HeardThat uses AI to separate speech from background noise in real time, streaming the cleaned audio through a user’s existing Bluetooth earbuds or hearing aids – no new hardware purchase required. Users control how much ambient sound comes through alongside the isolated speech, and the app is available on both iOS and Android with a free trial and a gifting option for sharing subscriptions.
Working with hardware people already own – existing earbuds or hearing aids – rather than requiring a new dedicated device, is the detail that makes this genuinely accessible: hearing-assistive hardware is often expensive, and a software-only solution that improves speech clarity in noisy environments through equipment already in someone’s ears removes a real cost and adoption barrier. This targets a specific, common, underserved problem – following conversation in loud restaurants, gatherings and social settings – that general noise-cancelling features on consumer earbuds don’t solve well.
This is assistive technology, not a medical device, and anyone with a diagnosed hearing condition should still work with an audiologist for actual clinical care – HeardThat supplements situational listening in noisy environments, it doesn’t replace professional hearing healthcare. Specific subscription pricing wasn’t shown on the page checked.
