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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: New app rates restaurant noise levels"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/31170d4f-3cfc-41b5-a648-8133b35ce194
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-new-app-rates-restaurant-noise-levels-2705429
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2018-02-02T20:15:17.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:42:44.373Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/fc64d39c510721614493faffb38d1cab621.jpg
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: New app rates restaurant noise levels

**TL;DR:** Nation's Restaurant News launched an app, iHEARu, to rate restaurant noise levels. The app provides a breakdown of time spent and noise levels down to half-hour increments.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-02-02. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-new-app-rates-restaurant-noise-levels-2705429).*

## Story

This week, Nation’s Restaurant News announced the launch of iHEARu , an app created to address the growing noise levels in restaurants. A 2015 Zagat survey inspired the app. The survey found that noise levels in restaurants were a top complaint from diners.

“Not all noise is bad,” said Kelly Tremblay, founder and CEO of Lend An Ear, a Seattle-based organization behind the iHEARu app. “Noise is not just a thumbs-down or thumbs-up feature. Any establishment will be loud at some point. What’s special about the app is it gives a breakdown about time spent and [noise levels] down to half-hour increments.”

Once the app collects more data, it could be used to search for conversation-friendly restaurants or determine the best time to visit to dine during a quieter time in the day.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- app launch (topic)
- dining experience (topic)
- restaurant noise levels (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-new-app-rates-restaurant-noise-levels-2705429). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/31170d4f-3cfc-41b5-a648-8133b35ce194).