AcoSound vs HP Hearing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AcoSound
This app facilitates the fitting of Bluetooth hearing aids from a specific brand. It provides guidance on medical services and emphasizes consulting professionals before use. The hearing aids are certified for sale in China and the USA.
- Bluetooth hearing aid fitting
- Medical and health service guidance
- Professional consultation advice
- Device certification information
- Regional sales restrictions
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AcoSound app is suitable for the fitting of bluetooth products of acosound hearing aids When purchasing or booking relevant medical and health services, if you or the actual user have any doubts about whether you are suitable for the corresponding program, please consult a medical practitioner or relevant professionals before making a decision. Meanwhile, due to the different physical condition of each user, please communicate in detail with the healthcare personnel or professionals about your health condition and history of diseases and allergies, etc., and understand the risks of the relevant program before actually receiving the service. The hearing aids involved in this product have obtained CMDC certification from the People's Republic of China, FDA certification and FCC certification from the United States of America, and are eligible for legal listing, sales, and use in the regions of the People's Republic of China and the United States of America. Our company confirms that the hearing aids involved in this product will not be listed, sold, or used in other countries or regions outside of the aforementioned regions, except the hearing aids has obtained regulatory clearance to be used in the countries or regions.
HP Hearing
This app enables self-fitting of hearing aids using an advanced ear test. It offers a focus feature for improved speech understanding in noisy environments and allows wireless control of hearing aids via Bluetooth. Designed for adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss.
- Self-fitting hearing aids
- Ear ID™ hearing test
- Focus feature for speech understanding
- Wireless Bluetooth control
- FDA-cleared hearing aid compatibility
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The HP Hearing App allows self-fitting of your HP Hearing PRO OTC Hearing Aids. Ear ID™ tests your hearing thresholds from low frequency to high frequency in each ear, then automatically self-fits your HP Hearing PRO OTC Hearing Aids. The HP Hearing App allows you to use the Focus feature that has been clinically validated to provide a 30% speech understanding improvement in the presence of noise. This is a significant benefit in restaurants or social situations where background noise makes understanding speech difficult. Now, at the touch of the HP Hearing App, you can switch the Focus On and use the directional microphone settings to Focus on sounds in front of you to immediately improve your speech understanding. The HP Hearing App allows you to wirelessly control the HP Hearing PRO OTC Hearing Aids with Bluetooth® enabled smartphones operating iOS 11 or higher. HP Hearing PRO Self-Fitting OTC Hearing Aids are FDA-cleared and clinically proven to be substantially equivalent to professionally fit hearing aids when self-fit through Ear ID™ using the HP Hearing App. NOTE: HP Hearing PRO Self-Fitting OTC Hearing Aids are for adults 18 years of age or older with perceived mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Sold in the U.S.A. Refer to the FDA safety guidelines at www.hphearingpro.com. The HP Hearing App requires HP Hearing PRO OTC Hearing Aids, Powered by Nuheara to work with it. Visit www.hphearingpro.com for more information on how to purchase HP Hearing PRO OTC Hearing Aids. WARNING: If you are younger than 18, do not use this. You should go to a doctor, preferably an ear-nose-through doctor (an ENT), because your condition needs specialized care. Over-the-counter hearing aids are only for users who are age 18 or older. ©2023 NUHEARA LIMITED. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AcoSound at 3.5 against HP Hearing's 1.0. AcoSound also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (25% vs 0%). HP Hearing's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AcoSound holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AcoSound has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of AcoSound's written reviews are positive against 0% of HP Hearing's.
| Parameter | AcoSound | HP Hearing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (12 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | HANGZHOU ACOSOUND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD | Nuheara Limited |
Customer experience
AcoSound
HP Hearing
In-app purchases
AcoSound
No in-app purchases
HP Hearing
No in-app purchases









