DP vs SoundMeter Pro 2020
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DP
This tool helps users configure and select DP pumps for their specific applications. It provides detailed product information, including technical specifications, hydraulic curves, and dimensions, based on your selection criteria.
- Intuitive product configuration
- Selection via hydraulic data (Q, H)
- Replacement product comparison
- Direct pump type selection
- Technical specification sheets
- Hydraulic curves
- Dimensions and drawings
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DP Select is the official product selection tool of DP pumps. This selection tool assists you with an intuitive product configuration for your application. Detailed product information is provided as result of your selection. Set-up product selection • Selecting via hydraulic data Q, H • Selecting a replacement product via Compare • Direct product selection via Pump type Provided product information • Technical specification sheet • Hydraulic curves • Dimensions / drawings • Motor data
SoundMeter Pro 2020
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SoundMeter Pro 2020 is not recommended for new purchases. SoundMeter X offers perpetual license and subscription options for the latest tools and features. SoundMeter Pro turns your iOS device into a handheld data-logging sound level meter (SLM), data-logging noise dosimeter, multi-channel data recorder, and real-time analyzer (RTA). Input signals can be acquired from the current audio input path (iOS automatically selects the audio input path according to which external audio devices, if any, are connected to your iOS device). Sensitivity calibration can also be performed for any audio input device or input channel. In addition to real-time sound level measurements, SoundMeter can stream raw sound data to audio files, and store acquired sound level data, including date, time, and location, in CSV or TXT (tab-delimited) files, MAT-files, or high-resolution PDF images for later retrieval from your device. Features: - Level Meter -- Lp, Leq, Lx sound levels -- Standard Flat, A, C frequency weighting -- Standard Fast, Slow, Impulse time weighting -- Data logging. Data can be logged as often as every 0.1 seconds for up to 8 hours, every second for up to 72 hours, or every 10 seconds for up to two weeks. -- Event notifications - Max Levels Meter -- Traffic-light-style meters make it easy to monitor 2 separate sound level thresholds in 2 independent user-defined frequency bands. -- Define lower (warning) and higher (limit) sound level thresholds for overall (full audio band) levels as well as for individual octave frequency bands. -- Store user-defined thresholds in files for later recall. -- View auxiliary sound level or octave spectrum display with the device in landscape orientation. - Noise Dosimeter -- 8-hour Noise Dose, Projected Dose, TWA calculations -- Criterion Levels: 80, 85, 90 dB -- Exchange Rates: 3, 4, 5 dB -- Data logging. Data can be logged as often as every 0.1 seconds for up to 8 hours, every second for up to 72 hours, or every 10 seconds for up to two weeks. -- Event notifications - Octave Analyzer (RTA) -- Lp, Leq, Lx sound levels -- Supports whole or 1/3-octave frequency bands -- Standard Flat, A, C frequency weighting -- Standard Fast, Slow, Impulse time weighting -- Data logging. Data can be logged as often as every 0.1 seconds for up to 8 hours, every second for up to 72 hours, or every 10 seconds for up to two weeks. -- Event notifications - Data Recorder -- Supports up to 8 channels -- Live monitoring of recorded data -- Metadata (including calibrated sensitivity) embedded in audio file (AIF, CAF, WAV), optionally saved in separate data file - Signal Generator -- Left and right outputs assigned to arbitrary hardware output channels -- Random and pseudorandom (periodic) noise sequences with white or pink spectrum -- Linear and logarithmic frequency sweeps -- Dual periodic waveforms with arbitrary frequency and phase difference Learn more about SoundMeter Pro 2020 at FaberAcoustical.com. SoundMeter Pro 2020 will receive major upgrades, consistent with those available in the SoundMeter X Pro subscription, through calendar year 2021, after which it will receive maintenance updates for a limited time. It can be used indefinitely thereafter on a compatible version of iOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DP at Free against SoundMeter Pro 2020's $149.99. SoundMeter Pro 2020's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
DP is free to download; SoundMeter Pro 2020 costs $149.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DP ships an update every 17 months, SoundMeter Pro 2020 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DP | SoundMeter Pro 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $149.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DP Pumps | Faber Acoustical, LLC |
In-app purchases
DP
No in-app purchases
SoundMeter Pro 2020
No in-app purchases
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