Sound Meter - Noise Detector is a utility app for iOS that visualizes environmental noise levels via a decibel gauge.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app to get a quick, visual reference of ambient noise levels without needing professional-grade hardware.
For Casual users seeking a basic tool to measure environmental noise levels using their mobile device microphone.
What does it look like?
Key features
Visualizes real-time environmental noise levels via a gauge interface.
Allows users to adjust decibel readings to account for specific microphone hardware variations.
How much does it cost?
The app is distributed as a free utility with no visible subscription or IAP gates.
Velocity
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The app has reached a zombie state, with no updates or development activity recorded for 3,051 days. The development history consists of a single minor release focused on performance improvements, with no subsequent feature expansion or maintenance. There is no evidence of ongoing support or operational activity for this application.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for Sound Meter - Noise Detector
How's the Utilities market?
Sound Meter - Noise Detector maintains a stagnant position in the Utilities category, with no major updates since April 2018. The low rating of 2.0 stars across 5 reviews signals that the app fails to meet modern user expectations for accuracy and performance.
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Key takeaways for Sound Meter - Noise Detector
Where is it heading?
The environmental-noise utility market is consolidating around apps with active sensor-calibration updates and high-fidelity visual feedback. Sound Meter - Noise Detector remains exposed due to its lack of development, so the PM should prioritize sunsetting the product to focus resources on higher-yield opportunities.
- The 8-year update drought indicates the app is in permanent maintenance mode, which prevents it from competing with modern, sensor-calibrated alternatives.
- Hardware-limited accuracy for sounds over 90 dB creates a functional ceiling that prevents the app from serving as a reliable utility.
The SWOT
- Calibration tool accounts for specific microphone hardware variations
- Integration of modern sensor-fusion libraries could improve accuracy
Next best moves
Sunset the application because the 8-year update drought indicates a lack of viable commercial path → reduce brand drag
The counter-intuitive read
The app's 8-year silence is not a failure of maintenance…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The analysis has been updated to include specific technical limitations regarding hardware-based decibel measurement accuracy.
Bottom line
Sound Meter - Noise Detector provides a basic utility for casual noise measurement, but its 8-year development silence makes it a legacy tool, so the PM should prioritize a sunset strategy to avoid further brand erosion.
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