aka Alarm vs Snitch

aka Alarm wakes you at the right moment in your chosen window — not at an arbitrary fixed time. Pick a wake-up window (any time, plus 30 minutes). Tap Start. aka Alarm listens to the ambient sound of your room and builds a rolling baseline of how quiet it really is. When the window opens, the first time you turn over, sigh, or shift the duvet, the alarm fires. If nothing happens, it fires at the end of the window so you never oversleep. • Gentle wake-up — the alarm tone fades from 1 % to 100 % over a minute, so you come out of sleep gradually instead of being jolted. • Smart snooze — lightly move the phone to snooze. The snooze duration is randomised between 60 seconds and 15 minutes, clamped to whatever's left of your window. • On-device only — audio never leaves your phone. Nothing is recorded, stored, or transmitted. No accounts, no servers, no analytics. • Native iOS 26 design — Liquid Glass throughout, no custom skinning. How it works in one paragraph: the app continuously samples microphone input to compute the ambient sound level (in dBFS) and maintains a five-minute rolling baseline. Within the wake window, a level rise above the baseline by a configurable threshold triggers the alarm. The microphone is active only while an alarm is set. Audio samples are processed in memory and immediately discarded. aka Alarm is open source under the MIT licence.

Snitch is a motion and sound monitor for pets, package deliveries, and everyday events. Describe what you want to detect and receive an alert when the camera scene or sound matches your condition. Point your iPhone or iPad at the front door, the kitchen counter, or the couch the dog isn’t allowed on. Draw a box around the area that matters and describe your trigger: “a package is delivered”, “the cat is on the counter”, or “a bird lands on the feeder”. Snitch checks the scene when motion is detected and alerts you when your condition matches. WATCH OR LISTEN Use Camera mode to monitor a selected area, or Sound mode to listen for a sound you describe. Motion and sound detection on your device help decide when to request an AI check. Keep the monitoring device awake with Snitch open. ALERTS WHERE YOU NEED THEM Choose chimes, vibration, or spoken alerts, with a choice of voices. Receive alerts on your Apple Watch, or pair another iPhone or iPad as a dedicated receiver. Paired devices can receive notifications and view encrypted shared replays without creating an account. REPLAYS AND HISTORY Review detections with an explanation and confidence level. Play camera replays or sound clips, inspect replay frames, choose a thumbnail, and revisit the moments that mattered. Shared events remain available until their displayed expiry. PRIVACY AND SETUP Camera checks send the selected crop for AI analysis; sound checks send short audio clips. The app does not provide a continuous cloud video feed. Optional paired sharing encrypts shared events. Mount the monitoring device somewhere stable, keep Snitch open, and connect power for longer sessions. No separate camera hub or account is required. Use Snitch for everyday moments involving pets, deliveries, bird feeders, and home projects. Detection depends on the scene, sound, connection, and trigger you choose. Terms: https://massiveinterface.com/apps/snitchcam-terms.html Privacy: https://massiveinterface.com/apps/snitchcam-privacy.html