Comparison

Hokusai Audio Editor vs Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

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

Head to head
About

Hokusai Audio Editor

This multitrack audio editor allows you to record or import audio, then perform detailed edits like cutting, copying, and pasting. It offers a suite of filters and special effects, with advanced features available through in-app purchases. Mix multiple tracks and export your creations in various formats.

Highlights
  • Multitrack editing
  • Cut, copy, paste, delete audio
  • Filters and special effects
  • Live scrubbing
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Export to Wave or MP4
  • In-app purchase for advanced tools
Features
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Hokusai is your multitrack audio editor on-the-go. Record or import a track, and make it sound the way you want it to: not just trimming the ends, but full cut, copy, paste and delete, and a suite of filters and special effects available. "Beautiful clutter-free interface" — TouchProducer.com "Hokusai will convince you that audio was meant to be edited with a touch screen — it's just so natural within this app that you’ll find yourself consistently coming back to it." — iOS Music And You Edit many tracks side-by-side, mix them together, and export to popular audio formats — then transfer them to your computer, send them to another app on your device, or upload to cloud services. Hokusai is streamlined to give you a clean, clear view of your tracks. Use the familiar pinch and swipe gestures to zoom right in and fiddle with fine detail, or step back to see the big picture. Select pieces of audio. Live "scrubbing" means you can hear the sound under your fingertip as you make your adjustments. And you needn't fear a bad edit with full undo/redo support — even after closing your project. Hokusai includes a set of useful tools for free, such as fade in/out, normalise volume levels, reverse time, and basic synthesis. If you need more power, Hokusai 3 Pro adds more than 50 new tools and effects, including: Multi-microphone recording, per-track volume/panning, solo/mute, track and final mix level meters, time ruler markers and tempo-based time rulers, selecting across multiple tracks at once, presets and favourites, 48kHz project support, and additional export features — like creating MP3s, or splitting a project up by tracks or markers. Effects include noise reduction, time-stretching, pitch-bending, echo, reverb, grain synthesis, modulation (AM & FM), resonance, distortion, grunge, vocal levelling, monster voice, high/low/band-pass/notch-cut filter, multi-band EQ and more — many of which can be previewed live. And you can sync your effect settings and favourites through iCloud for quick access from any of your devices. Projects can also be synced through iCloud, and are compatible with Hokusai for Mac. Whether you want to take your Mac projects with you, or make field recordings as you travel, to be available on your computer at home, Hokusai has you covered. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.wooji-juice.com/privacy

About

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

This app is a comprehensive audio studio for creating podcasts, music, and voice recordings. It offers multitrack recording, extensive editing tools, and a variety of audio effects to enhance your sound. Save your work in multiple formats and manage projects efficiently.

Highlights
  • Multitrack recording and editing
  • Unlimited high-quality recording
  • Basic and advanced editing tools
  • Pitch and speed changer
  • Stereo expander and normalization
  • Various audio effects and 12-band equalizer
  • Project saving and multiple export formats
Features
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It's not just an audio editor, it's a powerful recording, mixing and editing studio. Create your own podcasts, record music and voice, add sound effects, background noise and save to various audio formats. We tried to keep only the essentials functions. Key features: ◆ Multitrack recorder Add, edit files and move between tracks ◆ Unlimited recording Record voice and instruments in high quality without limits ◆ Basic editing tools Do you need to cut part of a file, copy or paste? Easily! ◆ Video to audio Add any video from your camera roll and easily extract sound to work on ◆ Adding third party files Add files and background noise to tracks from iCloud Drive, your purchased tracks from iTunes or other sources ◆ Pitch changer Easily change altitude and speed ◆ High precision zoom Convenient movement around the work area - zoom in and out work quickly and accurately ◆ Stereo expander Make your recordings sound truly up-to-date with stereo surround sound ◆ Normalization With an automatic track volume amplifier you can raise the volume of quiet sections and average the overall volume ◆ Tags Label parts of the track or make notes to easily navigate. You can choose the color of the tag and edit it ◆ Saving Export files in many formats, adjust bitrate, delete silence ◆ Working with projects Save your work in the form of projects and return to them at any convenient time ◆ Working with long files (1 hour or more) We have put a lot of effort into making it possible for you to record and add files of various lengths and work with them ◆ Various audio effects Add variety and depth to your recordings: Reverb (with room presets) Delay, Distortion, Chorus, Filters and more effects are available for you ◆ 12-band equalizer It allows you to remove unwanted frequencies from the overall mix or add missing ones ◆ Support for the most popular audio formats WAV, Mp3, Mp4, AAC, AIFF, m4a and more ----------------------------------------- * Subscription Audio Lab : Get access to all features of the application. * You can turn off the auto-renewal at any time: you'll find the option to do this change to a different payment plan in the settings of your device and App Store account. * The first time you can try the free trial for 3 days. After that, your account will be automatically charged for the subscription if you will not stop it before the end of the free trial. * The length of the subscription is 1 month, this subscription is auto-renewing. You can stop the subscription at any moment; * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the and of the current period, and identity the cost of the renewal. ATTENTION: before you subscribe please read: Terms Of Use (https://tinyurl.com/3xba3zmx ) Privacy Policy (https://tinyurl.com/379vxkbe)

Screenshots

Hokusai Audio Editor4 screens
Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Hokusai Audio Editor at free with in-app purchases against Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab's subscription. Hokusai Audio Editor also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 45%). Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 415). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hokusai Audio Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 415 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Hokusai Audio Editor's written reviews are positive against 45% of Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hokusai Audio Editor ships an update monthly, Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hokusai Audio Editor versus Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHokusai Audio EditorAudio Editor, Multitrack Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (415 ratings)4.3 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.8% of reviews — better44.8% of reviews
Number of ratings4151.3K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.115.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWooji Juice LtdTsovinar Popova

Customer experience

Hokusai Audio Editor

All ratings415 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews529 reviews
Positive72.8%
Neutral9.3%
Negative18.0%

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

All ratings1,273 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral15.5%
Negative39.7%

User reviews

Hokusai Audio Editor

From 415 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Powerful features
  • 💡 Great for audio editing on the go
  • 🔒 Accessible for visually impaired users
  • 👍 Intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
  • 🔇 Limited export options (no MP3)
  • 🔇 Clunky track management and organization
  • 🔇 Unintuitive track editing (snapping, alignment)
  • 💰 Expensive pro upgrade

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 💡 Useful audio editing features
  • 👍 Good quality of exported audio

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔧 Confusing and unintuitive interface
  • 💰 Expensive premium features

Bugs and requests

Hokusai Audio Editor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to save or export files
  • Inability to import copyrighted audio from music library
  • Playback issues after switching apps or receiving calls

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add MP3 export option
  • Improve track management and organization
  • Enhance track editing capabilities (non-linear, waveform snapping)
  • Implement AI-powered waveform alignment
  • Add more audio effects and processing tools
Show 1 more
  • Support for external audio plugins (AUv3)

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Music and files disappearing from the app
  • Static noise and audio distortion
  • Inability to save or export recordings

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to adjust individual track speeds
  • Better tutorial and documentation
  • More free audio effects and tools

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hokusai Audio Editor

Subscriptions1
  • Hokusai 3 Pro (1 Year)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Hokusai 2 Pro Pack (Upgrade)$4.99
  • Hokusai 2 Pro Pack$9.99
1 purchases

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

Subscriptions1
  • Edit Song - Mixer & MP3 Cutter3 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Hokusai Audio Editor free?
Hokusai Audio Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab free?
Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hokusai Audio Editor or Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab?
Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab is rated higher. Hokusai Audio Editor averages 4.1 out of 5 from 415 ratings, while Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab averages 4.3 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Hokusai Audio Editor or Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab have ads?
Neither Hokusai Audio Editor nor Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hokusai Audio Editor or Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab?
Hokusai Audio Editor ships an update monthly, and Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hokusai Audio Editor was updated on October 24, 2026 and Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab on October 24, 2026.

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