Comparison

AcoustiCalc vs dB Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

AcoustiCalc

Features
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AcoustiCalc is the ultimate toolkit designed for architects, engineering firms, and acousticians. Instantly calculate the reverberation time (RT60) via Sabine's Formula or estimate the sound insulation of walls using the Mass Law. Premium B2B Features: - Predictive acoustic modeling with interactive graphs. - Expert local database: 300+ materials with Alpha absorption coefficients (125Hz-4kHz) certified ISO 354. - White Label PDF Report Generator for direct client delivery. - Integrated Live SPL Meter. - Metric and Imperial system support. 100% Offline. Zero Cloud. Compliance and industrial secrecy guaranteed. Legal Disclaimer: Simulations are predictive and do not replace certified in-situ measurements.

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dB Toolkit

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Most decibel apps show you a number and leave you to argue about it. dB Toolkit is built for the times somebody else has to act on what you measured - a landlord, an environmental health officer, an employer, HOA, a licensing officer. THE FREE APP IS A COMPLETE SOUND LEVEL METER Not a demo. The live meter, dBA, dBC and dBZ as real IEC 61672-1 filters rather than labels, Fast, Slow and Impulse time weighting, LAeq, LA10, LA50, LA90, LAmax and Lpeak, the history graph and the peak markers. All free, forever. HONEST ABOUT ACCURACY iPhones do not publish a microphone sensitivity, so most sound level apps show a number referenced to nothing at all. This one ships a constant measured against a calibrated reference microphone, states its uncertainty on every report, and says plainly when the phone it is running on has not been measured. Nothing that decides whether a reading is correct is ever behind a paywall. Some apps charge to unlock A-weighting. A sound level meter without A-weighting is not a sound level meter. PRO - ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION Record a session with the audio alongside it, the place it was taken, and every interruption logged. Keep the history, play it back, trim to the part that matters. Then hand it on: - A dated PDF report with the graph, the statistics, the loud events and the scale it was measured on - CSV of every reading, with the scale, the gaps and the microphone in the header - Measure against a published limit and get a verdict on the report Pro also adds the spectrum analyser, octave and third-octave bands, the spectrogram, cumulative noise dose, the signal generator, room measurement, and support for a calibrated USB measurement microphone. WHAT IT IS FOR A noise problem nobody is taking seriously. Record the whole episode rather than the loudest instant - when it happened and for how long is the part that carries weight. Measure the background too, because most assessments are about the difference between a sound and the quiet it sits in. A workplace you are responsible for. Daily exposure and peak, against the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, the OSHA permissible exposure limit and action level, or the NIOSH recommended limit. The app names the standard it used. A venue or a show with a limit on it. Log it and leave with a timestamped record of what the level actually was. FULLY OFFLINE Nothing needs an internet connection, including the report. No ads - an app that plays audio while measuring is contaminating its own reading. Recordings and location stay on your device. WHAT IT IS NOT This is a phone, not a Class 1 or Class 2 sound level meter. For a measurement that has to stand on its own in court, you need a calibrated instrument and somebody qualified to use it. What this gives you is a competent, honest, timestamped record with its uncertainty stated - which is very often the thing that is actually missing. iPhone, iOS 16 and later. For more info and to provide feedback, contact developer@letsgetstashd.com or visit LetsGetStashd.com EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AcoustiCalc4 screens
dB Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: dB Toolkit at Free against AcoustiCalc's $3.99. AcoustiCalc's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

dB Toolkit is free to download; AcoustiCalc costs $3.99 up front. dB Toolkit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AcoustiCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AcoustiCalc ships an update daily, dB Toolkit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
AcoustiCalc versus dB Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcoustiCalcdB Toolkit
Price$3.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyDaily β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS1716.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size43 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRIMECH DhakerLetsGetStashd Ltd

In-app purchases

None

AcoustiCalc

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

dB Toolkit

One-time1
  • dB Toolkit Pro$14.99

Questions

Is AcoustiCalc free?
AcoustiCalc costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is dB Toolkit free?
dB Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AcoustiCalc or dB Toolkit have ads?
Neither AcoustiCalc nor dB Toolkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AcoustiCalc or dB Toolkit?
AcoustiCalc ships an update daily, and dB Toolkit every 3 weeks. Most recently, AcoustiCalc was updated on October 8, 2026 and dB Toolkit on October 20, 2026.

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