Video Compressor Gold vs Wavebox Audio Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Compressor Gold
Free up valuable phone storage by compressing large video and photo files. This app helps you reduce file sizes significantly, allowing you to store more content like videos, apps, and music. Easily identify and compress multiple files at once, then share them with ease.
- Compress videos by up to 80%
- Compress photos
- Identify large video files
- Multiple compression presets
- Batch compression
- Easy sharing of compressed files
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Are you running out of space because of too many videos on your phone? Use video compressor GOLD to compress them and free up space to store more videos, apps, and music! Functionality: - Compress and optimize videos to decrease sizes by 80% or more - Compress photos as well - Easily identify large video files - Lots of presets to choose from - Compress multiple videos at once - Easily share compressed videos with friends
Wavebox Audio Editor
A powerful yet simple audio editor featuring a visual waveform editor. It allows for precise editing, applying effects, and organizing audio files with advanced management tools. Supports numerous import and export formats, making it versatile for various audio projects.
- Built-in waveform editor
- Import WAV, FLAC, MP3, OGG, and more
- Extract audio from video
- AUv3 support for real-time effects
- Custom folder management
- Cut, trim, copy, paste audio segments
- Lossless internal audio recording
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Simple and powerful audio editor with a built-in waveform editor. - Import audio files in WAV, FLAC, MP3, OGG, and more. - STEMS. Separate your audio into 4 tracks: Vocals, Drums, Bass, and Other. (iOS 17 or above) - Extract audio from video quickly and easily. - Auto Slicer for beat or transient-based editing. - AUv3 support — use your favorite Audio Units for real-time effects. - Built-in effects to enhance your audio. - Lossless internal audio recording for the highest quality. - Export audio in WAV, FLAC, MP3, and M4A formats. Organize and manage your audio like never before: - Create and manage custom folders — the app links to your directories without copying files. - Play all the audio files in a folder like an MP3 player. - Preview audio directly from the browser. - Preview audio with applied effects and AUv3 plugins — something rarely seen in other apps. Edit your audio with precision: - Cut, trim, copy, and paste segments. - Apply silence, fade in, and fade out. - Normalize your tracks for consistent volume. - Zoom, scroll, and select in the waveform using a single finger — super fast and comfortable for editing on the go. Perfect for musicians, podcasters, DJs, and anyone who wants precise control over their audio library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wavebox Audio Editor at every 2 weeks against Video Compressor Gold's every 33 months. Wavebox Audio Editor also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 67%). Video Compressor Gold's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.6). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Video Compressor Gold costs $1.99 and Wavebox Audio Editor $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Video Compressor Gold holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 164 and 69 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Video Compressor Gold's written reviews are positive against 77% of Wavebox Audio Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Video Compressor Gold ships an update every 33 months, Wavebox Audio Editor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Video Compressor Gold | Wavebox Audio Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (164 ratings) — better | 4.4 (69 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #182 | #122 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 319 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 丽譞 牛 | Luis Rivas |
Customer experience
Video Compressor Gold
Wavebox Audio Editor
User reviews
Video Compressor Gold
From 164 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fast compression
- 💾 Saves storage space
- ✨ High quality compression
- 💰 Good value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Errors when saving
- 🐛 Doesn't work with new phones
- 🐛 Compression errors
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Videos disappear after compression
Wavebox Audio Editor
From 69 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 🚀 Fast and efficient editing
- 💰 Great value (often free)
- 💡 Powerful features for its class
- ✨ High-quality audio editing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently, especially with large files or specific actions
- ⚠️ Issues with large file handling (crashing, not opening)
- 🚫 Some essential editing functions missing (e.g., play head dragging, scrubbing)
- 🎛️ UI elements can be difficult to read or interact with (e.g., color schemes, button placement)
- 🔒 Security permission issues preventing functionality
Bugs and requests
Video Compressor Gold
Reported bugs
34 issues- Error when saving files
- App not working with new iPhone models (iPhone 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max)
- Compression errors
- App freezes and requires restart
- Compressed videos disappear after saving
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- App doesn't show all videos
- Error message: 'can't save to file'
- Videos are sent to another country for compression
- App doesn't compress photos
- Frame rate reduced to 24 FPS
- Does not support H.265
- App crashes or shows errors
- App not opening after purchase
- Cannot save compressed files to iPhone
- Error saving to Album
- Doesn't convert video
- Videos not appearing in the app
- Error saving to file
- Privacy concerns about video transfer
- App not working on iPhone, only on Mac
- App doesn't work after last update
- Cuts videos instead of compressing
- Slow and heavy performance with multiple videos
- No Arabic language support
- Cannot reduce video size multiple times
- Changes filename after compression
- Image compression not intuitive
- Cannot input exact output width and height
- Issues with storage and permission errors
- Compressed videos are blurry
- App does not visualize videos on the device
- Cannot save to album
- Compression failed
- App doesn't work on iPhone
Requested features
12 requests- Feature to save a frame from video in full resolution
- Option to keep original timestamp and location data
- More detailed functions and formats
- Ability to compress photos
- Mac computer version
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- Back button
- More intuitive image compression
- Ability to enter exact output width and height
- Option to reduce video size repeatedly
- Preserve original video filename
- Support for higher frame rates (e.g., 30 FPS)
- Support for H.265 codec
Wavebox Audio Editor
Reported bugs
20 issues- Crashes when recording
- Crashes when stopping recording
- Crashes when opening long audio files
- App crashes when making an adjustment
- App crashes when not consenting to low security level
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- App crashes after recording external microphone
- Visuals of incoming signal are distorted and out of sync during screen recording
- App closes unexpectedly when dragging and dropping audio
- Times no longer across the top during split screen
- Cannot delete a file
- File is too large (32mb) to split
- Will not import large files (40mb too large)
- New version crashes with black screen
- Doesn't record audio
- Crashes as soon as record is hit
- UI elements not readable/functional
- Transport controls control music player
- Line input records silence
- Waveform editing interface is difficult to use
- Misspelled word 'normalice' instead of 'normalize'
Requested features
21 requests- Add a metronome
- Add common split and blend edit tools
- Option to store desired buttons in the taskbar for customization
- Add search for AUv3 plugin
- Multi-track audio editing on iPad
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- Spectral editing
- Parameter envelope for effects (like Edison)
- Support for Magic Keyboard
- Right-click context menu for trim/save/export slice
- Drag and drop export WAVs
- Window view options (minimal view, save custom layouts)
- Auto slicer button
- Snap to slice markers
- Change color scheme/waveform
- High-pass filter/limiter for recording
- Function to continue existing recording (punch-in record)
- Process display for saving
- Background audio permission
- Manually select recording input device
- EQ setting to boost treble or bass
- Master section like Wavelab
In-app purchases
Video Compressor Gold
No in-app purchases
Wavebox Audio Editor
No in-app purchases
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