Comparison

QuietCase vs Noise Recorder

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

Head to head
About

QuietCase

Features
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Dealing with noisy neighbors? QuietCase turns your phone into professional noise evidence — accepted by councils, tribunals, and dispute resolution bodies. Available in Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Ireland. FREE FEATURES: • Real-time decibel meter with color-coded readings • Reference noise levels (whisper, conversation, lawn mower) • Quick incident logging with one tap EVIDENCE BUILDER ($9.99/mo): • Timestamped audio and video evidence recording • Full incident diary with timeline view • Weekly and monthly noise pattern analysis • Auto-generated complaint letters tailored to your jurisdiction • PDF export for councils, HOAs, and body corporates • References jurisdiction-specific noise legislation DISPUTE TOOLKIT ($24.99/mo): • Tribunal-ready evidence packages • Legal referral directory • Noise compliance checking against local regulations • Evidence certification with timestamp verification • Chronological evidence index Built for renters and apartment dwellers dealing with: • Noisy neighbors and parties • Construction noise outside permitted hours • Barking dogs • Strata, body corporate, and HOA disputes • Council and local authority noise complaints SUPPORTED JURISDICTIONS: • Australia — all 8 states and territories (NCAT, VCAT, QCAT and more) • United States — local noise ordinances and EPA guidelines • United Kingdom — Environmental Protection Act 1990, Noise Act 1996 • Canada — provincial environmental protection acts • New Zealand — Resource Management Act 1991 • Ireland — Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 Start documenting for free — upgrade when you need tribunal-ready evidence. Your data is private and secure — only you can access your evidence and incident records. Subscription Terms: • Evidence Builder: $9.99/month • Dispute Toolkit: $24.99/month • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://quietcase-au.web.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://quietcase-au.web.app/terms

About

Noise Recorder

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Record the noise around you and discover your own sound patterns. Noise Recorder is a personal monitoring tool. It measures ambient noise as a decibel (dB) reading, records audio in segments, and helps you see when your environment is quiet, noisy, or somewhere in between. The goal is to help you understand your own surroundings — not to produce evidence or resolve disputes. No signup, no login, no cloud account. All recordings and statistics stay on your device. --- Features Real-time decibel reading Live dB number plus a scrolling waveform from your microphone. Color-coded levels show quiet, normal, and loud zones at a glance. Automatic segmented recording Recording is split into segments of a length you choose. Segments where every sample stayed below your dB threshold are deleted automatically to save space. Noise event detection The app watches your background noise level and flags sudden spikes. Each spike keeps a 5-second context window of audio so you can listen back and understand what happened. Tags and notes Tag each event with one of the seven built-in sound types (footsteps, thump, construction, water, music or TV, pet, other) or your own custom tags. You can attach an optional reference photo too. Hourly statistics See a 24-hour bar chart of when noise tends to happen and a "quiet time vs noisy time" summary, all derived from your local data. Export Export filtered records as PDF, Excel, or ZIP. You can apply a minimum dB threshold and exclude tags you do not want included. Localization English and Korean. Switch from Settings — change applies immediately, no restart. --- What this app is and is not This app is a personal tool for understanding your own ambient noise. It is not designed to produce official records, evidence, surveillance footage, or material for legal disputes. The numbers and recordings are for your own reference. --- Data and permissions All recordings, photos, and statistics are stored only in on-device storage (Hive and SharedPreferences). Nothing is uploaded to a server we control. The microphone permission is required to measure and record. Camera and photo permissions are only used when you choose to attach a reference photo or share an export. Ads are served by Google AdMob. Personalized vs non-personalized ads depend on your iOS App Tracking Transparency (ATT) choice. --- Contact Questions or feedback: siwooeo@gmail.com

Screenshots

QuietCase4 screens
Noise Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noise Recorder at none against QuietCase's 2. Noise Recorder also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). QuietCase's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. QuietCase sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Noise Recorder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuietCase ships an update every 5 days, Noise Recorder every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
QuietCase versus Noise Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuietCaseNoise Recorder
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRowlyticsSiU Ahn

In-app purchases

2 purchases

QuietCase

Subscriptions2
  • Evidence Builder7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Dispute Toolkit$14.991 Month
None

Noise Recorder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuietCase free?
QuietCase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Noise Recorder free?
Noise Recorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuietCase or Noise Recorder have ads?
Noise Recorder shows ads; QuietCase does not.
Which is updated more often, QuietCase or Noise Recorder?
QuietCase ships an update every 5 days, and Noise Recorder every 2 days. Most recently, QuietCase was updated on October 18, 2026 and Noise Recorder on October 2, 2026.

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