Best apps like SoundMeter X

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4.6 avg rating
8 free apps
Updated September 2026

SoundMeter X is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 65+ similar apps for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

Top Alternatives to SoundMeter X

Decibel X PRO: dBA Noise Meter#1

Decibel X PRO: dBA Noise Meter by SkyPaw Co., Limited

Frequency Spectrum Analyzer
Editor's Choice
🔧 Utilities
4.7😊(6.9K ratings)
$69.99
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This application transforms your device into a professional sound level meter, offering precise dBA and dBC measurements. It features advanced analysis tools like frequency spectrum analysis and data export, making it ideal for audio professionals and anyone interested in sound environments.

What We Love

  • 👍 Works well
  • 🚀 Keeps getting better with updates
  • 💡 Useful for monitoring noise levels
  • 💡 Helps protect hearing
  • 👍 Accurate measurements
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 👍 Solid sound meter app
  • 👍 Meets expectations

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Data transfer issues between devices
  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🐛 Camera crashes
  • 🐛 Bugs with dark mode and language settings
  • 🐛 Inconsistent readings compared to other apps
  • 🐛 Inability to rotate screen
  • 🐛 Ads and frequent rating prompts in paid version
dB Meter & Spectrum Analyzer#2

dB Meter & Spectrum Analyzer by Vlad Polyanskiy

Noise & sound level decibel
Strong Contender
🔧 Utilities
4.7😐(865 ratings)
$29.99In-App Purchases
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Measure ambient noise levels with professional-quality accuracy. This app offers a spectrum analyzer, hearing test, and the ability to save and share measurements with location data. It's a powerful, cost-effective tool for personal sound monitoring.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Excellent
  • 👍 Simple, precise and excellent
  • 👍 Great app!!!!
  • 👍 Well around app for monitoring noise
  • 👍 Nice proof
  • 👍 Works great
  • 👍 Handy to solve sound issues
  • 👍 Easy to use - effective
  • 👍 Love this app its quick easy and does what it says on the Tin
  • 👍 Works great looks great
  • 👍 Great app
  • 👍 Functional and clear with great interface
  • 👍 Handy pocket sound meter
  • 👍 Wonderful, It actually saved the day for us once
  • 👍 Amazing app
  • 👍 Works a charm
  • 👍 Very complete suite of tools
  • 👍 Impressive!
  • 👍 Now I know how loud the television is at home!
  • 👍 Seems Accurate
  • 👍 Very Good App
  • 👍 Excellent app
  • 👍 With hearing aids
  • 👍 Very useful app for your iOS toolbox
  • 👍 Brilliant!!!
  • 👍 Really handy tool
  • 👍 It work great
  • 👍 Excellent
  • 👍 Nice!

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Crash with iOS 26
  • 🐛 Paid for and it stopped working
  • 🐛 App failed to open on iPad Pro 11
  • 🐛 Will not run
  • 🐛 Ok for DB but not for actually recording sound
  • 🐛 Good App BUT has Intrusive Marketing
  • 🐛 Video is recorded without sound
  • 🐛 Fix the user interface
  • 🐛 Why there are two apps
  • 🐛 Don't update
  • 🐛 Needs updated for iOS 11
  • 🐛 Stinks
  • 🐛 Keeps trying to sell me a Pro version
  • 🐛 Upsell
  • 🐛 Recent update break app with ads
  • 🐛 Une appli pas fini
  • 🐛 Not particularly accurate, limiting features
  • 🐛 Filters don't make sense
Decibel : dB sound level meter#3

Decibel : dB sound level meter by Vlad Polyanskiy

Audio noise Spectrum Analyzer
Worth Considering
🔧 Utilities
4.6😐(36K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Transform your device into a professional sound level meter and audio analyzer. Measure ambient noise, monitor decibel levels, and visualize sound frequencies in real time. It also offers advanced sleep tracking with sound recognition to identify disruptions.

What We Love

  • 👍 Useful for monitoring noise levels
  • 🔍 Accurate for a phone app
  • 🔧 Good for calibrating audio equipment
  • 💡 Helpful for hearing protection
  • 📊 Provides detailed measurements

Room to Improve

  • 💰 Aggressive upselling tactics
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns around data collection
  • đŸ•šī¸ Confusing free vs paid options
  • 🔁 Recurring subscription issues
  • đŸ”ĸ Inconsistent/inaccurate readings

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