Hearing Loss Apps for Android
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.
myPhonak
Phonak (Sonova)
Controls Phonak hearing aids and connects you to remote support.
Good for: People who wear Phonak hearing aids.
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.
My Starkey
Starkey
Controls Starkey hearing aids, with remote help and health tools.
Good for: People who wear compatible Starkey hearing aids.
ReSound Smart 3D
ReSound (GN Hearing)
Personalizes and controls ReSound hearing aids.
Good for: People who wear compatible ReSound hearing aids.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Live Caption (Android)
Google
Captions audio that plays on your Android phone.
Good for: Android users who want captions on videos and calls.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sound Notifications (Android)
Google
Your Android phone listens for sounds and alerts you.
Good for: Android users who want alerts for sounds at home.
SignSchool
SignSchool
Video lessons and a dictionary for American Sign Language.
Good for: Family and friends who want to learn ASL.
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.
Compare two apps side by side
- CaptionCall vs InnoCaption
- CaptionCall vs Rylo (formerly Nagish)
- InnoCaption vs Rylo (formerly Nagish)
- Google Live Transcribe vs Ava
- HeardThat vs Sound Amplifier (Google)
- myPhonak vs Oticon Companion
Read more on our site
- Bluetooth, iPhone and video calls
- Phone compatibility and your hearing aid choice
- Bluetooth hearing aids
Questions to bring to your visit
Write these on your phone or print this page. Bring them to your hearing evaluation.
- Does my Android phone support these features?
- Can my hearing aids pair with my phone?
More ways to find an app
- Phone calls
- Restaurants and noise
- Talk in the room
- Meetings and lectures
- Check your hearing
- Ringing in the ears
- Sound alerts at home
- New hearing aid users
- Helping a parent
- No-cost apps
- For iPhone
Browse by group
- Hearing aid apps
- Captioned phone calls
- Live captions
- Hear speech better
- Hearing checks
- Tinnitus
- Sound alerts
- Listening practice
- Sign language
Talk to an audiologist
Need help with your Android phone and hearing aids? Call 650-342-9449.
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