Comparison

Audiosdroid Audio Studio vs Sound/Waves

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

Head to head
About

Audiosdroid Audio Studio

This app is a professional audio studio for recording, editing, and mixing music and sound files. Create ringtones, alarms, and notifications with various audio effects and karaoke features. Share your creations easily via social media or email.

Highlights
  • Record, edit, and mix audio files
  • Create ringtones, alarms, and notifications
  • Add and sync multiple audio tracks
  • Remove vocals for karaoke
  • Apply various audio effects
  • Save and load custom FX presets
  • Share audio files via social media
Features
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Audiosdroid Audio Studio is a professional Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) which includes sound & music recorder, editor and mixer. You can edit and mix MP3, MP4, WAV, AAC, OGG and AMR audio files and create audio files, ringtones, alarms, and notifications. Audiosdroid allows you to add new audio tracks, mix the tracks and save in mp3 format. You can record sound and mix the recorded audio file with other audio tracks. Just import your music and then record your voice over it. You can remove vocals using Karaoke effect. You can make time shift on audio files. You can crop the audio files and apply silence on desired parts. You can sync the tracks using by applying time offset using the time-shift tool or by entering an offset value in milliseconds (ms). You can make Karaoke with your favourite songs. Just play the song you want to accompany by plugging in your headphone and start recording and sing! You can add background sound or music to your voice or any sound. Sync your audio recordings and audio tracks with time shift tool. You can apply audio effects to the audio files and preview the project. You can apply audio effects to tracks offline and save as audio file. Audio effects are equalizer (Bass, Mid, Hi) , filter, tempo, pitch shifting, Karaoke, reverb, reverb room size, reverb damp, flanger, gate, whoosh and echo effects. You can adjust the value of each effect using the control panel. You can adjust pitch and tempo of your music. You can save and load custom FX presets such as: Bass, Hall Reverb, Concert Hall Reverb, predefined pitch presets. Audiosdroid allows you to share your recorded or mixed audio files with social media, email or any other app which can process audio files. Privacy Policy: https://www.audiosdroid.com/terms

About

Sound/Waves

This app generates real-time ambient music and visuals based on live ocean data from NOAA buoys. It offers two distinct musical models, Spectral and Chromatic, to interpret wave frequencies and surf report data into unique soundscapes. Users can also explore hourly buoy photos, creating an immersive sensory experience.

Highlights
  • Real-time ambient music synthesis
  • Live ocean data integration (NOAA buoys)
  • Spectral and Chromatic music models
  • Hourly buoy photo visuals
  • Customizable scan mode for visuals
  • Interactive soundscape creation
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Sound/Waves creates ambient music from live ocean data pulled from NOAA buoys around North America. The music is synthesized in real time within the app based on data that is updated every 10 minutes; nothing is pre-recorded. I built Sound/Waves as a composer and surfer. I want the music to create an immediate sonic image — clear enough to give a surfer some idea of current ocean conditions — while also engaging the listener with subtle, constantly changing variations in harmony, timbre, dynamics, and melody. There are two models, Spectral and Chromatic. SPECTRAL The Spectral model transposes ocean wave frequencies into the range of human hearing. These are extremely low: a 15-second wave is just 0.067 Hertz (Hz). Multiply by 1000 and you get 67 Hz, about two octaves below Middle C on a piano. Using this method for the 46 discrete wave bands reported by NOAA buoys every hour allows you to "hear" which waves have the most energy at that particular point in the ocean, at that particular time. CHROMATIC The Chromatic model maps the same data surf reports use — wave height, wave period, wind speed, tide, and others — to musical parameters such as harmony, rhythm, and timbre. wave height → polyphony wave period → amplitude wave quality → harmony swell direction → tuning wind → timbre tide → reverb A large groundswell with ideal wind conditions, for example, will create stacked, widely spaced, consonant chords with a smooth timbre, breathing in and out with the slow wave period. Choppy, short period wind waves will have a quicker rhythm and sound harmonically dissonant, with a distorted texture. VISUALS Sound/Waves also has a visual component. The tiled photos are taken automatically every hour by the buoys themselves, looking out in six directions. If a buoy snaps its photo while on the crest of a wave, the normally flat horizon tilts to a jagged angle. Scan mode crossfades the images between locations, creating an abstract, painterly drift that shifts with the time of day. Sunrise and sunset are bright pastel. Occasionally a boat or ship appears like a ghost, then fades away. Night images can show the moon and other strange colors amidst the black. A migrating bird may get caught in the frame. The scan rate — how fast the images crossfade — can be set from fast to slow, or turned off altogether. These buoy images convey a sense of isolation and non-intention that I want the music to amplify. — Sound/Waves requires an internet connection to fetch current observations. Ocean and weather data courtesy of NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and NOAA Tides & Currents. Sound/Waves is not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA. Data is provided as is and is not for navigation.

Screenshots

Audiosdroid Audio Studio4 screens
Sound/Waves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sound/Waves at 100% against Audiosdroid Audio Studio's 0%. Sound/Waves also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Audiosdroid Audio Studio's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume 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. Audiosdroid Audio Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sound/Waves asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sound/Waves holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Audiosdroid Audio Studio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sound/Waves's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audiosdroid Audio Studio ships an update every 7 months, Sound/Waves every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Audiosdroid Audio Studio versus Sound/Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudiosdroid Audio StudioSound/Waves
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudiosdroid OUNathan Michel

Customer experience

Audiosdroid Audio Studio

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Sound/Waves

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Audiosdroid Audio Studio

One-time1
  • Audiosdroid Audio Studio PRO$1.99
None

Sound/Waves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audiosdroid Audio Studio free?
Audiosdroid Audio Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sound/Waves free?
Sound/Waves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Audiosdroid Audio Studio or Sound/Waves?
Sound/Waves is rated higher. Audiosdroid Audio Studio averages 3.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Sound/Waves averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Audiosdroid Audio Studio or Sound/Waves have ads?
Audiosdroid Audio Studio shows ads; Sound/Waves does not.
Which is updated more often, Audiosdroid Audio Studio or Sound/Waves?
Audiosdroid Audio Studio ships an update every 7 months, and Sound/Waves every 4 days. Most recently, Audiosdroid Audio Studio was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sound/Waves on October 16, 2026.

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