Comparison

Sony | Hearing Control vs HP Hearing

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

Head to head
About

Sony | Hearing Control

Customize and control your compatible Sony self-fitting hearing aids with this app. Adjust volume, sound balance, and directionality for a personalized listening experience. Stream audio directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Personalized hearing customization
  • Remote control of volume and sound
  • Directionality adjustment
  • Easy initial setup
  • Audio streaming via Bluetooth
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This app* is for Sony's CRE-C10, CRE-E10, and CRE-C20 self-fitting hearing aids. Easy and quick initial setup and remote control with kind instructions. Main Features - Personalized to your hearing: The hearing aid can easily be customized to your hearing through the self-fitting test on the Sony | Hearing control app, so you don’t miss out on a thing. - Easily controlled with your smartphone: Easy to set up yourself, control volume, sharpness (tone), and directional focus** with the app. The device communicates to your smartphone by acoustic link and Bluetooth***. - Bluetooth connectivity for audio streaming * Sony | Hearing control app – Use app on smartphone to personalize settings. Network services, content, and operating system and software subject to terms and conditions and may be changed, interrupted or discontinued at any time and may require registration. ** Directional focus is available on CRE-E10 *** Bluetooth is available on CRE-E10 Note: - Some features may not be supported by certain devices. - Please visit https://www.sony.co.jp/en/hearing-control-info for details.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Sony | Hearing Control4 screens
HP Hearing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sony | Hearing Control at 2.4 against HP Hearing's 1.0. Sony | Hearing Control also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (470 vs 1). HP Hearing's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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

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

Sony | Hearing Control holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sony | Hearing Control has 470 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Sony | Hearing Control's written reviews are positive against 0% of HP Hearing's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sony | Hearing Control versus HP Hearing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSony | Hearing ControlHP Hearing
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (470 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings470 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB123 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperSony CorporationNuheara Limited

Customer experience

Sony | Hearing Control

All ratings467 ratings
Positive27.6%
Neutral12.2%
Negative60.2%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral12.2%
Negative70.2%

HP Hearing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Sony | Hearing Control

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App frequently logs users out
  • App resets hearing aid settings after each use
  • Hearing aid status not accurately reported

Requested features

4 requests
  • Separate left/right volume control
  • Ability to save custom settings
  • Improved app UI and responsiveness
  • Tinnitus masking feature

HP Hearing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sony | Hearing Control

No in-app purchases

None

HP Hearing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sony | Hearing Control free?
Sony | Hearing Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HP Hearing free?
HP Hearing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sony | Hearing Control or HP Hearing?
Sony | Hearing Control is rated higher. Sony | Hearing Control averages 2.4 out of 5 from 470 ratings, while HP Hearing averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sony | Hearing Control or HP Hearing have ads?
HP Hearing shows ads; Sony | Hearing Control does not.

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