WavePad Master's Edition vs Audio Edit
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 Edit
Edit, clean, and transform audio files with a full suite of professional tools. Easily trim, mix, apply studio-quality effects, and convert formats. Perfect for voice memos, podcasts, and music creation.
- Frame-accurate trimming, splitting, and merging
- Multi-track mixing with volume and pan controls
- Studio-quality effects like reverb and EQ
- Noise reduction and vocal removal
- Import/export multiple audio formats
- Create custom ringtones and mixes
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Audio Edit: Audio Editor Pro - Reverb, Equalizer & Song Maker Every recording has a moment worth keeping — a voice memo, a live jam, a podcast take that just needs a little polish. Audio Editor gives you a full studio's worth of tools to record, trim, clean up, and transform any audio file — on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Fast, precise editing with professional results, and no steep learning curve. RECORD, IMPORT & EXTRACT • Record your voice straight into a project • Import MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, CAF, and M4R files • Pull the soundtrack out of any video in seconds EDIT WITH PRECISION • Trim, split, cut, copy, paste, and merge clips • Multi-track mixing with mute, solo, volume, and pan • Fade in/out, loop, and speed control • Undo and redo every edit • Real-time waveform view 60 STUDIO EFFECTS & TOOLS • Reverb, Echo, Delay, Distortion, Phaser, Tremolo, Wahwah, and Vocoder • Graphic Equalizer, Bass & Treble, plus high-pass, low-pass, and notch filters • Compressor, Limiter, Normalize, and Loudness Normalization • Change pitch, speed, and tempo — independently or together • Hear effects live before you export — what you preview is what you get CLEAN UP & REPAIR • Noise Reduction, Noise Gate, Click Removal, and Echo Removal • Voice Enhance for clearer speech • Vocal Remover and Vocal Isolation for karaoke or a cappella tracks • Find Clipping, Clip Fix, and Truncate Silence • Perfect for interviews, lectures, podcasts, and field recordings EXPORT TO 28 FORMATS • MP3, M4A/AAC, WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, CAF, OGG, OPUS, WMA, AC3, AMR, M4B audiobooks, M4R ringtones, and more • Choose bitrate, bit depth, and sample rate • Built-in Audio Converter to switch formats or shrink file size • Every file is validated on import — no corrupted surprises MAKE IT YOURS • Combine tracks into an original mix with Song Maker • Export any clip as an M4R ringtone Free to download, with basic editing — trim, split, and export your first project. Audio Editor Pro unlocks unlimited projects, multi-track mixing, every studio effect, the Equalizer, Noise Reduction, Vocal Remover, all toolbox tools, sharing, and maximum-quality export. Subscribe once and use Pro on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Audio Editor Pro is available as a weekly, monthly, or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://mduzzalmiadev.github.io/app-legal/audioeditor/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://mduzzalmiadev.github.io/app-legal/audioeditor/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WavePad Master's Edition at 4.5 against Audio Edit's 3.0. WavePad Master's Edition also leads on ratings volume (87 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Audio Edit's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 Edit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WavePad Master's Edition has 87 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of WavePad Master's Edition's written reviews are positive against 50% of Audio Edit's.
WavePad Master's Edition ships an update every 5 weeks, Audio Edit weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WavePad Master's Edition | Audio Edit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (87 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| 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, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NCH Software | MD UZZAL MIA |
Customer experience
WavePad Master's Edition
Audio Edit
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 Edit
- Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$14.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$49.991 Year
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