RidgeRelay vs LiveSub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RidgeRelay
Control up to six relay outputs directly from your iPhone. Personalize relay names, icons, and colors. Monitor live hardware status via Bluetooth connection.
- Control six relay outputs
- Customize relay names
- Personalize icons and colors
- View live hardware status
- Bluetooth connectivity
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RidgeRelay lets you control six relay outputs from your iPhone. Customize relay names, icons, and colors while viewing live hardware-reported status over Bluetooth.
LiveSub
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LiveSub turns your iPhone into a real-time subtitle and translation device for meetings, lectures, and conversations — powered entirely by Apple's on-device AI, with no internet required. Speak naturally. LiveSub listens, transcribes, and translates instantly using Apple's built-in Speech Recognition and Translation frameworks — all processed locally on your iPhone. Nothing is sent to any server. Your conversations stay completely private. LIVE TRANSLATION See the original speech and translation side by side as words are spoken. Supports Japanese, Korean, English, Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), French, German, Spanish, and more. FULL TRANSCRIPT Every session is automatically saved as a text file. Review, share, or export transcripts anytime from the History screen. IMPORT AUDIO FILES Already have a recording? Import any audio file to get a full transcript and translation without real-time capture. SESSION HISTORY Browse past sessions, select multiple transcripts, share or delete them — all in one place. COMPLETELY PRIVATE No account required. No subscription. No data collection. All speech recognition and translation run on your device using Apple's built-in frameworks. LANGUAGE SUPPORT • Chinese (Traditional) ↔ Japanese, Korean, English, and more • Japanese ↔ Chinese, English, Korean • English ↔ Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, and more • 20+ supported language pairs REQUIREMENTS • iPhone or iPad with iOS 26 or later • Translation language packs can be downloaded once in Settings → General → Language & Region → Translation Languages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LiveSub at every 3 days against RidgeRelay's every 3 months. RidgeRelay's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RidgeRelay ships an update every 3 months, LiveSub every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RidgeRelay | LiveSub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SWITCHED KINETIC IDEAS LLC | YenChang Lin |
In-app purchases
RidgeRelay
No in-app purchases
LiveSub
No in-app purchases









