Audio Editor & Tool vs WavePad Master's Edition
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audio Editor & Tool
This app allows you to import audio files from your device, then cut, trim, and insert silence or other audio. It also offers advanced features like source separation for vocals and accompaniment, song mixing, and a variety of audio effects. Finally, export your edited audio in various formats and sample rates.
- Import audio from Music or Files
- Cut, trim, and insert silence
- Separate vocals and accompaniment
- Mix multiple songs
- Apply AUv3 audio effects
- Export in various formats and sample rates
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Audio Editor & Tool is an audio editor app for iPhone and iPad. First, import an audio file from Music or Files App. Cut, trim, insert silence, insert a file, separate to vocal and accompaniment, add effects. Then, export the file. Notes & Tips: [Import File] - Can import only non-DRM files - An imported file is converted to PCM/44.1kHz/32bit float - Supports Mono/Stereo audio - Available audio formats - aifc - aiff - caf - flac - m4a - mp3 - wav [Edit] - Edit a single waveform - Cut/Trim for selected time - Insert a silence at the beginning, the end, or arbitrary time for max 30 seconds - Insert a file at the beginning, the end, or arbitrary time - Source Separation - Separate source to vocal and accompaniment - Do not expect to be perfect - Separation takes some time, but should be performant since this app uses CoreML - If you hear clipping, inserting a second/seconds of silence at the beginning and the end might improve the separation - 2 tracks source separation might work as a noise reduction; separating to voice and other sounds (i.e. background music, noise, ... etc.) - 4, 5 tracks source separation ML models are available to download - 4 tracks separation separates a source to vocal, bass, drums and other - 5 tracks separation separates a source to vocal, bass, drums, piano and other - 5 tracks source separation is available to iOS 14 or above - Mix songs - Select two or more songs and adjust gain level of songs to mix - Mixes songs from the beginning to the end - Simply mixes songs but could be useful for some situation [FX] - Support AUv3 effects extension - Select from Effect → + → Should appear installed AUv3 in the list - Available effects - AUBandpassFilter - AUDynamicsProcessor - AUDelay - AUDistortion - AUHighPassFilter - AUHighShelfFilter - AUPeakLimiter - AULowPassFilter - AULowShelfFilter - AUNewPitch - AUParametricEQ - AUReverb2 - AUSampleDelay - AUPitch - AUNewTimePitch - AUVarispeed [Export] - Available audio formats - aifc - aiff - flac - m4a - wav - Mono/Stereo channels - Sample Rate - 8 kHz - 12 kHz - 16 kHz - 20.5k Hz - 24 kHz - 44.1 kHz - 48 kHz - Exported files are available from Files App also - If Audio Editor is not showing in Files App, try restart the device; restarting might fix If you have found a reproducible bug or suggestions, please let me know via App Support → Scroll down to Contact. Do my best & thanks! If you like the app, leave a review. Your feedback is valuable to me! Hope you enjoy!
WavePad Master's Edition
This audio editing tool lets you record, modify, and enhance voice or music. It offers professional editing features like cutting, pasting, and applying effects to achieve high-quality sound. Ideal for on-the-go professionals needing to store and share audio.
- Record voice or music
- Cut, copy, paste, trim audio
- Apply effects like amplify and echo
- Supports multiple file formats
- Autotrim and voice activated recording
- Background recording
- Google Drive/Dropbox integration
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A professional sound editor for recording, editing, adding effects, and sending audio, WavePad allows you to record voice or music, then edit the recording and add effects to achieve high quality audio recordings. Work within audio waveforms to make selections for quick editing, such as inserting recordings from other files, or apply effects like the high pass filter to clarify audio quality. For journalists and other professionals making recordings on the go, WavePad makes it easy to store or send recordings so they are readily available wherever they are needed. • Supports a number of file formats including wave and aiff • Editing capabilities include cut, copy, paste, insert, trim and more • Effects include amplify, normalize, echo and more • Work with multiple files • Supports autotrim and voice activated recording • Select sample rates from 8000-44100hz, 8-32 bits • Recording runs in the background and when the screen turns off • Upload to and download from your Google Drive and Dropbox account This version of WavePad is under a 7-day free trial. Once the trial expires, you will have to pay for the subscription in order to access the full features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: WavePad Master's Edition at none against Audio Editor & Tool's shown. WavePad Master's Edition also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Audio Editor & Tool's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (67% vs 57%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Audio Editor & Tool sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and WavePad Master's Edition sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WavePad Master's Edition holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 87 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Audio Editor & Tool's written reviews are positive against 57% of WavePad Master's Edition's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Audio Editor & Tool ships an update fortnightly, WavePad Master's Edition every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audio Editor & Tool | WavePad Master's Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (88 ratings) | 4.5 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nobutaka Yuasa | NCH Software |
Customer experience
Audio Editor & Tool
WavePad Master's Edition
Bugs and requests
Audio Editor & Tool
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes on startup
- App crashes when importing files
- Insert file error (-5)
- Trim and cut buttons do not work
- Range selection screen cannot be exited in VoiceOver environment
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- Occasional glitches with exporting
- File import error (-1)
- Cannot import music
- App crashes after first file import
- Cannot import files after the first one
- Playback is mono
Requested features
24 requests- Add a guide for navigation
- Option to clear file cache
- Zooming in/out the waves for better cutting/trimming
- Improve audio separation clarity
- Add a visual aid for the Parametric Equalizer
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- Add a Graphic Equalizer with presets
- Allow using the Select tool to modify specific segments without changing the whole track
- Add tutorials or more instructions
- Add a dark mode option
- More customizable settings for effects
- Add a simpler mode or guided tutorials for beginners
- Modernize the user interface
- Add noise reduction feature
- Increase normalize to +6db
- Fix time display inconsistency
- Option to change time display to be consistent
- See time display when entering numbers for time
- Option to start or stop time at the playhead
- Add a file-wide seek bar
- Improve range selection time input (e.g., frames)
- Make two-finger swipe gestures more reliable
- Allow one-finger gestures for editing
- Add option to display trimming start/end from the menu bar
- Add pre-set FX options
WavePad Master's Edition
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Audio Editor & Tool
- Small Coffee$1.99
- Medium Coffee$2.99
- Large Coffee$4.99
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- Barista Special$9.99
WavePad Master's Edition
- Full monthly subscription$2.991 Month
- Full Features (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Full monthly subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Unlock All Features$14.99
Questions
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