Thumbslate vs hear.com VENTURE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thumbslate
This HIPAA-compliant medical app facilitates communication between healthcare providers and hearing-impaired patients. Providers can speak, and the app converts it to text for the patient. Patients can then type responses that the app speaks aloud.
- HIPAA-compliant
- Speech-to-text for patients
- Text-to-speech for patient replies
- Real-time communication
- Facilitates provider-patient interaction
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This free app for the hearing-impaired and their health care providers is private, HIPAA-compliant, and free. From the makers of Innaslide, now without sign language or lip reading, providers can speak aloud to their hearing impaired but literate patients! Patients will see our medically-fluent speech to text in real time, and the patient can type a reply and decide when it is ready to be spoken aloud by the device.
hear.com VENTURE
This app allows users to set up, personalize, and control their hearing aids directly from their smartphone. It offers a simple, self-fitting experience for mild to moderate hearing loss, eliminating the need for in-person visits. Users can adjust sound profiles, monitor battery levels, and access support resources.
- Effortless setup and configuration
- Personalized hearing profiles
- Sound adjustments and fine-tuning
- Remote hearing aid control
- Battery level monitoring
- Help and support resources
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The Hear.com Self-Fitting App makes it easy to set up, personalize, and control your Hear.com Venture Mini X OTC hearing aids—right from your smartphone. Designed for individuals with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss, the app enables a simple experience without the need for an in-person visit. Key Features • Effortless Setup – Follow step-by-step instructions to connect and configure your hearing aids - Built-in checks help ensure proper fit and readiness • Personalized Hearing Profile – Create a customized hearing profile for each ear - Complete self-fitting process tailored to your hearing preferences • Sound Adjustments – Adjust volume for everyday comfort - Fine-tune clarity and balance for a more natural listening experience - Update your settings anytime as your needs change • Remote Hearing Aid Control – Adjust volume and sound balance easily using the app. – Acoustical remote-control technology enables interaction even without RF-enabled devices. • Battery Level Monitoring – View real-time battery levels for your devices • Help & Support – Access FAQs, step-by-step guides, and troubleshooting tips - Explore helpful videos and support resources • Legal & Product Information – View product details, version information, and important legal information in the app. Manufactured by WSAUD A/S Nymøllevej 6 3540 Lynge Denmark UDI-DI- (01) 05714880297492
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Verdict
Thumbslate and hear.com VENTURE are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 Thumbslate against 5.0 for hear.com VENTURE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Thumbslate | hear.com VENTURE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 454 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Anescribe, LLC | Sivantos Pte. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Thumbslate
hear.com VENTURE
In-app purchases
Thumbslate
No in-app purchases
hear.com VENTURE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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