Free live sound amplifier

Amplify what's around you

Point your iPhone at whatever you want to hear more of. It comes back through your headphones louder, a fraction of a second later. Free, with no ads and no account.

Runs on your iPhone. Nothing is recorded.

HearAge amplifier screen with per-band sliders, situational presets and a boost slider
How it works

From the room to your headphones

1

Put your headphones on

Wired or AirPods, whatever you already own. The microphone doing the listening is the one in your iPhone, so point the back of the phone toward the sound.

2

Pick a preset

Conversation, TV, Restaurant and Lecture each shape the frequency bands for that kind of room. Drag the boost slider until the level sits where you want it.

3

Or shape it yourself

Manual mode puts every band on its own slider, so you can lift the part of the sound you came for. Noise suppression helps when the room is busy.

What's inside

What the amplifier does

It works with the headphones you already own. There's no extra hardware to buy.

Live amplification

Sound comes in through the iPhone microphone, gets boosted and reshaped on the way through, and reaches your headphones almost straight away.

Presets for the situation

Conversation, TV, Restaurant and Lecture. Pick one, then set how much with the boost slider, which compresses sudden peaks so nothing jumps out at you.

Shape it by hand

Manual mode gives you a slider per frequency band, with a chart showing how much boost each one is getting. Noise suppression cleans up a busy room.

Tinnitus relief

Match the pitch of your ringing, then play gently shaped masking noise centred on that pitch to make it easier to ignore.

Private by design

Nothing leaves your iPhone

Microphone audio is processed live and never recorded, saved, or sent anywhere. Your presets and settings stay on the phone. There's no account to create, and no ads.

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From the guides

Understand your hearing

Hearing age: what's normal at every age?

How much high-frequency loss is typical at 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80, with the full table.

How to read an audiogram

The axes, the red-O/blue-X convention, and the degrees of hearing loss.

Why can I hear people but not understand them?

Voices are loud enough but the words blur. Here's the pattern behind it.

Tinnitus masking at home

Match the pitch of your ringing, then soften it with noise shaped to that pitch.

A note on what HearAge is. HearAge is a listening tool for everyday situations. It is not a medical device, it is not a hearing aid, and it does not diagnose, treat, or compensate for any medical condition. If you have concerns about your hearing, or notice sudden changes, pain or ringing in one ear, please see a qualified professional.