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Hearing Loss Apps for iPhone

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

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iPhone has built-in features for hearing, such as Live Captions and Sound Recognition. App Store apps add more.

Each page lists the phone and system version you need.

The apps

We list the apps in no order. 22 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

  • Live Transcribe (Mighty Fine Apps)

    Mighty Fine Apps LLC

    An iPhone app that writes speech as text, with several caption modes.

    Good for: iPhone users who want a dedicated captioning app with more than the built-in captions.

    No cost to download, paid optionsiPhone, iPad

  • NALscribe

    National Acoustic Laboratories

    A live captioning app from a hearing research laboratory.

    Good for: People who want a simple captioning app with privacy controls.

    No costiPhone, iPad

  • 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 Captions (iPhone)

    Apple

    Captions audio on your iPhone and talk around you.

    Good for: iPhone users who want captions with nothing to install.

    Built iniPhone, iPad

  • 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

  • Mimi Hearing Test

    Mimi Hearing Technologies

    A short tone test on your iPhone that shows a hearing result you can track.

    Good for: People who want a first look at their hearing, and a record to show an audiologist.

    No cost to download, paid optionsiPhone, iPad

  • 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

  • Hearing Test (AirPods Pro)

    Apple

    A hearing test you take with AirPods Pro, with results stored in the Health app.

    Good for: AirPods Pro owners who want a first check and a result for their audiologist.

    Built iniPhone, iPad

  • ReSound Relief

    ReSound (GN Hearing)

    Tinnitus sounds, relaxation exercises and learning tools.

    Good for: People who want sounds and exercises to use between visits.

    No cost to download, paid optionsiPhone

  • 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 Recognition (iPhone)

    Apple

    Your iPhone listens for sounds you pick and sends you an alert.

    Good for: People who miss doorbells or appliance beeps at home.

    Built iniPhone, iPad

  • Lace Pro

    Neurotone AI

    Listening practice for speech in noise, set up by your audiologist.

    Good for: People who want guided listening practice with a professional.

    Through a cliniciPhone, iPad

  • 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 apps need a recent iPhone or system version.
  • 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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