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SoundPrint is the free app that measures how loud restaurants, bars, cafés and other places really are — Like Yelp, But For Noise. Coverage, quotes and assets for journalists are below.

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Featured Coverage

Three pieces that say it best.

Yelp for noise.

The New Yorker “Sh-h-h!”

Restaurants Are Too Loud. Turns Out We Like Them That Way.

The Wall Street Journal Feature on restaurant noise, built on SoundPrint data

80% of 1,350 London restaurants were too loud for conversation.

The Guardian On SoundPrint’s London survey

Coverage

Highlighted rows are major outlets; the rest run alphabetically.

National & International

23 pieces
The New Yorker “Sh-h-h!” The Wall Street Journal Restaurants Are Too Loud. Turns Out We Like Them That Way The Guardian 'It’s atmosphere': is noise of London’s restaurants just part of the charm? The Guardian Great food, but please do something about the noise – the battle for quieter restaurants Vox How noise pollution is ruining your hearing (video) Vox Quiet restaurants: The SoundPrint app helps you find them Vox Restaurant noise levels are climbing, here’s how to fight back Time Magazine Time’s 100 Best Innovations honors SoundPrint Oprah Magazine Five things Oprah is smiling about Fast Company Bars and restaurants are too damn loud. Can SoundPrint cut through the noise? Fast Company SoundPrint honorably mentioned for World Changing Ideas Eater How restaurants rebound when they’re too damn loud National Post You're not wrong: Canadian restaurants really are getting louder BuzzFeed Tech products BuzzFeed News tried and loved…they may change your life CBC Canada Can’t hear your dinner date? How noisy restaurants may be harming your health Dating News How an Ingenious App Can Help Couples Find a Quiet Date Venue Mental Floss Trying to avoid loud restaurants? This app can help Mic A “Yelp for noise” exists to help find quietest [venues] in your city Nightclub & Bar Is your bar or restaurant noise polluted? PureWow SoundPrint gives you restaurant ratings Robb Report Relish the Sound of Silence? Sunset The best way to find quieter bars and restaurants Tasting Table Noise level in restaurants app

Health & Hearing

6 pieces
AARP How to deal with noisy restaurants and hearing loss Hearing Health Foundation Tell me where its quiet Hearing Health Foundation Which restaurants are too loud (or not)? Starkey An app to find the perfect date-night venue Tinnitus Today Does Loud Noise Influence Your Social Life? Tinnitus Today Taking control of sound to rejoin the crowd

City by City

21 pieces

New York

Business Insider SoundPrint Announces its “SoundPrint Certified Quiet List” of NYC Venues AM New York Noise level app SoundPrint helps diners find a quiet place to eat Metro New York SoundPrint wants to change the noise level of NYC – and beyond

London

The Times UK What a din: London’s restaurants deemed too noisy The Daily Mail UK London's Loudest restaurants revealed

Chicago

Chicago Tribune Are restaurants too loud? The ins and outs of restaurant acoustics BlockClubChicago Chicago’s Quietest, Loudest Restaurants Ranked in ‘Yelp-Like’ App for Noise CBS Chicago Restaurants seeking to appeal to your eardrums Crain’s Chicago Business Chicago’s quietest restaurants

San Francisco

San Francisco Chronicle Are San Francisco restaurants too loud? A new app helps diners navigate the noise San Francisco Chronicle Why we need to rethink the concept of noise in restaurants

Washington, D.C.

WashingtonCityPaper Why Use SoundPrint to Find the Quietest Restaurants in the City? Washingtonian This App Makes it Easier to Find Quiet Places in DC

Boston

Boston Magazine Hear Ye, Hear Ye! These are the quietest restaurants in Boston

Seattle

Eater Seattle The quietest restaurants in Seattle, according to science

Denver

Denver Post Dinner decibels – Denver’s restaurants try to strike the delicate balance

Cincinnati

The Enquirer Looking for a quiet restaurant? Use this app, now in Cincinnati

Baltimore

Baltimore Sun New app pinpoints Baltimore’s loudest and quietest restaurants

Nashville

Nashville Scene SoundPrint offers list of Nashville’s least noisy restaurants

Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor Observer Wishful Thinking – Table Talk

Vermont

Seven Days (Vermont) One man’s mission to rate restaurants by noise level

Radio & Podcasts

3 pieces
BBC Radio London London restaurants are the noisiest in Europe (radio interview) SoundProofist Podcast conversation with the SoundProofist about crowdsourcing and restaurant noise Sydney ABC Radio How loud is that cafe?

Press Releases

1 pieces
SoundPrint Newsroom SoundPrint releases groundbreaking sound level data of venues worldwide

Press Kit

Everything a story needs, in one place.

SVG Logos Mark, stacked logo and wordmark — SVG and 1024px PNG, on white and on blue PNG App Screenshots Five current screens at full iPhone resolution PDF Fact Sheet & Boilerplate One page: what it is, founder, how it works, sound level categories ZIP Everything All of the above in one download
  • What it is A free app that measures and shares how loud places really are
  • Platforms iPhone and Android
  • Reach Venues measured in 150+ countries and 1,600+ cities
  • Quiet Lists Curated lists in 17 cities, from New York to London to Toronto
  • Recognition Time — 100 Best Innovations · Fast Company — World Changing Ideas honoree
  • Founder Gregory Scott, who lives with hearing loss and built SoundPrint to find places where he could hear his companions
  • Contact press@soundprint.co

Writing About Noise?

We can pull sound-level data for any city, venue type or chain, and connect you with people who use SoundPrint because of hearing loss, tinnitus or sensory sensitivity.

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