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Summary

Sound Meter by rootApps turns any Android device into a practical environmental noise monitor, featuring a tidy gauge display and real-time decibel readings. It tracks current, min, max, and average levels, supports device-specific calibration for accurate measurements, and has 10,000,000+ total downloads with 130K in the last 30 days.

Pros & Cons

Tidily designed UI with a gauge-based, easy-to-read display
Comprehensive dB tracking including min/avg/max values
Device-specific calibration for improved accuracy
Real-time graphs and elapsed time for continuous monitoring
Background-friendly with common Android features and AdMob support

Accuracy limited by most device microphones and consumer-grade hardware
Not a professional-grade meter; notes emphasize device limitations
Relies on ads/IDs for monetization; potential privacy considerations from ad identifiers

About Sound Meter

Sound Meter is a tools app developed by rootApps.

How many times has Sound Meter been installed?

Sound Meter has been installed 24 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 130 thousand times.

What is the rating of Sound Meter?

Sound Meter is rated 4.46 out of 5 stars, based on 180 thousand ratings.

Is Sound Meter free?

Sound Meter is free. The app size is 6.69 MB. The latest version available is 4.1.6. The last update was on August 26, 2026.

What are the requirements for Sound Meter?

Sound Meter requires Android 4.4+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since April 2015.

Description by rootApps (from Google Play)

Sound level meter(or SPL) app is shows a decibel values by measure the environmental noise, displays measured dB values in various forms.

More data about Sound Meter

Price	Free
Total installs	24 million
Recent installs	130 thousand
Rating	4.46 based on 180 thousand ratings
Ranking	Medium ranked
Version	4.1.6
App size	6.69 MB
Number of libraries	27
Designed for Android	4.4+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	Contains ads

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Installs over time

Sound Meter has been installed 24 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 4.4 thousand installs per day.

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Comments on Sound Meter for Android

★★★★★ Mandeep · Oct 6, 2026

Works marvelously, I work as sound engineer for my church, and I use this to measure the sound levels works good for me.👍

★★★★★ Gregory Maxham · Sep 23, 2026

Easy to use. Great tool for peace of mind in noisy environments, like my listening room;)

★★★★★ Julian McCracken · Oct 12, 2026

I only needed a basic meter & this works very well.

★★★★★ Nicola Smith · Aug 22, 2026

Great use it all the time to measure the sound volume. So great to make sure if volume is too loud

★☆☆☆☆ Tilman Jeske · Sep 7, 2026

Doesn't work. The readings are meaningless. Android is just not able to measure the loudness.

★☆☆☆☆ Jude Rodrigues · Oct 1, 2026

Very bad experience, there is a train noise in the room, and other noises and the app is not able to record these signals.

★☆☆☆☆ M H · Oct 5, 2026

Why would this need to record my data and pass it on to third parties?

★☆☆☆☆ Zartu · Sep 14, 2026

I think this is one of the worst "sound meter" I have used. The dB measurements, is much lower than is actually is.

Google Play Rankings for Sound Meter

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Rank	Country	Category	List
118	South Korea	Tools	Top Free
158	Austria	Tools	Top Free

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Technologies used by Sound Meter

14 permissions · 27 libraries

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Trust & Safety: Sound Meter requests microphone access (RECORD_AUDIO) for measuring sound levels, plus INTERNET, WAKE_LOCK, and storage permissions to support operation, data saving, and ad delivery. It does not request camera or location permissions. The presence of advertising IDs (AD_ID) indicates use of ad services for monetization. Users should review permissions and privacy disclosures, especially regarding ad identifiers and background services.

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