Comparison

MFA vs Sound Level · Baro

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

Head to head
About

MFA

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■■■■■ MFAの機能 ■■■■■ MFAには以下の機能があります。 ●年号換算 西暦と和暦を相互に換算します。 また、年齢や干支を計算します。 ●全快時刻 いわゆるソシャゲタイマーです。 スマホゲーム中の行動力が回復する時刻を求めます。 任意の時刻に通知するなどの機能があります。 ●セル内改行 表計算ソフトのセル内での改行の入力を支援します。 改行したい文字列に「"」「char(10)」「&」を追加します。 ●水平器 いわゆる水準器です。 加速度センサーを使用して水準器の機能を再現します。 ●天文時計 アナログ時計と、その時刻における星空を表示します。 ●単位換算 複数の単位を相互に換算します。 一対一の換算だけではなく、各単位の値を比較できるように一覧表示します。 ●音読 入力された文章を指定した言語で読み上げます。 日本語、英語、韓国語、中国語に対応しています。 ●高度と速度 現在地の高度を表示します。 気圧センサーを搭載しない機種にも対応しています。 そのついでに移動速度を求めます。 ●時間計算 時刻と時間に関する計算を行います。 時刻と時間の加減算や単位換算を行います。 ●確率計算 くじやガチャの確率を計算します。 複数回まとめて引く「n連」の計算に対応しています。 ●気圧計 気圧センサーを利用して気圧を測定します。 測定値の変動を確認できるようグラフで表示します。 ●充電状況 iPod Touch等で詳細なバッテリー残量を把握できます。 バッテリーを一定値まで充電したときにお知らせします。 ●物差 いわゆる物差しです。 ●QR生成 文字列からQRコードを生成します。 他機種とのメアド交換などに活用できます。 ●乱数生成 ランダムな数字、平仮名、アルファベットを生成します。 ●音量計 いわゆる騒音計です。 周囲環境の音量を測定します。 【お知らせ】 今後のアップデートでiOS9を対応機種から外すことを検討しています。 ご意見がありましたら開発者へ連絡お願いします。

About

Sound Level · Baro

This app measures ambient sound levels in decibels, displaying them in a large, easy-to-read format with color-coded zones for hearing safety. It operates entirely offline and prioritizes user privacy by processing all audio data on the device without recording or uploading anything.

Highlights
  • Live dB readout
  • Color-coded hearing safety zones
  • Session min, average, and max
  • Built-in calibration
  • Large, readable display
  • Offline operation
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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■ The tools you reach for first. How loud is it here — and when did it happen? Sound Level shows a big live decibel readout, records when a sound happened and how long it lasted, and carries the noise limits of six countries — each with the law the figure was copied from, the date that text was checked, and a link to the original. A phone microphone is not a calibrated sound level meter. The readings in this app are for reference only; they are not an official measurement and not legal evidence. For an official measurement, contact the responsible authority in your country. Everything runs on the phone. Turn on airplane mode and it keeps working. ------------------------------- ● How loud is it right now ------------------------------- • A giant live dB number you can read across the room, smoothed so it doesn't jump. • Minimum, average and maximum for the session. • Colour bands for hearing comfort — quiet, loud, too loud — with a rough listening time. • A whole-dB offset you can nudge if you have a reference to match. It is remembered next time. ------------------------------- ● When it happened, how long, how often ------------------------------- Neighbours, building managers and mediation services rarely ask "how many decibels". They ask when, for how long, and how often. • While measuring, one tap saves the stretch you just heard: start time, duration, and the maximum and average the meter showed. • A two-hour-band summary shows when the disturbances cluster, with the total count and total time. • Copy the whole record as plain text into an email or a form. The "reference reading, not an official measurement" line goes out with it. • Delete one entry or the whole record with an explicit button. It stays on this phone and is never uploaded. • Nothing is captured automatically — you decide what goes in. It is a personal record. It can help you explain "when, and how often" in a mediation or a complaint, but it is not an official measurement and not legal evidence. ------------------------------- ● Noise limits of six countries, with the source ------------------------------- South Korea, Japan, Germany, France, the United States and Saudi Arabia — read as each law writes them. • Every block names the quantity the limit is read in, where it is measured, the law it comes from, and the date that text was checked. One tap opens the original. • Each row shows its day and night hours, and the period covering the current time is marked. • Korea: apartment floor noise — direct impact 39 dB(A) by day, 34 at night as a 1-minute equivalent level; airborne 45 / 40 over 5 minutes. The seven kinds of sound the rule does not cover are listed, with the mediation centre's number. • Where a law is written in a quantity a phone cannot show, or the limit is a margin over background noise, the app says so and does not put the two numbers side by side. Knowing why a comparison doesn't hold is the useful part. ------------------------------- ● Private by design ------------------------------- • The microphone is analysed on-device and never recorded or uploaded. The app carries no network code at all — verifiable in airplane mode. • Zero analytics, zero telemetry, zero third-party SDKs. No account, no data collection. Privacy label: Data Not Collected. • The country shown first follows your device language. No location, no lookup. ------------------------------- ● Built to be read ------------------------------- • Every button is at least 64 × 64 pt; large type throughout, and a huge dB number. • High-contrast, AMOLED-friendly black that sips battery. • No double-taps, no swipes, no hidden gestures — just tap. ------------------------------- ● The Baro promise ------------------------------- UI: English · Korean · Japanese · German · French · Arabic · Chinese. Sound Level is part of Baro — lightweight tools that respect your data, your battery and your time. No subscriptions. No ads. "The tools you reach for first."

Screenshots

MFA4 screens
Sound Level · Baro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MFA at Free against Sound Level · Baro's $0.99. MFA also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). Sound Level · Baro's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On ads, in-app purchases 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

MFA is free to download; Sound Level · Baro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MFA ships an update fortnightly, Sound Level · Baro every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
MFA versus Sound Level · Baro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMFASound Level · Baro
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsao UchidaEuiseok Kim

In-app purchases

None

MFA

No in-app purchases

None

Sound Level · Baro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MFA free?
MFA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sound Level · Baro free?
Sound Level · Baro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MFA or Sound Level · Baro have ads?
Neither MFA nor Sound Level · Baro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MFA or Sound Level · Baro?
MFA ships an update fortnightly, and Sound Level · Baro every 3 days. Most recently, MFA was updated on September 8, 2026 and Sound Level · Baro on September 14, 2026.

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