Comparison

Audio Editor vs Wave Audio Editor

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

Head to head
About

Audio Editor

Record, trim, and arrange audio projects on your mobile device. Offers two editing experiences: a classic workflow and a new multitrack editor with advanced features. Manage and export your audio creations directly from your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Audio recording
  • Trimming and splitting clips
  • Timeline editing
  • Multitrack project support
  • Volume adjustment and fades
  • Mixdown and export
Features
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Wisforce Audio Editor, also known as AE, is an audio editing tool for iPhone and iPad. It is designed for recording, trimming, arranging, processing, and exporting audio projects on mobile devices. You can import local audio files, record sound, view waveforms, and edit clips on a timeline. Common editing operations include trimming, splitting, moving, copying, volume adjustment, fades, mixdown, and export. Project files and media are mainly stored on your device or in locations you choose, so you can manage and back up your own work. This version includes two editor experiences: AE Classic A classic editor experience for users who are familiar with the previous AE workflow. Audex Editor A new multitrack editor with independent projects, a clearer timeline, clip color identity, theme switching, track mute, mixdown export, and improved editing controls. Useful for: - Recording and organizing voice, lectures, interviews, or audio materials - Trimming, splitting, and combining audio clips - Arranging clips in multitrack audio projects - Processing local audio files and exporting results - Performing lightweight audio editing directly on mobile devices Audio processing on mobile devices may depend on device performance, system permissions, file formats, and available storage. Please keep your own backups for important source files and project data.

About

Wave Audio Editor

Edit, cut, and modify audio files from various sources including iCloud, your music library, and the Downloads folder. This utility provides essential tools for audio manipulation.

Highlights
  • Edit audio files
  • Cut audio segments
  • Modify audio properties
  • Import from iCloud
  • Import from music library
  • Import from Downloads folder
Features
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AudioEditor is a simple but powerful audio editor for iPhone and iPad. Record, cut, trim, split, move, and combine audio across multiple tracks. The waveform editor makes precise changes easy, while the landscape layout gives you more room for detailed work. Clean up recordings with noise reduction, voice enhancement, normalization, compression, limiting, and automatic pause removal. You can also transcribe speech and remove words or phrases directly from the transcript. Keep listening while using other apps or when your device is locked. Playback controls let you pause, seek, and switch between projects from the Lock Screen or Control Center. Export your work as WAV, AIFF, CAF, FLAC, ALAC, AAC, M4R, or MOV. You can also create shareable videos with an animated waveform, timecode, and subtitles. AudioEditor is useful for podcasts, interviews, voice notes, music, narration, and everyday audio editing. Key features: • Multitrack editing • Noise and voice cleanup • Automatic pause removal • Transcript-based editing • Background playback • Batch project processing • Professional audio formats • Waveform video export • Effects for vocals, podcasts, music, and more • No artificial track limit Edit quickly, keep your audio private, and export in the format you need.

Screenshots

Audio Editor4 screens
Wave Audio Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Audio Editor at 5.0 against Wave Audio Editor's 4.1. Audio Editor also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Wave Audio Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (51 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Audio Editor sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Wave Audio Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Audio Editor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wave Audio Editor has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio Editor ships an update every 8 days, Wave Audio Editor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Audio Editor versus Wave Audio Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio EditorWave Audio Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.1 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews—28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings151 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Wisforce Technology Co.,Ltd.Dmytro Hrebeniuk

Customer experience

Audio Editor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wave Audio Editor

All ratings51 ratings
Positive74.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative21.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Audio Editor

One-time2
  • Multitrack Export 6-Month Pass$6.99
  • Multitrack Export Year Pass$9.99
None

Wave Audio Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audio Editor free?
Audio Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wave Audio Editor free?
Wave Audio Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Audio Editor or Wave Audio Editor?
Audio Editor is rated higher. Audio Editor averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Wave Audio Editor averages 4.1 from 51 ratings.
Do Audio Editor or Wave Audio Editor have ads?
Neither Audio Editor nor Wave Audio Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Audio Editor or Wave Audio Editor?
Audio Editor ships an update every 8 days, and Wave Audio Editor every 3 weeks. Most recently, Audio Editor was updated on September 8, 2026 and Wave Audio Editor on September 10, 2026.

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