Comparison

Kotoren vs Audio Editor

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

Head to head
About

Kotoren

This audio player is designed for language learning and music practice, allowing users to easily repeat specific sections of audio. It visualizes audio as a graph for precise selection and offers adjustable playback speeds and repeat modes.

Highlights
  • Graph visualization of audio
  • Phrase splitting and interval setting
  • A-B repeat functionality
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Playback mode customization
  • Silence skipping
Features
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Kotoren is an audio/podcast player. It is designed for language learning and music practice, but it can also be used to listen to music. Audio is displayed as a graph, so you can touch or swipe to select and listen to any point. This makes it easy to repeatedly listen to parts of the audio. ■ Main Features - Automatically split audio into phrases and display as a graph - Set an interval after the playback of a phrase. It can be set in seconds or as a ratio to the phrase’s playback time. - Skip silence between phrases (manually or automatically) - Support A-B repeat - Change playback speed from 0.2x to 2.0x - Change playback mode: Normal, Repeat one, Repeat all, Pause (Pause at the end of the current track. This is useful for listening to the last part repeatedly) - Rewind or Fast Forward 1/2/3/4/5 seconds - Text input field for dictation - Learning record: Title, Playback time, Learning days, etc. ■ Notes - This app does not include language teaching materials. - If there is no silence between phrases, silence/phrase skip and related features are not available. - Some files cannot be played (ex. Apple Music, iCloud, DRM protected files).

About

Audio Editor

This powerful audio editing tool allows for precise clipping, cutting, and mixing of music. It offers advanced features like vocal removal, audio enhancement with various effects, and the ability to create custom ringtones. Users can also record audio, convert formats, and even compose videos with dubbed audio.

Highlights
  • High-precision audio clipping and cutting
  • AI-powered vocal and accompaniment extraction
  • Extensive audio effects (reverb, EQ, pitch, tempo)
  • Multitrack audio mixing and editing
  • Audio recording and format conversion
  • Set audio as ringtone
  • Video dubbing and sound editing
Features
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[Audio Editor] A simple and powerful audio editing tool. It can mix and play music and create cool ringtones easily . [Audio Editor] - Voice Editor: Support high-precision zoom to clip audio, cut, undo, redo at any time. - Vocal Remover: Extract vocal, accompaniment and various instruments from any audio.
 - Audio Enhancer: Reverb, Chorus, Gain, Time Stretch, Pitch to Audio, EQ, Tempo and more - Music Editor: Music clips, mergers, mixing and other advanced features, easy to play ringtones and music. - Music Recorder: Add background music, sound effects and breaks music from our audio library, or you can choose to upload your own audio files. - MP3 converter: Extract lossless MP3 or other formats of audio from videos, support multi track extraction, and convert audio files into different music formats. - Compose Video: The simplest video dubbing is to add a video first, then click Add dubbing. After completion, you can listen to it and adjust the volume, including dubbing and original sound. [Audio Effects] - Pitch: Rising and falling, change the voice within one second - Tempo: Ranges from 0.1 to 32 - Reverb : Room, living room and church, etc., switch the scenario as one wishes - Distortion : Electronic, echo and metal, etc., feel different audio - Delay : Support max 2s delay special-effects - Equalizer: Bass boost and human voice resonance, etc., custom equalizer with 10 sections of frequency. It makes your audio voice clear, high pitch transparent and low pitch "rhythmic" -  Denoise: Recurrent Neural Network Noise Reduction. [Voice recorder] - Voice recorder - recording your stories with a single tap. - Support AirPods and other Bluetooth headset to play and recording. [Characteristics] - Via of media file support import and export (M4A, MP3, WAV, AAC).A variety of sound quality export to meet different needs - Sound Editor: Remove vocals from audio track of video file and save accompaniment part, split track in 2, 4 or 5 stems, then mix with your own voice recording. - Setting as ringtone: Set the audio as the phone ringtone - Format conversion: Support many audio formats with free conversion, such as mp3, wav, aiff, etc. Audio Editor is perfect for:
 • Lovers of music production and audio editing
 • Podcast Maker and Talk Show producer
 • Music students and teachers • Drummers • Singers • Bassists • Guitarists • Pianists • Karaoke enthusiasts • Social Media Content Creators • Youtube and TikTok video secondary creation
 • Especially for users who are familiar with Audacity or Audition Audio Editor Highlights: • Audio Editor: Simple operation to complete the most complex functions. • Multitrack audio editing and mixing, professional jitter quantization and anti-interference filters ensure the sound quality of the audio mixer output and the smoothness of the cut sound boundary. • Non-linear editing with copy, cut, paste, remove, replace, move etc. with full undo/redo. • AI powered vocal remover & vocal extractor: extract instruments and vocals from any audio file. • Built-in audio extractor: Extract audio track automatically when import from video file Terms of Service: http://audiolab.beibeitan.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: http://audiolab.beibeitan.com/privacy-policy.html About Audio Editor Pro subscriptions: Try Audio Editor Pro with a free trial. You'll be charged a subscription fee when the trial ends only, except if you cancel the subscription before. Audio Editor Pro subscriptions are charged monthly or annually to your iTunes.

Screenshots

Kotoren4 screens
Audio Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kotoren at 95% against Audio Editor's 45%. Kotoren also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Audio Editor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Kotoren sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Audio Editor sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kotoren holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio Editor has 3.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Kotoren's written reviews are positive against 45% of Audio Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kotoren ships an update every 5 weeks, Audio Editor every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Kotoren versus Audio Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKotorenAudio Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.4 (3.8K ratings)
Positive reviews94.6% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings43.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#177 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB176 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasato MurataBreeze Technology Co., Limited

Customer experience

Kotoren

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%

Audio Editor

All ratings3,802 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews299 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative51.5%

Bugs and requests

Kotoren

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Audio Editor

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Restore purchase button not working
  • Exporting audio not working properly
  • Tracks disappearing or not cutting properly
  • Repeated force quitting of the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow merging of tracks
  • Add option to remove silence
  • Improve export functionality

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kotoren

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
5 purchases

Audio Editor

Subscriptions4
  • Pro - 1 month$4.991 Month
  • Pro - 1 week7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Pro - 1 week3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Pro - 1 year$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro - forever$39.99

Questions

Is Kotoren free?
Kotoren is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audio Editor free?
Audio Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kotoren or Audio Editor?
Kotoren is rated higher. Kotoren averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Audio Editor averages 4.4 from 3.8K ratings.
Do Kotoren or Audio Editor have ads?
Kotoren shows ads; Audio Editor does not.
Which is updated more often, Kotoren or Audio Editor?
Kotoren ships an update every 5 weeks, and Audio Editor every 11 days. Most recently, Kotoren was updated on October 1, 2026 and Audio Editor on October 20, 2026.

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