- Cannot adjust bass and treble
- Cannot do tone equalization
- Cannot control ambient sound override
- Cannot pair more than one device
- Bluetooth connection is hard
Requested features
17 requests- Apple Watch app
- Tone equalization/treble boost
- Active Noise Cancellation
- Sensitivity slider
- Push alerts for disconnects
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- Lock devices to same program
- More intuitive UI for program assignment and volume
- Save volume preferences
- Fix phone call volume issues
- Bass and treble controls
- Ambient sound override control
- Compatibility with i-phone hearing aid devices
- Update app 3 times a year
- Show remaining battery percentage for bilateral implants
- Fix split volume not maintaining
- Fix crackling noises on iPhone 15 Pro
- Fix Voiceover accessibility for volume sliders
Sounds Training App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AB Remote
No in-app purchases
Sounds Training App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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