Awareness! The Headphone App App Reviews

Works ok, some reviewers feel that it creates an experience like having a soundtrack while you jog, walk or whatever you are doing while listening to music. But I dont feel that way; whenever the mike cuts in , you can tell immediately that its not part of the music. The app works as advertised, so thats enough.

I have been using this app about 6 months. I find it an excellent help in situations where my normal hearing aids cannot pickup the conversation

You can only hear what the mic picks up if the volume is at 100%. The problem with that is that your music is then at 100% and cancels the mic out. The only use for this is as a hearing aid with no music playing.

The app works ok for what it is supposed to do. There are a fair amount of adjustments to tweak things so they work for your needs. It should at least help in a few situations. That said, it has been "updated" for iPhone 5. You have to be kidding me. They added a banner. No added functionality or bigger controls. A banner reminding you of the app you have open. In addition to this, it seems development has been slow in general. For these reasons alone, I cannot recommend this app.

Even with sensitivity turned all the way up and threshold all the way down, it doesnt pick up anything. This may be because I listen to music at very low volumes, but IMO this app is completely useless

I have a nice pair of in hear headphones that I prefer to cans. All I really want to be able to do is pause my music and have microphone automatically kick in. Nothing else. I get the idea of it turning on when there is a loud noise, but thats secondary. I just want to be able to talk to someone without having to dig my buds out of my ears. Give me that one option and this is 5 stars.

Continuing sensible updates, no problems with limited iPhone 5 graphics, BUT here are a few glitches under iOS 6. Was missing Mic Boost but see developers have posted that this will soon be fixed. it is fully unlocked with no ads. Well worth the money. Previous review: I use this when jogging, after a bit of fiddling and clipping my mic to my shirt it works well. I get my music and I get to hear cars approaching. Now I can use my best isolating headphones. Great at home too as I hear my wife shouting at me (-:

Does exactly as it advertises. Functional as well as entertaining. Thank you!

Latest version is good, but no Mic Boost has been a problem for me. After emailing the developers Im glad to say that the next version with have Boost back. 4 stars until that new version, 5 then if it works! Previous review You know how people ask you why you didnt answer the phone or, worse, why you didnt answer when theyve been calling you and calling you....its because you were blissfully unaware that they were calling you because you were listening to music on your headphones. Now, with this app turned on, you can actually hear them screaming at you and miraculously go on listening to the music at the same time. It takes a bit of getting used to, but youll never say "sorry. I couldnt hear you" again. The upgrade has made this version smoother yet - still wouldnt advocate using it in a very noisy environment, which will only disturb your enjoyment of what youre listening to to no good purpose, but its great if you want to avoid being mown down by that car you never heard coming or that partner you never heard shouting at you.

My husband introduced me to this app. Turn it on and you can hear when people speak to you without having to take your headphones off. I use it when I jog, on my train commute into the city and on flights. Not perfect, a bit fiddly but very useful and does what it says.

This app is probably the best mic app on the app store. Ive tried loads of other similar apps and nothing comes close. I understand that Mic Boost will be fixed soon. As soon as it is my 4 stars turn in to a 5 star!

This app is missing the most important function, compression. The mic picks up sound around you and feeds it into your headphones while listing to music to keep you aware of your surroundings. What if that sound is extremely loud? You are now feeding that noise directly into your ear canal. Compression would automatically lower the noise to a bearable volume. This addition would warrant a 5 star review.

External noises cant cut through normal music.

this new version now works perfectly!

Works exactly as described.

Great for listening to music at the gym, without feeling tuned out to the people around. Its also a great way to make a normal pair of ear protection into electronic earpro.

I have purchased this app and find it is not very helpful while running. Traffic approaching is audible to the naked ear before the mic picks it up. Additionally, when the mic does pick up the sounds of approaching vehicles it is played in mono in the headphones so there is no directionality to the sound. I am using the original iPhone 5s headphones..

Came down with a double ear infection and couldnt hear out of either ear unless it was really loud. Got this app, now I just wear my headphones all day and can actually hear everything (almost everything) going on around me. Id have spent the last 5 days completely deaf without this app. PS: not sure if someone submitted a bug ticket for this but text message alerts dont come through when using the app.

Beautifully implemented, and beautifully functional. Does exactly what it claims to, which is exactly what I wanted. Nothing else like it in the App Store. Thanks for making such a clever and useful app!

No Bluetooth support