Auria Pro vs WaveCloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Auria Pro
This professional-grade digital audio workstation for iPad offers unlimited tracks, advanced MIDI support, real-time audio warping, and a powerful mixing engine. It integrates with third-party plugins and allows seamless project transfer with other DAWs.
- Unlimited audio and MIDI tracks
- Built-in sampler player and analog synths
- Real-time audio warping
- Third-party plug-in support
- AAF import/export for DAW transfer
- Powerful audio busing system
- Piano roll editor
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Auria Pro - Mobile Music Production. Redefined. "This is the first mobile mixing (AND recording AND post production) app that I've ever used that is truly professional. Just Wow !" - David Kahne (Grammy winning producer/engineer for Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Stevie Nicks, Sublime, The Bangles, Ingrid Michaelson, Regina Spektor) •TEC Awards 2012 Nominee• •Computer Music Innovation Award• •Computer Music Performance Award• •Sound on Sound 2013 Awards Nominee• •Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award• Introducing Auria Pro. The first Digital Audio Workstation designed from the ground up for iPad. With professional-level features like comprehensive MIDI support, built-in sampler player and analog synths, real-time audio warping, optional third-party plug-in support from names like FabFilter, PSP, Overloud and Drumagog, AAF import/export, and powerful busing, Auria Pro clearly sets a new standard for mobile music production. "Prepare to be amazed." – Computer Music Magazine “...I was immediately convinced that this is the hottest musical app to make it to the iPad so far...” – Recording Magazine FEATURES: • Unlimited audio and MIDI tracks • Lyra multi-format sample player with a free downloadable 4GB sample library. Lyra is a true disk streaming sampler, capable of playing multi-GB sample instruments. Supports SFZ, EXS and SF2 • FabFilter Twin2 and One analog synthesizers included • Up to 24 tracks of simultaneous recording when used with compatible audio interfaces (Lightning to USB Camera adapter required) • Real-time audio warping using élastique Pro v3, allows audio tracks to be stretched in real time. • Powerful audio busing system allows flexible routing of audio between tracks, subgroups and Auxes. • Piano roll editor • Tempo and Time-signature Tracks • Real-time MIDI parameters allow immediate control over MIDI tracks • Comprehensive MIDI processing functions • Groove quantizing, includes a free set of DNA grooves from Numerical Sound (additional grooves available for purchase). • User groove extraction from MIDI and audio tracks • Audio quantizing • Audio transient to MIDI conversion • Transient slicing • Project templates • Support for external iOS-compatible Hard Drives for project backup • 24-bit recording • Vintage-inspired ChannelStrip and MasterStrip on every channel by PSPAudioware includes expander, multiband EQ and compressor • 64 bit double-precision floating point mixing engine • Third party plug-in support via in-app purchase • MIDI Sync support with MTC Chase, MIDI Clock and MMC • MIDI Remote Control (Mackie MCU and HUI protocol) • Supports sample rates of 44.1KHz, 48KHz and 96KHz • AAF import and export allows transferring complete sessions between popular DAWs like Logic, Pro Tools, Nuendo, Samplitude and others • StereoDelay, StereoChorus, ClassicVerb and Convolution Reverb plugins included • 8 Assignable subgroups and 6 aux sends • Time Stretching using ZTX technology and élastique Pro v3 • Real-time audio scrubbing • Flexible snapping tools allow snapping to events, cursor, bars, beats and more • AudioUnit (AU) and Inter-app audio (IAA) plugin support, including support for MIDI processing plugins • DropBox, Audiobus, SoundCloud and Audio Copy/Paste support • Track freeze for minimizing CPU usage • Full automation support • True 100mm faders when used in Portrait Mode • Adjustable pan law • Auto-punch mode • Full delay compensation on all tracks, subgroups, busses and aux sends • Adjustable metering modes, including pre or post fader, RMS and peak • Sample accurate looping • Automatic sample rate conversion REQUIREMENTS: iPad 4 or later iOS 7.0 or later USB audio interfaces require Apple Lightning to USB Camera adapter Pro Tools is a trademark of Avid, Inc. Logic is a trademark of Apple, Inc. Nuendo and is a trademark of Steinberg, GmBH Samplitude is a trademark of MAGIX. AudioCopy and AudioPaste are trademarks of Sonoma Wire Works. Mackie is a trademark of LOUD Technologies, Inc.
WaveCloud
This app offers advanced tools for manipulating audio samples into unique sounds. It allows for precise control over tiny audio fragments, enabling the creation of diverse textures, effects, and soundscapes. Features include a morphing oscillator, LFOs, filters, and unique movement modules.
- Granular synthesis engine
- Morphing oscillator
- Orbit and WaveGlide modules
- MPE support
- Built-in effects suite
- Audio editor and managers
- 200+ presets
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WaveCloud is an innovative granular synthesizer that offers powerful tools for manipulating and playing sounds. Granular synthesis divides an audio sample into tiny fragments, called grains, each typically a few milliseconds in length. These grains are then manipulated independently in terms of pitch, duration, position in time, and amplitude. Unlike traditional synthesis, the capability to manipulate tiny grains of audio offers enormous precision of sound control, transformation, and compositional possibilities. WaveCloud offers a wide range of tools for experimentation – oscillator, LFOs, filters, envelopes, routing matrix, innovative WaveGlide and Orbit modules for grain movement, effects, MPE support, extensive waveform editing, customizable themes, MIDI CC control, aftertouch, audio pool manager, and 200+ presets to get you started. Granular synthesis is extremely versatile and can produce a vast range of sounds and textures, from subtle, atmospheric sounds to complex, dynamic ones. WaveCloud offers dozens of parameters, enabling you to sculpt the sound grains in any way you wish – textural pads and atmospheres, time-stretched effects, glitchy and stutter effects, vocal and instrumental manipulations, granular synthesis percussive sounds, experimental effects, as well as microtonal and harmonic soundscapes. WaveCloud features a drag and drop system for importing and exporting of audio files and presets. It has its own built-in Preset and Audio Managers to help keep everything in order. WaveCloud even features a fully-fledged zoomable audio editor along with a suite of tools to crop, fade, cut, copy, paste, and normalise your samples. We include a morphing 3-state Oscillator to support the granular engine. The granular engine allows up to 50 grains per second per note, with grain lengths up to a second in length. Grains can be sculpted with our morphing envelope generator, manipulated with our LFOs, FEGs and VCFs, and passed through lots of randomisation to keep things continually evolving. WaveCloud also features two unique features for adding movement to audio grains. Orbit mode allows you to play sweeping patterns tied to the physical host tempo of your DAW, and WaveGlide is a sequencer with glides and fades from one location to another. To top it all off, we include 7 built-in effects, delay, reverb, chorus, overdrive, phaser, resonator, and 8-band EQ. The resonator controls per-note feedback and dispersion for amazing MPE effects. WaveCloud is not only a deep and powerful granular synth but also a fun way to create many incredible sounds. Features • Over 200 presets • 3-state morphing oscillator (sine, square, saw) • Morphing grain shapes • 2 low-frequency morphing oscillators • 4 multistep envelope generators • 2 visual filters (series and parallel modes) • Per-channel feedback resonators with dispersion • MPE Support (per-channel pitch bend, aftertouch, and CC74) • Orbit mode • WaveGlide sequencing • Fully Featured Mod-Matrix • Direct record and playback of samples • Built-in sample editor with editing tools • 7 built-in effects • Built-in Audio Manager with drag and drop support • Preset Manager with easy import/export, drag and drop • Colour scheme editor
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WaveCloud at $6.99 against Auria Pro's $49.99. WaveCloud also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (69% vs 37%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Auria Pro costs $49.99 and WaveCloud $6.99 up front. Auria Pro sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. WaveCloud asks for nothing beyond the download.
WaveCloud holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Auria Pro's written reviews are positive against 69% of WaveCloud's.
Auria Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, WaveCloud every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Auria Pro | WaveCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49.99 | $6.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 4.9 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.8% of reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 957 MB | 286 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WaveMachine Labs, Inc. | 4Pockets.com |
Customer experience
Auria Pro
WaveCloud
Bugs and requests
Auria Pro
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when loading certain projects
- Midi tracks disappearing or becoming unresponsive
- Audio playback issues and popping/clicking sounds
- Problems with saving and loading projects
- Inconsistent behavior when adjusting tempo or warping audio
Requested features
6 requests- Improved MIDI editing tools
- Ability to record multiple takes in loop mode
- Better file management and organization
- More modern and streamlined UI design
- Faster and more reliable updates
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- Expanded support for third-party plugins
WaveCloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Auria Pro
- C7 Grand PianoFree
- Rock Drum KitFree
- Salamander Grand PianoFree
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- Jazz Drum KitFree
- Classic Grand PianoFree
- Clean GuitarFree
- Dreamwave PianoFree
- DX PianoFree
- Metal Drum KitFree
- Elektromorph Drum KitFree
WaveCloud
No in-app purchases









