TruLink Hearing Control vs MDHearing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TruLink Hearing Control
Seamlessly connect Made for iPhone hearing aids to your Apple devices. Stream calls, music, and videos directly to your ears with pristine sound quality. Personalize settings and find lost devices.
- Stream calls, music, and videos
- Personalize and geo-tag memories
- Automatic memory changes
- Record and email live sound
- Control volume and memories
- Find lost hearing aids
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With TruLink and the Made for iPhone hearing aid, people with hearing loss can go anywhere and do everything more conveniently than ever before. That’s because TruLink seamlessly connects your hearing aids to your iPhone®, iPad® or iPod touch® — so you can easily stream phone calls, music, FaceTime®, videos and more directly to your ears with pristine sound quality. TruLink works with Made for iPhone hearing aids from Starkey, Audibel, NuEar, MicroTech and AGX Hearing. These hearing aids must be purchased from a hearing care professional. Please go to trulinkhearing.com to locate a professional near you. Main Features: • Enables carefree communication using your iPhone • Delivers superior sound and pristine audio streaming of any music or media played through your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch • Lets you personalize and geo-tag memories to match what you do and where you go • Can change memories automatically based on personalized geo-tags (e.g. Coffee Shop memory kicks in when you walk into a Coffee Shop) • Adapts automatically when you travel in a car* • Allows you to record, play back and email live sound sources • Allows Siri® to read emails and texts to you thru your hearing aids • Lets you control your hearing aid volume and memories via your iPhone • Find a lost or misplaced hearing aid *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
MDHearing
This app empowers users to manage their compatible smart hearing aids directly from their smartphone. It allows for personalized sound customization, volume control, and battery monitoring. Users can also request remote adjustments from specialists and locate misplaced devices.
- Remote hearing aid control
- Personalized sound profiles
- Volume adjustment
- Program selection by environment
- Battery level monitoring
- Remote specialist tuning
- Locate lost hearing aids
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The MDHearing app is a hearing health app that allows you to control your MDHearing smart hearing aids from your mobile device—anytime, anywhere. The MDHearing app is compatible with the following hearing aids: • MDHearingAid CORE • MDHearingAid VOLT MAX • MDHearingAid VOLT MAX 2 • MDHearingAid NEO XS PRO Customize and control your hearing aid settings for your specific needs with the touch of your smartphone or tablet. • Create a personal profile for each ear and instantly customize the settings for your specific needs • Control the volume of your hearing aids • Select the program to suit your environment • View hearing aid battery levels • Update your profile as your hearing needs change over time • Request remote assistance and an MDHearing specialist will remotely fine-tune your settings through the app • Locate lost or misplaced hearing aids
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MDHearing at 4.1 against TruLink Hearing Control's 2.0. MDHearing also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 15%) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 576). TruLink Hearing Control's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
MDHearing holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 576 and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of TruLink Hearing Control's written reviews are positive against 37% of MDHearing's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TruLink Hearing Control | MDHearing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (576 ratings) | 4.1 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 36.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 576 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Starkey Laboratories | AN Direct US, Inc |
Customer experience
TruLink Hearing Control
MDHearing
User reviews
TruLink Hearing Control
From 576 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Impressive technology
- 👍 Customizable settings
- 🔒 Find my hearing aid feature
- 🎧 Excellent audio streaming
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connectivity issues
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 👎 Unreliable app performance
- 🤯 Frustrating user experience
MDHearing
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Customizable settings
- 💡 Helpful customer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔋 Battery life problems
- 🔇 Sound quality concerns
Bugs and requests
TruLink Hearing Control
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Inability to detect or connect to hearing aids
- Inconsistent Bluetooth pairing
- Geolocation features not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Timer function for hearing aid mute
- Automatic program switching based on time/location
- Voice control integration
- More advanced audio customization options
MDHearing
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not recognizing hearing aids
- Frequent disconnections
- Hearing aid malfunctions
Requested features
3 requests- More fine-tuning options
- Improved Bluetooth connectivity
- Longer battery life
In-app purchases
TruLink Hearing Control
No in-app purchases
MDHearing
No in-app purchases
