Comparison

Rylo vs ELEHEAR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Rylo4 screens
ELEHEAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rylo ships an update every 6 days, ELEHEAR fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Rylo versus ELEHEAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRyloELEHEAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.4K ratings) — better4.1 (127 ratings)
Positive reviews67.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.4K — better127
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#161 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB188 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperNagish Inc.ELEHEAR INC.

Customer experience

Rylo

All ratings4,433 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews405 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative27.4%

ELEHEAR

All ratings127 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral10.2%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

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

None

Rylo

No in-app purchases

None

ELEHEAR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rylo free?
Rylo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ELEHEAR free?
ELEHEAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rylo or ELEHEAR?
Rylo is rated higher. Rylo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while ELEHEAR averages 4.1 from 127 ratings.
Do Rylo or ELEHEAR have ads?
Neither Rylo nor ELEHEAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rylo or ELEHEAR?
Rylo ships an update every 6 days, and ELEHEAR fortnightly. Most recently, Rylo was updated on November 3, 2026 and ELEHEAR on November 3, 2026.

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