Comparison

WavePad Master's Edition 2020 vs Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

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

Head to head
About

WavePad Master's Edition 2020

This professional sound editor allows users to record voice or music and then edit their audio files. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools for manipulating sound.

Highlights
  • Record voice and music
  • Edit audio files
  • Professional sound editing
  • Voice recording
  • Music recording
Features
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WavePad Master’s Edition 2020 is a professional sound editor. Record voice or music, then edit your file. WavePad Master’s Edition 2020 will no longer be updated and should be expected to work as is with no further changes.

About

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

This app is a comprehensive audio studio for creating podcasts, music, and voice recordings. It offers multitrack recording, extensive editing tools, and a variety of audio effects to enhance your sound. Save your work in multiple formats and manage projects efficiently.

Highlights
  • Multitrack recording and editing
  • Unlimited high-quality recording
  • Basic and advanced editing tools
  • Pitch and speed changer
  • Stereo expander and normalization
  • Various audio effects and 12-band equalizer
  • Project saving and multiple export formats
Features
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It's not just an audio editor, it's a powerful recording, mixing and editing studio. Create your own podcasts, record music and voice, add sound effects, background noise and save to various audio formats. We tried to keep only the essentials functions. Key features: ◆ Multitrack recorder Add, edit files and move between tracks ◆ Unlimited recording Record voice and instruments in high quality without limits ◆ Basic editing tools Do you need to cut part of a file, copy or paste? Easily! ◆ Adding third party files Add files and background noise to tracks from iCloud Drive, your purchased tracks from iTunes or other sources ◆ Pitch changer Easily change altitude and speed ◆ High precision zoom Convenient movement around the work area - zoom in and out work quickly and accurately ◆ Stereo expander Make your recordings sound truly up-to-date with stereo surround sound ◆ Normalization With an automatic track volume amplifier you can raise the volume of quiet sections and average the overall volume ◆ Tags Label parts of the track or make notes to easily navigate. You can choose the color of the tag and edit it ◆ Saving Export files in many formats, adjust bitrate, delete silence ◆ Working with projects Save your work in the form of projects and return to them at any convenient time ◆ Working with long files (1 hour or more) We have put a lot of effort into making it possible for you to record and add files of various lengths and work with them ◆ Various audio effects Add variety and depth to your recordings: Reverb (with room presets) Delay, Distortion, Chorus, Filters and more effects are available for you ◆ 12-band equalizer It allows you to remove unwanted frequencies from the overall mix or add missing ones ◆ Support for the most popular audio formats WAV, Mp3, Mp4, AAC, AIFF, m4a and more ----------------------------------------- * Subscription Audio Lab : Get access to all features of the application. * You can turn off the auto-renewal at any time: you'll find the option to do this change to a different payment plan in the settings of your device and App Store account. * The first time you can try the free trial for 3 days. After that, your account will be automatically charged for the subscription if you will not stop it before the end of the free trial. * The length of the subscription is 1 month, this subscription is auto-renewing. You can stop the subscription at any moment; * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the and of the current period, and identity the cost of the renewal. ATTENTION: before you subscribe please read: Terms Of Use (https://tinyurl.com/3xba3zmx ) Privacy Policy (https://tinyurl.com/379vxkbe)

Screenshots

WavePad Master's Edition 20204 screens
Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab at Free against WavePad Master's Edition 2020's $14.99. Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 30%) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 106). WavePad Master's Edition 2020's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On ads 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

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab is free to download; WavePad Master's Edition 2020 costs $14.99 up front. Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. WavePad Master's Edition 2020 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WavePad Master's Edition 2020 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab has 1.3K ratings behind it against 106, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of WavePad Master's Edition 2020's written reviews are positive against 45% of Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WavePad Master's Edition 2020 ships an update weekly, Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
WavePad Master's Edition 2020 versus Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWavePad Master's Edition 2020Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (106 ratings) — better4.3 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews29.8% of reviews44.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1061.3K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNCH SoftwareTsovinar Popova

Customer experience

WavePad Master's Edition 2020

All ratings106 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive29.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative66.0%

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

All ratings1,268 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral15.5%
Negative39.7%

Bugs and requests

WavePad Master's Edition 2020

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Music and files disappearing from the app
  • Static noise and audio distortion
  • Inability to save or export recordings

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to adjust individual track speeds
  • Better tutorial and documentation
  • More free audio effects and tools

In-app purchases

None

WavePad Master's Edition 2020

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab

Subscriptions1
  • Edit Song - Mixer & MP3 Cutter3 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is WavePad Master's Edition 2020 free?
WavePad Master's Edition 2020 costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab free?
Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WavePad Master's Edition 2020 or Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab?
WavePad Master's Edition 2020 is rated higher. WavePad Master's Edition 2020 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 106 ratings, while Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab averages 4.3 from 1.3K ratings.
Do WavePad Master's Edition 2020 or Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab have ads?
Neither WavePad Master's Edition 2020 nor Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WavePad Master's Edition 2020 or Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab?
WavePad Master's Edition 2020 ships an update weekly, and Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab every 3 weeks. Most recently, WavePad Master's Edition 2020 was updated on September 20, 2026 and Audio Editor, Multitrack Lab on September 23, 2026.

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