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Awesome Apps for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired

Every day the iPhone assists people in living better lives. Here are several great apps focused on helping those who are deaf or hearing impaired with communication, entertainment, and more.

Subtitles Viewer!

Subtitles Viewer!

Craig Grummitt

For those who want an app that provides subtitles for TV shows and movies.

When you are at home, it is easier to get subtitles for the shows you want. But, when you are out it’s more of a challenge. Subtitles Viewer! is an app that provides subtitles for television shows and movies. These come from the site Opensubtitles.org and are available in a variety of languages including English, Spanish, French, and German.

Why we love it

If you need a tool to assist you in watching that TV show or movie when you are not at home, check out the handy Subtitles Viewer! app. If you enjoy it, there is a paid Pro version which provides unlimited subtitles.

Visual Hear - audio translator

Visual Hear - audio translator

Sergii Koval

Visual Hear - audio translator

For those who want a voice-to-text conversion app with a translation feature.

Visual Hear listens to external voices and converts them to text for you to read. The app provides translations as well with 40 supported languages. Additional features include voice activity detection (VAD), simple editing for text you want converted, large fonts for the visually impaired, and functions for sharing text with a variety of applications.

Why we love it

Perfect for those who travel abroad, Visual Hear translates spoken words into text for the hearing impaired.