Comparison

WavePad Master's Edition vs Concert Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Concert Timer

Features
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Concert Timer is a timing tool made for orchestra librarians and personnel managers. Build your program, time each piece as it's performed, and run a countdown intermission with a tuning note at the end. Add encores on the fly, and the moment the concert ends, share a clean PDF of the actual timings — scheduled start time and end time included — straight to your personnel manager. • Build a program in seconds: pieces, intermission, conductor, and soloists • Time each piece live, with a clear running clock • Start, pause and stop from your Apple Watch, with the current piece on your watch face • Countdown intermission with an adjustable length, a warning before it ends, and a tuning note at zero — choose your pitch, from Baroque (392, 415 Hz) to modern (440–443 Hz) • Record encores during the concert • Export a dated PDF of the full timing sheet • Everything stays on your device — no account, no tracking • Available in 11 languages Designed in the spirit of Swiss typography: clear, quiet, and quick to use in the dark backstage. Made by a librarian, for librarians.

Screenshots

WavePad Master's Edition4 screens
Concert Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Concert Timer at none against WavePad Master's Edition's 4. Concert Timer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). WavePad Master's Edition's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. WavePad Master's Edition sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Concert Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WavePad Master's Edition ships an update every 5 weeks, Concert Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WavePad Master's Edition versus Concert Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWavePad Master's EditionConcert Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (84 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings84 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNCH SoftwareMichel Leonard

In-app purchases

4 purchases

WavePad Master's Edition

Subscriptions3
  • Full monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • Full Features (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Full monthly subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$14.99
None

Concert Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WavePad Master's Edition free?
WavePad Master's Edition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Concert Timer free?
Concert Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WavePad Master's Edition or Concert Timer have ads?
Neither WavePad Master's Edition nor Concert Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WavePad Master's Edition or Concert Timer?
WavePad Master's Edition ships an update every 5 weeks, and Concert Timer weekly. Most recently, WavePad Master's Edition was updated on October 11, 2026 and Concert Timer on September 30, 2026.

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