Comparison

IQControl vs Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB

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

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IQControl

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IQtronic technologies Europe s.r.o. je společnost se sídlem v České republice. Nezávislost, inovativní myšlení, flexibilita a smysl pro detaily jsou klíčové charakteristiky našeho R & D týmu. K našim přednostem patří formování produktu od samotného nápadu po specifikaci a vývoj adekvátního HW a nezbytného SW, osazení a výroba technických vzorků, dodržování testování (CE/FCC), a příprava výrobního objemu až do úrovně gift-box.

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Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB

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A decibel meter you can keep. Every measurement is saved with its own statistics, a context tag and a note, so you can compare two rooms next week and hand the numbers to someone who asks. LIVE READING Your phone's microphone drives a live dB reading from 30 to 120. It is labeled a phone estimate, because that is what it is. The app collects three valid samples before the first value, so it spends a moment stabilizing instead of throwing out a wild opening number. If the sound pushes the mic too hard, an overload warning appears and stays on the saved measurement. Pick a refresh of 50, 100 or 200 ms and smoothing of 3, 5 or 10 samples for the headline figure. MIN, Leq, MAX Leq is an energy average, not the arithmetic mean. A minute at 60 dB followed by a minute at 70 dB gives 67.4 dB, not 65, because the loud part dominates. That is the number worth quoting. A rolling 60-second chart draws the last minute with color bands at 70, 85 and 100 dB, and every level also gets a plain word: Quiet below 70, Moderate 70–84, Loud 85–99, Very loud from 100. SAVED MEASUREMENTS Measurements are stored on the device, newest first and grouped by date, up to 500 of them. Each keeps duration, MIN, Leq, MAX, the full sample series, calibration state, the overload flag, your alert threshold, one context tag — Home, Work, Appliance, Traffic, Event or Other — and a note of up to 240 characters. The today card totals the time you measured today, today's Leq and today's dose. Delete one, clear all, or switch saving off. INSIGHTS L10, L50 and L90 separate the loud, typical and quiet parts of one measurement. You get the time at or above your threshold in seconds and as a percentage, plus dose and TWA on the NIOSH criterion of 85 dB over 8 hours, an 80 dB threshold and a 3 dB exchange rate. Today exposure adds up only the measurements you actually took today — unmeasured minutes are never counted as quiet — and reads Safe, Caution or Danger. EXPORT Send one measurement as a CSV with the header block and every sample, or as a one-page PDF with the waveform, MIN/Leq/MAX, L10/L50/L90, dose, TWA and threshold time. Export the whole history as a 22-column CSV, one row per measurement, or as a PDF summary table. CALIBRATION With an external sound level meter on hand, a three-step wizard takes its value and stores an offset of up to ±50 dB. Later measurements are marked calibrated estimates, and the default returns in one tap. SOUNDS AND ALERT Fifteen everyday sounds run from breathing at 10 dB to fireworks at 140 dB, each with a short description and a health badge. Choose an alert at 70, 80, 90, 100 or 110 dB; crossing it gives you a haptic buzz — a vibration, nothing audible. WHERE IT GETS USED Two bedrooms in a new apartment. The open-plan office at 3 p.m. A window AC before and after a service call. Freeway noise from the balcony. Band practice, the gym, the leaf blower, a school cafeteria. PRIVACY Audio is processed on your device and is never uploaded; no recording is kept once a measurement ends. No account, no cloud sync. Measurements stay on the phone and leave only as the CSV or PDF you export. This is an everyday phone estimate, not an instrument for compliance or legal use. FREE AND SUBSCRIPTION Free gives you five measurements a day, up to 60 seconds each, and the full result appears every time. A subscription lifts both limits and opens history, insights, today exposure, calibration, a custom threshold and CSV/PDF export. Weekly or monthly, each with a three-day trial. Terms of Use: https://zeroplay.io/docs/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://zeroplay.io/docs/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

IQControl3 screens
Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IQControl at none against Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB's 2. IQControl also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. IQControl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IQControl ships an update every 5 weeks, Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
IQControl versus Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIQControlDecibel Meter & Sound Level dB
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB98 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMarko HolpZeroPlay Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

IQControl

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Monthly$14.991 Month

Questions

Is IQControl free?
IQControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB free?
Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IQControl or Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB have ads?
Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB shows ads; IQControl does not.
Which is updated more often, IQControl or Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB?
IQControl ships an update every 5 weeks, and Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB every 2 months. Most recently, IQControl was updated on November 4, 2026 and Decibel Meter & Sound Level dB on November 5, 2026.

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