Comparison

TEFview vs Audio Editor & Tool

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

Head to head
About

TEFview

This app lets you view, print, and play musical tablatures and various music file formats on your iOS device. It supports MIDI playback with speed control, metronome, and file management features for easy organization and sharing.

Highlights
  • View tablatures and standard notation
  • MIDI playback with speed control
  • Assign volume and MIDI instrument per track
  • Metronome and countdown timer
  • File manager with WIFI sharing
  • PDF export for printing and sharing
Features
Read full description

TEFview for iOS is an app that allows you to view, print and play tablatures created in TablEdit Tablature Editor on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. TEFview allows you as well to view and listen to ASCII tabs, ABC tunes, MIDI, PowerTab, GuitarPro and musicXML files. Specifications: - Supported file formats: TablEdit, ASCII, ABC, MIDI, Music XML, PowerTab, GuitarPro - Tablature and/or Standard notation display, - MIDI Playback with full speed control, - Ability to assign the volume and the MIDI instrument for any track in real time, - Metronome and count down, - Embedded Help, - Emails file as attachment, - File manager. - WIFI file sharing, Files app support - Subdirectory management - Playlist - extract the compressed tef files from a zip file - pdf export: the pdf can be emailed, printed to a compatible AirPrint printer or opened in a third app,

About

Audio Editor & Tool

This app allows you to import audio files from your device, then cut, trim, and insert silence or other audio. It also offers advanced features like source separation for vocals and accompaniment, song mixing, and a variety of audio effects. Finally, export your edited audio in various formats and sample rates.

Highlights
  • Import audio from Music or Files
  • Cut, trim, and insert silence
  • Separate vocals and accompaniment
  • Mix multiple songs
  • Apply AUv3 audio effects
  • Export in various formats and sample rates
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Audio Editor & Tool is an audio editor app for iPhone and iPad. First, import an audio file from Music or Files App. Cut, trim, insert silence, insert a file, separate to vocal and accompaniment, add effects. Then, export the file. Notes & Tips: [Import File] - Can import only non-DRM files - An imported file is converted to PCM/44.1kHz/32bit float - Supports Mono/Stereo audio - Available audio formats - aifc - aiff - caf - flac - m4a - mp3 - wav [Edit] - Edit a single waveform - Cut/Trim for selected time - Insert a silence at the beginning, the end, or arbitrary time for max 30 seconds - Insert a file at the beginning, the end, or arbitrary time - Source Separation - Separate source to vocal and accompaniment - Do not expect to be perfect - Separation takes some time, but should be performant since this app uses CoreML - If you hear clipping, inserting a second/seconds of silence  at the beginning and the end might improve the separation - 2 tracks source separation might work as a noise reduction; separating to voice and other sounds (i.e. background music, noise, ... etc.) - 4, 5 tracks source separation ML models are available to download - 4 tracks separation separates a source to vocal, bass, drums and other - 5 tracks separation separates a source to vocal, bass, drums, piano and other - 5 tracks source separation is available to iOS 14 or above - Mix songs - Select two or more songs and adjust gain level of songs to mix - Mixes songs from the beginning to the end - Simply mixes songs but could be useful for some situation [FX] - Support AUv3 effects extension - Select from Effect → + → Should appear installed AUv3 in the list - Available effects - AUBandpassFilter - AUDynamicsProcessor - AUDelay - AUDistortion - AUHighPassFilter - AUHighShelfFilter - AUPeakLimiter - AULowPassFilter - AULowShelfFilter - AUNewPitch - AUParametricEQ - AUReverb2 - AUSampleDelay - AUPitch - AUNewTimePitch - AUVarispeed [Export] - Available audio formats - aifc - aiff - flac - m4a - wav - Mono/Stereo channels - Sample Rate - 8 kHz - 12 kHz - 16 kHz - 20.5k Hz - 24 kHz - 44.1 kHz - 48 kHz - Exported files are available from Files App also - If Audio Editor is not showing in Files App, try restart the device; restarting might fix If you have found a reproducible bug or suggestions, please let me know via App Support → Scroll down to Contact. Do my best & thanks! If you like the app, leave a review. Your feedback is valuable to me! Hope you enjoy!

Screenshots

TEFview4 screens
Audio Editor & Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TEFview at 4.7 against Audio Editor & Tool's 4.2. TEFview also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Audio Editor & Tool's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price 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. Audio Editor & Tool sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. TEFview asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TEFview holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 303 and 85 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of TEFview's written reviews are positive against 67% of Audio Editor & Tool's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TEFview ships an update every 5 months, Audio Editor & Tool fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
TEFview versus Audio Editor & Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTEFviewAudio Editor & Tool
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (303 ratings) — better4.2 (85 ratings)
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews — better67.4% of reviews
Number of ratings303 — better85
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTablEditNobutaka Yuasa

Customer experience

TEFview

All ratings303 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.8%

Audio Editor & Tool

All ratings85 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral1.2%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral11.6%
Negative21.1%

User reviews

TEFview

From 303 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Plays all tef files flawlessly
  • 🎶 Can change tempo for learning
  • 👍 Amazing free resource
  • 🎹 Brilliant for MIDI to Notation
  • 🎸 Great for learning new songs

Room to improve

  • 🔧 Settings for print not user-friendly
  • 🤖 Synth sounds could be improved
  • 🔍 Scrolling can be too sensitive

Audio Editor & Tool

From 85 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Free to use
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Feature-rich
  • 🚀 Fast performance
  • 🌟 Excellent audio editing capabilities

Room to improve

  • ❓ Hard to navigate
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🎛️ Some features not working
  • 😵 Overwhelming for beginners
  • 🤔 Not intuitive

Bugs and requests

TEFview

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Doesn't work with files in iCloud Drive
  • Crashes when opening MIDI files

Requested features

3 requests
  • Left-handed fretboard view
  • Chord name display
  • Ability to delete downloaded files

Audio Editor & Tool

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • App crashes when importing files
  • Insert file error (-5)
  • Trim and cut buttons do not work
  • Range selection screen cannot be exited in VoiceOver environment
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  • Occasional glitches with exporting
  • File import error (-1)
  • Cannot import music
  • App crashes after first file import
  • Cannot import files after the first one
  • Playback is mono

Requested features

24 requests
  • Add a guide for navigation
  • Option to clear file cache
  • Zooming in/out the waves for better cutting/trimming
  • Improve audio separation clarity
  • Add a visual aid for the Parametric Equalizer
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  • Add a Graphic Equalizer with presets
  • Allow using the Select tool to modify specific segments without changing the whole track
  • Add tutorials or more instructions
  • Add a dark mode option
  • More customizable settings for effects
  • Add a simpler mode or guided tutorials for beginners
  • Modernize the user interface
  • Add noise reduction feature
  • Increase normalize to +6db
  • Fix time display inconsistency
  • Option to change time display to be consistent
  • See time display when entering numbers for time
  • Option to start or stop time at the playhead
  • Add a file-wide seek bar
  • Improve range selection time input (e.g., frames)
  • Make two-finger swipe gestures more reliable
  • Allow one-finger gestures for editing
  • Add option to display trimming start/end from the menu bar
  • Add pre-set FX options

In-app purchases

None

TEFview

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Audio Editor & Tool

One-time4
  • Small Coffee$1.99
  • Medium Coffee$2.99
  • Large Coffee$4.99
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  • Barista Special$9.99

Questions

Is TEFview free?
TEFview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audio Editor & Tool free?
Audio Editor & Tool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TEFview or Audio Editor & Tool?
TEFview is rated higher. TEFview averages 4.7 out of 5 from 303 ratings, while Audio Editor & Tool averages 4.2 from 85 ratings.
Do TEFview or Audio Editor & Tool have ads?
Audio Editor & Tool shows ads; TEFview does not.
Which is updated more often, TEFview or Audio Editor & Tool?
TEFview ships an update every 5 months, and Audio Editor & Tool fortnightly. Most recently, TEFview was updated on September 22, 2026 and Audio Editor & Tool on September 23, 2026.

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