Sorenson Forum vs Taptic d/Deaf Support
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sorenson Forum
Facilitate inclusive communication in meetings and events with real-time audio and caption translation. Supports up to 25 languages for diverse audiences, accessible via any device without extra hardware.
- Real-time audio translation
- Live captioning
- Supports 25 languages
- Bi-directional conversation
- QR code and PIN invitations
- Cross-platform accessibility
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The world is ready for your ideas. Share them with Sorenson Forum for iOS. Forum is an interpreting app that allows users to participate in meetings, events, lectures, and group experiences with audio and captions in their preferred language. Present and communicate with your diverse audience — with 25 guests’ preferred languages supported — for inclusive connection and understanding. Setup is simple. First, register for an account. Then you create a session and share the unique QR code or PIN with guests. Each person joins on their computer or mobile device — no other hardware required. The software is platform agnostic and supports mobile language translation via smartphones, tablets, and laptop web browsers. — Interpreted Languages Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Dutch, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese — FAQs Q: Can the app interpret sessions in multiple languages simultaneously? A: Yes, the app can simultaneously deliver audio and/or captions in any or all the languages it supports, including regional dialect translation. Q: How fast is Sorenson Forum? A: Our expertly trained AI typically produces interpreted audio and captions nearly instantaneously. Q: How does Sorenson Forum work? A: You create a session and invite guests to join on their mobile device or computer. Each user chooses their language, and the app uses advanced AI to deliver audio and captions. In addition, unlike most event captioning apps, Forum is bi-directional and can even let you converse with your multilingual audience members. — *The app requires acceptance of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For more details go to sorenson.com. Terms of Service:https://sorenson.com/legal/forum-terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://sorenson.com/legal/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://sorenson.com/legal/terms-of-use/
Taptic d/Deaf Support
This app provides customizable alerts for sound-based notifications, offering vibration, flashlight, or standard notifications. It also features a text-to-speech and speech-to-text function for communication, with real-time transcription and the ability to save conversations.
- Customizable sound alerts
- Vibration, notification, and flashlight alerts
- Text-to-speech communication
- Real-time speech transcription
- Save conversation transcripts
- Alerts when phone is off
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Sound Tab: Select the sounds you want to be notified by. Customize alerts: vibration, notification, flashlight. Receive alerts even when your phone is off. Text Tab: Type a message. Typed responses are displayed in a flipped orientation and automatically spoken out loud. Press record to listen to speech and receive accurate real-time transcriptions. Save transcripts. https://www.tapticapp.com/terms-and-conditions https://www.tapticapp.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
Sorenson Forum and Taptic d/Deaf Support both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 40% of Taptic d/Deaf Support's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sorenson Forum's. Taptic d/Deaf Support also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Sorenson Forum sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month and Taptic d/Deaf Support sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Sorenson Forum against 4.4 for Taptic d/Deaf Support. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Sorenson Forum's written reviews are positive against 40% of Taptic d/Deaf Support's.
Sorenson Forum ships an update every 3 weeks, Taptic d/Deaf Support weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sorenson Forum | Taptic d/Deaf Support |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (28 ratings) — better | 4.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sorenson Communications, Inc. | Micah Roberson |
Customer experience
Sorenson Forum
Taptic d/Deaf Support
In-app purchases
Sorenson Forum
- Personal Monthly$24.991 Month
- Professional Monthly$59.991 Month
- Forum Basic Monthly$99.001 Month
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- Premium Monthly$129.991 Month
- Forum Basic Yearly$249.003 Months
- Forum Pro Monthly$299.001 Month
- Forum Pro Yearly$739.003 Months
- Pay as you go Pro - Hourly$60.00
- Pay as you go - Hourly$75.00
Taptic d/Deaf Support
- Taptic +$4.991 Month
- Taptic +$49.991 Year
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