BeAware Deaf Assistant vs Emergency sounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeAware Deaf Assistant
This app offers advanced communication tools for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. It features real-time voice-to-text transcription, customizable alerts for loud noises, and a unique text-to-speech function for phone calls. It also includes a notepad with preset phrases and an emoji board for easier communication.
- Real-time voice-to-text transcription
- Customizable noise and alert notifications
- Text-to-speech for phone calls
- Note-taking with preset phrases
- Flip text for easy viewing
- Emoji and image communication board
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BeAware is the most advanced communication tool for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community with the latest features that do not exist on other apps! It even hit top 5 on Ycombinator's HackerNews! Are you tired of using apps with bad user experience, while being forced to watch ads and paying $50 a year for functionality that you need to use everyday? Look no further, BeAware is the only free, privacy-safe, no-ads, open-source, completely offline, battery-efficient app designed for Deaf users. With a proven and award-winning development process, BeAware was built from the ground-up with the deaf community in mind. It would not have been possible without the help of 100's of volunteers, testers and dozens of design and development iterations. - BeAware comes with a customizable Alert tool, that can detect loud noises and communicate that to the deaf using vibrations, LED flashes, and sending notifications to your phone and connected Apple Watch. So now, a Deaf new mom can leave the app running and get alerted if her baby is crying, or a Deaf delivery driver can move to the side to make way for emergency vehicles. - BeAware comes with the fastest Speech-to-Text transcription tool that is optimized for accuracy and works in any language that is set in the device Settings - The Text functionality is the best note pad app for the Deaf. The "Preset phrases" feature can make note taking a breeze and the "Flip Text" provides ease while showing the note. Enjoy your custom order at the coffee shop, without having to retype it every time, or having to turn your phone around. - Play Text - The Text tool also comes with a unique ability to Play the Text that you type in through your voice and video phone calls! So if you are not able to speak over the phone in an interview, you can just type out your responses and have the phone play it to the other side of your call. The language of the speech depends on the one selected in your settings - Emoji Board allows you to communicate with people who don't use ASL using emoji or images uploaded from your photo gallery *Users with Usher Syndrome can switch the phone to dark mode to view the app designed to accommodate them.
Emergency sounds
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- Recognizes more than 300 different types of sounds such as emergencies, human voices, music, animals, vehicles, and many more! - The app can hear for you and alert about more than 35 different types of emergency sounds. - Don't forget to activate the emergency sounds feature to receive push notifications in background. - Works without Internet. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://iosworlddeveloper.wixsite.com/sosounds-iphone/privacy-policies
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeAware Deaf Assistant at none against Emergency sounds's 4. BeAware Deaf Assistant also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Emergency sounds sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. BeAware Deaf Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.
BeAware Deaf Assistant ships an update every 10 days, Emergency sounds fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeAware Deaf Assistant | Emergency sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (257 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 257 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saamer Mansoor | Carlos Obando |
Bugs and requests
BeAware Deaf Assistant
Reported bugs
11 issues- Speech recognition is finicky and not exact
- App crashes regularly
- Microphone does not capture sound for transcription
- App consumes battery very quickly
- App makes iPhone extremely hot
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- Does not work in noisy environments
- Icon options are cropped with larger text display zoom
- No audio when typing in texts and hitting iPhone's play button
- Transcription is full of errors and often makes no sense
- Turning app off with blue/red dot does not work; transcription continues
- Cannot have an entire conversation, only line by line recording
Requested features
5 requests- Improve speech recognition/transcription accuracy
- Implement true AI system for better accuracy
- Add automatic punctuation (commas, periods, question marks)
- Allow paragraph breaks for better text structure
- Distinguish between different voices
Emergency sounds
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BeAware Deaf Assistant
No in-app purchases
Emergency sounds
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Annual$24.991 Year
- One-time payment$29.99
Questions
Is BeAware Deaf Assistant free?
Is Emergency sounds free?
Do BeAware Deaf Assistant or Emergency sounds have ads?
Which is updated more often, BeAware Deaf Assistant or Emergency sounds?
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