Free on the App Store.
Takes two minutes.
Free. No account required. iOS 16 or later.
Three steps
to sound awareness.
1. Install
Download from the App Store. Grant microphone and notification permissions. No account, no email, no signup form to click through.
2. Pick your sounds
Enable the preset sounds that matter to you: doorbell, smoke alarm, name called, microwave. Add custom ones in three short recordings.
3. Go
Put the phone where you'd normally keep it. The app runs quietly in the background. When something matters, you'll know.
What you need
to run SoundSense.
iPhone XS or later. iOS 16+. A7 chip or newer runs the on-device classifier smoothly.
Apple Watch Series 6 or later, watchOS 9+. Required for wrist haptics on the Plus tier.
Microphone (required), Notifications (required), Location (optional, for context). No other permissions. Ever.
Android is on the roadmap.
iOS came first because it lets us guarantee the privacy and performance story on one platform. Android is coming after the iOS app earns it. Leave your email to hear when it's ready.