Hearing Helper - Live Captions

Name: Hearing Helper - Live Captions
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 4.5 (677 reviews)
Author: Mighty Fine Apps LLC

By: Mighty Fine Apps LLC App

Voice to Text for HoH & Deaf

Overview

Version:

1.7

Last updated: 2021-07-13

Ranking

#70,880 ▼ 1,752

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Hearing Helper - Live Captions provides real-time speech-to-text for hard of hearing (HoH), Deaf, and ESL friends and family. Simply push and hold the microphone to translate spoken words into text, tap to quick-edit misheard words, and adjust the font size up to 100 pts for easier reading. The app runs in the background so you can focus on the conversation, not the transcription.

Designed for everyday interactions—from family chats to doctor visits—the tool is praised for its simplicity and accessibility. It’s especially helpful for elderly loved ones and anyone who benefits from clearer, real-time captions, making conversations more inclusive and effortless.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Accessibility Communication

By:

Mighty Fine Apps LLC

Rating:

4.50

(677) 1 new ratings

Version:

1.7 Last updated: 2021-07-13

Version code:

843064828

Creation date:

2018-07-03

Compatible devices:

Size:

19.42MB

Price:

2.99

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-19

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Ranking

# 70,880 ▼ 1,752

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Developed by:

Mighty Fine Apps LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hearing-helper-live-captions/id1391454121

User Reviews

Reviewers mainly praise Hearing Helper for live captions that simplify communication and reduce note-taking, with large readable text and easy usability across settings. It is free and helpful, but common downsides include the need to hold the mic button the whole time, inconsistent accuracy with dropped words, and English-only language support. Users want a start/stop option and fewer reliability issues. Overall, a valuable assistive tool with clear benefits and notable feature requests.

Pros

Significantly improves communication for people with hearing loss by providing live captions, reducing the need to write notes.
Readable captions with large font options (adjustable size) to aid reading.
Simple, straightforward to use with little learning curve.
Useful across many scenarios (doctor visits, hospitals, restaurants, home).
Free to use.

Cons

Must hold the microphone button during conversations; no start/stop toggle.
Inconsistent accuracy with dropped or mis-transcribed words and occasional failures.
Limited language support (currently English only).
Reliability can be spotty; at times it doesn’t work as expected and needs re-triggering.
Occasional UI nuisances (e.g., tapping can bring up the keyboard).

Recent reviews

This needs to be promoted to healthcare workers and the employer can buy the app for them. It works very well.

by Fi*****, 2026-06-16

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