1Why we started
Earbuds go in on the school bus and come out at bedtime. In noisy places the volume creeps up, nobody notices, and the only feedback is a parent calling “turn it down!” across the room. That doesn't work, and it doesn't feel good for anyone.
We wanted something calmer: numbers that parents and children can both see, gentle nudges instead of nagging, and small rewards for good habits. Earbunny grew out of that idea. It shows how loud and how long someone listens, warns when an earbud is dropped or left behind, and notices when a head drops forward during homework.
2Our mission
The World Health Organization's Make Listening Safe initiative warns that unsafe listening habits put a very large number of young people at risk of hearing loss, and that this risk can be avoided. Together with the ITU, the WHO published a safe-listening standard (ITU-T H.870) that describes a weekly “sound allowance”: how much sound energy the ears can take over seven days.
Our mission is to turn that guidance into something a family can actually use every day: a clear number, a friendly reminder at the right moment and a reason to feel proud of good habits. You can read exactly how we calculate everything on our How we measure page.
3What we believe
- Awareness, not surveillance. There is no hidden mode. Children always see that monitoring is on and who can see their data, and they get a reminder every 30 days.
- Collect less. No microphone, nothing about what is played, no contacts, photos or messages. Raw motion data stays on the phone. Location only at the moment an earbud is dropped or left behind, deleted after 7 days.
- Encourage, don't punish. Goals, stars, streaks and real rewards that parents write themselves, instead of lockouts.
- Be honest about limits. iOS doesn't let apps read or lower other apps' sound. We say when a value is measured and when it is estimated.
- Not medicine. Earbunny builds awareness and habits. It does not diagnose or treat anything; doctors and audiologists do that.
4How we make money
From subscriptions, and nothing else. The Free plan covers one person with a 7-day history. The Family plan (monthly or yearly, with a 14-day free trial) covers up to five people, and the Personal plan is for adults who track only themselves. Subscriptions are billed by Apple through the App Store.
We never sell data, never show ads and never use advertising identifiers, trackers or third-party analytics in the app. Families pay us so that their data doesn't have to.5The team and the company
Earbunny is built and run by Omnibus, Ltd., a small software company. Our team designs, builds and operates the iPhone and Apple Watch apps, the parent web dashboard, this website and the servers behind them. There are no data brokers or ad partners in the picture.
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6Why a bunny?
Because rabbits are famous for their ears, and because children engage with a character far more than with a chart. The bunny cheers when a goal is met, covers its ears when it gets too loud and can wear the accessories a child earns with stars, from everyday glasses to a witch hat at Halloween.
A mascot also changes the tone at home. “The bunny thinks it's a bit loud” is an easier sentence than “I saw your numbers”. It keeps the focus on looking after ears together.
7Talk to us
- General questions: or the contact form.
- Help with the app: and the help center.
- Privacy: . Security reports: see our disclosure policy.
- Schools: . Press: .
About us
Healthy ears are a family habit.
Hearing damage from loud sound is permanent, and it is almost entirely preventable. Earbunny makes safe listening visible for the whole family, with encouragement instead of surveillance.