Noise Meter privacy policy
Last updated 9 October 2026 · En español
The short version: Noise Meter measures how loud it is. It never records or keeps any sound, and no sound or sound level leaves your iPhone. We have no accounts. The app sends us a few pseudonymous counts, like "a session was started", so we know it works. The app shows no ads.
Who we are
Noise Meter is an iPhone app made by 123TEQ LLC ("we"). Questions about this policy: use the contact form.
The microphone
The app uses the microphone to measure the sound level while it is open, and in the background only while you run a session (so the Lock Screen reading stays live). The orange microphone dot shows the whole time. The sound is turned into a level number as it arrives and then thrown away. Nothing is recorded, stored or sent anywhere.
Your readings and sessions
Readings and session summaries exist only on your iPhone, and a summary is gone when you close it. If you tap Share, the text goes wherever you choose to send it.
What the app sends us
To learn whether the app works, it sends our server (config.shovelware.ai) short event records:
- that a session was started or stopped;
- the app version and "ios";
- a random number made by the app when it is first installed, so we can count installs. It is not your Apple ID, your device ID or the advertising identifier, and it isn't linked to you. Deleting the app deletes it.
The app sends nothing else and fetches nothing from the server. These records never include any sound or sound level. We don't sell or share them, and we don't use them to track you across other apps or websites.
Advertising
The app shows no ads and contains no advertising code. It doesn't use the advertising identifier or any device identifier, and it doesn't collect your location. Nothing the app sends us is shared with advertisers or data brokers.
Children
The app isn't aimed at children and sends us nothing that identifies anyone.
Your choices
You can turn the microphone off at any time in Settings → Noise Meter. Because nothing we hold is linked to you, there is no account to delete. Deleting the app removes everything it kept on your phone.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update the date at the top of this page.