Comparison

Sound Alert. vs myRogerMic

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sound Alert.

This app uses your smartphone's microphone to detect important environmental sounds like alarms and doorbells. It alerts users through vibrations, camera flash, and on-screen notifications, offering peace of mind for those who are hard-of-hearing or heavy sleepers.

Highlights
  • Records and detects environmental sounds
  • Alerts for doorbells, smoke alarms, and more
  • Vibrates smartphone and connected watches
  • Flashes mobile camera light for alerts
  • Displays event icons and text notifications
  • Connects with Pebble Watch
Features
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Sound Alert App gives you the ability to record your environmental and home sounds to alert you in case of events which are important for you like doorbells, Telephone Ringing, Microwave beeping, Thief Alarm and Intercom. The app able to detect any type of Smoke alarms without the need to record them, pre-installed any type of smoke alarms. Unlike other solutions with flashing lights and expensive hardware installations, Sound Alert allows you to use the current building infrastructure and alarm systems installed and still be alerted to events even if you are unable to hear or see them. This can give you a sense of security and peace of mind. Sound Alert App is efficient when it comes to quick response, alert time, and is also very affordable . It's perfect for people who are hard-of-hearing, deaf, elderly, and Heavy Sleepers too. The app uses your smartphone's microphone to constantly listen to your environment when you activate "Detection Mode". Sound Alert can be connected to Pebble Watch, This easy-to-use app enables a fast way to be notified of all situations. The unique Sound Alert platform is able to detect a broad range of sounds with it's smart algorithm and alerts the user by vibrating their smartphone and Pebble watch, flashing your mobile’s camera light, and showing an icon image of the current event on your smartphone and Pebble watch's screen with a text note of the name of the event under the icon. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. We hope you enjoy your experience using this great new technology and appreciate your feedback so we can constantly improve. Below video link how to use Sound Alert App : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5aIVD2mPlU

About

myRogerMic

Control your Roger On device remotely from your smartphone. Customize microphone settings for different environments and listening preferences, including beam direction and mute functions. Check device status like battery and current mode.

Highlights
  • Control Roger On device
  • Customize microphone settings
  • Steer beam direction
  • Change microphone mode
  • Mute / unmute
  • Check device status
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With the myRogerMic app you can control your Roger On device from your smartphone. It allows you to customize your microphone settings according to environment and personal preferences. The myRogerMic app empowers you to: - Steer the direction of the beam(s) towards the speaker(s) you want to listen to - Change microphone mode - Mute / unmute - Check current device status such as battery level and actual microphone mode. Compatible models: - Roger On™ - Roger On™ iN - Roger On™ 3 Device compatibility: myRogerMic app can be used on smartphones with Bluetooth® Low-Energy (LE) capability and is iOS® Version 14.0 or newer. To check if your smartphone is compatible, please visit our compatibility checker: https://www.phonak.com/com/en/support/product-support/compatibility.html The myRogerMic app is compatible with the Phonak Roger On™ with Bluetooth connectivity. IOS® is a registered trademark or trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sonova AG is under license.

Screenshots

Sound Alert.3 screens
myRogerMic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: myRogerMic at 4.5 against Sound Alert.'s 2.8. myRogerMic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (46% vs 20%). Sound Alert.'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sound Alert. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. myRogerMic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

myRogerMic holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myRogerMic has 2.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Sound Alert.'s written reviews are positive against 46% of myRogerMic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sound Alert. ships an update every 2 months, myRogerMic every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sound Alert. versus myRogerMic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSound Alert.myRogerMic
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (6 ratings)4.5 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews45.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperInnovation Factory LimitedSonova AG

Customer experience

Sound Alert.

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

myRogerMic

All ratings1,943 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral6.2%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive45.9%
Neutral10.8%
Negative43.2%

Bugs and requests

Sound Alert.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

myRogerMic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App frequently loses settings
  • Firmware update process is unresponsive
  • Multibeam feature no longer available

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improve display and indicators
  • Add voice recognition technology
  • Provide a demo mode for clinicians
  • Add ability to save custom settings
  • Improve Bluetooth range

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sound Alert.

One-time1
  • Sound Alert Full version$35.99
None

myRogerMic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sound Alert. free?
Sound Alert. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is myRogerMic free?
myRogerMic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sound Alert. or myRogerMic?
myRogerMic is rated higher. Sound Alert. averages 2.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while myRogerMic averages 4.5 from 2.2K ratings.
Do Sound Alert. or myRogerMic have ads?
Neither Sound Alert. nor myRogerMic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sound Alert. or myRogerMic?
Sound Alert. ships an update every 2 months, and myRogerMic every 9 months. Most recently, Sound Alert. was updated on November 2, 2026 and myRogerMic on November 6, 2026.

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