ZoomVolume vs Simple Noise Meter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZoomVolume
Precisely adjust your device's audio levels with this utility. It offers on-screen volume control for fine-tuning and allows saving custom presets. You can also manage volume using the physical hardware buttons.
- Accurate on-screen volume adjustment
- Hardware volume button control
- Save and load favorite volume presets
- Fine-tune minimum volume levels
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ZoomVolume enables you to change the volume accurately. If you think that minimum volume is too loud, try this. - change volume accurately on display *** this is the appeal point - of course you can change volume with hardware volume button - save/load your favorite as preset volume **Bluetooth Limitation** - With Bluetooth devices (earphones/speakers), volume can only change in steps. - Therefore, unlike wired devices, fine-tuning with the slider on the right is not possible.
Simple Noise Meter
Measure ambient sound levels in decibels with this straightforward utility. It provides a simple interface to start, stop, and reset noise measurements, offering a supplementary tool for understanding your environment's acoustics.
- Real-time decibel measurement
- Start, stop, and reset functions
- Calibration for accuracy
- Supplementary measurement tool
- Easy-to-use interface
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Simple and easy-to-use noise level meter app. It displays the noise level of your surroundings in decibels. ● How to use Tap the “START” button to start measurement. Tapping the “STOP” button pauses the measurement, and pressing the “START” button again resumes the measurement. Reset can be done by tapping the button at the bottom of the screen. ● Notes Smartphones are not equipped with the high-performance microphones found in actual noise meters. Therefore, it may not be able to recognize very loud sound, or there may be an error with the actual sound level meter value. Please use it as a supplementary tool only. If you have an actual sound level meter, you can adjust the value to match your noise meter by using the calibration function in the app. To calibrate, tap the +- icon in the lower left corner of the screen to display the setting screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ZoomVolume at none against Simple Noise Meter's shown. ZoomVolume also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Simple Noise Meter's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 48%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. ZoomVolume sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple Noise Meter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ZoomVolume holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZoomVolume has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of ZoomVolume's written reviews are positive against 57% of Simple Noise Meter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ZoomVolume ships an update every 5 weeks, Simple Noise Meter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZoomVolume | Simple Noise Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (11 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | takaaki024 | NAOYA ONO |
Customer experience
ZoomVolume
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In-app purchases
ZoomVolume
- Remove Ads$1.99
Simple Noise Meter
- Support Developer$0.99
- Remove ads$3.99
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