AB Remote vs AudioKey 3
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.
AudioKey 3
This app serves as a remote control for compatible MED-EL audio processors, allowing users to customize settings and access support materials. Caregivers can also utilize its features to assist others, and it includes a function to locate misplaced devices.
- Remote control for audio processors
- Customize personal settings
- Caregiver support mode
- Find My Processor functionality
- Check usage statistics
- Access support materials
- Configure streaming devices
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The AudioKey 3 mobile app from MED-EL can be used as a remote control for supported MED-EL audio processors which are SONNET (EAS), SONNET 2 (EAS), SONNET 3 (EAS), and RONDO 3. Additionally, AudioKey 3 lets you customize personal settings, such as the names of programs on the audio processors. AudioKey 3 can be used by caregivers to support other users, such as young children. You can use the Find My Processor functionality to help locate lost or misplaced audio processors. AudioKey 3 also lets you check the usage statistics of the connected audio processors and quickly access helpful support material from MED-EL. If you own a MED-EL streaming device, you can configure it with AudioKey 3.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AudioKey 3 at every 4 months against AB Remote's every 29 months. AB Remote's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 15) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 — 3.0 for AB Remote against 2.9 for AudioKey 3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 13% of AB Remote's written reviews are positive against 19% of AudioKey 3's.
AB Remote ships an update every 29 months, AudioKey 3 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AB Remote | AudioKey 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (74 ratings) — better | 2.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.8% of reviews | 18.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 245 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Advanced Bionics, LLC | MED-EL |
Customer experience
AB Remote
AudioKey 3
In-app purchases
AB Remote
No in-app purchases
AudioKey 3
No in-app purchases
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