super-hear — Listen more clearly, on your terms.
A private real-time listening utility for iPhone + AirPods, with local recordings, transcripts, and Beat Detect for repeating audio patterns. Everything runs on device — no audio, no transcripts, no telemetry ever leaves your phone.
super-hear
Utilities · Audio · Built by QnSub · iPhone
A private listening tool in your pocket
super-hear boosts nearby sound in real time, lets you record what you hear with local transcripts, and includes Beat Detect for repeating low-frequency audio patterns.
Boost nearby sound
Adaptive audio processing brings quiet details forward while keeping everyday listening comfortable.
Personal EQ setup
A guided tone setup shapes the app's EQ for your own listening comfort. The profile stays on your device.
Mode-aware presets
Talk, Distant, Ambient, Beat Detect, and Custom modes each remember their own EQ, noise reduction, and boost settings.
Beat Detect
View repeating low-frequency audio patterns, compare detection methods, and save local summaries for recordings.
Local recordings & video
Capture audio plus a synced visualizer video. Both files live in your app's Documents folder and never leave the device unless you choose to share them.
On-device transcripts
Apple's Speech recognizer transcribes recordings with the on-device flag set — audio never travels to Apple's servers for transcription.
Everything stays on your device
No accounts. No analytics SDKs. No ad SDKs. No server.
Live mic audio is processed in real-time and discarded. Recordings, transcripts, personal EQ profiles, and settings live only on your iPhone — and travel only to your own iCloud Backup, never to us. super-hear ships with no third-party tracking, no advertising SDK, and no server-side component.
Read the Privacy PolicyPersonal listening only
super-hear is a consumer listening utility for everyday audio. Beat Detect readings are best-effort audio-pattern estimates and are not health or medical measurements. The app does not diagnose, treat, monitor, or provide medical advice. See the Terms of Use for the full safety notes.
Listen more clearly, without giving up your privacy.
SuperHear is available on the App Store. Questions, feature requests, or bug reports are always welcome.
About SuperHear
Use SuperHear on iPhone with AirPods or wired headphones. Boost nearby sound, adjust a six-band EQ, and save local recordings and on-device transcripts.
- Available for
- iPhone and iPad
- Requires
- iOS 17.0 or later
- US App Store download
- US$2.49
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View SuperHear on the App StoreCommon questions
What do I need for SuperHear live sound amplification?
Use a compatible iPhone with microphone access and AirPods or wired headphones. SuperHear provides Talk, Distant, and Ambient modes plus a six-band equalizer.
Are SuperHear recordings sent to a cloud service?
Audio recordings and on-device transcripts stay on the iPhone unless you export them. SuperHear is a personal listening utility, and its audio-pattern estimates are not medical measurements.
Does SuperHear boost music volume or amplify the room around me?
It amplifies live sound picked up by your iPhone microphone and plays it through supported headphones. It isn't a system-wide volume booster for music and video apps.