WavePad Master's Edition vs Audio One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Audio One
This app is a user-friendly audio editor designed for both beginners and experienced sound designers. It offers multi-track editing, sound recording, mixing, mastering, and a wide range of audio effects and conversion tools.
- Multi-track sound recording and processing
- Mixing and mastering for voice and instruments
- Audio file conversion (WAV, MP3, etc.)
- Extensive audio effects library
- Adjustable audio file length
- Equalizer and ringtone creation
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Audio One is a functional yet simple, user friendly audio editor. In short, this is exactly what you were looking for. Audio One is suitable for BEGINNERS and experienced SOUND DESIGNERS. This MULTI-TRACK editor offers many features: * Sound recording and processing * Recording, mixing and mastering (voice and beat or instruments) * Converter( WAV, AIFF, AU, FLAC, MP3, AAC, M4R, M4A, CAF, AIFC) * Edit tags and track cover * Effects’ support (pitch, rate, reverb, delay, pan, High-Pass, Low-Pass, Notch Filter, Low Shelf and High Shelf Filter and others) * Adjusting the length of the audio file * Three- and ten-band equalizer * Create ringtones This software is versatile and ideal for both working with podcasts, lectures, performances, and for creating the coolest ringtones and music tracks. No matter how long you have been working with sound or why you are looking for an audio editor, Audio One will definitely not disappoint you! Term Of Use: https://bitnite.studio/terms Privacy Policy: https://bitnite.studio/privacy
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Verdict
WavePad Master's Edition and Audio One both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 57% of WavePad Master's Edition's written reviews are positive against 31% of Audio One's. WavePad Master's Edition also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. WavePad Master's Edition sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Audio One sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for WavePad Master's Edition against 4.5 for Audio One. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 200 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of WavePad Master's Edition's written reviews are positive against 31% of Audio One's.
WavePad Master's Edition ships an update every 5 weeks, Audio One every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WavePad Master's Edition | Audio One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (84 ratings) | 4.5 (200 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 30.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 84 | 200 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NCH Software | Bitnite, TOO |
Customer experience
WavePad Master's Edition
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In-app purchases
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
Audio One
- Week$2.997 Days
- Music-studio: Full Access$4.991 Month
- Year$14.991 Year
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- Music-studio: Full Access3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Year$29.991 Year
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