ALRM vs Buzz Captions & Translation

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.

Understand every conversation in real time. Buzz turns speech into live captions and translates it as people talk: in conversations, meetings, lectures, videos and everyday life. Whether you're deaf or hard of hearing, learning a language, in a classroom or working with a multilingual team, Buzz helps you follow along. Speech appears on screen within moments, making conversations more accessible, inclusive and easier to understand. FEATURES • Live Captions: speech to text in real time, with auto-detect for the language being spoken. • Live Translation: one-way translation into the language you read, or two-way translation so both people understand each other. • Face-to-Face Mode: a split screen that flips so each person reads in their own language, or a simple conversation list. • Speaker Labels: see who said what, with captions grouped by speaker. • Transcribe Audio Files: bring in a recording and watch the transcript build with a progress bar. • Background Captioning: captions keep running when Buzz is in the background, and a dropped connection resumes the same session. • Transcript History: search past sessions, star favorites, edit lines, and share or delete with a swipe. Pro members can export a polished PDF. • Latin-Letter Captions: read Hindi and other Indic languages in Latin script. • Quick Start: begin captioning in one tap from Home or by long-pressing the app icon. • Accessible Design: adjustable text size and a high-contrast mode for clear, easy-to-read captions. • Your Account Everywhere: sign in with Apple, Google, Microsoft or Facebook, and your settings follow you across devices. • Available in English, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Indonesian, Dutch, Polish and more. PERFECT FOR • Deaf and hard-of-hearing users • Students attending lectures and classes • Professionals in meetings and conferences • Travelers communicating across languages • Language learners practicing comprehension • Anyone in noisy environments USE CASES • Live meeting transcription • Lecture and classroom captions • Real-time language translation • Accessibility support • Interview transcription • Conference and event captions • Everyday conversations PLANS Start free with daily captioning minutes. Upgrade to Basic or Pro for more minutes, more languages and translation, or buy a Pro Pass for extra Pro time with no subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Buzz requires a microphone-enabled device and an internet connection for live transcription and translation. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/