dB Volume vs EQ560
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
dB Volume
Transform your iPhone into a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter. Measure environmental noises with adjustable weighting curves and response times, including Leq measurement. Ideal for understanding ambient sound levels.
- Sound Pressure Level (SPL) Meter
- Adjustable weighting curves (A, B, C, Z)
- Adjustable response times (Impulse, Slow, Fast)
- Leq measurement
- Peak hold function
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With dB Volume you turn your iPhone into a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) Meter. You can choose between the industry standard weighting curves and response times. Use dB Volume for measuring environmental noises - it offers now Leq measurement! dB Volume features: - response time modes: impulse, slow, fast - weighting functions: A B C Z (unweighted) - peak hold function - Leq measurement We calibrated dB Volume as carefully as possible for all available devices. But: keep in mind, that due to manufacturing tolerances this calibration does not necessarily apply to your device – it’s still an iPhone and not a calibrated measuring instrument!
EQ560
This audio effect offers a 10-band graphic equalizer based on a classic American design. It provides precise filtering, high headroom, and unique "Proportional Q" for intuitive curve shaping. Use it standalone or as an AUv3 plugin in compatible music apps.
- 10-band graphic equalizer
- Proportional Q design
- AUv3 plugin support
- Standalone mode
- Stereo, Mid, Side EQ modes
- Undo/Redo and A/B comparison
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EQ560 AUv3 plug-in — comes as time-limited Demo-version for you to try. It gives you 5 minutes of Free play time. (You can reload the EQ560 AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of EQ560 AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. The EQ560 based on Classic American EQ from the late '60s, the 10-band graphic equalizer features precision filtering and high headroom, ideal for signal enhancement. Features: • Standalone and AUv3 plug-in; • Precise port of Rack Extensions plug-in; • Modeled vintage EQ; • 10 bands of proprietary equalization; • Familiar graphics operation on one octave centers; • 12 dB of boost/cut per band; • «Proportional Q» narrows filter Q at extremes; • IN/OUT switch allows the user to bypass the Graphic EQ for before/after comparisons; • Stereo (Mono), Mid or Side EQ modes; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. The curve shaping potential is unmatched, while unique Proportional Q design intuitively widens the filter bandwidth at lower boost/cut levels and narrows it at higher settings. The EQ560 extends the features of the original hardware and joins the flexibility of the digital world to the character of the analog processing. Allows you to choose between equalizer modes (Stereo, Mid, Side) and remove analogue saturation from the processing circuit to deliver pure digital sound. The EQ560 is handy when you need to make EQ adjustments on larger parts of the spectrum instead of a restricted area. Boosting or cutting several bands at once will radically alter the sound of a track, be it a thin, weak snare that needs low end or a dull vocal that needs to be opened up. To use EQ560 as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — EQ560 will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app. The EQ560 is a great complement to the parametric EQ550 and EQ550b.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dB Volume at none against EQ560's 1. EQ560's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (60% vs 44%). On price, rating, ratings volume and 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
Both are free to download. EQ560 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. dB Volume asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for dB Volume against 3.7 for EQ560. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of dB Volume's written reviews are positive against 60% of EQ560's.
dB Volume ships an update every 2 months, EQ560 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and August 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dB Volume | EQ560 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (13 ratings) — better | 3.7 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.2% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DSP Mobile | RRS, OOO |
Customer experience
dB Volume
EQ560
Bugs and requests
dB Volume
Reported bugs
21 issues- Does not open anymore
- No audio signal
- Shows "0db"
- Freezes every time
- Non responsive
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- Registers as zero
- Doesn't receive any sound
- Displays -2147
- Starts in negative db
- Locks up after a minute or two
- App loads, gets one reading, then never updates
- Fails to respond to sounds
- No sound level registering
- Does absolutely nothing
- Reads 0db at a rock concert
- Doesn't seem to work with iOS 9
- Reads about 40db at silence
- Inaccurate readings compared to professional meter
- Tries to force in-app upgrade
- Different readings on same device/room
- Half the time does not open
Requested features
7 requests- Update for newer iOS versions
- Improve accuracy
- Add calibration feature
- Explain settings/buttons
- Improve user interface
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- Add max or average values
- Make pro version less expensive
EQ560
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
dB Volume
No in-app purchases
EQ560
- RRS EQ560 Unlimited$4.99








