Comparison

Sound Meter vs EmpaThink

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

Head to head
About

Sound Meter

Measure real-time noise levels in decibels using your phone's microphone. Track noise from appliances, identify dangerous sound environments, and save your measurements.

Highlights
  • Real-time decibel measurement
  • Noise tracking for appliances
  • Identify dangerous sound levels
  • Save noise measurements
  • Gauge display of decibels
  • Min, Max, and Average values
Features
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Sound Meter tracker is a powerful application which will allow you to measure noise with your phone microphone. It shows real-time noise value in decibels (dB). Sound Meter tracker can be used to check the noise of any household appliances like washing machine, refrigerator, computer, air conditioner, etc,. Also you can decide which item you should buy based on the amount sound the electronic unit makes. Too much noise is dangerous to you. So you can keep track of noise around you and avoid being at places that have sound levels that are dangerous to you. FEATURES: - Highly accurate decibel meter - Allows you to save your recorded noise measurements - Indicates decibel by gauge - Display the current noise reference - Display Minimum, Maximum and Average decibel values Love the app? Give us a five star rating, write a review and share the app with your friends! Need Help? Let us know here: https://loyalfoundry.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1 Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://www.loyal.app/privacy-policy

About

EmpaThink

Features
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EmpaThink is an AI-powered emotion analysis app that helps you understand your emotional patterns through facial expressions, voice tone, and text. https://empathink-66fb2.web.app FEATURES: Face Analysis Capture a selfie, and EmpaThink analyzes your facial expressions using deep learning. Detects 7 core emotions: joy, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, disgust, and neutral. Voice Analysis Record your voice, and our AI analyzes your tone, pitch, energy, and tempo to detect your emotional state from acoustic features. Text Analysis Write how you feel, and our NLP model detects emotions and sentiment from your words, with word-level importance explanations. Transparent AI (XAI) Unlike black-box AI, EmpaThink explains WHY it detected each emotion: • FACS shows which facial muscles indicate each emotion • SHAP analysis highlights which words contributed to detected emotions • Acoustic feature breakdown explains voice-based detections Emotion Refinement After detection, choose from 60+ detailed sub-emotions like Tired, Grateful, Frustrated, or Anxious to capture exactly how you feel. Live Camera Real-time continuous emotion tracking with masking detection — identifies fake smiles and suppressed emotions using Duchenne smile analysis. Track Your Journey Monitor your emotional well-being over time with session history, emotion patterns, and insights. Privacy & Safety Your data is encrypted and secure. All analysis happens in real-time — raw images and audio are never stored on our servers. Full GDPR compliance. Built-in mental health safety features with crisis resources. EmpaThink is developed as part of doctoral research on Trusted Empathic AI at the University of Sarajevo.

Screenshots

Sound Meter3 screens
EmpaThink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EmpaThink at none against Sound Meter's 2. EmpaThink also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Sound Meter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. EmpaThink asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sound Meter ships an update every 2 months, EmpaThink every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sound Meter versus EmpaThink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSound MeterEmpaThink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLoyal Foundry, Inc.Selma Skopljakovic Hubljar

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sound Meter

Subscriptions2
  • Sound Meter Premium$1.997 Days
  • Special Offer - 50% Discount$3.991 Month
None

EmpaThink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sound Meter free?
Sound Meter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EmpaThink free?
EmpaThink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sound Meter or EmpaThink have ads?
Neither Sound Meter nor EmpaThink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sound Meter or EmpaThink?
Sound Meter ships an update every 2 months, and EmpaThink every 3 days. Most recently, Sound Meter was updated on November 3, 2026 and EmpaThink on October 28, 2026.

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