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Hearing Loss Apps for Android

Last checked November 10, 2026. Next full check February 2027.

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Android has built-in features for hearing, such as Live Caption and Sound Notifications. Play Store apps add more.

Phone makers differ. Each page lists what you need.

The apps

We list the apps in no order. 18 apps.

  • Oticon Companion

    Oticon

    Controls Oticon hearing aids from your phone.

    Good for: People who wear Oticon hearing aids.

    Works with certain hearing aidsiPhone, Android

  • myPhonak

    Phonak (Sonova)

    Controls Phonak hearing aids and connects you to remote support.

    Good for: People who wear Phonak hearing aids.

    Works with certain hearing aidsiPhone, Android

  • Widex Apps

    Widex

    Widex makes three apps: Allure, MOMENT and Remote Care. The right one depends on your hearing aids.

    Good for: People who wear Widex hearing aids.

    Works with certain hearing aidsiPhone, Android

  • My Starkey

    Starkey

    Controls Starkey hearing aids, with remote help and health tools.

    Good for: People who wear compatible Starkey hearing aids.

    Works with certain hearing aidsiPhone, Android, Apple Watch

  • ReSound Smart 3D

    ReSound (GN Hearing)

    Personalizes and controls ReSound hearing aids.

    Good for: People who wear compatible ReSound hearing aids.

    Works with certain hearing aidsiPhone, Android

  • Signia App and Signia One

    Signia

    Signia has two apps. The right one depends on your hearing aids.

    Good for: People who wear Signia hearing aids.

    Works with certain hearing aidsiPhone, Android

  • CaptionCall

    CaptionCall, LLC (Sorenson)

    Shows live captions of both sides of a phone call.

    Good for: People with hearing loss who want captions on calls from their own phone.

    No cost if you qualifyiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android

  • InnoCaption

    Mezmo Corporation

    Captions phone calls with software, live stenographers, or both.

    Good for: People who want a choice between software captions and a live captioner.

    No cost if you qualifyiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android

  • Rylo (formerly Nagish)

    Nagish Inc. d/b/a Rylo

    Captions phone calls, and also captions talk in the room with a separate feature.

    Good for: People who want call captions and room captions in one app.

    No cost if you qualifyiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android

  • Google Live Transcribe

    Google LLC

    Turns speech around you into text on an Android phone.

    Good for: Android users who want captions in the room.

    No costAndroid

  • Ava

    Transcense, Inc.

    Captions group talk and shows who is speaking.

    Good for: People who join group talks or meetings and need to see who is speaking.

    No-cost tier and paid plansiPhone, iPad, Android

  • Live Caption (Android)

    Google

    Captions audio that plays on your Android phone.

    Good for: Android users who want captions on videos and calls.

    Built inAndroid

  • Sound Amplifier (Google)

    Google LLC

    Uses your Android phone and headphones to make speech easier to hear.

    Good for: Android users who want to try a phone tool in noisy rooms.

    No costAndroid

  • HeardThat

    Singular Hearing

    Uses software to separate speech from background noise and sends it to your headphones or hearing aids.

    Good for: People who want to try speech-in-noise software with the headphones they own.

    No-cost tier and paid plansiPhone, Android

  • hearWHO

    World Health Organization and hearX Group

    A digits-in-noise hearing check from the World Health Organization.

    Good for: Adults who want a quick check of how they hear in noise.

    No costiPhone, Android

  • Oto

    Oto Health Ltd

    Guided tinnitus sessions and sounds that you get through a clinic.

    Good for: People who want a structured program through a clinic.

    Through a cliniciPhone, iPad, Android

  • Sound Notifications (Android)

    Google

    Your Android phone listens for sounds and alerts you.

    Good for: Android users who want alerts for sounds at home.

    Built inAndroid

  • SignSchool

    SignSchool

    Video lessons and a dictionary for American Sign Language.

    Good for: Family and friends who want to learn ASL.

    No costWeb, iPhone, Android

Limits to keep in mind

  • Some features need certain phone models or system versions.
  • Hearing aid apps work only with the hearing aids their maker lists.

This guide is general information. It does not diagnose hearing loss and it does not replace a hearing evaluation. An app cannot tell you why you hear less. An audiologist can.

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