Air vs Nova Audiometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Air
This app functions as a Type 4 air conduction hearing screening audiometer when used with specific calibrated headphones and a supported iPad. It offers automated and manual screening options with pure-tone and speech stimuli, and can perform pure-tone threshold searching. All data is securely stored in a HIPAA-compliant, encrypted database.
- Type 4 air conduction hearing screening
- Pure-tone and speech stimuli
- Automated and manual screening
- Pure-tone threshold searching
- HIPAA-compliant secure database
- Data export for reporting
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Use this app, alongside the Koss UR22iAP calibrated headphones (ANSI/IEC) and a fully functional and supported iPad to have a Type 4 (air conduction) hearing screening audiometer. It uses both pure-tones and speech stimuli to screen at specified levels. There is automated screening as well as manual screening options, and if needed you can do some pure-tone threshold searching as well, to help with any referral decisions. All the data is sent through encrypted transmission to our secure HIPAA compliant database (that is also encrypted with multiple encryption keys). You can view your screening results and sort them by date, by pass/fail, or other metrics quickly and easily and even export any data set for ease of reporting to any overseeing body required. We are Acoustic Pioneer.
Nova Audiometer
This experimental application allows users to screen hearing and improve access to hearing tests via mobile devices. It is not intended for diagnostic use in the United States.
- Experimental hearing screening
- Increased access to hearing tests
- Mobile device compatibility
- Not for diagnostic use (US)
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Use this experimental app to screen hearing and increase access to hearing testing using your mobile devices. Not for diagnostic use in the US.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nova Audiometer at every 4 weeks against Air's every 2 months. Air's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 5.0 for Air against 5.0 for Nova Audiometer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Air ships an update every 2 months, Nova Audiometer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Air | Nova Audiometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Acoustic Pioneer | Shae Morgan |
In-app purchases
Air
No in-app purchases
Nova Audiometer
No in-app purchases
