Leave a Review Decibels
Works great
Simple. The strips are cool.Keenanknight
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.Show lessGhenley
Developer Response
Thank you for your nice review! -davidWorks well and it’s free
The app does exactly what you expect and it costs nothing for the basic db meter.
I note also that it responds to ultrasonic frequencies (for example a pest repellent device) and shows the decibels accordingly.513645
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.Show lessPirateJesus
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.Simple and clean
I’m a safety consultant and I’ve compared this to an actual sound meter. It’s accurate enough for quick general readings.
The ability to take a photo and match it to your reading is a wonderful feature and the needle is damped enough to allow for an easy read.
This is one of my favourite apps.Mr Spinks
Recorder does not work
While the free app works, do not waste your money. The strip chart recorder does not worker777777777777
Developer Response
Dear er777777777777, I'm sorry to hear that the strip chart recorder does not work for you. Please contact me at iphone@bannach.ch to get this running for you too. Regards, -davidApp crashes not fixed
Purchased version of the App still crashes when trying to save an image with the decibel meter. Issue not resolved on iPhone 11BattistellaFilm
Developer Response
Dear Bottega Battistella, I'm sorry to hear that you can't save images with the Decibels app. Please make sure that under Decibels > Photos in the Settings app "Add Photos Only" is selected. Feel free to contact me under iphone@bannach.ch in case you need help. Regards, -davidNot accurate but
it’s definitely detecting small bits of sound but the microphones in iPhones aren’t really built for this so it’s not accurate - for example the average Decibels in a residential street is 40dB and it’s saying it’s 55-60 in my bedroom in the country in dead silence . But I guess it can still be used for contextShow lessTrustMeListen
Developer Response
Hi TrustMeListen, the current version of the app displays dB(A) and has largely improved accuracy. I hope it works better for you. -davidSave image causes crash
Nice app, reasonably accurate, but "Save Image" causes a crash (on iOS 13.1.3). Email image works, as does saving to Google Drive, but not saving to Photos on my iPhone 8S).garlicburp
Good
Good app but please make it full screen on iPad without borders.Scooberdoober
