Comparison

Wave Audio Editor vs MacReach

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

Head to head
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.

About

MacReach

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MacReach turns your iPhone into a powerful remote control for your Mac. No setup, no accounts, no cloud — just connect and control. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Adjust Mac volume with a precision arc slider - Control media playback — play, pause, skip tracks - Put your Mac to sleep with one tap - Lock your Mac screen remotely - Monitor Mac battery level in real time ZERO CONFIGURATION MacReach automatically finds your Mac on the local network via Bonjour. No IP address to enter, no pairing codes, no router settings. Just open the app and you're connected. SECURE & PRIVATE Everything stays on your local network. No data leaves your home. No accounts required. No subscriptions. HOW IT WORKS 1. Download MacReach Server for Mac (free) at macreach.asoftlabs.app 2. Launch MacReach on your iPhone 3. They connect automatically — done NATIVE & FAST Built with Swift and SwiftUI from the ground up. Lightweight, battery-friendly, and designed to feel like a natural part of macOS and iOS. MacReach Server for Mac is free to download at macreach.asoftlabs.app

Screenshots

Wave Audio Editor4 screens
MacReach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wave Audio Editor at Free against MacReach's $1.99. Wave Audio Editor also leads on device support (3 vs 1). MacReach's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Wave Audio Editor is free to download; MacReach costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wave Audio Editor ships an update every 3 weeks, MacReach every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wave Audio Editor versus MacReach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWave Audio EditorMacReach
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.0 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro HrebeniukAnton Stremovskiy

In-app purchases

None

Wave Audio Editor

No in-app purchases

None

MacReach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wave Audio Editor free?
Wave Audio Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MacReach free?
MacReach costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wave Audio Editor or MacReach have ads?
Neither Wave Audio Editor nor MacReach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wave Audio Editor or MacReach?
Wave Audio Editor ships an update every 3 weeks, and MacReach every 2 days. Most recently, Wave Audio Editor was updated on November 7, 2026 and MacReach on November 10, 2026.

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