Sound Meter

FAQs

• Can I get a decibel meter on my phone?
  With a free app and your Android phone, you can turn your phone into a noise meter and find out. Download Sound Meter from the Android Market and launch the app. ... It even has a noise meter on its Web site that lets you listen to a range of different noises and indicates what their noise levels are.
• Do sound meter apps work?
  A new study provides the answer. The answer is, “Yes,” but only four apps that were tested measure up. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) evaluated the apps at its acoustic testing lab. The tests also compared results for i-Phones and Android phones.
• What is the best sound meter app?
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• What is the best free decibel meter app?
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• Can I use my phone as a sound meter?
  With a free app and your Android phone, you can turn your phone into a noise meter and find out. Download Sound Meter from the Android Market and launch the app. It starts right up to the sound meter and measures the minimum, mean, and maximum ambient sound levels in decibels (dB).
• Is there an app to check noise level?
  The NIOSH Sound Level Meter (SLM) app combines the best features of professional sound levels meters and noise dosimeters into a simple, easy-to-use package.
• Are phone sound meters accurate?
  The results suggest that apps written for the iOS platform are superior to those running on the Android platform. They show that one of the apps tested – SLA Lite – is within ±1 dB of true noise levels across four different reference conditions.