Comparison

Sound Meter Premium vs WAC+

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

Head to head
About

Sound Meter Premium

Features
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This Sound Meter application is RELIABLE, designed for your HEALTH and contains NO ADS. Use this application to protect your health from noise by: - Detecting noise level around you, - Leaving a noisy place when you see warning alerts indicating that the noise is affecting your health, - Testing your hearing loss, - Testing noise inside a building against standards, - Measuring noise level inside a car before buying it and - Listening to specific kinds of music that help you relax and focus.

About

WAC+

Discover a wide range of fitness classes and swim programs designed for all levels. Enhance your training with specialized premium classes and learn to swim in a safe, supportive environment. Sync your workout and nutrient data with your iPhone's Health app.

Highlights
  • Premium fitness classes
  • Group swim lessons
  • Private swim lessons
  • Workout data syncing
  • Nutrient data syncing
Features
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Find Your Fit at the Wisconsin Athletic Club. Explore more fitness options with Premium Classes and Swim Program at the WAC. Premium Classes are built from the foundation of our Complimentary Group Fitness Classes. From beginner to advanced, you will see progression each week and reach new levels of fitness. Swim lessons at WAC provide children and adults with a safe, fun and supportive means of learning to swim. Premium Classes Add more specialization, variety, equipment, motivation and new challenges to your favorite formats. Lift heavier weights, last longer through cardio intervals, see your flexibility and balance dramatically improve, work towards better form, get into that yoga pose you've always wanted to try and so much more! Swim Programs Group Swim Lessons Most levels have a ratio of 4:1 up to 6:1 students to instructor for the younger levels. The ratio of class participants to instructor will vary on the club, the level being taught and experience of the students. Private Swim Lessons WAC offers Private Swim Lessons for all ages and abilities. If you want to learn how to swim, or just want to sharpen your skills, this might be right for you. Lessons are 30, 45 or 60 minutes in length and can be scheduled at your convenience. Semi-Private groups of only two or three will focus on what the group of individuals desire to learn. WAC + app uses the Health app that is pre-installed on your iPhone to sync nutrients and workouts data. Because of this, the app will ask you to grant read and write access to your nutrients and workouts data.

Screenshots

Sound Meter Premium4 screens
WAC+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WAC+ at Free against Sound Meter Premium's $9.99. WAC+ also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 19 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

WAC+ is free to download; Sound Meter Premium costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sound Meter Premium ships an update every 19 months, WAC+ weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sound Meter Premium versus WAC+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSound Meter PremiumWAC+
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating—4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—18.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—1.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNgo BienSmart Health Clubs

Bugs and requests

Sound Meter Premium

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

WAC+

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to check in or cancel classes
  • Inconsistent functionality between old and new apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to search for classes by workout type across all locations
  • Option to view calendar of booked classes
  • Larger font size for class times
  • Ability to easily check in and cancel classes
  • Integration with Apple Wallet for barcode

In-app purchases

None

Sound Meter Premium

No in-app purchases

None

WAC+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sound Meter Premium free?
Sound Meter Premium costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WAC+ free?
WAC+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sound Meter Premium or WAC+ have ads?
Neither Sound Meter Premium nor WAC+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sound Meter Premium or WAC+?
Sound Meter Premium ships an update every 19 months, and WAC+ weekly. Most recently, Sound Meter Premium was updated on October 8, 2026 and WAC+ on October 30, 2026.

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