Audio Spectrum Analyzer vs Decibel Meter Ultra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audio Spectrum Analyzer
Transform your iOS device into a powerful audio spectrum analyzer. Visualize frequencies up to 20 kHz with customizable display options including frequency span, FFT size, and logarithmic views. Enhance analysis with filtering, peak hold, and adjustable decay rates.
- Frequency analysis up to 20 kHz
- Adjustable frequency span and FFT size
- Logarithmic frequency display
- Graph fill mode toggle
- Up to five frequency markers
- Spectrum filtering and averaging
- Peak hold with adjustable decay rate
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Spectrum Pad turns your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch into an audio spectrum analyzer. Frequencies up to 20 kHz can be displayed. You can control the displayed frequency span, as well as the FFT size, from 1024 to 262144 bins. A logarithmic display of the entire 10 Hz to 20 kHz frequency range is available, and the graph fill mode can be turned on and off, as well as the display of up to five frequency markers. Filtering (averaging) can be applied to the spectrum, to smooth out variations. You can turn on the Peak Hold to make it easier to see transient events, as well as adjust the decay rate. Swiping with two fingers lets you adjust the brightness of the spectrum or the graticule grid overlay. Tapping three times with two fingers will save a screenshot to your Photos. One of several user selectable window functions can be used: Rectangular Hanning Hamming Tukey Cosine Lanczos Blackman
Decibel Meter Ultra
Measure, record, and analyze sound levels in your environment. This app offers precision metering, noise elimination tools, hearing protection features, and home audio calibration. It provides detailed reports and can be used with device microphones or external ones.
- Precision sound level metering
- Noise logging and reporting
- Hearing protection dosimeter
- Fractional octave band analysis
- Real-time analyzer
- External microphone support
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Measure, record and track sound levels in your environment with Decibel Meter Ultra, the all-in-one sound level meter, dosimeter and real-time analyzer. From monitoring sound levels at home, noise levels in the workplace, to calibrating the speakers of your hi-fi, Decibel Meter Ultra makes it easy to get the information that you need. Precision Metering For Sound: Get accurate sound level readings using industry standard measurement methodologies, selectable A, C and Z frequency weighting curves, fast and slow time-weightings, plus concurrent peak level measurement. Choose from the built-in microphones on your device or connect an external microphone* for an even broader dynamic range. Eliminate Nuisance Noise: Getting proof is as simple as tapping a button. Catch and log problem noise as it occurs. Overlay live video with sound levels, or create comprehensive acoustic analysis reports that you can share easily via PDF. Visualize sound levels over time and gather the evidence that you need to take decisive action. Safeguard Your Hearing: Stay aware of noise levels in the workplace and compare against industry-mandated safe levels using the built-in dosimeter. Select from default measurement profiles based on published recommendations from NIOSH and OSHA, or if you’re working against a different specification, create your own. Elevate Your Home Audio: Get the best from your home audio system with powerful fractional octave band analysis. Fine-tune your equipment using up to twelfth octave-band resolution, variable time weightings and peak level indicators so that you can enjoy music and movies like never before. Download now and take advantage of our free plan which includes our built-in metering profile and up to two-minute recording durations. Or choose one of our PRO plans and gain access to everything the app has to offer, including our full suite of professional metering options, custom meter profiles, analysis charts, PDF reports, background recording, unlimited recording durations and more. *External microphones require calibration against a reference sound level source The data provided by Decibel Meter Ultra is for educational and informational purposes only. Please refer to the disclaimer in the Terms of Use for further information. Terms of Use: https://decibelmeterultra.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://decibelmeterultra.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Decibel Meter Ultra at Free against Audio Spectrum Analyzer's $3.99. Decibel Meter Ultra also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months). Audio Spectrum Analyzer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (54% vs 43%). On ads 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
Decibel Meter Ultra is free to download; Audio Spectrum Analyzer costs $3.99 up front. Decibel Meter Ultra sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Audio Spectrum Analyzer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Decibel Meter Ultra holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Decibel Meter Ultra has 2.6K ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Audio Spectrum Analyzer's written reviews are positive against 43% of Decibel Meter Ultra's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Audio Spectrum Analyzer ships an update every 7 months, Decibel Meter Ultra every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audio Spectrum Analyzer | Decibel Meter Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (53 ratings) | 4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.4% of reviews — better | 43.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 53 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +12 |
| Developer | Black Cat Systems | Ultrafine |
Customer experience
Audio Spectrum Analyzer
Decibel Meter Ultra
User reviews
Audio Spectrum Analyzer
From 53 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Handy for recording studio
- 👍 Excellent for analyzing noise
- 👍 Intuitive and simple
- 👍 Great for tuning
- 👍 Accurate on iPad mini
Room to improve
- 👎 Does not work with newer iPhones
- 👎 Not updated in years
- 👎 Stopped working quickly
- 👎 Sold with false pretenses
- 👎 Extremely slow on iPhone 7
Decibel Meter Ultra
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Aesthetically pleasing design
- 🔍 Useful noise monitoring features
- 🔍 Ability to collect noise evidence
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription pricing
- 🚫 Misleading free trial claims
- 🚫 Difficult to cancel subscription
- 🔍 Inconsistent noise level readings
Bugs and requests
Audio Spectrum Analyzer
Reported bugs
14 issues- No way to exit on iPhones without Home button
- Doesn't work with iPhone XR
- Stopped working after about 3 minutes
- Zooming sometimes doesn't work
- Resuming app makes it not display frequency data
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- Cannot pinch to zoom in frequency domain
- Peak hold feature is unnecessary/freezes
- Graph disappears
- Screen update is slow
- White screen only on iPad 1
- Vertical volume scale incorrect
- Laggy controls
- Cannot see entered text
- Fatal, doesn't work, jerky
Requested features
19 requests- Running average of spectrums
- Ability to exit on iPhones without Home button
- Ability to reset peak hold with a tap
- Go to 40 kHz
- Expand instructions for filtering window
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- Zoom on Y axis (amplitude)
- Freeze spectrum and save/email
- Isolate portions of the spectrum
- Apple Watch port
- More detailed grid
- Linear vertical axis
- More control over FFT parameters
- Waterfall display
- Sliding cursor/zoom window
- Manually place markers
- Pause, peak hold, save functions
- Waterfall view
- Configurable averaging
- More functions
Decibel Meter Ultra
Reported bugs
2 issues- Subscription charges continue after cancellation
- Subscription cancellation page doesn't load
Requested features
2 requests- Lower subscription pricing
- Improve subscription cancellation process
In-app purchases
Audio Spectrum Analyzer
No in-app purchases
Decibel Meter Ultra
- PRO Access7 Days trial2 variants$7.997 Days
- PRO Access2 variants$11.991 Month
- PRO Access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- PRO Access2 variants$39.991 Year
Questions
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