Listen Carefully vs MDHearing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Listen Carefully
This app helps you evaluate your hearing and measure environmental noise levels. It provides an easy-to-understand format for screening results, with options for detailed views and saving progress over time. It's a convenient tool for personal hearing assessment and understanding sound environments.
- Hearing screening
- Environmental noise measurement
- Detailed result views
- Save screening results
- Track changes over time
- Noise Check feature
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Do people seem to mumble more than they used to? Do you find yourself asking for things to be repeated? Do you have trouble understanding a conversation in noisy or crowded areas like a restaurant? You are not alone; over 36 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss, ranging from mild to severe. Some of the first clues that you may be experiencing a hearing loss are when you notice difficulty in noise, or it seems like people are mumbling when they talk. Contrary to popular belief, hearing loss does not just affect the elderly. In fact, the majority of people with hearing loss are younger than the age of 65. Listen Carefully is a hearing screener / sound level meter application created by the Starkey Hearing Foundation which allows you to measure environmental noise levels and to quickly evaluate your own hearing to determine if it is within a normal range, or if you have potential hearing loss. • Screening results are displayed in an easy-to-understand format as well as offering an option to obtain a more detailed view to show results for specific areas of your hearing. • Screening results can be saved to track changes over time or for you to discuss further with a qualified hearing professional. • Noise Check can measure environmental noise levels and includes information about common sound levels. Listen Carefully is a fun and convenient way to evaluate your own hearing and the hearing of your family and friends.
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 Listen Carefully's 3.4. MDHearing also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 0%) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 5). Listen Carefully's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). 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
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 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MDHearing has 1.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Listen Carefully's written reviews are positive against 37% of MDHearing's.
Listen Carefully ships an update every 8 months, MDHearing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Listen Carefully | MDHearing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 4.1 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 36.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Starkey Laboratories | AN Direct US, Inc |
Customer experience
Listen Carefully
MDHearing
Bugs and requests
Listen Carefully
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Listen Carefully
No in-app purchases
MDHearing
No in-app purchases
Questions
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