Comparison

Ferrite Recording Studio vs WavePad, editor de audio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ferrite Recording Studio

This app offers a professional audio recording and multi-track editing studio for podcasts, journalism, and voiceovers. It combines simple recording with powerful editing tools, effects, and automation for polished audio production.

Highlights
  • One-tap recording
  • Multi-track editing
  • Bookmark moments during recording
  • Undo/Redo history
  • Automatic ducking
  • Strip Silence
  • Noise Reduction & EQ effects
Features
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Ferrite is the award-winning app you need for creating podcasts, radio journalism, or other professional voice production work — lectures, speeches, voice-overs and more. It combines the ease-of-use of a “voice memo” audio recorder, with a versatile multi-track editing studio. Powerful tools like effects and automation are available when you need them. With time-saving features and a UI designed to get out of your way, people around the world are switching to Ferrite. — Streamlined Recording — Open Ferrite and with just one tap you’re recording. No fuss, and it won't break a sweat even with hours-long sessions. Just make sure your device has enough free space! Recording an interview and you want to highlight a few quotes? Have to take out some inappropriate language? Or just fluffed a sentence and need to fix it? Bookmark moments during your recording and they’ll be flagged up during edits, so you can jump right to them. Monitor levels with live recording meters, or listen through headphones. Tag your audio to find it quickly later. And of course you can import audio from your Music Library, iCloud, and other services such as Dropbox. Please note: the free version has limited duration for recording & editing projects. Upgrade to Pro and you can edit projects up to 24 hours long! — Editing is a Snip — Ferrite features full multi-track editing, from quick cuts, to producing a complete podcast or broadcast package. Zoom out to see hours at a glance, or zoom in all the way down to individual samples. Take a single clip, or a bunch, and arrange them in an editing project: move, crop, slice, fade in and out, or crossfade between clips just by overlapping them. You have full control over each track’s volume and panning, and can Mute or Solo as needed. And best of all, you needn’t fear trying out changes: Ferrite has great Undo/Redo — even if you quit the app and come back a month later, you can still undo all the way back to the moment you created your project! — Advanced Features — Need more? Ferrite also includes: • Automatic ducking: set tracks to “duck under” others (e.g. ducking music behind voiceovers). • Strip Silence: Carves away all the silent sections from a recording, making it easy to edit the remaining audio. • (iPad only) Split View and Slide Over support: Use Ferrite side-by-side with other apps. Recording a narration? Open another app with your script and place Ferrite down the side of the screen. Or open the User Guide in Safari on one side while you learn Ferrite on the other. With a single In-App Purchase, you can unlock many additional tools, including: • Preview at up to 2× speed • Prepare your audio for production with Noise Reduction and Auto Levelling. • Add professional effects to your tracks such as EQ, Noise Gate and Dynamic Range Compression, for projects that sound clean and engaging. • Automate volume, panning and effects settings so they vary over time, both on individual tracks and the final mix. • Tighten Audio can automatically take out awkward pauses and gaps. • Producing a podcast or series? Create a template to get each new episode off to a flying start. • Add cover art, chapters and more. • Found the perfect settings for an effect or tool? Save them as a Preset for re-use in other projects. • Audio Unit Extensions: if you have other apps installed that provide effects as Audio Unit Extensions, they’ll show up in Ferrite, where you can add them to tracks or projects. • Advanced search, smart folders, and template folders.

About

WavePad, editor de audio

Edit and record music, voice, and other audio with professional tools. Cut, copy, paste, and add effects like echo and noise reduction. Supports various file formats and offers background recording.

Highlights
  • Edit and record audio
  • Cut, copy, paste, insert, trim
  • Add audio effects (echo, amplify)
  • Supports multiple file formats
  • Background recording
  • Voice-activated recording
Features
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WavePad, editor de audio y música es un editor de audio y música profesional con todas las funciones. Con WavePad puedes editar y grabar música, voz y otras grabaciones de audio. Puedes editar archivos de audio con herramientas como cortar, copiar y pegar. También puedes agregar efectos de audio, incluyendo eco, amplificación y reducción de ruido. WavePad, editor de audio, admite muchos formatos, incluyendo vox, gsm y más. Ya sea que eres un profesional o un entusiasta, WavePad tiene todas las herramientas que necesitas para editar archivos de audio. Los usos típicos incluyen tonos de llamada, voces en off, recorte de partes de audio, y muchos más. Características de WavePad: • Admite varios formatos de archivo, incluyendo wave y aiff • Las capacidades de edición incluyen cortar, copiar, pegar, insertar, recortar y más • Los efectos incluyen amplificar, normalizar, eco y más • Funciona con múltiples archivos • Admite recorte automático y grabación activada por voz • Permite seleccionar frecuencias de muestreo desde 8000-44100hz, 8-32 bits • La grabación se ejecuta en segundo plano y cuando la pantalla se apaga WavePad contiene compras y suscripciones opcionales en la aplicación. • Las suscripciones se facturan mensualmente, mientras que las compras son pagos únicos (no son suscripciones) • La suscripción se renovará automáticamente a menos que la renovación automática esté desactivada al menos 24 horas antes del final del período actual, • Se cobrará a la cuenta por la renovación en las 24 horas anteriores al final del período actual, y el costo depende del paquete elegido. • Los pagos se cargarán a la cuenta de iTunes en la confirmación de la compra. • La renovación automática puede desactivarse en la Configuración de la cuenta del usuario después de la compra • Cualquier parte no utilizada de un período de prueba gratuito, si fue ofrecido, se perderá cuando el usuario compre una suscripción a esa publicación, cuando corresponda Para asistencia técnica con WavePad: https://www.nch.com.au/support/es/supportcontact.html?software=WavePad Términos legales: https://www.nch.com.au/general/es/legal.html Declaración de privacidad: https://www.nch.com.au/general/es/privacy.html

Screenshots

Ferrite Recording Studio4 screens
WavePad, editor de audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ferrite Recording Studio and WavePad, editor de audio both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 69% of Ferrite Recording Studio's written reviews are positive against 33% of WavePad, editor de audio's. Ferrite Recording Studio also leads on ratings volume (956 vs 36). WavePad, editor de audio's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ferrite Recording Studio sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and WavePad, editor de audio sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Ferrite Recording Studio against 4.5 for WavePad, editor de audio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ferrite Recording Studio has 956 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Ferrite Recording Studio's written reviews are positive against 33% of WavePad, editor de audio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ferrite Recording Studio versus WavePad, editor de audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFerrite Recording StudioWavePad, editor de audio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (956 ratings) — better4.5 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings956 — better36
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB26 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperWooji Juice LtdNCH Software

Customer experience

Ferrite Recording Studio

All ratings956 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral7.8%
Negative23.4%

WavePad, editor de audio

All ratings36 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Ferrite Recording Studio

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when opening the app after recent updates
  • Recording sometimes does not work with external mics
  • Inconsistent behavior when deleting or trimming recordings

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for 24-bit or 32-bit audio export
  • Implement a pause/resume recording feature
  • Introduce a text-based AI editing tool
  • Allow recording directly into smart folders
  • Add the ability to set custom playback speeds
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  • Improve file organization and management options

WavePad, editor de audio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ferrite Recording Studio

One-time2
  • Ferrite 2 Pro to Ferrite 3 Pro$14.99
  • Ferrite 3 Pro$29.99
7 purchases

WavePad, editor de audio

Subscriptions3
  • Suscripción a efectos$1.991 Month
  • Suscripción a formatos$1.991 Month
  • Todas funciones$2.991 Month
One-time4
  • Quitar anuncios comerciales$0.99
  • Todos los efectos$4.99
  • Todos los formatos de salida$4.99
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  • Todas las funciones actuales$9.99

Questions

Is Ferrite Recording Studio free?
Ferrite Recording Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WavePad, editor de audio free?
WavePad, editor de audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ferrite Recording Studio or WavePad, editor de audio?
Ferrite Recording Studio is rated higher. Ferrite Recording Studio averages 4.6 out of 5 from 956 ratings, while WavePad, editor de audio averages 4.5 from 36 ratings.
Do Ferrite Recording Studio or WavePad, editor de audio have ads?
Neither Ferrite Recording Studio nor WavePad, editor de audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ferrite Recording Studio or WavePad, editor de audio?
Ferrite Recording Studio ships an update every 2 months, and WavePad, editor de audio every 2 months. Most recently, Ferrite Recording Studio was updated on September 24, 2026 and WavePad, editor de audio on September 16, 2026.

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