Comparison

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab vs WavePad

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

Head to head
About

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

This app is a comprehensive audio studio for creating podcasts, music, and voice recordings. It offers multitrack recording, extensive editing tools, and a variety of audio effects to enhance your sound. Save your work in multiple formats and manage projects efficiently.

Highlights
  • Multitrack recording and editing
  • Unlimited high-quality recording
  • Basic and advanced editing tools
  • Pitch and speed changer
  • Stereo expander and normalization
  • Various audio effects and 12-band equalizer
  • Project saving and multiple export formats
Features
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It's not just an audio editor, it's a powerful recording, mixing and editing studio. Create your own podcasts, record music and voice, add sound effects, background noise and save to various audio formats. We tried to keep only the essentials functions. Key features: ◆ Multitrack recorder Add, edit files and move between tracks ◆ Unlimited recording Record voice and instruments in high quality without limits ◆ Basic editing tools Do you need to cut part of a file, copy or paste? Easily! ◆ Adding third party files Add files and background noise to tracks from iCloud Drive, your purchased tracks from iTunes or other sources ◆ Pitch changer Easily change altitude and speed ◆ High precision zoom Convenient movement around the work area - zoom in and out work quickly and accurately ◆ Stereo expander Make your recordings sound truly up-to-date with stereo surround sound ◆ Normalization With an automatic track volume amplifier you can raise the volume of quiet sections and average the overall volume ◆ Tags Label parts of the track or make notes to easily navigate. You can choose the color of the tag and edit it ◆ Saving Export files in many formats, adjust bitrate, delete silence ◆ Working with projects Save your work in the form of projects and return to them at any convenient time ◆ Working with long files (1 hour or more) We have put a lot of effort into making it possible for you to record and add files of various lengths and work with them ◆ Various audio effects Add variety and depth to your recordings: Reverb (with room presets) Delay, Distortion, Chorus, Filters and more effects are available for you ◆ 12-band equalizer It allows you to remove unwanted frequencies from the overall mix or add missing ones ◆ Support for the most popular audio formats WAV, Mp3, Mp4, AAC, AIFF, m4a and more ----------------------------------------- * Subscription Audio Lab : Get access to all features of the application. * You can turn off the auto-renewal at any time: you'll find the option to do this change to a different payment plan in the settings of your device and App Store account. * The first time you can try the free trial for 3 days. After that, your account will be automatically charged for the subscription if you will not stop it before the end of the free trial. * The length of the subscription is 1 month, this subscription is auto-renewing. You can stop the subscription at any moment; * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the and of the current period, and identity the cost of the renewal. ATTENTION: before you subscribe please read: Terms Of Use (https://tinyurl.com/3xba3zmx ) Privacy Policy (https://tinyurl.com/379vxkbe)

About

WavePad

This professional audio editing software allows for easy recording, editing, and applying effects to music and voice. Create high-quality audio with clear sound, manipulate waveforms, and enhance recordings with various filters and effects. Ideal for journalists and professionals who frequently record audio for business purposes.

Highlights
  • Record and edit music and voice
  • Apply various audio effects
  • Waveform editing
  • Supports multiple audio formats
  • Background recording
  • Cloud storage integration
Features
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音楽や音声の録音、編集、エフェクト挿入、送信などが簡単にできるプロ仕様の音声編集ソフトです。WavePadを使えば音楽やボイスなどをクリアな音質で録音し、簡単に編集やエフェクト挿入を行うことでよりハイクオリティな音声を作成することができます。音声の波形を使って編集を行うので、音声の切り貼りはもちろん、ハイパスフィルタを挿入して音質をよりクリアにしたりと言った様々なエフェクト挿入も簡単に行うことができます。ジャーナリストなどビジネスで音声を録音する機会が多い方などは、WavePadを使って録音することで、必要な音声だけをよりクリアな音質で保存・送信することができます。 ・WAVEやAIFFなど数多くの音声ファイルフォーマットに対応 ・切り取り、コピー、貼り付け、挿入、トリミングなどの編集機能 ・音声の増幅や正規化、エコーやリバーブなど多彩なエフェクトを搭載 ・複数の音声ファイルを開いた状態での作業が可能 ・自動トリミングや音声起動録音など様々な自動化に対応 ・8000~44100hz、8~32ビットのサンプルレートから選択 ・画面がオフの状態でもバックグラウンドで録音を継続 ・GoogleドライブやDropboxアカウントを使ったアップロードやダウンロード こちらのバージョンのWavePadは7日間の無料お試し版です。お試し期間終了後も全ての機能をお使いいただく場合は月額制ライセンスのサブスクリプションをご購入ください。

Screenshots

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab4 screens
WavePad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab at 45% against WavePad's 0%. Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). WavePad's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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, Multitrack Lab sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and WavePad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab ships an update every 3 weeks, WavePad every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab versus WavePad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio Editor, Multitrack LabWavePad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTsovinar PopovaNCH Software

Customer experience

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

All ratings1,268 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral15.5%
Negative39.7%

WavePad

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Music and files disappearing from the app
  • Static noise and audio distortion
  • Inability to save or export recordings

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to adjust individual track speeds
  • Better tutorial and documentation
  • More free audio effects and tools

WavePad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

Subscriptions1
  • Edit Song - Mixer & MP3 Cutter3 Days trial$9.991 Month
1 purchases

WavePad

Subscriptions1
  • 月額制ライセンス7 Days trial$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab free?
Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WavePad free?
WavePad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab or WavePad have ads?
Neither Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab nor WavePad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab or WavePad?
Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab ships an update every 3 weeks, and WavePad every 2 months. Most recently, Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab was updated on October 13, 2026 and WavePad on October 3, 2026.

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