NoiseCapture

NoiseCapture

NoiseCapture is an App dedicated to the measurement of environmental noise.

App info


1.3.0
April 03, 2025
261,142
Android 4.0.3+
Everyone
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App description


Android App Analysis and Review: NoiseCapture, Developed by Ifsttar. Listed in Tools Category. Current Version Is 1.3.0, Updated On 03/04/2025 . According to users reviews on Google Play: NoiseCapture. Achieved Over 261 thousand Installs. NoiseCapture Currently Has 477 Reviews, Average Rating 3.6 Stars

NoiseCapture App is an application dedicated to the evaluation of your noise environment. It allows to perform measurements and, thus, to give information on your noise exposure. In addition, you can contribute to the realization of collaborative (or community) noise maps by anonymously sharing your measurements.

New !:
If your smartphone is already calibrated, you can now calibrate other smartphones with the application, based on the ambient noise. Select Automatic Calibration in the Calibration menu, in "Transmitter" mode for the reference smartphone and "Receiver" mode for the smartphones to be calibrated. Approach the smartphones together and start calibration from the reference smartphone. The rest is automatic.

Features:
• Noise measurement and calculation of acoustic indicators (Leq, Lamin, LAmax, LA10, LA50, LA90...) on a journey
• Measurement description (text, photo, tags)
• Viewing measurements on a map
• Measurement history
• Smartphone calibration with a reference device
• Detailed help on using the application

Recommendations for the 'best' measurement (see Help for details):
• The smartphone should not be in the pocket but hand held
• The smartphone microphone should not be hidden
• The noise measurement must be carried out without adding noise!
• It is possible to use an external and calibrated microphone

Contribute to collaborative noise maps:
• Allow the transfer of measures into the community
• Realize mmeasurement outside buildings
• Do not measure when rainning or with wind
• Goto the collaborative noise map : http://noise-planet.org/map_noisecapture/index.html

Contribute to the NoiseCapture project:
• conttribute to the code development: https://github.com/Ifsttar/NoiseCapture
• share your comments, questions: https://github.com/Ifsttar/NoiseCapture/issues
• organize NoiseCapture Party to map your sound environment: http://noise-planet.org/
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NoiseCapture App respects your private life:
• You fully control how the information is sent to the server
• Only anonymous data is transferred
• There are no audio recording: only acoustic indicators are calculated and transferred
• NoiseCapture App requires only strictly necessary permissions

Warning:
• Although NoiseCapture App is developed by specialists, keep in mind that a smartphone will never replace a professional sound meter. If you need advanced expertise, contact a professional.
• The quality of the measurement depends on the technical performance of your smartphone and its calibration. Depending on the nature of your phone and the version of Android used, it is possible that you can not measure with sufficient accuracy.

NoiseCapture App is the result of collaboration between two French research laboratories, the Laboratory of Environmental Acoustics (Ifsttar) and DECIDE team of Lab-STICC (CNRS), with a support from the European Commission.
More information: http://noise-planet.org/
We are currently offering version 1.3.0. This is our latest, most optimized version. It is suitable for many different devices. Free download directly apk from the Google Play Store or other versions we're hosting. Moreover, you can download without registration and no login required.

We have more than 2000+ available devices for Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, LG, Google, OnePlus, Sony, Tablet ... with so many options, it’s easy for you to choose games or software that fit your device.

It can come in handy if there are any country restrictions or any restrictions from the side of your device on the Google App Store.

What's New


Advanced third-octave analysis processing
Spectrum now displayed in dB (previously dB(A))
New time graph in results page
Updated title screen
Android target updated (more recent)
High gain no longer affects measurement dynamics (bug)
Advanced microphone information now available (usb microphone in particular)

Rate and review on Google Play store


3.6
477 total
5 48.1
4 8.6
3 17.9
2 8.6
1 16.8

Total number of installs (*estimated)

Estimation of total number of installs on Google Play, Approximated from number of ratings and install bounds achieved on Google Play.

Recent Comments

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Paris Sinclair

This does a good job at recording averages of background noise, but not for any specific sounds you're trying to measure, especially if they're short. My upstairs neighbor has been dancing a lot with loud footsteps, and I wanted to record it. While using this app, it registered spikes in decibels upwards of 70, but these were not saved or reflected at all in the final results, as each individual spike did not last a full second. I was also not able to view the original graph that reflected this

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Benjamin Rosenzweig

Is faulty. Asks for GPS all the time even though permission while in use has been given. Says no GPS even though GPS is on. Finds GPS after start noise measurement. Should find GPS after starting app to indicate status. Keyboard can not be easily closed by tapping on screen after entering noise measurement details. No confirmation that details have been transmitted. More measurement conditions like outdoor, inner or outer city, nature,

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A Google user

I like this application!! congratulations. I have found that this is not simply tool but a community measuring the noise along Europe!!! Make it more visible! it could be great. I work in geomatics and the exportation to geo-json works fine. Some suggestions: Would it be possible to export the expectrogram as a raster to extract your own statistics?. Would it be possible, on the other hand, to save user-static measurements? Imagine we try to take indoor registration: the GPS is not going to work so the user stays fixed in a point for few second (a point with the mean/median value of dB per Hz is saved in a register/row), then he stops, walk to the next and repeats the operation. A unique geo.json or shp would be exported, the indoor coordinates would be added and shown in any other application, fugro viewer for example. I will continue playing.

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Nucleus Rhyme

Cute. Only it takes calibration. And that can be a pain because it requires specialized equipment. So this is not really a problem with the app, but this is something to consider if you plan on using the app. For me it is just a toy as I will probably not calibrate it.

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Brooke Avery

My phone went black and would not turn back on after installing this app. Had to wait a few minutes for phone to work again. App does not work.... nothing happens when you press the record button. And map does not work.

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Nico Pow

We've been hearing a low hum for months at night that keeps us awake. This app is picking up the frequency and duration. I wish I could record a video of the spectrogram to be able to show as proof.

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Clare Sheppard

Worked really well for a week but now the app whirl gigs. Press the mic and I lose the app. No update available? Still not working on any device you lost another star for lack of response customer service sucks

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Taq Seorangpun

Tried to capture a 59Hz sound with that tool. Unfortunately it would not capture sounds below 63Hz, and there is no setting to change that.