What eargym does

eargym Ltd is a London-based digital hearing health company incorporated on 6 May 2020 by Amanda Philpott, a former NHS CEO. The company builds a medically-regulated mobile hearing-fitness platform that combines a 5-minute speech-in-noise hearing check based on the clinically-validated Digit Triplet Test with adaptive auditory training games (Busy Barista, Odd-one-Out, Sound Seeker, Petal Picker, Tone Tap). The core app is registered as a UK Class I medical device and an FDA Class II 510(k)-exempt medical device, and is distributed via Apple App Store and Google Play Store under a freemium model (£3.99/month or £39.99/year premium). Two specialized variants sit alongside the core app: eargym CI Rehab (co-developed with Cleveland Clinic for cochlear implant recipients, priced at £149.99 lifetime or £49.99/month) and the eargym Dementia-Friendly Tablet (funded by the Longitude Prize on Dementia, with a sensory-friendly Digit Triplet Test).

The product portfolio is supported by granted Japanese Patent 7853307 with pending applications in CN, US, and EP, plus a stack of information-security certifications (ISO 27001/27017/27018, SOC 1/2/3, Cyber Essentials Plus) and ISO 13485. Revenue is generated through three streams: (1) B2C freemium subscription, (2) one-time or recurring CI Rehab purchase, and (3) B2B enterprise licensing under a Per-Person-Per-Year (PEPY) pricing model targeting health insurers, employers, and audiology providers; US launch pricing starts at $25 PEPY. The company pursues parallel GTM motions: product-led growth for consumers and direct enterprise sales and channel partnerships with audiology providers for population health contracts. Named commercial relationships include Medicash (corporate health plan member benefits) and a co-development partnership with Cleveland Clinic for cochlear implant rehabilitation, with NHS-level rollout referenced as a forward ambition.

The 10-person team is research-heavy, anchored by PhDs in epidemiology, computational neuroscience, audiology, and clinical neuroscience, and a former NHS CEO; the company maintains academic collaborations with the University of Nottingham / NIHR Nottingham BRC and UCL. Funding to date consists of a single ~$669K Crowdcube round in March 2022; revenue, ARR, and follow-on institutional fundraising rounds are not publicly disclosed.

Name

eargym

Legal name

eargym Ltd

Website

https://eargym.world

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

eargym is a London-based, medically-regulated mobile hearing-fitness platform offering speech-in-noise hearing checks and adaptive auditory training games, serving UK and US health plans, audiology providers, employers, and consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital hearing health software

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Audiology & Hearing Diagnostic Centers (HLAFAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audiology & Hearing Services (ENT-Affiliated) (HLAKAMAI), Assistive Listening & Classroom Audio (FM/DM, Soundfield) Systems (EDAKAIAE)

Keywords

• Hearing health apps
• Auditory training software
• Digital therapeutics
• Cochlear implant rehabilitation
• Hearing assessment platform

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. B2C Premium Subscription: Individual consumers can download the app for free with limited Premium access. Full training and tracking features require £3.99/month or £39.99/year subscription. Conversion from freemium to paid premium.
2. CI Rehab App Purchase: One-time purchase for cochlear implant recipients at £149.99 for lifetime access or £49.99/month subscription for ongoing access.
3. B2B Health Plan Licensing: Population-based Per-Person-Per-Year (PEPY) pricing for health insurers and employee benefits providers with volume discounts. US market opens at $25 PEPY Standard tier.
4. B2B Audiology Provider Platform: Annual platform subscriptions for audiology providers enabling patient progress tracking between visits and reduced no-shows.
5. Data Analytics Products: Three tiers of data insights and analytics dashboards for tracking longitudinal hearing health outcomes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

eargym is a digital hearing fitness platform that delivers a medical-grade hearing check (a 5-minute speech-in-noise test based on the Digit Triplet Test) and a suite of immersive, adaptive auditory training games via a smartphone app. The company also offers a separate CI Rehab app for cochlear implant recipients co-developed with Cleveland Clinic, a dementia-friendly tablet screening product, and a B2B population health platform with data dashboards sold to health insurers, employee benefits providers, and audiology clinics.

Product overview

eargym offers a portfolio of hearing health products centered on its core smartphone application. The main eargym app provides medical-grade hearing checks (based on the Digit Triplet Test) and immersive auditory training games (Busy Barista, Odd-one-Out, Sound Seeker, Petal Picker, Tone Tap) for hearing screening and cognitive hearing improvement. The eargym CI Rehab is a specialized companion app for cochlear implant rehabilitation developed with Cleveland Clinic, featuring adaptive speech recognition games. The eargym Dementia-Friendly Tablet addresses hearing screening for people living with dementia, funded by the Longitude Prize on Dementia. For B2B customers (health insurers, employers, audiology providers), eargym offers an enterprise platform with data dashboards and population health tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eargym CI Rehab: Cochlear implant speech recognition app developed in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic, featuring games with real-time adaptive difficulty and customizable background noise for recipients.
• eargym Dementia-Friendly Tablet

Products and services

• eargym (core hearing health app) Smartphone application that delivers a 5-minute medical-grade speech-in-noise hearing check (Digit Triplet Test) and a suite of adaptive auditory training games (Busy Barista, Odd-one-Out, Sound Seeker, Petal Picker, Tone Tap) to help individuals screen for hearing loss and improve listening skills. Registered as a UK Class I and FDA Class II 510(k)-exempt medical device. Targeted at individual consumers and used by B2B enterprise customers as the consumer-facing surface.
• eargym CI Rehab Cochlear implant speech recognition app for individuals aged 13+ who have received a cochlear implant in the last 18 months. Features three games (Word Wizard, Grid Game, Sonic Sentences) with real-time adaptive difficulty and customizable background noise, plus a Progress Check dashboard for clinicians. Developed in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic.
• eargym Dementia-Friendly Tablet Tablet-optimized hearing health screening application built on the Digit Triplet Test, designed with a sensory-friendly interface and gentle onboarding for people living with dementia. Works with or without caregiver support and produces simple, shareable results for early detection. Funded by the Longitude Prize on Dementia.
• eargym B2B Population Health Platform Enterprise platform that wraps the medical-grade eargym hearing check and auditory training with continuous progress tracking and dedicated data dashboards for clinician monitoring, payer ROI and risk identification, and research advancement. Sold to health plans and employee benefits providers on a Per-Person-Per-Year model and to audiology providers on annual platform subscriptions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14% average improvement in hearing test results after 4 weeks of training
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cleveland CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Working with Cleveland Clinic's audiology program to co-develop a rehabilitation training pathway for cochlear implant patients, funded by Cleveland Clinic. Part of broader 2026 initiative to bring hearing health to new populations through specialized training programs.
• University of Nottingham / NIHR Nottingham BRCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partnership contributing to publications on hearing screening for healthy ageing. Research led by Helen Henshaw and colleagues published in The Gerontologist.
• Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for app content and hearing health expertise, consulted during product development.
• World Health OrganisationminorOthersWHO data referenced regarding hearing loss statistics and prevention guidelines. WHO estimates 1.1 billion young people at risk of noise-induced hearing loss.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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