Marina Polyanskaya
For audio engineers, photographers, and technical hobbyists requiring portable light and sound analysis tools.
Lux Light Meter Pro
Snapshot
Who is Marina Polyanskaya?
Providing high-precision acoustic and light measurement tools for professionals and hobbyists requiring mobile-based diagnostic hardware.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 3Last updated
Lux Light Meter Pro
v036.2024.05.05
2.4y ago
Publisher DNA
What defines Marina Polyanskaya?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
Professional-grade measurement and diagnostic utilities
Scale
indie
Target audience
Audio engineers, photographers, and technical hobbyists requiring portable light and sound analysis tools.
Signature Patterns
- •Specialization in real-time signal processing including FFT and RTA analysis
- •Mixed monetization strategy utilizing both freemium and upfront paid models
- •Technical, data-heavy user interfaces optimized for professional utility
- •Niche focus on environmental measurement including light, sound, and frequency
Portfolio momentum
The publisher maintains a steady cadence with 3 updates across the portfolio in the last 6 months, focusing on its high-utility diagnostic tools.
Portfolio
What does Marina Polyanskaya ship?
Apps
6 apps analysed
Sound Spectrum Analyzer wit RTA SPL (Noise Level) Sound Frequency spectrum maker
Distributed across 4 markets, strongest in Americas.
Based on 2 of 6 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (2)
- Mexico2 / 2
- United States2 / 2
Europe (2)
- Germany1 / 2
- Spain1 / 2
Core markets (2/2 apps)
Rivals
Who does Marina Polyanskaya compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(3)
Both apps occupy the audio diagnostic category, competing for users seeking to measure sound output and hardware performance.
Targets the same casual gardening audience but adds technical depth via RAW sensor processing.
Both apps target audio professionals and hobbyists requiring portable sound pressure level measurement, creating direct competition for users seeking acoustic analysis tools.
Contenders(22)
Both applications target audio engineers and hobbyists requiring precise frequency analysis, creating direct competition for professional acoustic measurement tasks.
Both apps target audio engineers and sound enthusiasts by providing real-time frequency analysis and sound level measurement tools. They compete directly for users seeking portable acoustic measurement solutions.
Both apps target audio engineers and technicians with real-time frequency analysis, competing for the same professional and hobbyist user base.
Both apps target audio engineers and hobbyists with real-time acoustic measurement tools, creating direct competition for users seeking frequency analysis capabilities.
Provides a multi-view interface for signal analysis, serving as a technical alternative for users needing simultaneous waveform and spectrogram visualization.
Offers a comprehensive acoustic suite for professional-grade analysis, serving users who require high-precision calibration and industry-standard weighting filters.
Provides real-time frequency detection and spectrogram visualization, serving musicians and engineers who need to understand sound structure.
Offers professional-grade acoustic reporting and dosimeter functionality, serving users who need documented evidence for workplace or environmental noise.
Both apps target users seeking audio frequency visualization, though the source app focuses on professional acoustic measurement while the rival targets casual music visualization.
Both apps target A/V professionals and enthusiasts with acoustic analysis tools like RTA and FFT, creating direct competition for the same user base.
Both apps target users seeking light intensity measurement tools, but the rival creates a direct competitive barrier by offering a free model against the paid pricing of the target app.
Both apps target the same user base of photographers and plant enthusiasts by providing light intensity measurements in lux and foot-candle units. The rival directly competes by offering these core features at no cost, creating a pricing barrier for the paid target app.
Both apps target audio engineers and musicians with FFT-based frequency analysis tools for monitoring acoustic environments via microphone input.
Both apps target users needing light intensity measurement for personal tasks like plant care and home lighting. They compete directly as paid utilities on the iPhone and iPad platform.
Both apps target the same user base of plant enthusiasts and casual photographers needing light intensity measurements. The rival competes directly by offering a free, higher-rated alternative with additional photography-specific guidance.
Both apps target audio engineers and hobbyists by providing real-time frequency spectrum analysis using FFT technology. They compete directly for users seeking acoustic measurement tools on iOS devices.
Both apps target the light intensity measurement market, specifically overlapping in the utility for indoor gardeners and hobbyists.
Both applications target audio engineers and musicians with FFT-based real-time sound analysis, creating direct competition for users seeking acoustic measurement tools.
Both apps compete for users seeking light intensity measurement, though they diverge on target audience: Light Meter focuses on casual home use while Lumu targets professional photography.
Both apps target hobbyists and gardeners needing ambient light measurements, creating direct competition for the same casual user base.
Both apps target live sound engineers and technicians with real-time acoustic measurement tools, creating direct competition for professional audio utility spend.
Both apps target casual users needing light intensity measurements for personal tasks like plant care or photography, creating direct competition for the same user base.
Same space(40)
Functions as a portable sound pressure monitor for environmental assessment, though its subscription model creates a high-friction experience.
Serves non-professional users needing environmental noise monitoring, acting as a high-fidelity alternative for casual documentation.
Provides a visual noise monitoring tool for casual environments, offering photo-based documentation features for quick sound level checks.
Provides government-validated acoustic measurement for workplace safety, serving as a trusted, zero-cost alternative to commercial analysis tools.
This app provides a basic alternative for the same casual noise monitoring audience using digital readouts and graphs.
Targets greenhouse and workstation users but suffers from intrusive ad placement.
Targets a broad user base including photographers and plant owners with guided calibration.
This app targets the same audio frequency analysis audience by providing multiple visualization modes like spectrograms and FFT.
This app serves the same diagnostic audience by offering multi-channel tracking and custom calibration for professional use.
Specializes in the indoor gardening market by converting lux to PPFD and DLI.
Provides a simple, ad-free exposure tool for film and DSLR photographers.
Assists film photographers by calculating shutter speed based on ISO and aperture.
Delivers real-time sound intensity measurements for professionals and enthusiasts, providing an intuitive interface for quick acoustic assessments.
known for
Decibel Meter: Sound dB Meter
Delivers real-time sound pressure level data for environmental management, serving users who need to monitor noise levels in various settings.
This app targets the same professional production audience by providing low-latency frequency visualization within mobile workstations.
Provides a simple ambient light tool for sleep and plant health without ads.
This app targets the same studio engineering audience by providing proprietary monitor tuning utilities for specific hardware.
Targets indoor plant parents with species-specific light requirements and PPFD/PAR readings.
Focuses on low-frequency diagnostic testing, serving audiophiles who need to verify the performance limits of their subwoofer hardware.
Serves a diverse user base from plant hobbyists to safety officers with broad utility.
Acts as a brand-aligned tool for home office workers to optimize desk lighting.
Acts as a diagnostic tool for audio frequency analysis, providing professional-grade scanning for users who need precise frequency data.
Targets audio professionals and DIY enthusiasts by providing a precise tone generator for speaker testing, complementing the source app's analysis tools.
Targets architects and students with basic light intensity estimates using camera sensors.
This app targets the same audio analysis audience by offering multichannel harmonic analysis and AI-powered detection.
Users report: This app serves the same audio analysis audience by enabling offline processing and export of captured recordings.
Provides plain-English interpretations of light levels for non-technical users.
Focuses on the film photography segment by providing manual exposure calculation tools.
This app competes for the same professional audio engineering audience by supporting external calibrated microphones.
Provides real-time noise level tracking with historical logging, serving users who need to document sound levels over time for home or work.
Serves the photography niche by offering real-time exposure adjustments and histogram plotting.
Provides real-time sound pressure level monitoring and frequency analysis, serving users who need portable tools for environmental noise assessment.
This app serves the same professional audio engineering audience by providing high-accuracy algorithms without requiring a desktop computer.
Offers a professional tool for photographers and filmmakers to calculate exposure values.
Uses Bluetooth connectivity to track and trend light parameters for professional users.
Offers a dual-purpose tool for both photography exposure and general lux measurement.
Provides a classic analog-style exposure meter for iPhone photography users.
Offers professional-grade acoustic diagnostics for audio engineers, serving as a specialized tool for sound room tuning and environment investigation.
Focuses on casual ambient monitoring with a simplified UI, serving users who prioritize ease of use over professional-grade acoustic diagnostics.
Provides a clean, ad-free acoustic monitoring utility for everyday environments, serving users who prioritize privacy and a simple interface.
New entrants(5)
Combines a sound-level meter with a reference signal generator, serving home theater and audio hobbyists who need to balance speaker systems.
This app serves the same casual noise monitoring audience by providing a manual calibration tool for general reference.
This app targets the same professional audio engineering audience by offering a touch-optimized interface for mobile diagnostic work.
Provides real-time noise monitoring for hearing protection and environmental assessment, serving users who need accurate readings for daily sound environments.
Prioritizes privacy for casual users needing quick illuminance checks for home or plants.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on Marina Polyanskaya
Bottom line
Marina Polyanskaya is a highly specialized indie publisher that has achieved strong product-market fit by prioritizing technical accuracy over broad appeal. Their high weighted rating indicates a successful capture of the professional-grade utility niche.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 6
- With full intel:
- 0
- With overview:
- 6
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- no
