# Decibel - sound level meter — user reviews

> 113 indexed App Store user reviews of Decibel by App Rover, rated 4.60/5 from 4,682 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/decibel-sound-level-meter/id1485543216/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/decibel-sound-level-meter/id1485543216.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,628 · 4★ 558 · 3★ 211 · 2★ 65 · 1★ 220

## What do users think of Decibel?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- ✨ Accurate sound measurement
- 🔍 Helpful for verifying environmental noise
- 📊 Useful for monitoring job site noise levels
- 🔍 Good for deciding where to sit in restaurants

**Cons**

- 💰 Subscription-based model
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🔒 Security concerns (mic left open)
- 🙅‍♀️ Inability to turn off or exit the app

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Needle moving to strange places on the screen
- Inability to save or delete recordings
- Subscription not recognized after purchase
- App crashing on launch

**Most requested features**

- Preset noise level alarm
- Ability to play back and export recordings
- Frequency analysis beyond the first octave
- Multilingual support

## Newest reviews (10 of 113)

### 4/5 — Good and bad?

*2025-08-28, version 1.01.00*

I downloaded a dozen of these sound pressure level meter apps.  Most give obviously wildly inaccurate results like 80 dB in a quit room with no talking.  Insane.  This app gives nearly identical results when similtaneously running on iPhone and iPad.  The results were not only almost identical but believable with quiet room readings in the 35-40 dB range.  
All good.
The bad.  The apps description talks about a setup or setting screen where you can calibrate the microphone.  I can't find a setting screen or page anywhere.

### 3/5 — Audrey

*2024-03-07, version 1.01.00*

J’ai trouvé que l’application réagis fortement à Audrey

### 4/5 — Вполне.

*2024-02-07*

Для бесплатной части программы всё работает. ПО частотам: верно определяет лишь несколько частот первой октавы, но это уже функция платного контента. А так, для определения уровня шума - сгодится .

### 2/5 — Skip the Headaches

*2023-10-28*

1).  App charges (purchase) multiple times for weekly, but Won’t accept yearly subscription. 

2) Once purchased, app hasn’t loaded (yet).   It’s been about 20 minutes waiting.   Reboot doesn’t help.

These people are dishonest manipulators, and their junk doesn’t work

### 2/5 — Not the best

*2023-10-10, version 1.01.00*

It’s terrible

### 4/5 — Mmm

*2023-06-30, version 1.01.00*

Amplified Rick and Roll???
Who’s Rick …

### 2/5 — 2 stars for trying to trick me info a subscription

*2023-06-24, version 1.01.00*

They deserve one star but I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt that it works. Advice: get a different app.

### 5/5 — Muy buena

*2023-03-30, version 1.01.00*

La medición

### 4/5 — Misspelled word

*2023-03-10, version 1.01.00*

The phrase “Rock and Roll” in the app is spelled “Rick and Roll”

### 3/5 — Some glitches

*2023-02-17, version 1.01.00*

Generally good and easy to use, but it was a bit glitchy. The needle from the sound metre started moving to strange places on the screen rather than sitting where it should.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Does not work

*2026-01-14, version 1.01.00*

Work does not work

### 1/5 — Premium Push

*2025-11-19, version 1.01.00*

Every time I open the app it prompts 15 times to buy premium and anytime i do anything it wants me to buy premium. 1/5 stars. Too pushy

### 1/5 — Ben B in Burlington VT

*2025-07-11, version 1.01.00*

I recently downloaded this sound level meter app and it seemed to be running continuously without my having to start recording. 
Somehow, I have now stopped it operating all together. There is no obvious “Start/Stop” toggle or button, only a Pause/Resume (recording) option. I’ve shut down and restarted my iPhone 15 but no change. The drop down menu only has options for the 4 different sensitivity decibel readings based on the type of noise to be recorded. 
At this point, I give this app one (1) Star unless I get help on instructions for operating this decibel reading app.

### 1/5 — เยี่ยมลาว

*2024-11-13, version 1.01.00*

ทำใมเล่นบอกฟูดใม่ใด้คับ

### 1/5 — 🇨🇳🇮🇳

*2024-08-22, version 1.01.00*

cannot spell the words for different sound levels correctly in an app for publication. “rick and roll”.

### 1/5 — UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS APP

*2023-07-22, version 1.01.00*

App was not what it was lead to be, have tried unsubscibeing several times and cannot find anywhere to unsubscribe, had previously requested to through apple also
Please send link to unsubscribe or unsubscribe me immediately please

### 1/5 — Stole my children

*2023-06-12, version 1.01.00*

They kidnapped my children help

### 1/5 — Paisa

*2023-04-09, version 1.01.00*

Paisa paisa karta hai sab main

### 1/5 — ONE STAR 😡😡

*2023-01-13, version 1.01.00*

Trashy app see when I’m quiet it’s on a 40 percent horrible👿 
Congrats on making an horrible appp

### 1/5 — A monthly subscription?!

*2022-12-28, version 1.01.00*

Why pay monthly for a utility app where you can get better free alternatives!?

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Straightforward, no account needed

*2026-09-08, version 1.01.00*

As titled. Sick and tired of having to open accounts everytjme I use an app. This is the best. Even gives a description of expected equivalent sound comparisons

### 5/5 — Accurate than other apps

*2026-08-10, version 1.01.00*

This app is quite accurate and easy to verify with the comparison on top of different environment. I measured in a relatively quiet room, it indicated ~40dB of "Quiet room" while another app "Sound Meter" indicated ~55dB of "Noise". Free version does not allow saving records

### 5/5 — Solid little app

*2026-04-28, version 1.01.00*

This does what it says and it's free.

### 5/5 — I like it

*2025-05-16, version 1.01.00*

I like it. So sensitive too

### 5/5 — Great straight forward

*2024-10-19, version 1.01.00*

Use to measure sound in our church. And gives exactly what we need

### 5/5 — Very helpful to verify environmental noise

*2024-07-16, version 1.01.00*

Quite simply a valuable tool to recognize the sound levels of a space or location you need to evaluate. I use it to record decibels readings for work, and travel.

### 5/5 — awesome

*2023-12-10, version 1.01.00*

measures NOISE!!!

### 5/5 — Db It is great

*2023-11-11, version 1.01.00*

Amazing

### 5/5 — GG

*2023-10-28, version 1.01.00*

This app shows how loud you are

### 5/5 — Good

*2023-03-31, version 1.01.00*

Good

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