Astrodate vs Caption Assist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astrodate
This app provides the current date and time in multiple specialized formats, including Julian Date, Modified Julian Date, and Truncated Julian Date. It also offers standard Gregorian ISO 8601 formats, eliminating the need for manual calculations. Ideal for astronomers and those requiring precise timekeeping across various systems.
- Julian Date conversion
- Modified Julian Date
- Truncated Julian Date
- Dublin Julian Date
- Gregorian ISO 8601 format
- Astronomical date calculations
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Astrodate provides the current date and time in Julian Date, Modified Julian Date, Truncated Julian Date, and Dublin Julian Date as well as normal Gregorian ISO 8601 numeric date time formats. This is particularly useful for astronomers and others who need these various date formats, and don't want to do the calculations.
Caption Assist
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Caption Assist is an AI-based real-time open captioning hardware system. Powered by Google’s Cloud platform, Caption Assist has the ability to transcribe up to 27 languages and 70+ dialects with up to 94% accuracy. The app controls features of the hardware, such as billing. The Caption Assist hardware is required to use the app. The educational benefits of open captioning make the Caption Assist a great fit for people who are visual learners, learning a new language, or in an environment that isn’t suitable for sound re-enforcement. The Caption Assist is also an alternative solution for assistive listening needs and caters to people in the hard of hearing community who don’t know sign language.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Caption Assist at Free against Astrodate's $0.99. Caption Assist also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Astrodate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Caption Assist is free to download; Astrodate costs $0.99 up front. Caption Assist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Astrodate asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Astrodate | Caption Assist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flying Titans, Inc. | Williams Sound, LLC |
In-app purchases
Astrodate
No in-app purchases
Caption Assist
- Caption Assist Eight Hours$49.99
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