Decibel X - Pro Sound Meter

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3.6
10.5K reviews
5M+
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Content rating
Rated for 3+
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About this app

"Decibel X" is one of very few sound meter apps on the market that has highly reliable, pre-calibrated measurements and supports frequency weightings: ITU-R 468, A and C. It turns your phone device into a professional sound meter, precisely measures the sound pressure level (SPL) all around you. This extremely useful and beautiful sound meter tool will not only be an essential gadget for many uses but also bring you a lot of fun. Have you wondered how quiet is your room or how loud is a rock concert or sport event? "Decibel X" will help you answer all of those.

WHAT MAKES "DECIBEL X" SPECIAL:

- Trusted accuracy: the app is carefully tested and calibrated for most devices. The precision is matching with real SPL devices
- Frequency weighting filters: ITU-R 468, A, B, C, Z
- Spectrum analyzer: FFT and BAR graphs to display real time FFT. Those are very useful for frequency analysis and musical tests. Real time predominant frequency is also displayed.
- Powerful, smart history data management:
+ Recording data can be saved into a list of history records for future access and analysis
+ Each record can be exported as hi-res PNG graph or CSV text via sharing services
+ Fullscreen mode to give overview the whole history of an record
- Dosimeter: NIOSH, OSHA standards
- InstaDecibel to capture your dB report overlaid on photos and easily shared via popular social networks (Facebook, Instagram, etc.).
- Beautiful, intuitive and carefully crafted UI design

OTHER FEATURES:

- Standard time weightings (Response Time): SLOW (500 milliseconds), FAST (200 milliseconds) and IMPULSE (50 milliseconds)
- Trimming calibration from -50 dB to 50 dB
- Standard measurement range from 20 dBA up to 130 dBA
- Spectrogram
- HISTO graph for plotted history of the recorded values
- WAVE graph with 2 display modes: Rolling & Buffer
- Real time scale level chart
- Display Current, Average/Leq, and Max values with both nice and clear digital and analog layouts
- Quick reference text to help you compare with real-life examples
- "Keep Device Stay Awake" option for long duration recording
- Reset and clear current recording at any time
- Pause/Resume at any time

NOTES:

- Please do not expect a quiet room reading will be 0 dBA. The range 30 dBA - 130 dBA is the standard usable range and an average quiet room will be about 30 dBA.
- Although most devices are pre-calibrated, custom calibration is suggested for serious purposes requiring higher precision and accuracy. To calibrate, you will need a real external device or calibrated sound meter as a reference, then adjust the trimming value until the reading matches with the reference.

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Updated on
May 9, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, App activity and 2 others
No data collected
Learn more about how developers declare collection
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.5
10.1K reviews
Len Philpot
June 7, 2025
Seems to be OK for what it's worth, but why is it subscription-based? I can understand a subscription for an app that requires dynamic data (which must be generated, bought or otherwise obtained, e.g. weather, census, statistical data, etc.), but a sound meter just measures local sound. There's no real "data", only code. Making it a subscription appears to be nothing but a revenue driver from customers who haven't thought it through very well. I'd be glad to pay, but only once per version.
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SkyPaw Co., Ltd
June 10, 2025
Hi, Len Philpot! Thank you for your feedback. If you only use our standard features, the app is totally free. In case, you want to use our premium features, you have 3-day-trial then update to our subscription package accordingly. You can unsubscribe anytime by following Play Store instructions.
Adnan K
May 29, 2025
It obviously relies on the microphone(s) of your phone. So 2 different phones next to each other give completely different readings :)) You can get it to 100 dB by whispering into the microphone ;) No where near an actual decibel measuring device.
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SkyPaw Co., Ltd
June 4, 2025
Hi, Adnan K! Users have to calibrate themselves because each type of phone uses a different microphone. In this case, we think you should use it in tandem with an iPhone device to calibrate the sound on your Android device. We have calibrated the Decibel X application on iPhone based on the results on professional audio measuring devices.
Hercules McPowerband
May 31, 2025
This app is limited by the phones actual hardware, so it makes it hit or miss as far as accuracy. No cell phone microphone is capable of making an accurate measurement of SPL. Furthermore, this app isn't capable of measuring 160 decibles, so it won't work for me because my system exceeds the max limit of this tool. Still a useful app for many things.
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SkyPaw Co., Ltd
June 4, 2025
Hi, Hercules McPowerband! Users have to calibrate themselves because each type of phone uses a different microphone. In this case, we recommend using it in tandem with an iPhone device to calibrate the sound on your Android device. We have calibrated the Decibel X application on iPhone based on the results of professional audio measuring devices.

What’s new

∿ Support subcription management within the app
∿ Components upgrade
∿ Various performance improvements and minor bug fixes