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App Overview

What is SoundSafe Kids?

SoundSafe Kids is a hearing safety app that helps parents and caregivers monitor noise exposure and protect children's hearing. Using your iPhone's microphone, the app measures sound levels in real time and provides practical, family-friendly guidance — no technical expertise required.

Unlike simple decibel meters, SoundSafe Kids pairs live measurement with guided safety checks for common family environments — nurseries, classrooms, playgrounds, parties, and events. Parents get clear recommendations on when sound levels may be too loud for young ears and what to do about it.

SoundSafe Kids is built for awareness and practical guidance. It is not a medical device and does not guarantee hearing protection. For clinical concerns, consult a healthcare professional.

Why It Matters

Protecting children's hearing

According to the World Health Organization and American Academy of Pediatrics, noise-induced hearing loss in children is preventable but increasingly common. Children's ears are more sensitive than adults', and the effects of noise exposure are cumulative over a lifetime.

Young children cannot recognize hazardous noise or remove themselves from loud environments — they rely on caregivers to protect them. SoundSafe Kids gives parents the awareness tools to make informed decisions about their child's sound environment.

Features

What SoundSafe Kids does

✓ Real-time noise level monitoring with child-safe thresholds

✓ WHO-based child hearing safety guidelines built in

✓ Guided safety checks for nurseries, classrooms, and bedrooms

✓ Event checks for parties, concerts, sports, and worship services

✓ Toy safety testing to check noise levels before purchase

✓ Child and place profiles to track exposure by context

✓ Plain-English recommendations parents can act on

✓ Session history to track exposure over time

✓ Age-appropriate thresholds for infants through teens

✓ Local-first — no account required, no data leaves your device

Plans

Pricing

SoundSafe Kids offers a free tier that provides essential safety features. Paid plans unlock additional tools for families who want deeper tracking and insights.

Free

Live noise meter, basic safety guidance, and core hearing-safety checks. No account required.

Paid — $19.99/year

Everything in Free, plus: multiple saved child profiles, custom place/thing profiles, and organized personalized history.

Availability

Where to find it

SoundSafe Kids is available on iOS (iPhone and iPad, iOS 16.0 and above).

App Store: Coming soon.

App Icon

Icon asset

SVG format app icon, suitable for use on both light and dark backgrounds.

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Screenshots

App in action

Screen recording of SoundSafe Kids running on iPhone.

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Further Information

Get in touch

For press enquiries, review access, or additional materials, contact press@soundsafe.kids.