Stem Split vs Audio Editor Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stem Split
This app separates any song into four audio stems: vocals, accompaniment, bass, and drums. All processing happens on your device, ensuring privacy and no uploads. You can then adjust the level, tempo, and pitch of these stems in real-time.
- Separate songs into 4 audio stems
- On-device processing
- Real-time level, tempo, and pitch adjustment
- Import from Files app and iTunes
- Supports WAV, AIFF, MP3, and MP4 formats
- Export stems for sharing and other apps
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With Stem Split you can separate any song into 4 high quality stems: vocal, accompaniment, bass and drums. All processing takes place on your device, using an advanced neural network, ensuring your data stays on your phone. Import songs files from Files or from your iTunes library (non-DRM tracks only). Play back stems and adjust level, tempo and pitch in realtime. The imported song's stems are always accessible from within Files for easy sharing or import into other audio apps. Supported audio input formats include: WAV, AIF, MP3 and MP4. Stems can be saved in AAC format to save space or uncompressed WAV format for highest quality.
Audio Editor Lite
Easily edit and mix audio with a clean interface and powerful tools. Features include splicing, recording, cutting, pitch shifting, and various effects. Save your creations as ringtones or convert them to multiple formats.
- Splicing and sound mixing
- High-quality audio recording
- Fast and free audio cutting
- Pitch and reverb effects
- 10-band equalizer
- Set as ringtone
- Multiple audio format conversion
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[Audio Editor Lite] A clean user interface and powerful audio editing tools. It can complete the professional audio clips work easily on iPhone and iPad [Edit] - 「Splicing and sound mixing」: One-key switching; support free drag, easy to operate - 「 Recording 」: Support wired or wireless (AirPods and Pro) earphones and in-ear monitor; support accompaniment play; - 「 Cutting 」: Cut the audio fast and freely - 「 Shifting 」: 0.2 times ~ 4 times, control the rhythm freely - 「 Balance 」: Support R-CH and L-CH settings - 「 Fade 」: 1s~5s, set the fade-in fade-out as one wishes - 「Repeat 」: Repeat the audio to the appropriate duration [Effects] - 「Pitch」: Rising and falling, change the voice into that of "Lolita" and "uncle" and so on within one second - 「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; a single can also have chorus - 「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" [Characteristics] - 「Setting as ringtone」: Set the audio as the phone ringtone - 「Format conversion」: Support many audio formats with free conversion, such as mp3, m4a, m4r, wav, aiff, etc. - 「Audio import」: Support 6 methods to import the audio: Video extract, WiFi, UTI, Apple music, File and Clipboard - 「Auto-draft」: Autosave the draft with more efficient re-editing - 「Undo/Redo」: Support unlimited times of undo and redo - 「Tab group」: Set the color mark to group the audio easily - 「Delete/Withdraw」: Provide "repentance" operation after the audio is deleted [Contact us] Gmail: chentom417@gmail.com Your suggestion is very important to me, you can contact me using the feedback in the app. Automatic renewal statement: 1. Payment: "Continuous monthly / year" products are auto-renewable products. After confirming the purchase, you will be charged from your Apple iTunes account; 2. Renewal: 24 hours before the expiration of your subscription period, Apple will automatically deduct the charge from your ITunes account, and the validity period of "Remove ads" will be automatically extended after success; 3. If you need to cancel the automatic renewal, please turn off the automatic renewal manually in the Apple ID account settings at least 24 hours before the subscription period expires. No charge will be made after closing. Terms of Service: http://common.iuuapp.com/terms_service_env1_audiolite.html Privacy Policy: http://common.iuuapp.com/privacypolicyv1_audiolite.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Audio Editor Lite at 4.8 against Stem Split's 2.3. Audio Editor Lite also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (34 vs 4). Stem Split's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Stem Split sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Audio Editor Lite sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Audio Editor Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio Editor Lite has 34 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Stem Split's written reviews are positive against 67% of Audio Editor Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Stem Split ships an update every 17 months, Audio Editor Lite every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stem Split | Audio Editor Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mellowmuse Ltd | 苏娟 陈 |
Customer experience
Stem Split
Audio Editor Lite
In-app purchases
Stem Split
- Vocal Split$3.99
Audio Editor Lite
- AudioEditor Lite Pro - 1 month$2.991 Month
- AudioEditor Lite Pro - 1 year3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- One-time purchase$29.99
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