Comparison

Simple Sound Meter vs ampee

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

Head to head
About

Simple Sound Meter

Features
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Simple Sound Meter is a fast, visual way to monitor ambient noise. It listens to the microphone and fills your screen with a color that reflects your current sound level—green for quiet, yellow for moderate, and red for loud. Features - Full-screen color indicator (green → yellow → red) - Custom thresholds to match your environment - Optional warning sound when the highest threshold is reached - Choose from multiple warning sounds - Optional red hold and red/white flash for loud events - Keep screen awake while the app is open Privacy Audio is processed on-device for live feedback. This app does not store recordings and does not collect personal data. “What’s New” (Version 1.0) Initial release: live color sound meter, customizable thresholds, warning sounds, red hold + optional flashing.

About

ampee

This app automatically charges your electric vehicle using your home's solar power surplus. It intelligently adjusts charging speed to maximize solar energy usage and minimize reliance on grid power. Connect your EV and solar system to start charging with sunshine.

Highlights
  • Automatic solar charging
  • Real-time surplus monitoring
  • EV and solar system integration
  • Departure and battery priority modes
  • Live charging dashboard
  • Session history and savings tracking
Features
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ampee charges your electric car with your own solar power - automatically. If you have solar panels and an EV, ampee makes sure your car soaks up your surplus sunshine instead of exporting it cheaply to the grid or charging from expensive grid power. It watches your solar production in real time and continuously adjusts your car's charging speed to match the surplus - no manual tweaking, no schedules to babysit. HOW IT WORKS - Connect your vehicle: Tesla, plus Rivian, Polestar, Ford, Volvo, and Lucid - Connect your solar system or energy monitor: Enphase, SolarEdge, Fronius, Solarman, Growatt, Tesla, Sense, or Emporia - Plug in - ampee reads your surplus every 30 seconds and sets the charge rate to use it FEATURES - Solar mode: charge only on excess solar, automatically - Boost, Overnight, and Charge-to-% commands for a quick or full top-up - Departure charging: reach the level you want by the time you leave - Home-battery priority: fill your home battery first, then the car - Charge and battery limits, schedules, and export-limit awareness - Live dashboard of solar, house, car, and available power - Session history and savings: see how much solar you captured - Notifications that explain why charging started, paused, or resumed - "Ask ampee" in-app assistant for instant help ampee is free during beta. Charge on sunshine. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simple Sound Meter3 screens
ampee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ampee at Free against Simple Sound Meter's $0.99. ampee also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). Simple Sound Meter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On ads 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

ampee is free to download; Simple Sound Meter costs $0.99 up front. ampee sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Simple Sound Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Sound Meter versus ampee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Sound Meterampee
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB55 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMichael JonesAmpee LLC

In-app purchases

None

Simple Sound Meter

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

ampee

Subscriptions10
  • ampee Founding 1 car3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • ampee Founding 2 cars3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 2 cars (monthly)1 Month trial$11.991 Month
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  • ampee Founding 3 cars3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • ampee Founding 1 car yr3 Days trial$49.901 Year
  • 1 car (yearly)1 Month trial$69.901 Year
  • ampee Founding 2 cars yr3 Days trial$99.901 Year
  • 2 cars (yearly)1 Month trial$119.991 Year
  • ampee Founding 3 cars yr3 Days trial$149.991 Year
  • 3 cars (yearly)1 Month trial$169.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Sound Meter free?
Simple Sound Meter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ampee free?
ampee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Sound Meter or ampee have ads?
Neither Simple Sound Meter nor ampee shows ads.

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