Comparison

WaveCraft vs Sonedia

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

Head to head
About

WaveCraft

Features
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Your studio, wherever inspiration strikes. WaveCraft turns your phone into a real multitrack recording studio — record, edit, mix, and master without ever opening a laptop. Every layer, every take, every idea, right in your pocket. RECORD & MIX, MULTITRACK Lay down vocals, instruments, and voiceovers on unlimited tracks. Split, trim, fade, and blend with a timeline built for real editing — not a toy. AI THAT DOES THE WORK Separate vocals from any track, denoise a noisy take, or auto-mix your whole session — in seconds, with one tap. STUDIO EFFECTS & MASTERING EQ, reverb, compression, limiting, modulation, and mastering presets. Shape your sound like a pro. PULL AUDIO FROM VIDEO Turn any video into a clean audio track, ready to edit. LOSSLESS EXPORT, ANY FORMAT WAV, AAC, ALAC, or FLAC, up to 32-bit float — export ready for any platform. Bring your sound to life. Your studio is already in your pocket. End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sonedia

Record, edit, and mix audio with a multitrack studio. Features include overdubbing, studio editing, smart naming, and searchable transcripts. Collaborate on projects and export in multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Multitrack recording and overdubbing
  • Studio editing and effects
  • Searchable transcripts
  • Role-based collaboration
  • Multi-format export
  • Optional iCloud sync
Features
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Sonedia is a pocket recording studio. Record, edit, overdub, mix, organize, collaborate, and export without a subscription. Free for everyone: - Base recording and playback with every quality preset, including lossless ALAC and uncompressed WAV - Multi-track overdub with up to 6 synchronized layers, per-channel mixer, and stereo mixdown - Studio editing, 4-band EQ, effects monitoring, metronome, projects, versions, tags, and automatic icons - Free smart naming using Apple/on-device intelligence when available — no paid AI minutes - Shared Albums with role-based collaboration - Searchable transcripts — tap a recognized cue to play near its recognition time - Tamper-evident proof receipts using on-device SHA-256 and a timestamp - Multi-format export — WAV, M4A (AAC), and ALAC lossless - Optional iCloud library sync using your Apple account - Apple Watch capture with automatic transfer to iPhone - 7 distinctive studio themes Sonedia Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription for Cloud AI Insights: - Whole-recording analysis for substantially richer titles and more context-aware automatic icons than the free local path - Structured summaries, key points, and action items - Rich typed full-audio transcripts and music insights such as key, tempo, and sections when relevant Basic Pro Monthly includes 60 minutes of optional Cloud AI audio processing per month. Premium Pro Monthly and Premium Pro Yearly include 220 Cloud AI audio minutes per month; the Premium plans differ only by billing period. Eligible new users receive 10 total trial AI audio minutes. Allowances are verified and enforced by Sonedia using StoreKit entitlement proof and App Attest, and unused minutes do not roll over. Apple displays the localized price and any eligible introductory offer before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and you can manage or cancel in App Store subscription settings. Privacy: - Recording, playback, transcript search, and SHA-256 proof hashing run on-device; completing and verifying a proof requires connectivity so iCloud can store the receipt with an Apple server timestamp, and an offline proof remains pending - Transcription uses Apple Speech Recognition, which prefers on-device processing when available; Apple may use its servers and a network connection for some devices or languages - iCloud sync is optional and uses your own Apple account - If you attach precise location to a recording, that coordinate can sync with the recording and can be visible to participants when you share it in a Shared Album - Free smart naming and automatic icons stay on Apple/on-device paths and never call Sonedia's AI service. Only when a paid user enables AI Insights with explicit consent is the selected audio securely uploaded for temporary cloud processing; entitlement and usage limits are verified by Sonedia, provider files are deleted after processing, and the app contains no provider API key - Sonedia maintains no separate hosted recording library and runs no advertising analytics or tracking

Screenshots

WaveCraft4 screens
Sonedia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WaveCraft at fortnightly against Sonedia's monthly. Sonedia's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. WaveCraft sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Sonedia sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WaveCraft ships an update fortnightly, Sonedia monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WaveCraft versus Sonedia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaveCraftSonedia
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSignalRender Technology Co., LtdIA COMPA LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WaveCraft

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$49.99
3 purchases

Sonedia

Subscriptions3
  • Basic Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is WaveCraft free?
WaveCraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sonedia free?
Sonedia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WaveCraft or Sonedia have ads?
Neither WaveCraft nor Sonedia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WaveCraft or Sonedia?
WaveCraft ships an update fortnightly, and Sonedia monthly. Most recently, WaveCraft was updated on October 11, 2026 and Sonedia on October 7, 2026.

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