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Decibels: dB Sound Level Meter 4+
Analyze audio with style
David Bannach
Designed for iPhone
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
iPhone Screenshots
Description
Want to know what noise level is around you? in the restaurant? in the train? in the office? This app will show you with precision & style.
Features:
- Smooth analog display of dB(A)
- Take photo with sound level display
- Share, print, and store sound level photos
Extra Features (with purchase):
- Select frequency weightings A, C, and Z
- Record decibels on beautiful strip charts
- Annotate the strip charts
- Share, print, and store the strip charts
This app uses the internal microphone to estimate the sound pressure level in decibels (dB SPL).
Examples:
- quiet bedroom at night: 30 dB
- average home: 50 dB
- vacuum cleaner, 1m away: 70 dB
- jet aircraft, 50 m away: 140 dB
What’s New
Version 3.5.2
Thank you for using Decibels. This version fixes a bug that in some cases prevented the microphone from being activated when the app was reopened.
Ratings and Reviews
They finally got it Calibrated.
I’ve been using Decibels for years having found the chart recorder extremely useful, however it always read dB a little higher than it really was. The last update corrected that and it now has correct readings. They also added different weighting settings A,C andZ. The basic meter is great and I recommend getting the options as it makes the best meter using chart recorders.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for your nice review! -david
Good enough I guess
Every place you check, the approximate dB SPL of various sounds is a bit different. For example, other reviewers claim a quiet room is ~40dB, but various websites online say it’s 30 or even 20dB. My room at night measures 36dB. Similarly, conversation at 1m away is around 40-60dB, so I stood 1m away and spoke quietly, quieter than I would in a normal conversation in a quiet room (and I’m not a loud speaker). The app measured ~70dB. I guess I should just automatically reduce any measurement by ~5-10dB. Good enough if absolute accuracy isn’t a must, I guess. 4 stars, since I don’t have a good decibel meter to compare against.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for your review. I think part of the confusion are the different weighting schemes that may be used. This app measures raw SPL (no weighting) whereas most people seem to expect an A-weighting (db(A)). A-weighting makes the measurement less sensitive to low frequencies which results in a lower value in many cases. I'm planning to switch to dB(A) in the next version.
Outstanding decibel meter…
Fast - easy interface - Useful when cleaning house, reading, hiking to make sure the ‘noise’ is good noise.
Developer Response ,
Thanks for your review! I'm happy you like the app.
In-App Purchases
App Privacy
The developer, David Bannach, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- David Bannach
- Size
- 18.7 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, German, Swiss German
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2010-2023 David Bannach
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Beautiful Strip Chart Recorder $2.99
- Professional Controls $1.99