Sound Scouts Hearing Test vs ASDetect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sound Scouts Hearing Test
This app offers a clinically proven, fun hearing test for children and adults. It helps identify potential hearing loss and provides an instant report with guidance for next steps. Designed with scientific accuracy, it makes auditory assessment engaging for young users.
- Clinically proven hearing test
- Fun for kids and adults
- Instant report and guidance
- Developed with National Acoustic Laboratories
- Suitable for ages 4+
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Did you know 1 in 10 children suffer from hearing loss? Sound Scouts is clinically proven to identify children (and adults) with difficulty hearing. The science of an auditory assessment in a fun hearing test for both kids and adults! Developed in collaboration with the National Acoustic Laboratories, this online hearing test will provide you with an instant report and guidance for next steps if a problem is detected. Download today to check if you, your child or someone you know needs hearing support. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Testing is ONLY valid for children aged 4 years and older. Parents must enter some details (including the child's age) and complete a short activity before the child undertakes the test. Multiple voices and noises will be heard in both ears and these are a feature of the testing process. Sound Scouts values your privacy. Your data will not be shared with any third party. Refer to our privacy policy.
ASDetect
This app helps parents and caregivers identify potential early signs of autism in children under 2.5 years old using clinical videos and focusing on social communication behaviors. It's based on rigorous research and offers three assessments for different age milestones.
- Early autism sign identification
- Clinical video examples
- Focus on social communication behaviors
- Research-based accuracy (81%-83%)
- Assessments for 12, 18, and 24 months
- 20-30 minute assessment time
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ASDetect enables parents and caregivers to review possible early signs of autism in their children aged younger than 2 ½ years. With actual clinical videos of children with and without autism, each question focuses on a specific ‘social communication’ behaviour, for example, pointing, social smiling. This award-winning app is based on comprehensive, rigorous, world-class research conducted at the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre at La Trobe University, Australia. The research underlying this app has proven 81% - 83% accurate in the early detection of autism. Assessments take only 20-30 minutes, and parents can review their answers before submitting. As autism and related conditions can develop over time, the app contains 3 assessments: for children aged 12, 18 and 24 months. Our early autism detection method is the most effective technique available to professionals to monitor early signs of autism and since ASDetect launched in 2015, this method has also helped thousands of families. About the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) OTARC is Australia's first centre dedicated to autism research. It was established in 2008 at La Trobe University and its mission is to expand knowledge to enrich the lives of autistic people and their families.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sound Scouts Hearing Test at 4.6 against ASDetect's 3.4. Sound Scouts Hearing Test also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 27%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). ASDetect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.3). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Sound Scouts Hearing Test sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. ASDetect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sound Scouts Hearing Test holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sound Scouts Hearing Test has 74 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Sound Scouts Hearing Test's written reviews are positive against 27% of ASDetect's.
Sound Scouts Hearing Test ships an update every 2 months, ASDetect every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sound Scouts Hearing Test | ASDetect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (74 ratings) — better | 3.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 26.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.3 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 391 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sound Scouts HQ Pty Ltd | La Trobe University |
Customer experience
Sound Scouts Hearing Test
ASDetect
In-app purchases
Sound Scouts Hearing Test
- Credit (Emerging)$5.99
- 3 Credits Pack (Emerging)$17.99
- Credit$22.99
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- 3 Credits Pack$59.99
- 10 Credits Pack (Emerging)$59.99
- 10 Credits Pack$199.00
- 50 Credits Pack (Emerging)$229.99
- 50 Credits Pack (schools/orgs)$799.99
ASDetect
No in-app purchases





