Comparison

RidgeRelay vs LiveSub

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

Head to head
About

RidgeRelay

Control up to six relay outputs directly from your iPhone. Personalize relay names, icons, and colors. Monitor live hardware status via Bluetooth connection.

Highlights
  • Control six relay outputs
  • Customize relay names
  • Personalize icons and colors
  • View live hardware status
  • Bluetooth connectivity
Features
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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.

About

LiveSub

Features
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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

Screenshots

RidgeRelay3 screens
LiveSub4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
RidgeRelay versus LiveSub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRidgeRelayLiveSub
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSWITCHED KINETIC IDEAS LLCYenChang Lin

In-app purchases

None

RidgeRelay

No in-app purchases

None

LiveSub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RidgeRelay free?
RidgeRelay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiveSub free?
LiveSub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RidgeRelay or LiveSub have ads?
Neither RidgeRelay nor LiveSub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RidgeRelay or LiveSub?
RidgeRelay ships an update every 3 months, and LiveSub every 3 days. Most recently, RidgeRelay was updated on October 24, 2026 and LiveSub on October 8, 2026.

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