Decibel Meter Reviews

Weak

Piv

It only goes to 114dB. I was excited to see how loud it was behind my drumset during a concert - Apparently too loud. Musicians: Steer Clear!

Fun to watch, but not yet accurate

LelandJ

The large display is easy to see from across a room, and it registers a fairly high 115 dB upper limit. However, after comparing it to the other decibel meter app here, I don't think its accuracy is yet up to snuff (as of Sept '08). It would give an ambient/low noise reading about 20 dB less than the other app. The display is entertaining, yet I can't say that it's sure to give a good reading.

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Kevin Ventura

buy the other app because this one is way off!!! the $9.99 app is pretty close and has options

Unique

Licorish

A good way to tell or show people just how loud they are! Seems to have gotten better over time. I hope I choose the better of the two apps since this one is twice the price It would be nice if it had an analog option as the icon & competitor has! I don't understand the "label" word on the meter graph & why it's there!

what the heck??

Old-Nick-Lover

i downloaded this and paid!! and it doesn't work on my iPod... LIST THAT IN THE DESCRIPTION!!!!!

works but not useful in loud situations...

Back Stabbath

i wish this was able to go higher....i need it to go to at least 140 or it just peaks out on me at 110. useful for non loud situations...

Crashes

PeekaBoo (:

What a waste of money.... I installed this App on my iPhone and it just crashes!

Nice to have

landbamirum

Keep in mind the iPhone's built-in microphone only goes up to 115dB. That said, this app is great to have around. It's cool to see how loud the ambient noise level is in your bedroom, office, movie theater, car, or train. It can be turned upside down so you can point the microphone where you want. Also, there is a resettable Peak Hold option now. Note: I would recommend changing the Sample Rate to about 3 seconds, as the default is much too fast to be really useful.

Neat App, works great

MikeD1751

The app does what is says and works well but I would like to see these features Add a stop start button Show the low, average low and high for a sample period. Be able to compare different sample periods via a chart or graph Save x amount of sample data Add the “Decibel Comparison Table” to the application Example: I was wanting to check the Griffin Air Curve for the iPhone to see if it really produced an 10db increase in volume. This would have been much easier if I could record the same 10sec sample of music using the Curve and then with just the iPhone, if I could have save the data from both and had them displayed on some kind of side by side chart. Thanks…Keep up the great work.

Good idea; but needs work

Keith_Rettig

Got the app at a Metallica concert last night to see how loud the show was; unfortunately app tops out at 106 dB not reported 110. Here in my quiet office, the peak is jumping all the round while my SPL meter indicates fewer and lower peaks. App seems to be reporting higher average dBs than meter (3-4 dBs). App says snapping my fingers is 100 dB while meter says 50. Algorithm seems to need some slight modification. Often, I get the 'Peak Hold' not refreshing and the 'Peak" to freeze as well. The 'Sample Rate' slider is rather hard to grab and does not move smoothly. Previous reviewer suggested different meter skins; great idea (analog, digital, equalizer, numerical, etc.). I would be happy to help test future versions if you need it.

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