Comparison

Color Flight vs Noise Meter

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

Head to head
About

Color Flight

Features
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Discover the best color fit to your works. Tap Generate to get 16 random colors. You can check-out a tile to modify it. The idea is yours.

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Noise Meter

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Footsteps upstairs, loud neighbors, nearby construction. This app turns "it's too loud" into timestamped, numeric records. Every session is automatically timestamped and cannot be edited afterward. Your records build into a day-of-week ร— hour heatmap, so patterns like "every night around 11 PM" become obvious at a glance. Select a period and export a PDF report you can hand straight to your property manager or landlord. MEASURE - A-weighted (dBA) sound level meter with live value, average (LAeq), max, min, and peak - Per-second level chart and everyday reference labels - Night mode (dimmed display) for long sessions - Calibration to match an external sound level meter - All measurement features are free. Ads are banners plus an occasional full-screen ad, which one video ad pauses for 24 hours. No ads appear on the meter while you are recording RECORD - Start/stop sessions with automatic timestamps, duration, and metrics - Attach audio clips (up to 60 s), photos, notes, and tags - Optional auto-recording of audio when a session starts - iCloud sync keeps your records safe across devices PATTERNS & EXPORT - Day-of-week ร— hour heatmap reveals when the noise happens - PDF report export (custom date range, audio files can be bundled) - CSV export that opens cleanly in Excel PRICING - One-time purchase only. No subscriptions - Free: all measurement features plus viewing the last 7 days of records (older records are kept, never deleted) - Full version (one-time): view all records, PDF reports, CSV export, ad-free NOTE This app shows reference values measured with your phone's built-in microphone. Readings may differ from actual levels depending on the device and conditions. It is not a certified measuring instrument. For legally valid measurements, use a calibrated professional sound level meter.

Screenshots

Color Flight1 screens
Noise Meter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Color Flight at none against Noise Meter's 1. Color Flight also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Noise Meter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Color Flight asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Flight ships an update weekly, Noise Meter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Color Flight versus Noise Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor FlightNoise Meter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroya TanakaHiroyuki Kako

In-app purchases

None

Color Flight

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Noise Meter

One-time1
  • Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is Color Flight free?
Color Flight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Noise Meter free?
Noise Meter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Color Flight or Noise Meter have ads?
Both Color Flight and Noise Meter show ads.
Which is updated more often, Color Flight or Noise Meter?
Color Flight ships an update weekly, and Noise Meter every 2 weeks. Most recently, Color Flight was updated on October 25, 2026 and Noise Meter on October 31, 2026.

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