SPL Meter Reviews

Great app

John 3:14

No excuse for not having this on your iPhone if you are involved with audio at all. I play guitar primarily and will use this to check that the amp is set as close as possible to the same output level everytime I have to re-setup. Makes your sound guy happy! For home recording I use this to compare the output of my mix to a similar 'professional' commercial mix when mastering a song. Again, just a handy app to keep on your 'smartphone' for any occasion. Kudos to the developers, one of the few apps left that work with a darn on an iPhone 3G.

SPL Not Consistent

bob6515

Does not give consistent readings. Varies by 10 to 20 dB. Does not alway turn on when app is touched, have to tap fast/slow button to get to start.

Good for basics after tweeks

Joe Astorino

I bought this app to properly set the levels on my new home theater. By default the readings were way low in comparison with my RadioShack meter. After tweaking the trim extensively it matches up pretty well. However even when calibrated and using c weight and slow response my iPhone 4s with this app was completely incapable of picking up my subwoofer test tone for subwoofer level setting.

Pretty accurate on a 4 phone

E. Rambler

Placed side-by-side with a calibrated Type 2 sound level meter in a noisy room, this app measured within plus or minus 2 dBA on a 4 phone; on a 4s it undermeasured by around 6 dBA. Pretty fun to have with you in your favorite tavern.

No gods after upgrade!!!

TheRodg

This ap worked perfectly until the last "upgrade". From what I can see, the only thing this change did was add a commercial for an expensive, external microphone while taking away the ability to adjust the "MAX" signal level. It really is a shame to see them mess up a nice ap try and get you to pay them more money. I used to rate this as a five star ap, now I'm going to delete it if it's not fixed. Very disappointed!

Nice, but the old look was better

SpudMills

This app has always seemed to work well, but the update with the grey photograph of an actual piece if hardware and the metal toggle switches is a much worse look than before. I implore the developer to go back to something more like the old version, or at least make the images look less like photographs; correct lens distortions, make the toggle switches look like 3D toggle switches instead of overhead photographs of actual switches, etc.

Glitchy

Jim Sexton

Waste of a dollar. Every time I inadvertently tipped my iPhone4 into landscape mode, and then uprighted it, the program display would get all screwed up--as if I had zoomed in to see just the lower left part of the display. And it would remain that way until I killed the program and restarted. Very annoying. Crashed once as well. Deleted and wrote it off as a loss. However, when it worked it seemed OK. Plain, easy to read meter, quick response, etc. FWIW.

Quick & Easy

Dave in Bellevue

Earlier this week I and some friends went to hear the Yonder Mountain String Band play at the Ryman Auditorium. While I very much enjoy bluegrass music, the sound was painfully loud. The younger crowd didn't seem to mind the volume, but to a older person like myself, it was very uncomfortable. Luckily, someone had an extra pair of ear plugs and I was able to enjoy the rest of the show in comfort. But….. I still wondered how loud was the music? I pulled out my iPhone 4s and went to the AppStore. I bought "SPL Meter" based entirely on looks. It looked like an spl meter should look. Once downloaded, I found the app easy to use with intuitive controls. Where we were sitting in the center of the balcony, the levels averaged between 97 and 101 db. Pretty loud! The next day I cranked up my stereo at home to the same levels as the night before so I could experience the volume in familiar surroundings. The discomfort was the same! In summary, SPL meter suits my purposes very well because it's handy if I need it. I have no idea how it compares to professional meters.

It clearly works and it's only $0.99

Jack2753

I was just about to purchase a handheld db unit when I ran across this interesting looking little app. I had recently purchased a high pressure misting pump, which is louder than I would like, so I wanted to try some ideas I have for reducing the sound, and I wanted/needed a way to measure the results. As I still have a first generation iPad, I had concerns about how well this app would work with it. Turns out it works great. It downloaded easily, and when I fired it up by the pump, it read 70.5 db - the manufacturer's spec sheet said to expect 70 db, so this app seems to be right on the money. This app save me about $30, so I say it's a great deal for $0.99. My only suggestion would be that they provide a bit more info for us novices.

Protect your ear

Clawshot

More people should get this game because you can check the level of the sound and it mite be too loud .so you can tell the people to lower the volume

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