Decibel Meter is a free utility app for Android that measures real-time environmental sound volume in decibels.
Product velocity
Unknown
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#172
▲7Music & Audio · free
Sentiment
3.8
10k reviews
Nemesis
Sound Decibel Meter
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app for quick, low-stakes noise monitoring in their immediate environment, prioritizing immediate visual feedback over professional-grade acoustic reporting.
For Casual users seeking to monitor or assess ambient noise levels in their immediate environment.
What does it look like?
Key features
Displays instantaneous sound volume levels directly on the device screen.
Provides brief explanations of decibel readings to help users interpret noise intensity.
Visually represents sound fluctuations over time to help users see noise trends.
How much does it cost?
The app maintains a strictly free model, which lowers the barrier to entry but limits revenue potential compared to subscription-based rivals.
Velocity
Steady developmentShow more...
Who built it?
GeniusTools Labs
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What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
Read the full review analysisCompetition
Competitive landscape for Decibel Meter: Sound Meter App
How's the Music & Audio market?
Decibel Meter maintains a presence in the top 200 of the Music & Audio category across multiple markets, but its 3.79 rating indicates performance friction relative to category leaders. The lack of premium monetization features limits its grossing potential compared to rivals offering professional-grade tools.
The rivals identified
By Splend Apps
Both apps target the same audience of users needing environmental noise monitoring via mobile microphone access, competing directly on the utility of real-time decibel measurement.
- Sound Decibel Meter includes visual data graphing for sound interpretation; Decibel Meter lacks this feature.
- Sound Decibel Meter maintains a 4.68 rating across 588,624 reviews, far exceeding the 3.79 rating of Decibel Meter.
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Access the full report for freeThe Analyst's Read
Key takeaways for Decibel Meter: Sound Meter App
Where is it heading?
Market interest in environmental noise monitoring is shifting toward professional-grade data, with users increasingly demanding frequency analysis and Health app integration. Decibel Meter's current trajectory is stable but exposed, as the lack of active feature expansion makes it a prime target for rivals offering more granular acoustic data.
- The lack of professional-grade acoustic analysis (frequency weighting, data export) limits the app's utility, causing users to churn to more capable rivals.
- The app maintains a broad user base through a free-access model, but the 3.79 rating suggests the current feature set is failing to meet user expectations.
The SWOT
- Broad user base (9,511 ratings) sustains organic discovery
- Free-access model lowers barrier to entry
- Implement professional-grade frequency weighting filters
- Add Health app integration for long-term tracking
Next best moves
Ship frequency weighting filters because rivals offer them as standard utility → increase user satisfaction
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's large user base is a liability, not an asset…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Frequency weighting filters (A, C, Z) (available in Decibel X) +2
Since the last report: The report transitioned from a basic utility overview to a strategic analysis, highlighting specific feature gaps and competitive vulnerabilities.
Bottom line
Decibel Meter captures the casual noise-monitoring market through simplicity, but its stagnant feature set and sub-4.0 rating invite churn to more capable rivals, so the PM should prioritize adding professional-grade frequency weighting to defend the user base.
Unlock 3 critical frictions, 2 market threats, 1 more prioritized move and the analyst’s take.
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