Comparison

Audio Editor vs QAudioEditor

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

Head to head
About

Audio Editor

This app offers comprehensive audio editing tools, including mixing, volume control, pitch and tempo adjustments, and a custom equalizer. It also features AI-powered vocal separation, sound effects, and the ability to add music to videos. Projects can be synced across devices and shared with collaborators.

Highlights
  • AI Vocal Separator
  • Audio Mixing & Editing
  • Sound Effects (Pitch, Reverb, Distortion)
  • Add Music to Videos
  • Cross-Device Project Sync
  • Ringtone Cutter
  • Voice Changer
Features
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Audio Editor is a powerful audio editor. It is also the best place to listen, share, and organize your work-in-progress music. [Audio Editor] · Audio mixing · Fade in and Fade out · Change audio volume · Change tone and tempo · Change audio speed · Custom equalizer · Undo/Redo, Support unlimited times of undo and redo · Balance , Support R-CH and L-CH settings [Collaborative Setlists] · Organize your tracks into projects and folders, which are synced across iPhone and Web on all your devices. · Share links to your music with friends. See who listens and manage access to your projects. · Record and nurture your inspiration whenever it strikes. Drag and drop files and folders directly from your desktop onto our web app. · Our encryption is on par with Dropbox and SoundCloud to protect your music. We are aiming to be the most secure place for unreleased music. [AI Vocal Separator] · Employs machine learning to isolate vocal and instrumental stems.
 No need to upload files or wait in line, all AI processing is done locally on your device. [Sound 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" [Add Music to Videos] · Add Unlimited Photos and Videos to your Project · Multiple Music Tracks: Add unlimited background audio tracks, music & voice to your video. · Trim Audio & Video · No Watermark · Videos are exported without compression · No distorted videos on social networks · Share Videos: Share your content on Tiktok, Snapchat, Instagram & Facebook, and more. [Powerful import and export methods] · Supporting Wi-Fi import and export, direct import from other applications, direct use of the album's video and mobile music library [Setting as ringtone] · With this amazing ringtone cutter, you can trim music and cut every part of your favorite ringtone. The powerful ringtone cutter contains so many functions. Come and explore what this ringtone cutter can bring to you! [Voice Changer] · Explore endless creative possibilities by altering your voice with voice change feature. Transform your tone, pitch, and timbre to create unique characters or enhance vocal performances. [Sync Your Project] · Background sync automatically updates your projects.Use on all device: iPhone, iPad &desktop and supports all major platforms: Google driver, iCloud and more. • You can then delete projects from your phone and save space. It has never been easier to create your own creative performance! The application is perfect for: • Lovers of music • Podcast producer • Music students and teachers • Especially for users who are familiar with Audacity or Audition • Drummers • Singers • Bassists • Guitarists • Pianists • Karaoke enthusiasts • Social Media Content Creators • Youtube and TikTok video secondary creation
 Terms of Use: https://www.ibbtan.com/voiceup/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.ibbtan.com/voiceup/privacy-policy.html About Audio Editor Pro subscriptions: Audio Editor Pro Unlimited subscription is billed weekly or annually at the rate corresponding to the selected plan. Subscriptions automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.

About

QAudioEditor

Features
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QAudioEditor is a lossless audio editor for iPhone (including iPhone Duo) and iPad. Open an MP3, AAC (.aac), M4A (.m4a), Apple Lossless, FLAC, or WAV file - or a video (MP4, MOV, M4V) to edit just its audio - see its waveform, and cut, crop, fade, normalize, copy/paste, or append audio - then save without re-encoding. Untouched audio is preserved byte-for-byte; only faded or normalized regions are adjusted, and always losslessly - MP3 and AAC by rewriting the codec's gain fields, and WAV, ALAC and FLAC in the sample domain - so there is no generation loss. SUPPORTED FORMATS - MP3 (MPEG-1/2 Layer III, constant or variable bitrate) - AAC - AAC-LC, HE-AAC and HE-AAC v2 - in ADTS (.aac) - AAC in MP4 (.m4a) - Apple Lossless / ALAC in M4A (.m4a) - FLAC (.flac), 16- and 24-bit - WAV / PCM (.wav), 8- to 32-bit and 32-bit float - Video (.mp4, .mov, .m4v) - the audio track is extracted losslessly for editing FEATURES - Frame-accurate cut, crop, and trim - Split markers - drop markers anywhere, drag them to fine-tune, and name them; split a long recording into files in one step, each named and tagged after its marker (Pro) - Markers at Silences - finds the pauses between the tracks of a recording, such as an album saved as one file, and drops a marker in each, ready to split (Pro) - Chapters (Pro) - save markers as chapters in MP3 and M4A/M4B, for podcasts and audiobooks; chapters in a file you open become named markers - ReplayGain tags - measure the loudness and tag the file so players level the volume, with no change to the audio (MP3, M4A, FLAC) - CUE sheets - import a .cue file as markers, or export your markers as .cue - Loudness - LUFS, peak and loudness range in File Details - Trim Silence (Pro) - cut the silence at the start and end in one step - Export Selection - save just the selected part as a new file - Very large recordings - multi-gigabyte WAV and FLAC files open, edit and save smoothly; the audio is kept on disk instead of in memory - Lossless fades and one-tap normalize - Pull the audio out of a video (MP4, MOV, M4V) - open it, or insert it at the playhead; AAC and ALAC tracks are extracted with no re-encoding - Cut, copy, paste, and insert or append other files of the same format - Hardware-keyboard shortcuts on iPad - Playback follows the view - scroll to another part while playing and it plays from there - Rich waveform with peak + RMS view, zoom that stays centered on the playhead, and an overview navigator - Spectrogram view - see the frequency content over time on a log scale; toggle it with the waveform - File details, unlimited undo, and crash-safe session restore - Edit tags - title, artist, album and cover artwork - saved losslessly (MP3, M4A/AAC, FLAC) - Export raw AAC as a seekable .m4a - Record Stream (Pro) - record an internet audio stream (Icecast, SHOUTcast or HLS; MP3, AAC or FLAC) without re-encoding, until you stop it or for a set time, then edit the recording, with a marker named after each song - it keeps recording with the screen locked - Shortcuts actions - Normalize, Write ReplayGain Tags, Trim Silence, Split at Silences and Record Stream Free to edit and to save results up to 5 minutes long. QAudioEditor Pro (a one-time purchase) removes the length limit so you can save recordings of any length, and adds Split at Markers, Markers at Silences, Chapters, Trim Silence and Record Stream - and one purchase unlocks Pro on iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Screenshots

Audio Editor4 screens
QAudioEditor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: QAudioEditor at none against Audio Editor's shown. Audio Editor's advantage is chart position (#117 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and QAudioEditor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio Editor ships an update every 10 days, QAudioEditor weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Audio Editor versus QAudioEditor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio EditorQAudioEditor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#117 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Beibeitan Technology Co., Ltd.JAKUB KAPRZYK

Bugs and requests

Audio Editor

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tracks not saving correctly
  • Exporting issues with audio delays and quality loss
  • Subscription charges despite free trial
  • Inability to import music from iTunes library

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to import audio files from local storage
  • More advanced audio editing tools and effects
  • Improved stability and reliability
  • Clear subscription management and cancellation options

QAudioEditor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Audio Editor

Subscriptions4
  • AI Audio Editor Pro - 1 week3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • AI Audio Editor Pro - one week7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • AI Audio Editor Pro - 1 month$9.991 Month
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  • AI Audio Editor Pro - 1 year$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-Time Purchase Lifetime Use$49.99
1 purchases

QAudioEditor

One-time1
  • QAudioEditor Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Audio Editor free?
Audio Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QAudioEditor free?
QAudioEditor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Audio Editor or QAudioEditor have ads?
Audio Editor shows ads; QAudioEditor does not.
Which is updated more often, Audio Editor or QAudioEditor?
Audio Editor ships an update every 10 days, and QAudioEditor weekly. Most recently, Audio Editor was updated on November 4, 2026 and QAudioEditor on November 1, 2026.

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