Comparison

pocketScreen 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

pocketScreen

Features
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SCREEN STREAMING WITH APP AUDIO, MICROPHONE AND LOCAL RECORDING pocketScreen is a free streaming app for iPhone that lets you broadcast your screen directly via SRT, RTMP or RTMPS β€” no capture card or extra computer required. Share apps during an IRL stream, stream mobile games, or broadcast tutorials and presentations straight from your phone. Your screen. Your stream. In your pocket. SRT, RTMP & RTMPS Stream to supported platforms, your own servers, relays or custom streaming setups. SRT is designed for reliable, low-latency streaming, while RTMP and RTMPS are widely supported by streaming platforms and servers. Simply enter your destination URL and stream key in pocketScreen. The app focuses on one destination per stream, keeping setup simple and fast. 720P OR 1080P SCREEN STREAMING Stream your screen using H.264 hardware encoding at 30 FPS. Choose between 720p and 1080p and adjust the video bitrate to match your connection. Portrait and landscape orientation are handled automatically. APP AUDIO, MICROPHONE OR BOTH Choose exactly what your viewers hear: app audio, your microphone, a mix of both, or no audio at all. Audio is streamed using AAC. LOCAL MP4 RECORDING Optionally save a local MP4 copy of your stream directly on your iPhone while broadcasting. Perfect for reviewing, archiving or reusing your content later β€” without running a separate recording app. START STREAMING THROUGH IOS pocketScreen uses the built-in iOS screen broadcasting feature. Set up your streaming destination in the app, then start the broadcast through the iOS system interface. Your screen and audio are only accessed after you explicitly start screen sharing. LIVE STREAM DIAGNOSTICS Keep track of important stream information in real time, including video FPS, send queue status and dropped frames. MADE FOR IRL STREAMS, MOBILE GAMES AND MORE Share maps, apps and other on-screen content with your viewers while you're on the go. Stream mobile games, demo apps, create live tutorials or broadcast presentations directly from your iPhone. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account is required to use pocketScreen. Your streaming destination and settings are stored locally on your device. Your screen and microphone are only accessed after you start broadcasting through iOS. Diagnostic logs are uploaded only when you choose to send them. FEEDBACK & FEATURE REQUESTS Have feedback or an idea for a new feature? Join my Discord: https://discord.gg/WwRCPCTez9

About

dB Toolkit

This app provides accurate sound level measurements with detailed statistics and reporting. It offers a free version with core features and a Pro version for advanced analysis and audio recording, all while maintaining user privacy and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Real-time decibel measurement (dBA, dBC, dBZ)
  • Fast, Slow, and Impulse time weighting
  • Statistical analysis (LAeq, LA10, LA50, LA90, LAmax, Lpeak)
  • History graph and peak markers
  • Offline functionality
  • PDF and CSV report generation (Pro)
  • Spectrum analyzer (Pro)
Features
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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

pocketScreen4 screens
dB Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: pocketScreen at none against dB Toolkit's 1. pocketScreen also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. dB Toolkit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. pocketScreen asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pocketScreen ships an update weekly, dB Toolkit every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
pocketScreen versus dB Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpocketScreendB Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Monetizationβ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSven SchroderLetsGetStashd Ltd

In-app purchases

None

pocketScreen

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

dB Toolkit

One-time1
  • dB Toolkit Pro$4.99

Questions

Is pocketScreen free?
pocketScreen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dB Toolkit free?
dB Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do pocketScreen or dB Toolkit have ads?
Neither pocketScreen nor dB Toolkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pocketScreen or dB Toolkit?
pocketScreen ships an update weekly, and dB Toolkit every 3 weeks. Most recently, pocketScreen was updated on October 31, 2026 and dB Toolkit on October 31, 2026.

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