Olive Smart Ear / Olive Pro
by Olive Union
Affordable hearing assistance earbuds with app-tuned amplification.
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TL;DR
Best for users wanting low-cost hearing assistance + standard Bluetooth music in one earbud. Pricing: From $299 device.
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Pricing
From $299 device
Platforms
Hardware, iOS, Android
What it is
Olive Union's Smart Ear and Olive Pro are OTC hearing-assist earbuds with self-fit hearing tests in the companion app. They focus on amplification and noise filtering, not transcription.
Best for: Users wanting low-cost hearing assistance + standard Bluetooth music in one earbud.
Watch out for: Not transcription — pure audio amplification; partner with phone-side captioning apps for transcript output.
Watch out for: Not transcription — pure audio amplification; partner with phone-side captioning apps for transcript output.
Install / use
oliveunion.com — pair via the Olive Sound app
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 1 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Olive Smart Ear / Olive Pro vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Olive Smart Ear / Olive Pro | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Not verified | $4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup |
| Speaker diarization | Not verified | Yes |
| Word timestamps | Not verified | Yes |
| Streaming | Not verified | No |
| Languages | 1 | 99 |
| Platforms | Hardware, iOS, Android | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to Olive Smart Ear / Olive Pro
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