Apps for Hearing

This post is a collection of my favorite applications (apps) related to hearing, speech work, and sign language.  This list may be helpful to anyone working with children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind, including Speech Language Pathologists (SLP), teachers, interveners, and family members.  Please let us know if you have other apps to add to this list!

• Hearing Apps
• Speech Work
• Sign Language

Hearing Apps

SPL Meter	Professional-grade sound level meter, also known as a decibel or dB meter.
Hearing Loss Simulator	Allows users to choose a specific hearing loss configuration and then listen to sounds as though they have that particular hearing loss.
Decibel 10th	Professional sound meter, precisely measures the sound pressure level all around you.
Decibels	This app uses the internal microphone to estimate the sound pressure level in decibels (dB SPL).
TooLoud Pro	This app allows you to see volume levels in a simple form.
Tone Generator	Create different frequencies, drive insects away or compare your hearing ability with your friends and relatives and share your results.
Ear ID	Clear full color images and animation, with an ear drum video, shows the normal outer, middle and inner anatomy of the ear.

Speech Work

Speech Tutor	The animations inside this app take the areas of the face that impede the view of tongue placement and positioning and make them transparent.
Idioms Lite	Multiple choice quiz system for English which provides 700 common idiomatic questions across different topic & categories with explanations of 619 Idioms with meanings & examples.
SpectrumView	Visualize in real-time the frequencies that you can hear around you and even those you cannot.

Signing

ASL Dictionary HD	From A-Z The most complete interactive ASL Dictionary app.
Baby Sign and Learn	Designed for parents teaching their children to sign that uses video a live signer and has audio.
ASL Dictionary	Translate English into ASL, from A-Z, plus the entire numerical system, common English phrases, symbols and much more.
Marlee Signs	This app will teach you the fundamentals of ASL – from the signed alphabet and basic vocabulary through to common expressions in everyday life – using high-quality video demonstrations starring Marlee Matlin herself.

Please note that you may need to check whether the app has been updated or whether it only works with certain operating systems.  This page was last updated on 12/5/2024.