Rylo vs ELEHEAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rylo
This app provides real-time AI-powered captions for phone calls and in-person conversations, making communication accessible for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. It offers features like text-to-speech, visual voicemail, and saved transcripts, all with end-to-end encryption for privacy.
- Real-time AI call captions
- Live transcription for in-person conversations
- Text-to-speech for typed responses
- Visual voicemail
- Saved transcript history
- Multilingual captioning
- Personal dictionary for custom words
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Phone calls made accessible. Rylo provides real-time, AI-powered call captions on every phone call for anyone who is deaf or has hearing loss. Captioned calls are private and accurate. MAKE AND RECEIVE ANY CALL Rylo works like your native phone app, but with speech-to-text call captions. If you prefer to type your responses, you can choose a voice and use our text-to-speech feature. No interpreters. No relay services. No strangers listening in. LIVE CAPTIONS FOR REAL LIFE Our built-in feature, Rylo Live Transcribe, captions in-person conversations instantly: family dinners, doctor's appointments, airports, or anywhere else you don't want to miss a word. YOUR PRIVACY IS PROTECTED Captions are generated with end-to-end encryption. No human involvement. No one reading your calls but you. BUILT FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY, BY THE DEAF COMMUNITY Rylo was built with direct input from the Deaf and hard of hearing communities. Every feature exists because someone in the community needed it. Accessibility matters. KEY FEATURES ■ Live caption calls with transcripts ■ Live captioning for in-person moments (Rylo Live Transcribe) ■ Personal dictionary for custom words and phrases ■ Quick keyboard responses as needed ■ Visual voicemail ■ Save transcripts privately on your device ■ Multilingual captioning: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Hebrew, Italian ■ Built-in spam filter and call blocking ■ Profanity blocker ■ FCC certified "Rylo is the true definition of a game-changer. Their goal is to ensure effective and smooth communication." — Verified user "I was able to make a phone call myself. I set up my own appointment. I could clearly read every word the recipient was saying to me. I explained to her I was deaf and I was using closed captioning. It was amazing. Thank you Rylo for allowing me to be more independent." — Verified user Download Rylo. Make calls with confidence. For more: https://rylo.com/ Support: https://help.rylo.com/en/ FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS ANYONE BUT REGISTERED USERS WITH HEARING LOSS FROM USING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CAPTIONED TELEPHONES WITH THE CAPTIONS TURNED ON. There is a cost for each minute of captions generated, paid from a federally administered fund. There are also eligibility requirements and a cost, paid by a federally administered fund for each minute of IP Relay service. Emergency calling through Rylo works similar to, but not the same as, calling 911 directly through a landline. It is important to keep your Rylo Registered Location updated.
ELEHEAR
Enhance your hearing with features like real-time translation, environmental noise monitoring, and remote sound capture. It also offers tinnitus masking and personalized soundscapes to improve your auditory experience.
- Real-time translation
- Environmental noise monitoring
- Remote sound capture
- Tinnitus masking
- Personalized soundscapes
- Sound quality settings
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ELEHEAR is an innovative hearing health app offering multiple features to enhance your hearing experience. For Beyond Device: - Translation Function: This feature allows you to communicate with someone who speaks a different language by using your phone's microphones to capture the conversation. - Environmental Noise monitor: This app turns your phone’s microphone into a sound level meter (SLM), providing a decibel (dB) reading of the noise levels in your environment and indicating whether they are safe or potentially hazardous for your hearing. - Remote Sound Capture : This feature turns your mobile device into a remote microphone, allowing you to bring desired sounds such as a person’s voice directly to your ears. - Settings: Settings tab allows you to adjust various elements of Beyond’s sound quality to improve comfort, speech clarity, and sound preferences. - Tinnitus:Tinnitus tab offers various maskers to help distract you from your tinnitus.S oundscape lets you craft personalized audio scenes by combining sounds from 16 environments and 4 noise types. For Alpha Pro Device: No change Always seek the advice of a doctor in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. The app is only available in countries where the compatible hearing instruments have received official approval for distribution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rylo at 4.6 against ELEHEAR's 4.1. Rylo also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 127) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). 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.
Rylo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rylo has 4.4K ratings behind it against 127, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Rylo's written reviews are positive against 50% of ELEHEAR's.
Rylo ships an update every 6 days, ELEHEAR fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Rylo | ELEHEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.4K ratings) — better | 4.1 (127 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 127 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #161 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nagish Inc. | ELEHEAR INC. |
Customer experience
Rylo
ELEHEAR
Bugs and requests
Rylo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Registration process repeatedly fails
- Incoming calls not detected by the app
- Transcription stops working mid-call
Requested features
4 requests- Option to save call transcripts
- Improved noise cancellation and microphone sensitivity
- Integration with hearing aids and Bluetooth devices
- Expanded language support
ELEHEAR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rylo
No in-app purchases
ELEHEAR
No in-app purchases









