Comparison

GENIUScontrol vs Hearing Aid

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

Head to head
About

GENIUScontrol

Transform your smartphone into a remote for compatible hearing aids. Adjust volume, change listening programs, fine-tune sound, and monitor battery life with intuitive controls. This app offers a visual interface for managing your hearing aid settings.

Highlights
  • Volume control
  • Listening program adjustment
  • Bass and treble tuning
  • Battery status monitoring
  • Mute function
  • Speech navigator control
  • Tinnitus program adjustment
Features
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Turn your Smartphone into a remote control for your Miracle-Ear hearing aids! Compatible with GENIUS and GENIUS 2.0 Miracle-Ear hearing aids; ME5400/5300 (ME-1), ME4400/4300 (ME-2) and ME3400/3300 (ME-3). The app is also compatible with ME2275 (ME-4) performance level. The app will provide you all of the functions if configured by your Hearing Care Specialist. Please thoroughly read the manual of your hearing aids before using this app. Change listening programs: With intuitive buttons, it is simple to change your listening programs. Volume Control: You can increase and decrease the volume of your hearing aids with a simple touch on the screen, as with the discretion of texting. Mute: You can quickly mute your hearing aids with one touch of the app screen. Battery Status: Check the battery status of your GENIUS 2.0 hearing instruments. Bass & Treble: Adjust the TrebleControl to fine tune the sound quality of your hearing aids. Speech Navigator: Adjust the span and direction of the microphones on GENIUS and GENIUS 2.0 technology only (ME5400/5300, ME4400/4300). Tinnitus Control: Easily adjust the volume on your tinnitus program if set by your Hearing Care Specialist. Display: The screen of your iOS device becomes a visual display for controlling your hearing aids. Intended use: The GENIUScontrol App is intended to control Miracle-Ear hearing instruments by a patient within parameters set by the Hearing Care Specialist. Device compatibility: TheGENIUScontrol App is compatible iPhone 4s, 5, 5c, 5s, SE, 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, iPod touch 5th Gen and iPad running iOS 8.1 or higher public release. We recommend using a Smartphone device rather than a tablet device for preferred user interaction. Hearing aid compatibility: The app is only compatible with the latest generation of Miracle-Ear Hearing Aids; ME5400/5300, ME4400/4300, ME3400/3300 and ME2275. Control signals: This app generates short ultra-high frequency control signals which are designed to be played through the devices speakers and may be audible. To ensure correct operation and for safety reasons: 1. While using the app do not hold the loudspeaker of this device to your ears or the ears of others. 2. While using the app do not use the device with headphones, headsets or other audio playback devices. Start controlling your smart hearing aids now- they’re GENIUS!

About

Hearing Aid

This app amplifies quiet sounds and limits loud ones to protect your hearing. It offers customizable listening scenarios, microphone selection, and a recall function for past sounds. It also includes a sound recorder and voice-to-text conversion.

Highlights
  • Noise reduction amplifier
  • Hearing protection algorithms
  • Customizable listening scenarios
  • Microphone selection
  • 5-minute sound recall
  • Professional sound recorder
  • Voice to text conversion
Features
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Features: 1. 3 classes of Amplifier with noise reduction. Users can choose their own volume amplification level, comfortable listening. 2. Hearing Protection: Amplifying the volume can hear minute sound details, but if you enlarge any sound without limit, the loud sound can cause ear pain, dizziness, and even permanent hearing damage. This app uses advanced algorithms to enhance the lower sound while suppressing strong sound to protect your hearing. 3. Multiple Scenarios Selection: This app has a 12-band audio equalizer designed specifically for hearing aids, and provides preset six kinds of listening scenarios for conversational, music, video, and high, medium and low hearing loss. Users can also set their own scenario. 4. Microphone Selection. Currently, different models of iPhones provide 3 to 4 microphones. They are located below the phone, next to the front camera and next to the back camera. The user can select the microphone towards the sound source to get a clearer sound. 5. Recall function. It buffers the past five minutes sound for recall. The function is like the black box of air plane. You can get back the past conversation if it is necessary. Or save it to an audio file as a keeper. 6. A professional sound recorder is attached. 7. Voice to Text. You can use hearing aids. At the same time, record audio files and convert speech to text. 8 Support Bluetooth and wire headphone. 9. Can run parallel with music or game apps. Even if you listen to music, watch videos, play games, you can listen to the sound of environment. 10. High-quality sample rate. Use the sample rate of the CD quality to make the sound details perfectly present. 11. Support sound balance. Users can adjust the volume for 2 ears individually. 12. Can run in the background and very low energy consumption. Even if the screen is locked, the software can be used normally. 13. 7-day free trial Legal: Please see Hearing Aid - Sound Amplifier’s “Terms of Services” and “Privacy Policy” Terms of Use: http://www.dawnstreamsoft.com/tou_en.html Privacy Policy: http://www.dawnstreamsoft.com/privacy.html Subscriptions Hearing Aid - Sound Amplifier is available for free download. All users are invited to take 7 days free trial. If you want to continue using the service, we offer you auto-renewing 1 month Subscription: $4.99 monthly In addition to this subscription, we also offer two other subscriptions: 3 Months Subscription: $13.49 ($4.49 / month), auto-renewing quarterly 1 Year Subscription: $35.99 ($2.99 / month), auto-renewing yearly - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Setting after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Contact Us: If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free and send them to support@dawnstreamsoft.com. Or visit our website http://www.dawnstreamsoft.com for more information. We'd love to hear from you :)

Screenshots

GENIUScontrol3 screens
Hearing Aid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hearing Aid at 4.0 against GENIUScontrol's 3.0. GENIUScontrol's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (25% vs 17%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Hearing Aid sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. GENIUScontrol asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearing Aid holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 429 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of GENIUScontrol's written reviews are positive against 17% of Hearing Aid's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GENIUScontrol ships an update every 2 months, Hearing Aid every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GENIUScontrol versus Hearing Aid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGENIUScontrolHearing Aid
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1.2K ratings)4.0 (429 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.5% of reviews — better17.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better429
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.1 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMiracle-Ear, Inc.晓溪 张

Customer experience

GENIUScontrol

All ratings1,122 ratings
Positive43.7%
Neutral16.9%
Negative39.4%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive25.5%
Neutral24.5%
Negative50.0%

Hearing Aid

All ratings430 ratings
Positive72.6%
Neutral7.9%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive17.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative76.5%

User reviews

GENIUScontrol

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient volume control
  • 💡 Helpful directional settings
  • 👍 Decent app functionality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance
  • 🔋 Poor battery life indication
  • 🔒 Bluetooth connectivity issues
  • 👎 Limited customization options

Hearing Aid

From 429 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent sound quality
  • 🚀 Helpful for various scenarios
  • 💡 Useful for hearing-impaired users

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Subscription issues and lack of functionality
  • 💰 Expensive subscription cost
  • 🔇 Delayed audio and sound quality issues
  • 🔒 Difficulty canceling subscription

Bugs and requests

GENIUScontrol

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when switching between Bluetooth devices
  • Volume settings not persisting
  • Automatic environment detection not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Individual volume control for each ear
  • More advanced EQ settings
  • Battery level indicator
  • Seamless Bluetooth integration

Hearing Aid

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription not recognized even after payment
  • App crashing or not opening after subscription
  • Subscription expiring prematurely

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow user customization of scenario settings
  • Improve subscription management and cancellation process

In-app purchases

None

GENIUScontrol

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hearing Aid

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Month Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 3 Months Subscription7 Days trial$13.493 Months
  • 1 Year Subscription7 Days trial$35.991 Year

Questions

Is GENIUScontrol free?
GENIUScontrol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hearing Aid free?
Hearing Aid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GENIUScontrol or Hearing Aid?
Hearing Aid is rated higher. GENIUScontrol averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Hearing Aid averages 4.0 from 429 ratings.
Do GENIUScontrol or Hearing Aid have ads?
Neither GENIUScontrol nor Hearing Aid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GENIUScontrol or Hearing Aid?
GENIUScontrol ships an update every 2 months, and Hearing Aid every 5 weeks. Most recently, GENIUScontrol was updated on November 6, 2026 and Hearing Aid on November 11, 2026.

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