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Audio Editor

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Audio Editor offers robust editing capabilities for those who purchase the Pro version, but the free version is severely limited by paywalls and excessive ads, leading to a mixed recent user experience despite a high lifetime rating.

4.5★ lifetime (29,665) Free + in-app purchases since 2020 by Beijing Shangtang Technology Co., Ltd. updated 0.1 mo ago recent negative 53% 120 reviews across 3 regions
Paywall & Ads Bugs & Instability User Experience (UI/UX) Core Functionality (Pro)
5★99
4★17
3★24
2★25
1★131
recent reviews across 3 regions, vs the 4.5★ lifetime average

Audio Editor is a music editing app with a strong lifetime rating, but recent reviews highlight significant issues with its free version, including pervasive ads and features locked behind a paywall. Pro users generally praise its functionality, though some report bugs with saving projects and importing audio from links.

What users like

  • Effective for various audio editing tasks, including trimming, merging, and applying effects, especially for Pro usersR6R11R14R82
  • Easy to use interface for basic functionsR18R41R94
  • Developers are responsive to feedback and fix issuesR101

What users complain about

  • Most basic editing features, like volume adjustment, fading, merging, and saving, are locked behind a paywallR3R4R19R21
  • Free version is plagued by frequent and sometimes unskippable ads, making it almost unusableR29R30R32R33
  • Bugs cause audio tracks to misalign or go off-beat when saving projectsR24R224
  • Issues with importing audio from clipboard/links, particularly YouTube, are frequently reported by both free and Pro usersR20R80R87R99
  • Saved drafts are often lost or not retained, requiring users to export unfinished projects to preserve progressR192R290
  • Interface has usability issues, such as small waveforms, lack of landscape mode, and difficulty positioning the playheadR16R43R175R286
  • New AI editing feature is considered limited and not genuinely useful by some usersR12
  • Some users report unexpected charges or difficulty unsubscribing after trialsR60R65
  • App crashes or fails to open for some users after updatesR53R93R96R219

Latest update · v2.0.30

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Fixed known issues and improved app stability. Recent update: You can now edit audio using natural language.

Recurring themes

Paywall & Ads negative
Many users complain that almost all useful features are locked behind a subscription, and the free version is rendered unusable by an overwhelming number of ads, some of which are unskippable or inappropriate. This contradicts the expectation of a 'free' app.R3R4R9R19
Bugs & Instability negative
Recent updates have introduced several bugs, including audio tracks misaligning upon saving, inability to import audio from clipboard/links, lost saved drafts, and app crashes. This directly contradicts the developer's notes about 'improved app stability'.R20R24R27R37
User Experience (UI/UX) mixed
While some find the app easy to use for basic tasks, others criticize the interface for being unintuitive, lacking essential features like manual playhead positioning, landscape mode, or simple mute/solo options.R16R40R43R47
Core Functionality (Pro) positive
Users who pay for the Pro version generally appreciate the app's capabilities for various audio editing needs, including trimming, merging, converting files, and applying effects.R1R2R5R6

Who it's for

This app is for users who are willing to pay for a Pro subscription to access a wide range of audio editing features on their phone R82R94. It is not for users seeking a fully functional free audio editor, as the free version is heavily restricted by paywalls and ads R3R4.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative due to the prevalence of ads and paywalls in the free version, as well as several bugs affecting both free and paid users. This contrasts sharply with the high lifetime rating, suggesting a recent decline in user satisfaction, possibly due to changes in the app's monetization strategy or recent bugs.

Frequently asked

Is Audio Editor truly free to use?
No, while the app is free to download, most essential editing features, such as adjusting volume, fading, merging, and saving audio, are locked behind a subscription paywall R3R4R19.
Does the app have a lot of ads?
Yes, the free version of the app is heavily infested with frequent, sometimes unskippable, and occasionally inappropriate ads that significantly hinder usability R29R30R32R33.
Are there issues with importing audio from links?
Yes, many users, including Pro subscribers, report a recurring bug where the app fails to import audio from clipboard links, often displaying an "No audio in clipboard" error R20R80R87R99.
Does the app save my work reliably?
No, several users report that saved drafts are often lost or not retained when they exit and return to a project, forcing them to export unfinished files to preserve their progress R192R290.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R6] 5/5 · US AMAZING: It works perfect exactly how I want it to
  2. [R11] 5/5 · US Helpful navigations: This is the best app I've ever used when helping remove lyrics from certain tunes or songs I've listened to. Love the work that's gone into it.
  3. [R14] 5/5 · US The best app in the world: This app will allow you to take any video screen, record or any song or sound so that you can save it as your own personal sound clip, which is major for those who do not have the monthly subscription for every app that requires them to pay in order to use the app for music or content
  4. [R82] 5/5 · US Best Audio Editor: I use this to edit samples for my music, and it’s very easy to use for a phone app. I highly recommend it if you wanna edit something real quick
  5. [R18] 5/5 · US iPhone Integration: The best thing about the app is how easy the iPhone integration works. It’s the easiest to access editing option for Voice Memos needing trims off the start or end of the audio.
  6. [R41] 4/5 · US It’s easy to use!: It’s simple and easy to use!
  7. [R94] 5/5 · US Easy to use!: I love this app, because I am terrible with apps, but this one was very easy to navigate and learn how to use in just a matter of minutes. I save all my music recordings to this app, and use the FX feature to make it sound like I have a really great microphone or mixer that I am using, from just singing into my phone and playing my instruments as well… It’s pretty basic, it’s not lik
  8. [R101] 5/5 · US Great app, great developer: Great app to use for music. It’s also ran by a very good developer who listens to feedback and will fix issues if you address it.
  9. [R3] 2/5 · US very limited.: This app is a no. There’s a lot of options of how u can supposedly edit, from a computer, from ur files or making a new recording but u can’t actually edit anything, like something as simple as volume without them shoving the subscription page in ur face. I should be able to edit a recording with basic editing such as that without having to pay. This is the most limited “editing” ap
  10. [R4] 1/5 · US ugh: no. capcut edits music better than this. don’t waste your tine or energy or money girly pop and get capcut instead. this sucks and makes you pay for the snalles things. noooo.
  11. [R19] 2/5 · US Not free: I mean it’s a good app but you have to pay for like everything so idk
  12. [R21] 1/5 · US Have to pay premium 👎🏼: I don’t like that I have to pay premium just to merge audio
  13. [R29] 1/5 · US Doesn't work, just ads: Doesn't work its just ads
  14. [R30] 1/5 · US Unusable / Ad Loop: I tried uploading a video to edit the audio from and the app kept popping up and ad, only to send me back to the upload page. DO NOT DOWNLOAD
  15. [R32] 1/5 · US Infested with ads: App rigged as paywall to force users to pay for their garbage!! Barely usable for the uncontrollable adware, do not bother downloading.
  16. [R33] 1/5 · US Free money: No way theres an app that actually makes money by ads without giving anything. You just click a button and it gives you an ad. Then it just goes back making you click again. DONT DOWNLOAD !!!
  17. [R24] 3/5 · US Please fix audio tracks misaligning when i save a project.: this didn’t happen before, i love to make song transitions for personal use but it’s annoying that one of these new updates completely broke certain tracks. now tracks seem to “shift” somewhere in the process of saving them, i can’t fix it unless i manually adjust the track out of where it SHOULD be just to barely get it to align. i also
  18. [R224] 3/5 · GB Amazing but: I love this app but whenever I save the audio, it will be a of beat. But when I make it, it sounds good. I don’t know if this is a bug, but could you fix that? Thank you
  19. [R20] 4/5 · US The best app I have on my iPhone: Hello, as I have messaged in feedback several times, I have difficulty converting links into mp3/m4a. The error says “No audio in clipboard” instead of processing the link into a new file. I am on iOS 26.4.2 and an iPhone 15. Please fix this soon, I use this app nearly everyday.
  20. [R80] 3/5 · US Clipboard paste doesn’t work: What’s the point of having the option to paste audio by a clipboard copy link if it doesn’t even work??? 🫤
  21. [R87] 4/5 · US Link Downloading Is Not Working: normally i would copy and paste youtube links on audio editor clipboard so i can download the audio but it wouldn’t work now saying “no audio available on clipboard”
  22. [R99] 5/5 · US No support available: I’ve paid for the Pro version of this app now for the 2nd year. Here recently within the past two months, it will not allow me to paste the YouTube audio from the video’s. I emailed the developer a week ago with no response. My new subscription started in January. I am requesting a refund. The above issue has been addressed and is working fine. However, I contacted apple supp
  23. [R192] 3/5 · US Lost saved drafts: The software is easy to use and easy to understand the only drawback is that when I choose the save&exit option I lose all my progress and have to start over. I have to export my files as completed (even though they are not) in order to keep my progress and to later re-upload them to continue.
  24. [R290] 3/5 · CA Really good but cant save?: This app is really great, all the features work well and but for some reason whenever I hit “save and exit” on a track and then go back into the track later my changes were not saved and it is back to how it started. I’ve taken to making all the changes at once and exporting right away instead of saving but it would still be a bit better if this issue was fixed
  25. [R16] 1/5 · US Interface still needs work: Wave Too small. Won’t turn sideways on phone to make it larger. Can’t position playhead manually. Only can pause from playback and split that way. Great idea. All not ready for quick and easy use.
  26. [R43] 2/5 · US Meh: User controls aren’t very friendly compared to most other music editors.
  27. [R175] 3/5 · US Almost great: This has potential to be a perfect pocket daw for comping demos. However, it is lacking a few simple features that make it cumbersome and a not-so-great user experience. They need to add a simple mute/solo option. Going into the volume setting and dragging the slider all the way down, and then back up, is bad design. Make it so a double tap will toggle muting the track. Positionin
  28. [R286] 3/5 · CA Not bad but...: Cropping can be improved with a tiny timeline. Landscape mode would be useful specifically for that.
  29. [R12] 5/5 · US Have used for years. New AI is limited though…: The new ai editing feature is basically only capable of performing simple tasks that can be performed by the user about as fast as it takes to type them. Some better decision-making and track analysis logic would elevate the tool from novel to genuinely useful.
  30. [R60] 1/5 · US This app is a scam: They show a free trial, but the moment you subscribe they charge $40 straight from your card. Not through the App Store, but directly, without permission. Total fraud, avoid this app at all costs.
  31. [R65] 1/5 · US Auto Purchases though you u subscribe: I tried Audio Editor. Didn’t like it. So I uninstalled and unsubscribed. But it still charged me today $10+. Be careful with this auto purchase/subscription scam after trial period.
  32. [R53] 1/5 · US What happened: Used to love it, now I can’t even open it
  33. [R93] 5/5 · US Not Working: I absolutely love this app but I switched to an android and I can’t find it for android?! But I also tried to back it up onto cloud storage and now the app keeps closing on me and I can’t seem to get it to stop?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
  34. [R96] 4/5 · US Great but sometimes bugs out: This app has been phenomenal for me in the dance world for editing music but even after buying the pro version, it still occasionally crashes out and won’t let me upload my files.
  35. [R219] 3/5 · GB Help: Ok so I updated the app and now I can’t open it whenever I open it I get kicked out.
  36. [R9] 1/5 · US Don’t waste your time: useless app asks for money
  37. [R27] 2/5 · US Can’t stitch voice memos: All I want to do is be able to combine voice memos so they play one after the other in one audio file. When I click merge it merges them over the top of each other. I can’t work out how to do this any other way and the help guide is pretty basic.
  38. [R37] 1/5 · US Can’t use clipboard: Paid for the subscription to use the clipboard option just for it to not work.
  39. [R40] 1/5 · US Trash: TO TRANSFER IS HELL ... AND TO REMOVE ALL TAGS AT ONCE IS NOT AN OPTION... EVERYTHING IS ONE BY ONE
  40. [R47] 2/5 · US Has potential to be better: The fading option for music is really bad. Once you enable it, your fade ins/outs sound like it just got hit by a truck.
  41. [R1] 5/5 · US Love this app!: The best Audio Editor in the appstore
  42. [R2] 5/5 · US Editing: Excellent really good
  43. [R5] 5/5 · US The best: Constant updates these guys are worth their weight in gold

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store