Phonak Roger

by Phonak (Sonova)

Wireless mic system for hearing aids — pairs with Roger receivers in noisy rooms.

TL;DR

Wireless mic system for hearing aids — pairs with Roger receivers in noisy rooms.

Best for hearing-aid users in classrooms, meetings, or restaurants where SNR matters. Pricing: From $799 per mic + audiologist fitting.

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Pricing
From $799 per mic + audiologist fitting
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Hardware

What it is

Roger is the wireless remote-microphone system favored by audiologists. The 2024 Roger On v2 spec adds multi-talker handling. Pair with phone-side ASR (Live Transcribe, Otter) for transcript output.

Best for: Hearing-aid users in classrooms, meetings, or restaurants where SNR matters.
Watch out for: Audio amplification only — no captioning or transcription output.

Install / use

phonak.com/roger — sold through audiologists

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported1
HIPAA eligibleNo

Phonak Roger vs Whipscribe

FeaturePhonak RogerWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
PricingFrom $799 per mic + audiologist fittingfree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
Streaming—No
Languages199
PlatformsHardwareWeb, API, MCP

Alternatives to Phonak Roger

Otter.ai
Otter.ai

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free / from $10/mo
Rev
Rev

Human + AI transcription, highest accuracy tier on the market.

AI from $0.25/min · human from $1.50/min
Descript
Descript

Audio/video editor that treats the transcript as the timeline — different product category.

free / from $12/mo

Whipscribe is a managed faster-whisper + whisperX service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.