Answers for families considering SparkMinds.

SparkMinds is a personalized daily guidance app for families of children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and are using hearing aids or cochlear implants. SparkMinds helps turn everyday moments into structured listening and spoken language practice. It is grounded in the science of early language development and created by a leading listening and spoken language specialist.

SparkMinds tailors guidance to your child–their age, hearing technology, listening goals–and your family–your daily routines and preferences–so the practice fits your life in ways that a generic curriculum never will.

No. SparkMinds supports and reinforces professional care. We do not provide any medical or diagnostic services and do not replace your audiologists, teachers of the deaf, or therapists. Our apps help you notice patterns and share them with your care team; they do not diagnose.

SparkMinds is currently focusing on families of children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and use hearing technology, with a focus on the early years (roughly ages 0 to 5), when listening and spoken language are being built. It works with bilateral, unilateral, and bimodal (cochlear implant plus hearing aid) setups.

Of course! SparkMinds helps parents maximize language learning opportunities for their children. Language is language.

No expertise needed. The app teaches you what to do and guides you through the how - you never have to figure it out alone. You already know your child best. SparkMinds adds intention to your intuition.

Very little. The daily practice is designed to fit in the day of real families. Just a few minutes with the app help you weave language development into the everyday moments you already share with your child. SparkMinds doesn't add work on top of your already busy days.

Yes, absolutely. SparkMinds is built to work alongside your audiologist, teacher of the deaf, and speech-language pathologist, not to replace them. It helps you make the most of everyday moments in-between appointments and gives your care team clearer information to help them help you better.

Yes! Listening Check turns weeks of checks into a clean report, with error patterns per ear, device details, and history, that you can bring to your audiologist or therapist to help fine-tune your child's devices.

We onboard Founding Families gradually, because real personalization takes care. Join the waitlist and we will be in touch as we open access. Listening Check, our focused app, is already available to Founding Families, by invitation on iPhone.

Joining the Founding Families waitlist carries no cost or obligation. We are finalizing pricing and will share it with Founding Families before launch, with no obligation to continue.

We put your privacy first. The Listening Check app currently stores its data only on your device; we do not collect, transmit, or sell personal information from the app. For the Founding Families signup, we use your details only to personalize your experience and keep you informed. We never sell or share any information. See our privacy policy for the full description.

SparkMinds is available by invitation on iPhone and Android. Listening Check is available by invitation on iPhone now, with Android coming soon.