PhonakPro Check vs HearAura
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhonakPro Check
This utility app allows hearing care professionals to perform diagnostic checks and troubleshoot select Phonak hearing aids. It verifies key components like receivers, microphones, and battery functionality using Bluetooth connectivity.
- Run diagnostics on select Phonak hearing aids
- Troubleshoot receivers, microphones, and battery
- Bluetooth connectivity required
- Supports iOS 18.0 or newer
- Compatible with select Phonak hearing aids
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PhonakPro Check enables hearing care professionals to run diagnostics on select Phonak heairng aids and troubleshoot on the spot – covering receivers, front & back microphones, circuit and battery. Device compatibility: PhonakPro Check is compatible with select Phonak hearing aids with Bluetooth® connectivity. PhonakPro Check can be used on phones/tablets with Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) capability running iOS® 18.0 or newer. IOS® is a registered trademark or trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sonova AG is under license.
HearAura
This app connects to Auracast broadcasts, allowing users with LE Audio hearing aids or earbuds to stream sound directly. It offers features like volume control, saving favorite broadcasts, and on-device live captions. A demo mode is available for users without compatible hardware.
- Connect to Auracast broadcasts
- Control broadcast volume
- Save favorite broadcasts
- On-device live captions
- Share sound with friends via Channels
- Apple Watch companion app
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HearAura is the iPhone remote for Auracast, the new Bluetooth standard that lets a place send its sound straight to your ears: the TV at the gym, the gate announcement, the sermon, the show. If you wear LE Audio hearing aids or Auracast-capable earbuds, HearAura joins the broadcast for you in seconds. LISTEN ANYWHERE - Join Auracast broadcasts by QR code, share link, or nearby scan - Control broadcast volume, and quiet your hearing aids' own microphones so you hear only the program - Save favorite broadcasts and rejoin them with one tap or with Siri - Apple Watch companion: volume and mute from your wrist WHO IT IS FOR - Hearing aid wearers: most hearing aids sold since 2024 have LE Audio inside; ask your audiologist about Auracast - Earbud listeners: Auracast-capable LE Audio earbuds join the same way - AirPods owners: AirPods cannot receive Auracast broadcasts yet, but live captions (including an AirPods-mic mode) and Channels work great today NO HARDWARE YET? TRY THE DEMO A built-in demo simulates the whole join flow, so you can see exactly how it works before you ever meet a broadcast. LIVE CAPTIONS, ON DEVICE Turn speech around you into captions, generated entirely on your iPhone. Nothing you hear is sent to a server. SHARE SOUND WITH FRIENDS Channels stream conversation audio and captions between nearby iPhones over your local network. Nothing touches the internet. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking, no analytics. Captions never leave your phone. A NOTE ON SCOPE HearAura is a broadcast assistant for LE Audio devices. It does not amplify, process, or alter sound for your hearing, and it is not a hearing aid or a medical device. Auracast is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG. HearAura is an independent app, not affiliated with Bluetooth SIG or Apple.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PhonakPro Check at 2.5 against HearAura's 2.0. PhonakPro Check also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1). HearAura's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). 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.
PhonakPro Check holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhonakPro Check has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PhonakPro Check ships an update every 3 months, HearAura every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhonakPro Check | HearAura |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (11 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Sonova AG | craig merry |
Customer experience
PhonakPro Check
HearAura
In-app purchases
PhonakPro Check
No in-app purchases
HearAura
No in-app purchases
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