Decibels: dB Sound Level Meter 4+

Analyze audio with style

David Bannach

Designed for iPhone

    • 4.6 • 225 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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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

4.6 out of 5
225 Ratings

225 Ratings

Ghenley ,

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

PirateJesus ,

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.

Ican'tfindanunusednickname ,

It’s a fun little app

I like the old-school chart recorder thingy and the ability to use different weighting for the sound. Great for audio nerds

In-App Purchases

Professional Controls
Professional Controls
Select any frequency weighting A, C, or Z.
$1.99
Beautiful Strip Chart Recorder
Beautiful Strip Chart Recorder
Record sound pressure level onto paper strips
$2.99

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.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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