Is the tinnitus app market saturated? What the Google Play US data says

36 keywords measured on Google Play US, last scanned 2026-10-31. Figures are read directly from store pages, not estimated.

NEW ENTRANTS · 12 MONTHS

How many tinnitus apps released in the last 12 months are ranking on Google Play US today, and how many reached the ratings threshold?

No newcomer has survived here 6 apps holding top-10 were released 6–12 months ago and none reached 50 ratings; 8 more were released in the last 6 months and are too young to judge.

Released 6–12 months ago, past 50 ratings

0/6

top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago that reached 50 ratings

Too young to judge

released in the last 6 months, not counted either way

Over 24 months

1/8

same ratings threshold

Median release year, top-10

2025

of 32 dated apps

Store autocomplete confirms people search for this niche. Searched for: "beltone tinnitus calmer" suggested after typing 39% (position 0).

Rating counts on Google Play are worldwide, not one country, so the 50-ratings threshold is easier to clear here than on the App Store. Read this figure against Play; the App Store page for the same niche is a different scale.

WHAT WINNERS CHARGE

Are tinnitus apps profitable, and what do the top apps on Google Play US charge?

2 of 5 sell in-app purchases, top prices range from 2.49 USD to 69.99 USD. 1 not updated in a year.

Real prices, read from each app's own store page, not estimated

App holding top-5	Ratings	What it charges	Last update
myPhonak	137,414	free, sells nothing	updated 2026-09-28
ReSound Smart 3D	49,235	free, sells nothing	updated 2026-03-05
Beltone Tinnitus Calmer	6,884	69.99 USD — IAP $6.99 - $69.99 per item	no update in 32 months
WIDEX MOMENT	2,503	free, sells nothing	updated 2026-10-16
Tonal Tinnitus Therapy	992	2.49 USD — IAP $0.99 - $2.49 per item	updated 2026-10-01

REVENUE CHARTS

Do tinnitus apps make money on Google Play US, judged by days on a top-grossing chart?

Not measured on Google Play. The App Store publishes its category charts as a public feed; this report reads that feed and nothing equivalent on Google Play.

See the App Store figure for tinnitus →

KEYWORDS

What do people search to find a tinnitus app, and which keywords does nobody target?

2 of 8 keywords have no top-10 app aiming at them: match your tinnitus frequency, phonak tinnitus balance.

Keyword	Difficulty (0–100)	Apps targeting it
match your tinnitus frequency	10	nobody — 0/10
phonak tinnitus balance	18	nobody — 0/10
relief of pulsating ears	9	1/10
tinnitus treatment	11	1/10
resound relief	14	1/10
oto tinnitus	17	1/10
resound tinnitus relief	17	1/10
still tinnitus	17	1/10

28 more keywords in the full report.

How to read this

Difficulty is the cost of reaching the top, 0–100. "Apps targeting it" counts top-10 apps carrying every word of the keyword in their name or subtitle.

COMPLAINTS

What do users complain about in the top tinnitus apps?

Too few complaints collected to summarise (0).

How to read this

Google ranks these by how many people found them helpful, which leans towards complaints — so the shares show which problems dominate, not how many users hit them.

OTHER STORE

Is the tinnitus app market different on iOS (the App Store)?

See tinnitus on App Store US → 1 of 13 top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago reached 50 ratings there