Comparison

Play In Reverse vs Wavelength Pro Audio Editor

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

Head to head
About

Play In Reverse

Features
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Play in Reverse is the Apple Music player with a twist - it plays albums in reverse order โ€“ from the last track to the first! Give some love to those songs at the end of albums that you don't always get to and breathe new life into your old favourites. CUE UP AN ALBUM Use the built-in search to find the album you want to hear, or share an album straight from Apple Music (or any app that lets you share an Apple Music album ID) using the ShareSheet. FREE FEATURES With the free version of Play in Reverse, choose one album per day and listen to it as many times as you like. PREMIUM FEATURES* Listen to an unlimited number of albums and add bookmarks so you can quickly find your favourites. Bookmarks sync across any iPhone and iPad signed into the same Apple Account using iCloud. *Requires Play in Reverse Premium

About

Wavelength Pro Audio Editor

Features
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Wavelength is a classic waveform audio editor for people who record, edit, and send audio every day - journalists in the field, clinicians, podcasters, anyone who lives on a waveform. Record a take, trim it on the wave, clean it up, mark the quotes, and export at the right level. It works the way desktop wave editors always have - a big waveform, menu-driven editing, and the keyboard habits your hands already know - rebuilt as a fast, native app for iPhone and iPad. RECORD - Record straight from the microphone with live meters and a scrolling waveform. - Every take autosaves to a Vault - nothing is ever lost, and you can reopen any recording from Open Recent. EDIT ON THE WAVEFORM - Cut, copy, paste, mix, crossfade, and trim directly on the wave. - Deep undo, so you can experiment without fear of losing the take. A FULL PROCESSING MENU - Normalize, fade in/out, time stretch (pitch-preserving), pitch shift, reverse, and DC-offset removal. - Loudness normalize toward broadcast levels for delivery. MARKERS, REGIONS & DELIVERY - Drop markers and define regions to mark the moments that matter. - Export regions, or the whole file, to WAV, MP3, or AAC - at the level the other end expects. MORE - A separate multitrack view (four lanes, clip blocks, volume envelopes, mixdown) for assembling packages. - Eight interface themes, from dark slate to porcelain. - Keyboard-first: J/K/L shuttle, space transport, the classic key habits. Wavelength has no account and no sign-in. Your recordings stay on your device - nothing is uploaded, no analytics, no tracking.

Screenshots

Play In Reverse3 screens
Wavelength Pro Audio Editor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wavelength Pro Audio Editor at none against Play In Reverse's 1. Wavelength Pro Audio Editor also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Play In Reverse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wavelength Pro Audio Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play In Reverse ships an update monthly, Wavelength Pro Audio Editor every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Play In Reverse versus Wavelength Pro Audio Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlay In ReverseWavelength Pro Audio Editor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRussell HillMehrdad Yazdani

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Play In Reverse

One-time1
  • Play in Reverse Premium$1.99
None

Wavelength Pro Audio Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Play In Reverse free?
Play In Reverse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wavelength Pro Audio Editor free?
Wavelength Pro Audio Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Play In Reverse or Wavelength Pro Audio Editor have ads?
Neither Play In Reverse nor Wavelength Pro Audio Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Play In Reverse or Wavelength Pro Audio Editor?
Play In Reverse ships an update monthly, and Wavelength Pro Audio Editor every 4 days. Most recently, Play In Reverse was updated on November 7, 2026 and Wavelength Pro Audio Editor on October 31, 2026.

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