Comparison

Sound Editor vs Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

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

Head to head
About

Sound Editor

This app offers professional audio editing with multitrack capabilities, precise cutting, and a powerful equalizer. It features AI-powered instrument isolation and a built-in recorder for high-quality audio capture. Seamlessly import from various sources and export to multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Multitrack audio editing (up to 5 tracks)
  • Basic editing instruments (cut, copy, paste, trim)
  • 8-band equalizer and adjustable audio effects
  • AI instrument isolation (vocals, guitar, bass, etc.)
  • High-quality sound recorder
  • Import from iTunes Library and cloud storage
Features
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Sound Editor: Professional Audio Editing & Multitrack Recording on iPhone & iPad. Unleash your creativity with the most powerful and versatile audio editor and music editing app. From quick edits to music mastering, this portable studio gives you the tools to edit audio like a pro, wherever you are. MULTITRACK AUDIO EDITOR Effortlessly work with up to 5 multitracks simultaneously for comprehensive and layered editing. Enjoy precise control over every detail, enabling complex arrangements and professional music mastering. Perfect for musicians, podcasters, and sound designers. ESSENTIAL EDITING TOOLS Cut, copy, paste, trim, and delete audio regions with pinpoint accuracy. Use Fade In/Out for seamless transitions or add silence for precise timing. Easily edit audio for podcasts, videos, or music projects. POWERFUL EQUALIZER & AUDIO EFFECTS Fine-tune your sound with our 8-band equalizer, giving you total control over the frequency spectrum. Enhance your tracks with professional audio effects like reverb, delay, chorus, and more. Route effects to the master channel or individual tracks for customized sound design. AI INSTRUMENT ISOLATION Isolate vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano, and more in seconds! Our AI-powered tool instantly separates your tracks into individual stems, streamlining your mixing process and unlocking creative remix possibilities. HIGH-QUALITY SOUND RECORDER Capture ideas, rehearsals, or live performances with our high-quality sound recorder, offering unlimited recording time. UNIVERSAL AUDIO FORMAT SUPPORT Seamlessly import & export audio in all major formats: WAV, AIFF, MP3, M4A, FLAC, and more. Enjoy compatibility with any audio file. IMPORT FROM ITUNES & CLOUD STORAGE Easily import songs from your iTunes Library or directly from popular cloud services like Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive. Designed for music editors, podcasters, and audio engineers, Sound Editor provides a complete suite of professional-grade tools to import, record, edit audio, and create polished, high-quality sound. Become a true music editor today! PREMIUM: Unlock additional tracks, advanced AI features, expanded effects, unlimited exports, cloud integration, and more with a premium subscription. https://proapptivesolutions.com/privacy https://proapptivesolutions.com/tos

About

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

This app is a comprehensive audio studio for creating podcasts, music, and voice recordings. It offers multitrack recording, extensive editing tools, and a variety of audio effects to enhance your sound. Save your work in multiple formats and manage projects efficiently.

Highlights
  • Multitrack recording and editing
  • Unlimited high-quality recording
  • Basic and advanced editing tools
  • Pitch and speed changer
  • Stereo expander and normalization
  • Various audio effects and 12-band equalizer
  • Project saving and multiple export formats
Features
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It's not just an audio editor, it's a powerful recording, mixing and editing studio. Create your own podcasts, record music and voice, add sound effects, background noise and save to various audio formats. We tried to keep only the essentials functions. Key features: ◆ Multitrack recorder Add, edit files and move between tracks ◆ Unlimited recording Record voice and instruments in high quality without limits ◆ Basic editing tools Do you need to cut part of a file, copy or paste? Easily! ◆ Video to audio Add any video from your camera roll and easily extract sound to work on ◆ Adding third party files Add files and background noise to tracks from iCloud Drive, your purchased tracks from iTunes or other sources ◆ Pitch changer Easily change altitude and speed ◆ High precision zoom Convenient movement around the work area - zoom in and out work quickly and accurately ◆ Stereo expander Make your recordings sound truly up-to-date with stereo surround sound ◆ Normalization With an automatic track volume amplifier you can raise the volume of quiet sections and average the overall volume ◆ Tags Label parts of the track or make notes to easily navigate. You can choose the color of the tag and edit it ◆ Saving Export files in many formats, adjust bitrate, delete silence ◆ Working with projects Save your work in the form of projects and return to them at any convenient time ◆ Working with long files (1 hour or more) We have put a lot of effort into making it possible for you to record and add files of various lengths and work with them ◆ Various audio effects Add variety and depth to your recordings: Reverb (with room presets) Delay, Distortion, Chorus, Filters and more effects are available for you ◆ 12-band equalizer It allows you to remove unwanted frequencies from the overall mix or add missing ones ◆ Support for the most popular audio formats WAV, Mp3, Mp4, AAC, AIFF, m4a and more ----------------------------------------- * Subscription Audio Lab : Get access to all features of the application. * You can turn off the auto-renewal at any time: you'll find the option to do this change to a different payment plan in the settings of your device and App Store account. * The first time you can try the free trial for 3 days. After that, your account will be automatically charged for the subscription if you will not stop it before the end of the free trial. * The length of the subscription is 1 month, this subscription is auto-renewing. You can stop the subscription at any moment; * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the and of the current period, and identity the cost of the renewal. ATTENTION: before you subscribe please read: Terms Of Use (https://tinyurl.com/3xba3zmx ) Privacy Policy (https://tinyurl.com/379vxkbe)

Screenshots

Sound Editor4 screens
Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab at 4.3 against Sound Editor's 3.1. Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (45% vs 10%). Sound Editor's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sound Editor sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 6 months and Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 771 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Sound Editor's written reviews are positive against 45% of Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sound Editor ships an update every 5 weeks, Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sound Editor versus Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSound EditorAudio Editor, Multitrack Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (771 ratings)4.3 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.2% of reviews44.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7711.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProapptive Solutions, LLCTsovinar Popova

Customer experience

Sound Editor

All ratings771 ratings
Positive52.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative44.1%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive10.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative87.3%

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

All ratings1,273 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral15.5%
Negative39.7%

User reviews

Sound Editor

From 771 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good music quality
  • 👍 Useful features
  • 💡 Potential for improvement

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall for basic functionality
  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🔋 Difficult to export/save work
  • 👎 Confusing/unintuitive UI
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 💡 Useful audio editing features
  • 👍 Good quality of exported audio

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔧 Confusing and unintuitive interface
  • 💰 Expensive premium features

Bugs and requests

Sound Editor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to cancel subscriptions
  • Unexpected charges/billing issues
  • Saved projects not loading properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to import/use own audio files
  • Improve export/sharing options
  • Provide clearer instructions and tutorials
  • Offer a free, fully-functional trial period

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Music and files disappearing from the app
  • Static noise and audio distortion
  • Inability to save or export recordings

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to adjust individual track speeds
  • Better tutorial and documentation
  • More free audio effects and tools

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Sound Editor

Subscriptions8
  • 6 months subscription as 13 Days trial$9.996 Months
  • 1 week subscription$9.997 Days
  • 1 Month Subscription3 Days trial$11.991 Month
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  • 6 months with a discount3 Days trial$17.996 Months
  • 1 Month Subscription$19.991 Month
  • FX Audio Changer: Cut & Paste3 Days trial$23.993 Months
  • FX Audio Changer: Cut & Paste3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 2 Months Subscription3 Days trial$39.992 Months
One-time4
  • Cloud Storages$7.99
  • Music Tracks + Projects$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Full Pack + No Ads$15.99
1 purchases

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

Subscriptions1
  • Edit Song - Mixer & MP3 Cutter3 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Sound Editor free?
Sound Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab free?
Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sound Editor or Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab?
Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab is rated higher. Sound Editor averages 3.1 out of 5 from 771 ratings, while Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab averages 4.3 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Sound Editor or Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab have ads?
Sound Editor shows ads; Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab does not.
Which is updated more often, Sound Editor or Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab?
Sound Editor ships an update every 5 weeks, and Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sound Editor was updated on October 26, 2026 and Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab on October 24, 2026.

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