Audien IQ vs Nano Audacity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audien IQ
Control your hearing aid directly from your smartphone. Adjust volume, select hearing profiles, and fine-tune environmental modes for an optimized listening experience.
- Hearing aid control
- Hearing profile selection
- Volume adjustment
- Environmental mode selection
- Noise reduction management
- Transparency settings
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The new Audien IQ app is meant to be used with your Audien Ion Pro or IQ hearing aids. The app provides hearing aid control through your mobile device, including selecting your hearing profile, adjusting volume, selecting environmental modes, and managing noise reduction and transparency settings. The Audien IQ app is an essential part of the Audien Ion Pro or IQ hearing aid experience.
Nano Audacity
This utility app allows users to remotely control their hearing aids. Adjust volume, switch programs, fine-tune frequency bands, and manage feedback and noise reduction settings. It also provides battery power and connection status.
- Remote hearing aid control
- Volume adjustment
- Program switching
- Frequency band gain adjustment
- Feedback and noise reduction control
- Battery and connection status check
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Users can control hearing aids remotely with Nano Audacity software. With the Intelligent Control application, you can: 1. Adjust volume of the hearing aids. 2. Switch the hearing aid program. 3. Adjust the gain in different frequency band. 4, switch feedback and noise reduction 5. Check the battery power and connection status.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Audien IQ at every 6 weeks against Nano Audacity's every 14 months. Audien IQ also leads on rating (3.6 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (11 vs 3). Nano Audacity's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Audien IQ holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively.
Audien IQ ships an update every 6 weeks, Nano Audacity every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audien IQ | Nano Audacity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (11 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audien Hearing | Xiamen Vienatone Medical Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Audien IQ
Nano Audacity
Bugs and requests
Audien IQ
Reported bugs
66 issues- Fails to connect to charging case.
- Connection drops frequently.
- App requires constant resetting/reinstalling.
- Hearing aids need to be reconnected every time the app is launched.
- App occasionally triggers music app.
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- Cannot access device page on iPhone.
- Cannot update hearing profile on iPad without specific setup.
- Bluetooth connection is unstable.
- Streaming is awful, notifications play in hearing aid.
- Constant connected/disconnected announcements.
- Hearing interrupted by notifications and connection announcements.
- App fails to control hearing aids after iOS update.
- Left ear on, right ear off when connected.
- Charging case fails to charge aids.
- Leads crossed in charging case causing other aid to fall out.
- Bluetooth connection takes multiple attempts.
- Connection drops requiring reprogramming.
- Crackling noise near door access badge readers.
- App shows connected but aids are not.
- App freezes.
- App won't stay connected day to day.
- App won't stay connected to hearing aids.
- Aids would not hold a charge for a full day when connected to Bluetooth.
- App says need to charge aids so can't adjust them.
- App is frozen, cannot control hearing aids.
- App won't find devices.
- Disconnects if phone is not nearby.
- Hearing profile sample audio clip barely perceptible.
- Previous app version worked fine.
- Device page of no use except to see charge.
- App needs to be reset constantly.
- App occasionally triggers the music app on my phone.
- App won't stay connected from day to day.
- Neither set of hearing aids will pair after upgrade.
- Bluetooth stinks, will not stay connected.
- App doesn't detect hearing aids.
- App disconnects from hearing aids frequently.
- App failed to control Ion Pro 2.
- App shows connected but no control.
- Got worse after iOS update.
- App disconnects constantly.
- Need to reload aids into charging case to reconnect.
- Phone says connected but cannot control.
- Irritating when one is connected and the other isn't.
- Can't even use it to adjust volume & check battery.
- App won't stay connected.
- App won't stay connected to the hearing aids.
- App may work if Bluetooth is connected, but aids won't hold charge.
- App sucks so bad.
- App won't connect when changing locations.
- App needs to be reset constantly.
- App occasionally triggers the music app on my phone.
- App won't stay connected from day to day.
- App needs serious help.
- App makes the whole experience disappointing.
- App doesn't consistently work.
- Screen message says 'connecting, this won’t take long,' and spins.
- App keeps saying you need to charge the hearing aids.
- App is froze up.
- App still doesn't work after reinstalling.
- Ver 2.0 problem.
- App is virtually useless.
- Required Bluetooth services not found.
- App and hearing aids clearly connected but not according to the app.
- One or both earpieces don’t connect.
- Bluetooth connection is solid.
Requested features
5 requests- Add a hearing test option to help set volume and profile.
- Include short help videos for cleaning, upkeep, and adjustments.
- Improve control over phone calls and streaming.
- Add option to disable notifications playing in hearing aids.
- Improve Bluetooth system for better stability and control.
Nano Audacity
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Audien IQ
No in-app purchases
Nano Audacity
No in-app purchases
