Comparison

SoundLog vs Noise Diary

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

Head to head
About

SoundLog

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SoundLog helps you document noisy neighbors, upstairs footsteps, apartment noise, and other recurring noise problems on your iPhone. Record the time, dB level, audio, notes, source direction, and severity. Then organize your records into a PDF report you can review before contacting a landlord, property manager, or HOA. SoundLog is not just a decibel meter. It is a noise complaint documentation workflow: record, organize, summarize, and share only when you choose. ■ Record noise as it happens - One-tap dB measurement and audio recording - Tags for footsteps, voices, music, pets, construction, doors, and other noise - Notes, severity, source direction, and optional photos ■ Organize recurring noise - Calendar view by date - Daily, weekly, and monthly statistics - Time-of-day patterns and noise-type summaries ■ Create a PDF report - Date range, incident count, average and maximum dB - Incident list with notes and audio references - Email draft for a landlord, property manager, or HOA ■ Keep control of your data - Records and recordings are stored on your device by default - PDF and audio files are shared only when you choose ■ Free Plan - Up to 10 records and playbacks per month - Diary and statistics view - Weekly summary notifications ■ Pro Plan - Unlimited monthly records - Unlimited PDF report creation and sending - Auto Monitoring - A yearly plan is also available - Prices are shown on the App Store purchase screen. Cancel anytime One-time report tickets are also available. ■ Note SoundLog uses the iPhone microphone for simplified measurements. dB readings may differ from professional sound level meters. SoundLog helps you create organized reference records and does not guarantee legal effect. ■ Supported Languages Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Korean ■ EULA, Terms, and Privacy Policy Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SoundLog Terms: https://soundlog.kt-labs-ai.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://soundlog.kt-labs-ai.com/privacy

About

Noise Diary

Features
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Noise Diary is a focused tool for measuring environmental sound and saving the moment as a noise event. What you can do: - See an approximate dB(A) reading - Start and end an event to save Leq, maximum, and minimum - Add a tag and notes - Review a local timeline - Export CSV and PDF - Apply local calibration using a reference sound level meter - Continue only an event you started while the screen is locked or another app is open Privacy first: - Analysis runs on your device - No audio recording is created - Audio and measurements are not uploaded - No background measurement outside an event you start Important: Readings are approximate values calculated from the iPhone microphone. Noise Diary is not an IEC-compliant professional sound level meter. Do not use it for legal, health, hearing-safety, or workplace-compliance decisions.

Screenshots

SoundLog4 screens
Noise Diary3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SoundLog at 15.0 against Noise Diary's 17.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SoundLog sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Noise Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
SoundLog versus Noise Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundLogNoise Diary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenichi Tabata逸文 周

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SoundLog

Subscriptions2
  • SoundLog Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • SoundLog Pro (Yearly)$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • Single Report$1.99
  • 3-Report Pack$2.49
1 purchases

Noise Diary

One-time1
  • Noise Diary Pro Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is SoundLog free?
SoundLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Noise Diary free?
Noise Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SoundLog or Noise Diary have ads?
Neither SoundLog nor Noise Diary shows ads.

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