Comparison

Audio Lab vs Quiet Take

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

Head to head
About

Audio Lab

Features
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Audio Lab is a focused tool for turning raw recordings into finished, shareable content. It is built for artists who want a simple way to produce audio without getting lost in complex workflows. You start by uploading audio or video. From there, you can shape and refine it step by step - mix, add professional effects, automation. You can record automation in real time for any effect parameter - which gives flexibility and endless possibilities for your production. You can split vocals and instruments using a stem separation feature - giving you control over each part of the sound. This opens up new possibilities. You can clean up a vocal, remix a track, or focus on specific elements without starting from scratch. Audio Lab also includes a range of professional effects. You can enhance clarity, adjust tone, and shape the overall sound directly inside the app. The goal is not to overwhelm you with options, but to give you what you need to get a clean, polished result. There are 20+ professional effects, including reverb, delay, compressors, eq and more. There are also presets for various types of sound - male/female vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano etc. Everything happens in a simple, controlled environment - You make changes, hear them immediately, adjust. This keeps the process fast and intuitive, especially if you don’t want to spend time learning a full DAW. It works for different types of creators. Singers can record and refine vocals. Musicians can process demos. Content creators can improve audio for videos. The tool adapts to different use cases without changing how it works. There is no complicated routing or setup. No need to manage large projects or timelines. Audio Lab focuses on a single goal: take an existing piece of audio or video and make it sound better. Export is simple. Once you are done, you can export your audio or video and use it anywhere. Share it, upload it, or move it into another tool if needed. It also includes professional mastering built in - with presets for different styles and genres. It keeps things clean, removes friction and lets you focus on the result, not the process. You don’t need to think about how to produce. You just improve what you already have. You explore, listen & create - That’s the core idea behind Melodic Mind. Let music feel natural again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://melodic-mind.com/privacy-policy

About

Quiet Take

Features
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Make spoken recordings easier to review without sending the file to a server. Quiet Take copies an audio file you choose into its local sandbox and applies a conservative Balanced cleanup. It reduces rumble and steady low-level noise during quieter passages, while keeping the original duration, sample rate, and channel count in the exported WAV. WHY IT HELPS β€’ Keep imported audio on your device; no account or microphone permission is required. β€’ Inspect duration, sample rate, channels, and a real waveform before processing. β€’ Listen to the source and cleaned result before deciding what to keep. β€’ See measured pause-floor reduction and peak change instead of a made-up quality score. β€’ Reopen verified results from history and reach the standard share sheet. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose an audio file from Files. 2. Run Balanced cleanup and compare before with after. 3. Keep or share the complete verified WAV. Quiet Take is designed for voice memos, interviews, lessons, and spoken clips with steady background noise. It does not remove echo, repair clipping, restore missing speech, or erase noise that overlaps speech. Choose a file and hear the measured difference.

Screenshots

Audio Lab4 screens
Quiet Take4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quiet Take at none against Audio Lab's 5. Audio Lab's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Audio Lab sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Quiet Take asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Audio Lab versus Quiet Take: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio LabQuiet Take
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size25 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSean Ray DvirηŽ‰ε‡€ ε΄”

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Audio Lab

Subscriptions2
  • No Ads$1.991 Month
  • Full Access$4.991 Month
One-time3
  • 4 Stem Separations$0.99
  • 25 Stem Credits$4.99
  • 60 Stem Credits$9.99
None

Quiet Take

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audio Lab free?
Audio Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quiet Take free?
Quiet Take is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Audio Lab or Quiet Take have ads?
Neither Audio Lab nor Quiet Take shows ads.

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