Comparison

HB Auditory Memory vs Listening Power Advanced

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HB Auditory Memory

This educational app helps students improve auditory memory, closure, and comprehension skills through engaging, multi-level missions. Players assist characters in saving MemoryTown from a forgetful villain by completing various listening activities.

Highlights
  • Auditory memory training
  • Auditory closure exercises
  • Comprehension skill development
  • Memory for Numbers
  • Memory for Words
  • Memory for Details
  • Auditory Closure
  • Memory for WH Information
Features
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HearBuilder is available for all users—families, educators, therapists, schools, and districts. Anyone witha HearBuilder subscription can access the full program. Join Recall Agents Kim and Joey as they race to save MemoryTown from the mischievous Dr. Forgetsit. Students strengthen auditory memory, closure, and comprehension skills through engaging missions that make learning feel like an adventure. Each multi‑level task in HearBuilder Auditory Memory sends students on a new challenge to outsmart Dr. Forgetsit. The humorous storylines and interactive activities keep learners motivated while they build essential skills for recalling verbal information. Program Features HearBuilder Auditory Memory teaches key strategies for remembering important information and includes five essential listening activities: • Memory for Numbers (3–7 digits) • Memory for Words (3–5 words organized by syllable) • Memory for Details (1–4 details) • Auditory Closure (Sentence Completion) • Memory for WH Information (2–3 sentences / 2–4 questions) HearBuilder Online (my.hearbuilder.com) • Access all four HearBuilder programs: Following Directions, Phonological Awareness, Auditory Memory, and Sequencing • Monitor progress and track student performance • Individualize each student’s settings and difficulty levels • Add adjustable background noise to increase challenge • Customize and print detailed reports

About

Listening Power Advanced

This app offers practice for auditory and language processing skills, covering grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, and memory. It features five activities with over 1200 questions, adjustable difficulty, and customizable story options.

Highlights
  • Language processing practice
  • Auditory processing tasks
  • Over 1200 questions
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Customizable story selection
  • Optional text display for reading comprehension
Features
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Listening Power Advanced Skills is a groundbreaking app that provides practice for users anywhere from late elementary school age through adults. Designed by Patti Hamaguchi, MA, CCC-SLP, a licensed speech-language pathologist who has written books on the treatment of auditory processing and is a co-author of the TAPS4 test, this app focuses on language processing (grammar, vocabulary, narrative and question comprehension) and auditory processing tasks (auditory memory auditory closure, auditory figure-ground). This is a great choice to supplement speech-language therapy and those who are strengthening central auditory processing skills. This app was previously titled "Listening Power Grades 4-8+" but we found that it was also an excellent choice for students in high school and even adults, so it has a new title! Put the "text on" and narration off to turn it into a reading comprehension app! There are 5 activities in this app and over 1200 questions in the following categories: Listening for Grammar (Which sentence sounds right?) Listening for Meaning (What does that mean? Building vocabulary!) Listening for Fast Sentences (What did I say? Time-compressed sentences) Listening for Missing Sounds (What did I say? Auditory clozure) Listening for Stories (Narrative language): Various questions about the story-includes optional visual and/or background noise distraction) Now the user can also custom-select the stories too! An auto advance/drop setting automatically adjusts the level of difficulty of the app. Text can be turned on (for reading decoding and comprehension practice) or left off. Within the Settings, you can select 2, 3 or 4 choices as well as the Easy, Intermediate, or Advanced level. A perfect app for speech therapy! Questions? Contact our tech support at: info@hamaguchiapps.com Check our website at www.hamaguchiapps.com

Screenshots

HB Auditory Memory4 screens
Listening Power Advanced4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HB Auditory Memory at Free against Listening Power Advanced's $19.99. HB Auditory Memory also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (35 vs 3). Listening Power Advanced's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.6). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

HB Auditory Memory is free to download; Listening Power Advanced costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Listening Power Advanced holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HB Auditory Memory has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of HB Auditory Memory's written reviews are positive against 67% of Listening Power Advanced's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HB Auditory Memory ships an update every 3 months, Listening Power Advanced every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HB Auditory Memory versus Listening Power Advanced: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHB Auditory MemoryListening Power Advanced
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating3.6 (35 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuper Duper PublicationsHamaguchi Learning & Development, LLC

Customer experience

HB Auditory Memory

All ratings35 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral11.4%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

Listening Power Advanced

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HB Auditory Memory

No in-app purchases

None

Listening Power Advanced

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HB Auditory Memory free?
HB Auditory Memory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Listening Power Advanced free?
Listening Power Advanced costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HB Auditory Memory or Listening Power Advanced?
Listening Power Advanced is rated higher. HB Auditory Memory averages 3.6 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Listening Power Advanced averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do HB Auditory Memory or Listening Power Advanced have ads?
Neither HB Auditory Memory nor Listening Power Advanced shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HB Auditory Memory or Listening Power Advanced?
HB Auditory Memory ships an update every 3 months, and Listening Power Advanced every 28 months. Most recently, HB Auditory Memory was updated on October 31, 2026 and Listening Power Advanced on October 24, 2026.

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