ALRM vs Thoughtmarks

ALRM transforms your iPhone into a personal safety companion, providing peace of mind for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community through intelligent sound detection and multi-modal alerting. Key Features: • Critical Sound Detection - Uses advanced AI (YAMNet with 521 sound classes) to detect fire alarms, smoke detectors, gunshots, emergency vehicle sirens, and low battery chirps with industry-leading accuracy • Multi-Modal Alerts - Instant notification through screen flash, LED flash, custom haptic patterns, and visual overlays ensuring you never miss critical alerts • Privacy-First Design - All sound processing happens on-device. No audio is ever recorded or transmitted • Accessibility Excellence - Simplified UI designed for users with varying technical literacy, WCAG 2.1 AAA compliant • Geofence Alerts - Customizable alert zones for home, work, or any location • Works Offline - Core detection features work without internet connection • Battery Optimized - Adaptive power management ensures all-day protection Perfect for: Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals seeking independence Parents of deaf children wanting peace of mind Elderly users with hearing loss Anyone in noisy environments who might miss critical alerts Supported Sounds: Fire and smoke alarms Carbon monoxide detectors Gunshots and explosions Emergency vehicle sirens (police, ambulance, fire) Low battery chirps from smoke detectors ALRM was developed in close collaboration with the deaf community to address real safety needs. Every feature has been thoughtfully designed to provide maximum safety with minimal complexity. Note: This app requires microphone access for sound detection. All processing is done locally on your device for maximum privacy.

Bookmarks for your brain! Don’t let your best ideas, greatest inspiration, and most interesting thoughts die in your notes app. Use Thoughtmarks instead. With voice-first notes, AI-powered suggestions, & seamless organization, your thoughts have never been more accessible. Thoughtmarks is the fastest way to capture, organize, and rediscover your thinking. Voice-first, AI-powered, and built for busy minds. Designed as a frictionless tool to capture notes instantly, organize them, and easily recall and rediscover your best ideas when you need them most. Because your best ideas don't always happen at your desk. And if you don't capture them in the moment, they're gone. Whether you're a creative thinker, entrepreneur, student, or someone with short attention in a busy world, Thoughtmarks helps you think better. High Signal. Less Noise. CAPTURE AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT Voice notes with automatic transcription. Siri capture ("Thoughtmark this"). Apple Watch, widgets, Control Center. Text capture with zero friction. Whatever's fastest, use that. AI THAT DOES THE ORGANIZING FOR YOU Auto-generated titles, tags, and smart filing. Just capture. Let AI handle the rest. Then go deeper with personalized recommendations: books, podcasts, videos, and patterns across your own thinking you didn't even notice. FIND IDEAS YOU HALF-REMEMBER Semantic search that understands what you meant, not just what you typed. Forgot the exact words? Doesn't matter. Thoughtmarks finds it anyway. YOUR THINKING, ORGANIZED Smart bins for projects and topics. Visual connections between related ideas. Turn thoughts into tasks with priorities and due dates. Capture now, organize later. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Sign in with Apple. AES-256 encryption. Offline-first architecture. No ads. No data selling. Ever. AI features process data through our secure backend — your data is never used for AI training. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. If your brain moves faster than your fingers, Thoughtmarks was built for you. Terms of Use: https://thoughtmarksapp.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://thoughtmarksapp.com/legal/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/