Comparison

App Task Force vs SoundMeter Pro 2022

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

Head to head
About

App Task Force

This app helps communities engage with law enforcement to report crimes, share photos, and improve safety. It streamlines patrol management and reduces administrative tasks for officers.

Highlights
  • Increase community engagement
  • Reduce crime reporting time
  • Improve patrol response
  • GPS patrol management
  • Paperless shift management
  • Share photos with authorities
  • Report incidents confidentially
Features
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App Task Force is a mobile Applicationto make an area safer by increasing community engagement with law enforcement agencies. The App allows citizens to easily report, in real time, certain types of crimes. The submitted information is then automatically transmitted to Officers patrolling the area so they can rapidly respond and investigate. Citizens are encouraged to submit photographs as a picture is worth a thousand words. The App however can only be used where the corresponding dedicated police presence is funded and the companion Officer and Administration Apps installed. Once an agency or neighborhood decides to utilize the Application, a unique App for their specific area is created that allows citizens in that area to report suspicious and potentially criminal activity that they are observing in real time. The App was first launched in March 2015 in the French Quarter of New Orleans and has continuously operated there ever since its initial deployment. The App and its companion police presence is credited with a significant reduction in crime and is now utilized in other Security Districts. The App was developed by SDT Productions LLC and their software development teammate LookFar Labs.

About

SoundMeter Pro 2022

This professional tool transforms your iPhone or iPad into a sophisticated sound level meter, noise dosimeter, and spectrum analyzer. It offers precise data logging, calibration, and real-time analysis with multiple weighting and band options. Export your measurements in various formats for detailed review.

Highlights
  • Sound level meter (Lp, Leq, Lx)
  • Noise dosimeter with dose/TWA calculations
  • Real-time octave spectrum analyzer (RTA)
  • Multi-channel data recorder
  • Stereo signal generator
  • Sensitivity calibration
  • Data logging in CSV, TXT, MAT, PDF
Features
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SoundMeter Pro 2022 is not recommended for new purchases. SoundMeter X offers perpetual license and subscription options for the latest tools and features. SoundMeter Pro turns your iPhone or iPad into a handheld data-logging sound level meter (SLM), data-logging noise dosimeter, stereo signal generator, multi-channel data recorder, and real-time whole or 1/3 octave band spectrum analyzer (RTA). Input signals can be acquired from the current (manually selectable) audio input path. Sensitivity calibration can also be performed for any audio input device and/or input channel. Direct hardware support (automatic sensitivity calibration, based on factory-defined values) for The Modal Shop’s 2-channel 485B39 USB-ICP interface and miniDSP’s UMIK-1, UMIK-2, and E.A.R.S. microphones. 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: - User-defined custom metadata in saved audio and data files - 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 - Real-time Octave Spectrum 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 -- NC, RNC, and NR references curves, NC, SIL, and NR values -- 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 - Multi-channel Data Recorder -- Supports up to 8 channels (up to 16 on iPad) -- Live monitoring of recorded data -- Metadata (including calibrated sensitivity) embedded in audio file (AIF, CAF, WAV), optionally saved in separate data file - Stereo 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 2022 at FaberAcoustical.com. SoundMeter Pro 2022 will receive major upgrades, consistent with those available in the SoundMeter X Pro subscription, through calendar year 2023, after which it will receive maintenance updates through 2025. It can be used indefinitely thereafter on a compatible version of iOS or iPadOS.

Screenshots

App Task Force2 screens
SoundMeter Pro 20224 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoundMeter Pro 2022 at 100% against App Task Force's 31%. SoundMeter Pro 2022 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). App Task Force's advantage is price (Free vs $149.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

App Task Force is free to download; SoundMeter Pro 2022 costs $149.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SoundMeter Pro 2022 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: App Task Force has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of App Task Force's written reviews are positive against 100% of SoundMeter Pro 2022's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

App Task Force ships an update every 2 weeks, SoundMeter Pro 2022 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
App Task Force versus SoundMeter Pro 2022: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp Task ForceSoundMeter Pro 2022
PriceFree — better$149.99
Rating3.6 (25 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSDT Productions LLCFaber Acoustical, LLC

Customer experience

App Task Force

All ratings23 ratings
Positive60.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative30.4%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive31.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative62.5%

SoundMeter Pro 2022

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

App Task Force

No in-app purchases

None

SoundMeter Pro 2022

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is App Task Force free?
App Task Force is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundMeter Pro 2022 free?
SoundMeter Pro 2022 costs $149.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, App Task Force or SoundMeter Pro 2022?
SoundMeter Pro 2022 is rated higher. App Task Force averages 3.6 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while SoundMeter Pro 2022 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do App Task Force or SoundMeter Pro 2022 have ads?
Neither App Task Force nor SoundMeter Pro 2022 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, App Task Force or SoundMeter Pro 2022?
App Task Force ships an update every 2 weeks, and SoundMeter Pro 2022 every 6 months. Most recently, App Task Force was updated on October 2, 2026 and SoundMeter Pro 2022 on October 15, 2026.

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