Comparison

Splice vs Wavebox Audio Editor

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

Head to head
About

Splice

Create professional-looking videos with a powerful yet simple mobile editor. Easily trim clips, add effects, customize soundtracks with royalty-free music, and share your creations directly to social media.

Highlights
  • Trim, cut, and crop video clips
  • Adjust exposure, contrast, and saturation
  • Speed ramping for slow or fast motion
  • Overlay clips and apply masks
  • Chroma Key for background removal
  • Royalty-free music library
  • Voice recorder for narration
Features
Read full description

Simple yet powerful, Splice makes it easy to create fully customized, professional-looking videos on your iPhone or iPad. Imagine the performance of a desktop editor, optimized for your mobile device. Just tap to trim clips, add slow motion effects, and overlay multiple clips to create beautiful videos you’ll love to share. It’s never been easier to edit like a pro on the go. POWERFUL EDITING TOOLS MADE SIMPLE + Trim, cut, and crop your photos and video clips. + Refine your clips by adjusting exposure, contrast, saturation, and more. + Adjust playback speed for fast or slow motion, now also with speed ramping. + Overlay photos or videos and apply masks to create incredible effects. + Remove background with Chroma Key. + Animate your clips with the Ken Burns effect. + Apply filters and adjust background colors, orientation, and more. + Add amazing effects: glitch, chroma, vintage, and lots more. + Choose your transition style and control the speed between transitions. + Add title slides, text overlays, and a custom outro. + Bring your photos to life and create slideshows with pan and zoom effects. CUSTOMIZE THE PERFECT SOUNDTRACK + Choose songs from 6,000+ royalty-free tracks from Artlist and Shutterstock libraries. + Trim and mix multiple audio tracks with precision. + Use a song from your own iTunes collection (subject to iTunes terms). + Add narration or custom sound effects with the built-in voice recorder. EASILY SHARE + SAVE YOUR VIDEO + Share right to YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Mail, Messages, and more. + Save videos to your camera roll. SUBSCRIPTION INFO: Subscribe to take advantage of the features described above. • Subscription length: weekly, monthly, yearly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription.

About

Wavebox Audio Editor

A powerful yet simple audio editor featuring a visual waveform editor. It allows for precise editing, applying effects, and organizing audio files with advanced management tools. Supports numerous import and export formats, making it versatile for various audio projects.

Highlights
  • Built-in waveform editor
  • Import WAV, FLAC, MP3, OGG, and more
  • Extract audio from video
  • AUv3 support for real-time effects
  • Custom folder management
  • Cut, trim, copy, paste audio segments
  • Lossless internal audio recording
Read full description

Simple and powerful audio editor with a built-in waveform editor. - Import audio files in WAV, FLAC, MP3, OGG, and more. - STEMS. Separate your audio into 4 tracks: Vocals, Drums, Bass, and Other. (iOS 17 or above) - Extract audio from video quickly and easily. - Auto Slicer for beat or transient-based editing. - AUv3 support — use your favorite Audio Units for real-time effects. - Built-in effects to enhance your audio. - Lossless internal audio recording for the highest quality. - Export audio in WAV, FLAC, MP3, and M4A formats. Organize and manage your audio like never before: - Create and manage custom folders — the app links to your directories without copying files. - Play all the audio files in a folder like an MP3 player. - Preview audio directly from the browser. - Preview audio with applied effects and AUv3 plugins — something rarely seen in other apps. Edit your audio with precision: - Cut, trim, copy, and paste segments. - Apply silence, fade in, and fade out. - Normalize your tracks for consistent volume. - Zoom, scroll, and select in the waveform using a single finger — super fast and comfortable for editing on the go. Perfect for musicians, podcasters, DJs, and anyone who wants precise control over their audio library.

Screenshots

Splice4 screens
Wavebox Audio Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Splice at Free against Wavebox Audio Editor's $7.99. Splice also leads on ratings volume (431K vs 69) and chart position (#15 vs unranked). Wavebox Audio Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Splice is free to download; Wavebox Audio Editor costs $7.99 up front. Splice sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Wavebox Audio Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Splice holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 431K ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Splice's written reviews are positive against 77% of Wavebox Audio Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splice ships an update fortnightly, Wavebox Audio Editor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Splice versus Wavebox Audio Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliceWavebox Audio Editor
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.6 (431K ratings) — better4.4 (69 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews76.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings431K — better69
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB319 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApSLuis Rivas

Customer experience

Splice

All ratings430,441 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews5,489 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative22.6%

Wavebox Audio Editor

All ratings69 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative21.3%

User reviews

Splice

From 431K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Variety of editing tools
  • 🎶 Good music selection
  • 💡 Allows video and photo editing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy performance
  • 🔒 Paywall for basic features
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate
  • 🔇 Audio issues

Wavebox Audio Editor

From 69 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient editing
  • 💰 Great value (often free)
  • 💡 Powerful features for its class
  • ✨ High-quality audio editing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently, especially with large files or specific actions
  • ⚠️ Issues with large file handling (crashing, not opening)
  • 🚫 Some essential editing functions missing (e.g., play head dragging, scrubbing)
  • 🎛️ UI elements can be difficult to read or interact with (e.g., color schemes, button placement)
  • 🔒 Security permission issues preventing functionality

Bugs and requests

Splice

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Videos fail to export properly
  • App crashes during editing
  • Syncing issues with audio and video
  • Laggy performance on older devices
  • Inconsistent behavior with photo/video imports

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more transition options
  • Allow importing custom music
  • Improve text editing capabilities
  • Implement layers and compositing
  • Provide better export options

Wavebox Audio Editor

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Crashes when recording
  • Crashes when stopping recording
  • Crashes when opening long audio files
  • App crashes when making an adjustment
  • App crashes when not consenting to low security level
Show 15 more
  • App crashes after recording external microphone
  • Visuals of incoming signal are distorted and out of sync during screen recording
  • App closes unexpectedly when dragging and dropping audio
  • Times no longer across the top during split screen
  • Cannot delete a file
  • File is too large (32mb) to split
  • Will not import large files (40mb too large)
  • New version crashes with black screen
  • Doesn't record audio
  • Crashes as soon as record is hit
  • UI elements not readable/functional
  • Transport controls control music player
  • Line input records silence
  • Waveform editing interface is difficult to use
  • Misspelled word 'normalice' instead of 'normalize'

Requested features

21 requests
  • Add a metronome
  • Add common split and blend edit tools
  • Option to store desired buttons in the taskbar for customization
  • Add search for AUv3 plugin
  • Multi-track audio editing on iPad
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  • Spectral editing
  • Parameter envelope for effects (like Edison)
  • Support for Magic Keyboard
  • Right-click context menu for trim/save/export slice
  • Drag and drop export WAVs
  • Window view options (minimal view, save custom layouts)
  • Auto slicer button
  • Snap to slice markers
  • Change color scheme/waveform
  • High-pass filter/limiter for recording
  • Function to continue existing recording (punch-in record)
  • Process display for saving
  • Background audio permission
  • Manually select recording input device
  • EQ setting to boost treble or bass
  • Master section like Wavelab

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Splice

Subscriptions7
  • Movie creator and clip editing7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Splice4 variants$9.997 Days
  • Splice Weekly With Free Trial14 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • Splice Bundle7 Days trial2 variants$9.997 Days
  • Splice Weekly With Free Trial7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Splice Bundle$9.997 Days
  • Splice Monthly With Free Trial7 Days trial$13.991 Month
None

Wavebox Audio Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wavebox Audio Editor free?
Wavebox Audio Editor costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Splice or Wavebox Audio Editor?
Splice is rated higher. Splice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 431K ratings, while Wavebox Audio Editor averages 4.4 from 69 ratings.
Do Splice or Wavebox Audio Editor have ads?
Neither Splice nor Wavebox Audio Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splice or Wavebox Audio Editor?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and Wavebox Audio Editor every 2 weeks. Most recently, Splice was updated on October 28, 2026 and Wavebox Audio Editor on October 27, 2026.

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