Comparison

ANI Alert vs CaptionCall

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

Head to head
About

ANI Alert

Stay informed about your Roost Smart Devices. Connect your devices to WiFi to receive smartphone alerts and low-battery notifications, even when you're away.

Highlights
  • Set up Roost Smart Devices
  • Connect devices to WiFi
  • Receive smartphone alerts
  • Get low-battery notifications
  • Monitor device status
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ANI Alert lets the user set up and stay informed about the status of your Roost Smart Devices. Through this app, users can connect their Roost Smart Device to WiFi and activate the smart devices features, including receiving smartphone alerts while away and being notified about low-battery status.

About

CaptionCall

This app provides real-time, live captions for phone calls, enabling deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to communicate effectively. It offers a free, secure, and private way to make and receive calls with automatic transcription, accessible anywhere with internet service.

Highlights
  • Live call captioning
  • Real-time transcription
  • Customizable display
  • Secure and private
  • Use WiFi or mobile data
  • Voicemail alerts
Features
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CaptionCall Mobile empowers deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to make and receive phone calls with instant live captions. CaptionCall Mobile offers captioned phone calls in real-time at no cost to qualified deaf and hard-of-hearing users in an easy-to-use mobile app that integrates seamlessly into daily life and work. Why CaptionCall? No more landlines. CaptionCall Mobile goes where you go, allowing you to make and receive captioned calls from your mobile device anywhere with WiFi or mobile data service. Fast, accurate, and easy, CaptionCall automatically transcribes both sides of your conversation in a customizable easy-to-read format, using advanced voice to text for deaf and hard-of-hearing that is 100% private and secure. Accurate call captions appear in real-time for free-flowing, natural conversation. No cost, ever. As an FCC-approved captioned call service, CaptionCall provides 100% no-cost call captioning to those with qualified hearing loss, thanks to a federally-administered fund. GETTING STARTED WITH CAPTIONCALL MOBILE IS EASY: 1. Install the CaptionCall Mobile app 2. Create an account. You must provide accurate account information to meet federal requirements and enable your service. 3. Receive your new CaptionCall Mobile phone number for making and receiving captioned calls. Or you can continue using your existing phone number and automatically forward them to CaptionCall Mobile on your mobile device or tablet for captioning. 4. Tap “Allow” when asked to grant permissions to CaptionCall Mobile. You'll have quick access to your saved contacts, captioned voicemail and voicemail alerts, and can dial and receive calls from any phone number, just like your regular phone. 5. Use CaptionCall Mobile to start making calls with instant live captions. CaptionCall Mobile is exclusively for people with hearing loss who need captions to use the phone effectively in the United States only. CaptionCall and CaptionCall Mobile are available in the United States only. FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS ANYONE BUT REGISTERED USERS WITH HEARING LOSS FROM USING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CAPTIONED TELEPHONES WITH THE CAPTIONS TURNED ON. IP captioned telephone service may use a live operator. The operator generates captions of what the other party to the call says. These captions are then sent to your phone. There is a cost for each minute of captions generated, paid from a federally administered fund. No costs are passed along to individuals who qualify for the service. The CaptionCall phone and app remain the property of Sorenson in order to provide ongoing support, service, and upgrades. Patent information: www.Sorenson.com/Legal. Please report any bugs and feedback to Happy calling! Thanks, The CaptionCall Mobile Team

Screenshots

ANI Alert4 screens
CaptionCall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CaptionCall at fortnightly against ANI Alert's every 9 months. CaptionCall also leads on ratings volume (3.7K vs 1). ANI Alert's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ANI Alert holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CaptionCall has 3.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ANI Alert's written reviews are positive against 75% of CaptionCall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ANI Alert ships an update every 9 months, CaptionCall fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ANI Alert versus CaptionCall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterANI AlertCaptionCall
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (3.7K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better74.7% of reviews
Number of ratings13.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmerican NationalMachineGenius

Customer experience

ANI Alert

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CaptionCall

All ratings3,660 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative18.5%

Bugs and requests

ANI Alert

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

CaptionCall

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login/connection issues
  • Captions not showing up during calls
  • Keypad blocking captions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Automatic language detection and switching
  • Text-to-speech functionality for mute users
  • Customizable tone/volume settings
  • Improved integration with phone dialer

In-app purchases

None

ANI Alert

No in-app purchases

None

CaptionCall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ANI Alert free?
ANI Alert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CaptionCall free?
CaptionCall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ANI Alert or CaptionCall?
ANI Alert is rated higher. ANI Alert averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while CaptionCall averages 4.8 from 3.7K ratings.
Do ANI Alert or CaptionCall have ads?
Neither ANI Alert nor CaptionCall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ANI Alert or CaptionCall?
ANI Alert ships an update every 9 months, and CaptionCall fortnightly. Most recently, ANI Alert was updated on October 14, 2026 and CaptionCall on October 15, 2026.

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