Comparison

ProPlayer vs QAudioEditor

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

Head to head
About

ProPlayer

Features
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ProPlayer is an audio player for listening deeply to your own music library in the best possible sound. It isn't about streaming โ€” it's built for importing and playing the audio files you already own. From MP3 to lossless and hi-res sources like FLAC, WAV, and ALAC, it takes in any format. And it goes beyond just listening, with serious tools to *see* the sound, shape it, and export it. โ–  Import and play any source, as-is - Supports MP3 / AAC / M4A(ALAC) / AIFF / WAV / FLAC - Easy import from the Files app, AirDrop, or transfer from a computer - Reads artwork and track info automatically โ–  8-band parametric EQ - Full control from 20 Hz to 20 kHz โ€” fine-tune frequency, gain, and bandwidth (Q) - A pro-grade setup with low-shelf / high-shelf plus parametric bands โ–  A visualizer that lets you *see* the sound - Real-time FFT spectrum (logarithmic frequency display) - Whole-track waveform to spot choruses and silences at a glance โ–  Professional loudness metering - LUFS values based on EBU R128 / ITU-R BS.1770 - Both the track average (Integrated) and the live value during playback (Momentary) โ–  Deeper playback features - Vocal extraction / instrumental extraction - Change speed from 0.25ร— to 2.0ร— while preserving pitch - Repeat, queue, playlists, background playback, and a mini player โ–  Process and export - Export audio with your adjustments (EQ and more) applied, choosing format, sample rate, and bit depth - Share or save it right away A single app for music lovers, creators, and audio enthusiasts. Enjoy your own music library more deeply than ever.

About

QAudioEditor

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QAudioEditor is a lossless audio editor for iPhone 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 (the mp3gain/aacgain technique), 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 split a long recording into numbered files in one step - Export Selection - save just the selected part as a new file - 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 (.aac and .m4a interchange freely) - 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 (cached for instant reopen) - File details, unlimited undo, and crash-safe session restore - Edit tags - title, artist, album and cover artwork - saved losslessly (MP3 and M4A/AAC) - Export raw AAC as a seekable .m4a - Universal purchase - buy once, use on iPhone, iPad and Mac 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 one purchase unlocks Pro on iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Screenshots

ProPlayer4 screens
QAudioEditor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ProPlayer at none against QAudioEditor's 1. QAudioEditor's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. QAudioEditor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ProPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProPlayer ships an update weekly, QAudioEditor every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
ProPlayer versus QAudioEditor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProPlayerQAudioEditor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwaraku kobayashiJAKUB KAPRZYK

In-app purchases

None

ProPlayer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

QAudioEditor

One-time1
  • QAudioEditor Pro$2.99

Questions

Is ProPlayer free?
ProPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QAudioEditor free?
QAudioEditor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ProPlayer or QAudioEditor have ads?
Neither ProPlayer nor QAudioEditor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ProPlayer or QAudioEditor?
ProPlayer ships an update weekly, and QAudioEditor every 5 days. Most recently, ProPlayer was updated on August 31, 2026 and QAudioEditor on September 28, 2026.

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