Spl Meter App Reviews

If you try to use this with an ipod touch and a blue mikey, all you get is screeching horrible feedback. No option to turn off playback/mic. Completely and utterly useless.

Tiny image of what appears to a copy of the Radio Shack db meter from the 1970s. Screen does nothing except show current db number you need a magnifying glass to see it. A $.99 joke. Ha! Doesn't Apple really examine any of these apps before allowing people to steal your money? Zero stars.

Since the current update my interface for this app is blurry, very low looking resolution, looked great before this update. Please fix.

Not sure why the interface was made so much smaller? Wish I hadn't updated.

I'm only interested I relative levels (maintaining a consistent monitor level, for example). So this app rocks for me even if it is a number or two off. Great studio tool.

I think this is a great app. It does all I expect it to. I don't have any reference point, but I am happy. Easy to use.

Current version is not compatible to iOS8; graphic is messed up.

Simple and easy to use- just like my trusty Radio Shack I have been using for years but always in my pocket- A must for AV professionals.

I have several SPL meters and this APP rocks them all. Key feature, I always have it with me!'

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!

This app use to be great on my 6 but now the screen is all mixed up.

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.

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.

I’m super happy to have this update. I left a lower review previously because it was almost impossible to use on my new big screen. All is right with the world now though. Thanks Andrew.

Well I don't know how accurate it is. Seemed to max out at around 90db with internal mic. Don't have an external. One thing that is annoying is the round scale knob. It seems to be be very touchy and a pain to set it to a value. Running on 4g iPod touch.

but I dont know how to use it :/

Once you have a great tool, you'll find new ways to do your work. As an HVAC tech, I take pride in quiet installations and in fixing other's noisy work. Having a really fine meter on my belt saves time gives me a chance to create sales opportunities in the moment with customers.

Doesn't actually do what you think. Keeps bugging you to buy some pro thing. Avoid.

very responsive. i calibrated against an actual meter. the default settings were only off by 2dB.

I use this setting up portable PA systems all the time. It's quick and easy.

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.

Works just fine, except I'm not too sure of how to change response time & range, as tapping the screen does nothing. Also can't access the settings tab. But db metering is very accurate.

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 d*** on an iPhone 3G.

I just got an onkyo 308 a/v receiver and it doesn't have a built in mic. Looked at radio shack and a SPL meter was 50 bucks. Downloaded this and it works great. I calibrated my stero, works like a charm. As for the other review, put it in C weighting and it gets the bass volume. Seems to be very accurate... Overall, VERY useful for the price.

A perfectly find SPL meter application which I am happy to recommend. I only wish there was a way to display just digits w/o the analog meter face. I understand there's some attachment to the old skool red needle but just having a readout would make this just that much more attractive of an application.

Works as expected.

Downloaded it a few days ago and it worked fine, but now it doesn't. Now it just says 999db and the needle no longer moves. Uninstalled.

... with iOS 10.3.2 on iPad. It used to be full screen. What happened? Or is this by design?

Great app. I've been using it since it came out. I am a weapons instructor for the USMC and I use this mostly to demonstrate the difference in sound levels between canned and uncanned rifles. The GUI is a little dated looking (maybe not optimized for iPhone 6S?) but the functionality is 100%

Really like this app. I would give it 5 stars, but it's hard to know (believe) that it provides accurate absolute readings of SPL for every little mic in every iPad or iPod. Nonetheless, if you take the absolute values with a grain of salt there is a lot to like here. I used it to ascertain that my summer apartment in France was plagued by ~96dB (peak) worth of eurotrash disco music last night, during the summer solstice parties-on-the-street. Yikes. Not quite at the threshold of physical pain, but definitely that on the psychological level.

Great little app. Perfect for my home studio. I use this to track recordings and baseline my monitors and master finals.

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.

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.

Iwas told it was must have and it's true. I also recieved great support from Studio 6 when messed up the calibration. Watch the video, read the write up then enjoy.

Working as a sound tech with some friends, a buddy got this app and we compared it to a "real" decibel-meter. It was about 10 dB off, but then a quick calibration brought it in to be accurate. Will prove very helpful as we travel venues and locales. P.S. To the guy who gave it 1-star, I would ask if you don't know what the controls are for, you don't know what this is really used for...why rate the app low for YOUR lack of understanding? 2.7: has a bug. if you flip phone so speakers an micro pointed up, you can only see the bottom corner of the app.

Once I calibrated it it works great. I calibrated to 80dB and then tested it from 60 to 100 and it stayed within a dB the whole way. Even for $5 it would be useful. For $.99 it's a steal!!!

I mainly bought this app to test sound levels with my methanol-powered RC helicopter. However, I had occasion to use it at a wedding reception where the band was playing way too loud for the building they were playing in. The meter read around 88dBA at about 20 feet, which I would guess is pretty close to the actual level. The latest update that adds accelerometer support for automatic screen flipping is just icing on the cake.

Great for quick FOH reference. Latest update has an issue with screen rotation--I only see the bottom corner of the GUI when I rotate the phone upside down. Please fix this!

Waste of a dollar. Every time I inadvertently tipped my iPhone4 into landscape mode, and then uprighted it, the program display would get all s****** 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.

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.

Side-by-side almost the same readouts from my Radio Shack Meter. Close enough for my home theatre set up.

Excellent until I upgraded to 6s+. Screen is totally jumbled.

Ok graphics. I think the meter is accurate too. But this needs a "peak", "average" and "hold" function like some others. Fix that and you have something. Don't fix it and it ain't work 99 cents.

Looks exactly like a real SPL meter, I could swear the needle is real. I didn't know the iphone could have an accurate sound meter.

Simple but effective!

I think this is a fun app worth buying. BUT it crashes now on an iPad...

Latest update fixed issue with iPad crashing.

I calibrated it to a pro grade spl meter, and found that +16.5 is spot on perfect. This app goes to 120db. For .99 cents, you cant ask for more. Unless u need to messure levels above 120db (which can happen from time to time) this app is totaly worth the buck. * but be sure to calibrate it, otherwise its worthless. Oh... And this is the only spl meter that allows you to point the mic at the source without having an upside down screen. Buy it!

I find it difficult to adjust (too sensitive) and read (red numbers too small and too dim) the range k*** specially in dim lighting. Those items fixed and it's a 5.

Shows 50db all the time, even in total silence. This needs to be fixed

Goes well over 100 Incredibly acurate Intuitive interface Shows typical decible ranges Only 99 cents I've used it setting up; Night club sound Theater sound Sound labs Studios And most importantly: Proving to my landlord that I'm not that loud It's classy, and it's effective. That's my experience.

Learnt a lot about decibel levels and their impact on sound and noise from this handy little app.

With this fix, the app runs flawlessly. And it shows me that the company really wants user feedback (through their support page, not negative comments on iTunes...) I e-mailed them yesterday about this bug, and today there's an update. Sure they may have already been working on it, but I like to think they are just that quick :-)

Not able to identify my sub-woofer. I'm using iphone 4s for this app & when I play my sub-woofer for configuration this meter sits ideal.

The readings are seldom within 10db of an accurate meter.

I showed up for a studio sound level check and my professional grade Radio Shack SPL meter had a dead battery! I had 2 auditoriums to check. Checked one auditorium when I realized that I had a spare battery in my car. Compared readings and they were close enough to where I didn't need to recheck.

I have an aftermarket exhaust on my car, and I'm worried that when I'm on the highway for long periods of time that it may be damaging my hearing. This is a really neet app to test that! Very cool interface! And for the price, you can't pass it up!!

I just need this app for settin up my 5.1, n for $0.99 u can't beat it, not sure if I'll ever get a chance to calibrate it, I wonder if there is much difference in the iphone mics, or are they all bout the same, not really sure what trim is either, but the rest of the controls are pretty self explanatory, and very simple to use definitely happy with tis

It does what it claims to do, and it does it well...

The db k*** is way to touchy. A three point calibration would be beneficial, as it is not accurate at all. I calibrated it on my iPhone4 at 85db. At 115db it indicates 96 and at 45db it indicates 58. These test were done using a professionally calibrated meter.

This app doesn't work on 6s plus (the screen is all mixed up). Waste of money.

Great application for under a buck. Worth buying

Just an excellent all around app for measuring decibels. I use it all the time. Very well designed and good looking. Also still well supported by the developer despite being what? 5 years old. Great job!

this is ok, is not great. with loud sound it does a little better then with low sound. When using with low sound it way off, i mean 10+ dBs off. But for the price, what can you ask. My base of comparison was an OSHA sound meter

I was hoping this meter would measure bass but it doesnt. Very dissapointed. But for .99 can't really complain. lol

Calibrated, it shows a reasonable degree of accuracy. It's all an iPhone app SPL needs to be. The graphics work well. Quite happy with it. Let's call it a good purchase.

This app is so fun. I tried to calibrate it to +16.5dB and compared it to an American Recorder SPL-8810 and I think it was closer to +15dB or so using the internal mic. I wanted to ask the the more experienced guys, are you calibrating this with the internal mic? I assume so. One guy says it's 10dB off and another 16.5dB. Is it possible the factory mica in each iPhone could be different? So maybe one review against another isn't that accurate? I don't know, just a suggestion.

I'm glad I got it :)

I downloaded another app first that didn't work right so I was skeptical on buying this one. I put side by side with a meter here at my office and it performed well. I wish the interface was a bit more indepth but really what more to you need.

Perfect in every way. Checked the accuracy in my school's soundproof room with some B&K audiology equipment. The results were within 2-3 dB. Great app!!! Great price!!!

Needs retina display update. This thing looks terrible.

I like this little app. It's pretty accurate for a phone.

I love the app, but it hasn't been updated to work with the screen on a 6s+. Everything is jumbled together.

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

After downloading latest update it simply crashes! I liked it before this.