Free to download
Hearing Enhancer
A hearing enhancer isn't something most people think about until a specific moment makes it obvious — missing a name at breakfast, asking someone to repeat themselves on a call, leaning in at dinner. Below is what those moments actually look like across an ordinary day.
- Not a hearing aid
- No account needed
- Simple enough for a parent to use
- iPhone & Android
A closer look
Five moments in an ordinary day
Morning news over the kitchen radio
The anchor's voice competes with running water, a kettle, and cutlery — background noise that's easy to tune out consciously, but that still buries speech acoustically. Pointing a phone at the radio pulls the voice forward above all of that.
A call with a soft-spoken colleague
Not every caller adjusts their volume to match a phone speaker. Routing the call through headphones with amplification on gives you a second option besides asking them to repeat themselves.
Lunch in a busy cafeteria
This is genuinely one of the harder cases — several conversations overlapping at once. Amplification helps most when aimed at the one person you're actually trying to follow, less so at the room as a whole.
Dinner conversation at home
One-on-one or small-group conversation across a table is where amplification does its clearest work — a quiet room, one or two voices, and a short distance to aim at.
TV before bed, volume already turned up
If the next step after "already at max volume" would disturb the rest of the house, pointing the phone at the screen raises dialogue for you specifically, without raising it for the room.
What it does
Built around what actually helps
Voice separation
Speech gets pulled forward relative to background noise, instead of the whole recording getting louder together.
Three-band EQ
Bass, voice, and treble adjust independently, since a fixed profile suits nobody exactly.
Loud-sound cap
Sudden spikes get capped automatically rather than blasting through at full amplified volume.
No processing lag
Runs live on the device, with no noticeable delay between speech and hearing it amplified.
Offline by default
No connection required to amplify — the internet only matters for the initial download.
Shared subscription
Up to 4 devices on one Premium plan via QR code — useful if it's set up for a parent as well as yourself.
How it works
Three steps, no account required
Connect headphones
Wired or Bluetooth — whatever's already around, nothing new to buy first.
Aim the phone
Toward whoever's talking, or toward a TV or radio — amplification follows the direction it's pointed.
Adjust the level
Plus and minus controls appear the moment amplification starts — simple enough to talk a parent through over the phone.
Common searches
What people usually mean by "hearing enhancer"
"Hearing enhancer for elderly parent"Often set up by an adult child rather than the person using it day to day — the one-button start and shared subscription both help with that.
"Free hearing enhancer app"Usually means trying amplification without paying first — three real 15-second sessions a day, no account needed.
"Hearing enhancer for TV"Aimed at the screen, dialogue lifts above music and effects better than another notch of TV volume alone.
"Hearing enhancer for phone calls"Routing a call through headphones with amplification on helps with soft-spoken callers without needing them to repeat themselves.
Real feedback
Reviewed by real users, not by us
App Store
Read what iPhone and iPad users say after actually trying it, straight from Apple's own listing.
See App Store reviews →Google Play
Read what Android users say after actually trying it, straight from Google's own listing.
See Google Play reviews →FAQ
Questions about hearing enhancers in general
Is a hearing enhancer the same as a hearing aid?
No. It's a general amplification tool with no fitting or diagnosis involved, not a regulated medical device.
Is it hard for an older parent to set up?
The setup is three steps: plug in headphones, open the app, aim the phone. No account or menus to dig through before amplification starts.
Why does it need headphones instead of the speaker?
Playing amplified sound out of the same phone that's recording it creates feedback. Headphones avoid that loop entirely.
Is the free version actually usable?
Yes — three real listening sessions of 15 seconds each, every day, with no account required.
Does it need an internet connection?
No. Amplification runs entirely on the phone. A connection only matters for the download or an optional subscription.
Is any audio recorded or stored?
No. Sound passes through the app in real time and is never recorded, saved, or uploaded.
Can I set it up for a parent and still use it myself?
Yes — a Premium subscription covers up to 4 devices through a QR code.
Does it work on both iPhone and Android?
Yes, with the same core features on both the App Store and Google Play versions.
Try it through your own day
No account, no prescription, no hidden catch to the free tier.