dB Meter: Sound Level
Decibel, noise & SPL meter
$12.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Accurate, beautiful sound meter — pay once, no ads, no subscriptions. Now with Trends & Insights, a pro analyzer, noise map, Apple Watch and 30+ languages.
dB Meter turns your iPhone into a fast, beautiful, and accurate sound-level meter. Measure the noise around you in real time — at home, at work, at a concert, or anywhere you want to protect your hearing.
Pay once. No ads, no subscriptions, no tracking.
LIVE MEASUREMENT
• Real-time decibel readings on a precise speedometer-style gauge
• A-weighting (dBA) and Fast/Slow response, like professional meters
• Min, average, max and a rolling 60-second graph
• Live sound recognition — know what you're hearing (speech, music, traffic…)
PRO TOOLS
• Octave-band analyzer (1/1 and 1/3 octave RTA) with peak-hold
• Guided calibration wizard for accurate readings on your device
• Smart Monitor for long sessions with loud-environment alerts
• Export a professional PDF report, or CSV data
PROTECT YOUR HEARING
• Clear noise categories from Very Quiet to Dangerously Loud
• Instant warning when levels become risky (around 85 dB)
• Daily noise-exposure dose based on the NIOSH 85 dB / 8-hour limit
• Trends & Insights — weekly averages plus your loudest times and places
RECORD, TRACK & SHARE
• Save measurements and review them with charts and a personal noise map
• Tag measurements with your location (optional)
• Share a gorgeous measurement card
EVERYWHERE YOU NEED IT
• Home & Lock Screen widgets, including a Daily Dose widget
• Live Activity in the Dynamic Island while measuring
• A companion Apple Watch app to measure right from your wrist
• Beautifully optimized for iPad, in portrait and landscape
• Available in 30+ languages
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Audio is never recorded or stored — only the loudness is analyzed, instantly
• Your measurements stay on your device
• No ads, no analytics, no third-party tracking
dB Meter provides approximate readings for everyday awareness and is not a certified measurement instrument.
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What's new in 1.5:
• Make it yours — alternate app icons (Light, Dark, Blue), gauge styles and 10 accent colors
• Ask Siri — "what was my last reading?" and your daily dose, plus an interactive Measure widget
• Sound library — see how a reading compares to everyday sounds (≈ as loud as a vacuum cleaner)
• Hearing reminders — an optional daily check-in and a weekly exposure summary
Thanks for using dB Meter!
The developer, Birkan Aksoy, 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.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Birkan Aksoy
- Size
- 6.2 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 32 more
- English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © dB Meter
