Comparison

Focus Mate 2 vs Sound Meter (SPL meter)

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Focus Mate 2

Control lighting consoles like ETC EOS or HES Hog 4 using voice commands from your Apple Watch. Dictate full sentences to manage channels, groups, and presets, with a basic keypad remote also available for iPhone.

Highlights
  • Voice control for lighting consoles
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Supports ETC EOS and HES Hog 4
  • Dictate full sentences
  • Basic iPhone keypad remote
  • Control presets, palettes, and cues
Features
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Ever find yourself without a programmer at the console during focus? Don't want to take your phone out when you're up a ladder or halfway along a catwalk? Focus Mate lets you drive the desk with your voice — from your iPhone, or straight from your Apple Watch. You can dictate full sentences, like you would to an assistant, and Focus Mate will do its best to execute what you dictate. Example phrases include: "123 and 126 at 50" will do what you expect "Group 6 by themselves" will execute 'Group 6 RemDim" "201 through 206 minus 204 home" will put all those channels back to their home preset. For convenience, also included is a keypad remote for iPhone, for when speaking isn't easier.

About

Sound Meter (SPL meter)

This utility app uses your device's microphone to measure ambient noise levels in decibels. It displays readings with graphical representations and provides historical data like minimum, average, and maximum values. Calibration options are available for different devices.

Highlights
  • Measures noise in decibels (dB)
  • Displays decibel readings on a gauge
  • Shows current, min, avg, and max dB values
  • Graphs decibel levels over time
  • Tracks elapsed time of measurements
  • Allows device-specific decibel calibration
Features
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Sound Meter is also known as Sound Pressure Level meter (SPL meter) , noise level meter, decibel meter(dB meter), sound level meter or soundmeter. You can experience tidy graphic design with high frame by this smart sound meter app. The noise level meter or sound pressure level Meter(SPL meter) use the smartphone or tablet microphone to measure environmental noise in decibels(dB). The decibel(dB) value of this noise level meter or soundmeter might be vary compare with an actual Sound Meter(dB Meter). Features: - Indicates decibel by gauge - Display the current noise reference - Display min/avg/max decibel values - Display decibel by graph line - Display Elapsed time of decibel - Can calibrate the decibel for each devices NOTE: Microphones in most devices are aligned to human voice and the maximum values are limited by the hardware. Very loud sounds (~90 dB and more) may not be recognized. So please use it as just an auxiliary tools. If you need more accurate dB values, we recommend a actual sound level meter for that.

Screenshots

Focus Mate 23 screens
Sound Meter (SPL meter)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sound Meter (SPL meter) at $0.99 against Focus Mate 2's $24.99. Sound Meter (SPL meter) also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Focus Mate 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Focus Mate 2 costs $24.99 and Sound Meter (SPL meter) $0.99 up front. Sound Meter (SPL meter) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Focus Mate 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Mate 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, Sound Meter (SPL meter) every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focus Mate 2 versus Sound Meter (SPL meter): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Mate 2Sound Meter (SPL meter)
Price$24.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex Forey庆鸿 林

Customer experience

Focus Mate 2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Sound Meter (SPL meter)

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

None

Focus Mate 2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sound Meter (SPL meter)

One-time1
  • Premium Access$0.99

Questions

Is Focus Mate 2 free?
Focus Mate 2 costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sound Meter (SPL meter) free?
Sound Meter (SPL meter) costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Focus Mate 2 or Sound Meter (SPL meter) have ads?
Sound Meter (SPL meter) shows ads; Focus Mate 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Mate 2 or Sound Meter (SPL meter)?
Focus Mate 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Sound Meter (SPL meter) every 6 weeks. Most recently, Focus Mate 2 was updated on November 2, 2026 and Sound Meter (SPL meter) on November 3, 2026.

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