How we check apps
What the app directory’s labels mean, where the information comes from and what we have not done.
Where the information comes from
HearingTracker’s editorial team reads each developer’s user guides, help pages and App Store and Google Play listings. Each app’s page links to the sources we used and shows the date we last checked them.
Store ratings are copied from the App Store and Google Play. Review summaries describe a small sample of recent reviews, not every review.
What we have not done
We have not tested these apps ourselves, measured caption accuracy or confirmed that an app works with a particular hearing aid, phone and software version. A listing is not a recommendation. Check compatibility with the manufacturer before you rely on an app.
What the feature labels mean
- Supported
- The developer’s documentation says the app does this.
- Conditional
- The app does this only in some cases, such as on one phone platform, on a paid plan or with certain hearing aids. The app’s page says which.
- Not supported
- The documentation says the app does not do this.
- Unknown
- We found nothing either way. Unknown never counts as “not supported,” and it never counts as a match when you filter.
How we know
- Documentation checked
- We read it in the developer’s user guide, help pages or store listing. Every listing in the directory is at this level.
- Developer submitted
- A developer told us through the submission form. We do not publish these claims until we have checked them against a source.
- Hands-on tested
- We used the app ourselves. No listing has reached this level yet.
Corrections
Apps change often. If something here is out of date, tell us. Submit an app or correction