Checked, not guessed
If a hearing professional handed you a list of listening practice apps, there is a fair chance some of them no longer open. The lists that clinics, universities and support groups share are rarely updated, and several of the programs on them have been retired or quietly folded into something else. So we opened each one and checked what happens.
Listening practice software has mostly been made by hearing device companies, as a free extra alongside the devices. When a program stops being a priority, it is not usually announced. The app simply stops being updated, or the page starts forwarding somewhere else.
The lists that point to them do not change at the same time. A university page, a clinic handout or a support group sheet can sit unchanged for years, still naming a program that has since been retired. Nobody is at fault; nobody owns the job of checking.
The result lands on the person who was told practice matters, follows the link they were given, and finds nothing there.
Checked one by one
4 of 12 are still working
Every row below was opened and checked on .
Angel SoundTigerSpeech
GoneThe address printed on many clinic handouts now answers with a code that means "permanently removed", and the secure version of the address does not answer at all.
Instead: Any of the working options below. Angel Sound was free, so look first at the other free ones.
AB CLIXAdvanced Bionics
GoneNo longer in the US App Store. The name does not appear in the current Advanced Bionics app list.
Instead: WordSuccess, from the same company, covers the same ground.
Hearing HuntHearing Hunt
GoneThe website address no longer exists — there is no record for it at all.
Cochlear HOPECochlear
GoneThe address returns a "page not found".
Instead: Cochlear keeps printable exercises on its current support pages.
Communication CornerCochlear
MovedThe old address forwards to a general support page that never mentions Communication Corner, so it is hard to tell where the activities went.
Instead: Cochlear’s current adult pages carry printable exercises, though they are worksheets rather than the interactive activities.
The Listening RoomAdvanced Bionics
MovedThe old address forwards to HearingSuccess, which is where this material now lives.
Instead: HearingSuccess, listed below.
Cochlear CoPilotCochlear
Not updatedStill in the App Store, last updated August 2023. iPhone only, and only in the US and Canada. Recent reviews report it failing to open.
Instead: Any of the working options below, all of which run on more devices.
Bring Back the BeatCochlear
Not updatedIts own App Store page says the app has been retired and will be removed. There is no direct replacement for music practice.
ReDiMED-EL
WorkingUpdated July 2026, rated 4.5 out of 5. The most actively maintained program we checked.
HearingSuccessAdvanced Bionics and Phonak
WorkingWorking, free, and the destination the older Advanced Bionics material now points to.
AudioCardioAudioCardio
WorkingWorking. Aimed at daily sound stimulation rather than word and sentence practice, so it does a different job.
Lace ProNeurotone
WorkingWorking. Usually bought through a hearing practice rather than directly.
If the program you were told about is on the "gone" or "moved" list, you have not done anything wrong and you have not missed a step. Pick one of the working options and carry on.
It is worth telling whoever gave you the list. Most clinics want to know, and most have no way of finding out on their own.
SoundSteps makes one of these programs, so it is fair to ask whether this list is a sales pitch. Two things to judge it on. Every status above was checked directly and is dated, so anything wrong here can be caught. And our own program is deliberately not in the table, because a company grading itself alongside its competitors is not worth reading.
If a program that was working stops working, or we have something wrong, we would rather hear about it than have this page quietly go stale like the ones it describes.
FAQ
No. As of July 2026, the address that appears on most clinic handouts answers with a code meaning the material has been permanently removed, and the secure version of that address does not respond at all. If a list gave you that link, the list has not been updated.
CoPilot is iPhone only and available only in the US and Canada, so there is no version for Android or iPad. It was last updated in August 2023, and recent reviews report it failing to open. If you cannot use it, that is the app, not you.
It moved. The old address now forwards to HearingSuccess, which is where Advanced Bionics keeps this material. The activities were not deleted, but the old link does not explain where they went.
Of the ones we checked in July 2026, MED-EL ReDi was the most recently updated. HearingSuccess, AudioCardio and Lace Pro were also working. Several others still appear in app stores but have not had an update in two years or more.
Free programs from device makers are worth trying first, especially if you have that brand of device. Price is not a good guide to whether something suits you. What matters more is whether it practises the thing you find hard, and whether you will actually open it most days.
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SoundSteps is designed for hearing training and practice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Consult a healthcare professional for medical advice.
