Comparison

Wave Audio Editor vs Pluck

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

Pluck

Features
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Pluck is a fast, friendly audio trimmer. Pick a song, a voice memo, or any audio file, or pull the audio straight out of a video. Cut it exactly where you want, add fades, and share it anywhere. Everything happens on your device. No ads, no accounts, no uploads, no tracking. AUDIO FROM ANYWHERE • Open MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, and other common audio files • Send audio to Pluck from Files or any share sheet • Pull the audio out of any video from your camera roll or Files • Recorded a video? Grab just the sound REAL WAVEFORM EDITING • See the whole track, scrub across it to listen • Pinch to zoom in for tight, precise cuts • Drag the handles or set start and end right at the playhead • Trim keeps your selection. Cut removes it and joins the rest • Preview the exact result before you export, fades and all FADES THAT SOUND RIGHT • Natural fade in and fade out • What you hear in the preview is exactly what exports EXPORT AND SHARE • Compact M4A for messages and social • MP3 that plays just about anywhere • Lossless WAV for editing and production • Standard share sheet: AirDrop, Messages, Files, anywhere WORKS EVERYWHERE • iPhone and iPad • Full keyboard support: Space plays, I and O set your points, arrows nudge the playhead • Made for trackpads and hardware keyboards too

Screenshots

Wave Audio Editor4 screens
Pluck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pluck at 5.0 against Wave Audio Editor's 4.1. Wave Audio Editor's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pluck 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

Wave Audio Editor ships an update every 3 weeks, Pluck every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wave Audio Editor versus Pluck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWave Audio EditorPluck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (51 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro HrebeniukHernand Gonzalez

In-app purchases

None

Wave Audio Editor

No in-app purchases

None

Pluck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wave Audio Editor free?
Wave Audio Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pluck free?
Pluck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wave Audio Editor or Pluck?
Pluck is rated higher. Wave Audio Editor averages 4.1 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Pluck averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Wave Audio Editor or Pluck have ads?
Neither Wave Audio Editor nor Pluck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wave Audio Editor or Pluck?
Wave Audio Editor ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pluck every 2 weeks. Most recently, Wave Audio Editor was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pluck on October 24, 2026.

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