Comparison

Beltone HearPlus vs SQ Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Beltone HearPlus

Control your compatible hearing aids directly from your smartphone. Adjust volume, change programs, personalize sound settings, and even locate misplaced devices. This app empowers users to fine-tune their listening experience and manage their hearing aids with ease.

Highlights
  • Adjust hearing aid volume
  • Mute hearing aids
  • Control streaming accessory volume
  • Sound Enhancer for speech and noise
  • Change and personalize programs
  • Save custom settings as Favorites
  • Locate lost hearing aids
  • Tinnitus Sound Generator
Features
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The Beltone HearPlus™ app is compatible with the following hearing aids: • Beltone Legend™ • Beltone First™ • Beltone Boost Plus™ • Beltone Boost™ The Beltone HearPlus app lets you control your hearing aids directly from your mobile device. You can change programs, and make simple or more advanced sound adjustments and save them as favorites. The app helps you learn what you can do and how to do it. It can even help you find your hearing aids if you lose them. Notes: Please contact your local Beltone representative for product and feature availability in your market. We recommend that the hearing aids run the latest software version. If in doubt, please contact your hearing care professional. Beltone HearPlus mobile device compatibility: Please consult the Beltone app website for up-to-date compatibility information: www.Beltone.com/compatibility Use the Beltone HearPlus app to: • Adjust volume settings on your hearing aids • Mute your hearing aids • Adjust volume of your optionally acquired Beltone streaming accessories • Adjust speech focus as well as noise and wind-noise levels with Sound Enhancer (feature availability depends on your hearing aid model and the fitting by your hearing care professional) • Change manual and streamer programs • Edit and personalize program names • Adjust treble, middle and bass tones to your preferences • Save your preferred settings as a Favorite – you can even tag to a location • Help locate lost or misplaced hearing aids • Tinnitus manager: Adjust sound variation and frequency of the Tinnitus Sound Generator. Select Nature Sounds (feature availability depends on your hearing aid model and the fitting by your hearing care professional) For more information please visit the support website via the link in the app store.

About

SQ Mobile

This app supports general practitioners using the SQlapius EPD system. It allows doctors to access patient information and manage prescriptions directly from their smartphones within their practice.

Highlights
  • Patient search
  • Waiting room management
  • Patient EPD access
  • Prescription writing
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SQ-Mobile is een ondersteunende app voor de huisartsen die in hun praktijk SQlapius EPD gebruiken. Met SQ-Mobile kunnen de huisartsen direct in hun eigenpraktijk via hun smartphone. De volgende functionaliteiten zijn beschikbaar met de app: - Patient zoeken - Wachtkamer - Patient EPD - Medicijnen voorschrijven

Screenshots

Beltone HearPlus4 screens
SQ Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SQ Mobile at 4.5 against Beltone HearPlus's 3.7. SQ Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.2). Beltone HearPlus's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SQ Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beltone HearPlus has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beltone HearPlus ships an update every 3 months, SQ Mobile every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Beltone HearPlus versus SQ Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeltone HearPlusSQ Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (28 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.28.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB68 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGN HearingSQlapius N.V.

Customer experience

Beltone HearPlus

All ratings28 ratings
Positive60.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive24.8%
Neutral11.5%
Negative63.7%

SQ Mobile

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Beltone HearPlus

Reported bugs

53 issues
  • App frequently unable to locate hearing aids
  • Connection issues since app update
  • Connection comes and goes
  • Sometimes connected to one ear, sometimes none
  • App disconnects when exiting
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  • Hearing aids disconnect from app
  • Bluetooth connectivity issues
  • App is unstable
  • Bluetooth connection drops randomly
  • App is not user friendly
  • App loses connections with hearing aids
  • App doesn't work with new iPhones
  • Pairing drops every 5 seconds
  • Intermittent clicks in and out of Bluetooth
  • Hesitates
  • Constant problems with incoming calls
  • Hearing aids click when using Waze app
  • Bluetooth delay with calls and Waze
  • App is broken after updates
  • App won't pair after update
  • Bluetooth delay for calls
  • Sound quality affected
  • Takes too long to connect for calls
  • App is not adequate
  • Constant issues after Apple update
  • App is junk
  • App won't open
  • App is useless
  • App is a piece of crap
  • App doesn't even open past home page
  • App gets stuck in setup
  • App is not working
  • App is awful
  • App is difficult to use
  • App is not effective
  • Demo mode never changes to function
  • Connection fails repeatedly
  • Cannot listen to music or GPS
  • Total garbage
  • Cannot listen to music or podcasts
  • Problems with connections
  • Takes 10 seconds to connect
  • One ear then other
  • Poor sound quality for caller
  • App doesn't work half the time
  • App loses connection several times a day
  • Constantly attempts to load
  • App is not working with latest IOS update
  • App doesn't recognize hearing aids
  • Horrible and potentially dangerous
  • Constantly connecting and disconnecting
  • Doesn't switch over immediately
  • Cannot hear anything for about a second

Requested features

14 requests
  • Improve Bluetooth connectivity and stability
  • Improve lag time for Bluetooth
  • Get text message notifications through hearing aids
  • Make text message notifications work when iPhone is silenced
  • Get rid of questionnaires that disconnect aids
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  • Allow adjustment of each individual hearing aid
  • Allow users to choose if they want a new version
  • Fix delay in Bluetooth connection for map apps
  • Keep hearing aids connected when app is in use
  • Make hearing aids connect in 2 seconds or less
  • Allow more control of features turned on/off
  • Make hearing aids rechargeable and waterproof
  • Allow users to modify favorite settings
  • Detect lost connection with the phone

SQ Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Beltone HearPlus

No in-app purchases

None

SQ Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beltone HearPlus free?
Beltone HearPlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SQ Mobile free?
SQ Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beltone HearPlus or SQ Mobile?
SQ Mobile is rated higher. Beltone HearPlus averages 3.7 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while SQ Mobile averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Beltone HearPlus or SQ Mobile have ads?
Neither Beltone HearPlus nor SQ Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beltone HearPlus or SQ Mobile?
Beltone HearPlus ships an update every 3 months, and SQ Mobile every 28 months. Most recently, Beltone HearPlus was updated on November 1, 2026 and SQ Mobile on November 2, 2026.

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