Hearing Helper - Live Captions
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Description
Hearing Helper is specifically designed for anyone trying to talk with HoH (Hard of Hearing), Deaf, or ESL (English as a Second Language) friends and family. Simply push and hold the mic to translate speech-to-text with Apple's Siri technology. Tap to quick-edit incorrect words. And make anything you say BIG! Hearing Helper sits in the background of your conversations, so you can focus on what's being said. Users love it: “Just so you know, this app has changed my 86 year old mother's life. It is simple and easy for her and her friends to use. This is so important for the elderly since so many other apps are way too complicated. She can really have one on one conversations, especially with me, which is so very important.” - Mark M Doctors trust it: "I use this w my HOH senior patients when the hearing aides aren't even enough to compensate for the hearing loss. This works great. I have recommended it to my nursing/CNA staff to use as well.” - Istariken Hearing Helper is also really helpful for communicating with family and friends who aren't as comfortable speaking English but can read it well. Features - Push and hold the mic for speech to text in real time - Tap on the text to quick edit incorrect words - Change the font size up to 100pts (That's big!) - Simple, easy-to-follow instructions I designed this app to help my family talk with my 100-year-old grandfather who's hard of hearing, and now even his roommate uses it to communicate with him! If you find this app, I hope it helps you better communicate with your loved ones.
What's New
► NEW! Go Pro with our sister app Live Transcribe for a more advanced captioning experience.
Details
- Developer
- Mighty Fine Apps LLC
- Main Category
- Medical
- Version
- 1.7
- Version Release
- 2021-07-13
- Initial Release
- 2018-07-03
- Size
- 19 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- USD 2.99
- Languages
- EN
- Bundle ID
- com.robnorback.HearingHelper
- Version Rating
- ★ 4.50 (672)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-29
Metadata updated 2026-06-14
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User Reviews
I pressed the mic button but nada, nothing happens. So it took my money but I can’t even use to see if the basic app works or not. I was thinking if this was good perhaps the pro but no. This is just a money grab that doesn’t do anything. Should be zero stars
My husband refuses to get hearing aids. Our communication with each other was frustrating. Writing down everything I wanted to communicate to him was aggravating not to mention time consuming. Hearing Helper has made a big difference. I can easily talk into my speaker and it prints out my words on my phone which I then hand to my husband. Because I have the font larger, he easily can read it. It’s been a lifesaver. Wish I had found this app sooner.
This app has been life changing for my elderly grandmother that suffers from hearing loss. The simplicity and accuracy of the app allows her to easily communicate with others in any scenario - informal conversation, hospital, restaurants, etc. Thanks for creating this - I hope others can find it as useful.
My mother is deaf and without this app she would not understand what’s going on. This has been a miracle for us. We can finally put away the pad and pen. Thank you. Just wish I could make the font even bigger on my iPad
I don’t like that you need to hold the mic button down during the whole conversation. I like a refund please.
This app was perfect for my needs! It really helped me communicate with the hard of hearing. I loved that it was straight forward and no big learning curve to use it.
This app has made things much easier for me. Going to Dr appts and other places that I really need to hear what’s being said does not worry me anymore. I get my phone out and set it down and it’s just easy to use because there’s not a lot of things to have to figure out for the other person The only thing I have to say must if the time is you have to hold the button pressed because they always just tap it That’s not even a complaint but it’s the k my thing I can think of that might possibly make it any better Thanks for a great and useful app!
Does not work every time I read the speak button. Need to repress red button.
My only objection is I would like to start and stop with red button so I don’t have to hold it. (It could be an option if needed)
it’s a really nice app but it needs typing assistance more often than not. if it wasn’t for that, i would upgrade but not until thus one us better at handling voice to text
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