Report updated Jun 9, 2026
Mosquitone Detector
For adults concerned about high-frequency noise exposure, particularly parents monitoring environments for children or individuals identifying pest-repellent noise sources.
Mosquitone Detector is a struggling utilities app that is a paid app. With a 2.1/5 rating from 13 reviews, it struggles with user retention. Users particularly appreciate visualizing frequency and decibel levels provides utility for specific audio analysis tasks, though lack of clear instructional documentation makes the core measurement features impossible to interpret remains a common concern.
What is Mosquitone Detector?
Mosquitone Detector is a sound measurement utility for iOS that detects and visualizes high-frequency and ultrasonic noises.
Users hire this app to identify potentially harmful or annoying high-frequency noise sources in their environment, but the lack of guidance prevents them from validating the data.
Current Momentum
v7.0 · 2mo ago
Active- Ships internal processing and performance improvements.
- Maintains quiet update cadence.
Active Nemesis
Decibel X PRO: Sound Meter
By SkyPaw Co.
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Recent User Mood
What makes this app unique?
What Are The Key Features?
Pinpoints the direction of high-frequency sound sources using a 360-degree horizontal rotation mechanism
Visualizes high-frequency and ultrasonic noise on a graph with adjustable gain ranges from -20dB to 100dB
Saves measurement results as image files to the device Photos library with embedded timestamps
How much does it cost?
- Single upfront purchase at $6.99
Paid model at $6.99 USD, targeting users seeking specialized environmental noise detection tools without recurring subscription costs.
Who Built It?
TOON
Providing specialized acoustic measurement and frequency analysis tools for audio engineers and environmental noise monitoring.
Portfolio
13
Apps
What other apps does TOON make?
High-Frequency Noise Monitor
Vibroscope
Low Frequency Detector
Audio Frequency Analyzer
Sound Level & Spectrogram
Sound Level Analyzer
Explore the full TOON report
Portfolio breakdown, audience, momentum, and every app published by TOON.
What do users think recently?
Low confidence · 5 reviews analyzed
How did the latest release land?
What is the recent mood?
Recent user voice shows a upset sentiment. Users appreciate visualizing frequency and decibel levels provides utility for specific audio analysis tasks, but report lack of clear instructional documentation makes the core measurement features impossible to interpret and defunct support channels prevent users from resolving technical issues or requesting assistance.
Limited review volume (5 reviews). Sentiment analysis will deepen as more data lands.
View the full user-sentiment analysis
Mood gauge, ratings & review-volume history, every praise / complaint / request, and sentiment over time.
What is the competitive landscape for Mosquitone Detector?
Where is it available?
Localized markets (8)
How's The Utilities Market?
How does it evolve in the Utilities market?
Mosquitone Detector ranks #87 Paid in US Utilities, with a 2.08-star rating across 13 total ratings. The low rating relative to the $6.99 price point signals a high risk of refund requests.
Rank progression
17 active rankings tracked — 30-day window
Which niche is Mosquitone Detector in?
to detect and locate high-frequency noise sources
Explore the full Sound Detection Monitors niche
Every app in this space — 1 tracked, the niche's live rankings, and Marlvel's editorial take on the job-to-be-done.
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
This app dominates the sound measurement niche with a massive user base and consistent feature updates that dwarf the target's current market footprint.
Differentiators
- Offers professional-grade calibration tools and spectrum analysis that go far beyond basic frequency detection.
- Provides a comprehensive suite of noise measurement standards, including A and C weighting for professional compliance.
- Maintains a high-frequency update cadence, ensuring compatibility with the latest iOS hardware and microphone specifications.
Head to head
The target app must pivot toward a 'specialized ultrasonic diagnostic' niche to avoid being commoditized by Decibel X's broader, more robust feature set.
Compare Mosquitone Detector against every rival
All rivals in one side-by-side table — identity, store metrics, ratings & sentiment, and strategic intel — plus a head-to-head page for each.
The outtake for Mosquitone Detector
Strengths to defend, gaps to attack
Core Strengths
- Specialized ultrasonic detection focus minimizes UI clutter for targeted noise-analysis tasks
Critical Frictions
- 2.08-star rating baseline across 13 ratings
- Non-functional support email channels
- Lack of user manual for data interpretation
Growth Levers
- Develop a comprehensive in-app guide to explain data interpretation and validation
Market Threats
- Decibel X PRO's professional-grade calibration tools
- Negative sentiment driving refund surges
What are the next best moves?
Ship a comprehensive in-app user guide because lack of documentation is the #1 complaint → reduce refund surge
User feedback explicitly cites the inability to interpret data as the primary frustration.
Trade-off: Pause the performance-tuning sprint — documentation has a higher impact on conversion.
Audit and fix support email channels because users report feeling abandoned → improve rating baseline
Defunct support channels are a top complaint theme driving negative sentiment.
Trade-off: Same-quarter capacity available — no major lever displaced.
A counter-intuitive read
The app's failure to provide documentation is a greater threat to its survival than the competition from Decibel X, as users are currently unable to validate if the app functions at all.
Feature Gaps vs Competitors
- Professional-grade calibration tools (available in Decibel X PRO but absent here)
- Standardized noise weighting (available in Decibel X PRO but absent here)
Key Takeaways
The app provides a unique utility but fails to deliver a usable product due to the lack of documentation, so the PM must prioritize user education to justify the $6.99 price point and reduce churn.
Where Is It Heading?
Declining
The market for specialized noise detection is consolidating around professional-grade tools like Decibel X, leaving Mosquitone Detector exposed due to its lack of documentation. Without a pivot to provide clear user guidance, the app will continue to see high refund rates and declining chart performance.
The 2.08-star rating baseline indicates that users are unable to validate the app's functionality, which accelerates refund requests and erodes long-term trust.
Defunct support channels prevent the resolution of technical issues, which compounds the negative sentiment and prevents the developer from gathering actionable feedback.