# WavePad Audio Editor

> WavePad Audio Editor is a full-featured professional audio editing app.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.nchsoftware.pocketwavepad\_free](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.nchsoftware.pocketwavepad_free)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.nchsoftware.pocketwavepad_free`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NCH Software
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 11,391,497
- **Rating:** 4.02 / 5 (41,010 ratings)
- **Version:** 20.23
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-03
- **First published:** 2013-05-23
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 20 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nchsoftware.pocketwavepad_free)
- **Website:** [https://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html](https://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.nch.com.au/general/privacy.html](http://www.nch.com.au/general/privacy.html)

## Description

**WavePad Audio Editor** is a comprehensive professional audio editing application designed for recording, editing, and enhancing your sound files. It supports multiple file formats including MP3, WAV (PCM and GSM), and AIFF, making it versatile for various audio projects.

With WavePad, users can easily cut, copy, paste, insert, and apply audio effects such as echo, amplification, noise reduction, and pitch shifting. It features audio restoration tools like noise reduction and click/pop removal to enhance audio quality. The software supports sample rates from 6 to 192kHz and bit depths of 8 to 32 bits in stereo or mono.

The intuitive interface allows quick, non-destructive editing and access to a rich sound effect library with hundreds of effects and royalty-free music clips. Ideal for casual users needing to record or edit on the go, WavePad facilitates easy sharing and storage of audio projects. Note that this free version is for non-commercial use only; a commercial version is available separately.

## Rankings

- #12,513 — Overall
- #197 — Music and audio (Gross)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REORDER_TASKS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`

## Review summary

User reviews praise WavePad as a handy, easy-to-use tool for quick voice recording and light editing on mobile, with useful free/trial options. However, major recurring problems include save/export failures and licensing issues (unlocks not applied, refunds). Additional complaints cover permissions, customer support, and mobile UI quirks. Overall, it’s valued for portability and simplicity for quick work, but reliability and support quality are recurring drawbacks.

### Pros

- Great for quick demos and capturing ideas with light processing.
- Easy to use and convenient mobile editor.
- Useful for editing music and voice on the go.
- Offers many free/trial options to try features.

### Cons

- Save/export failures prevent saving or exporting audio (e.g., MP3 exports).
- Paid unlocks/licensing not recognized; refunds/restore purchases issues.
- Poor customer support and refund handling.
- Privacy/permission prompts raise concerns.
- UI/UX quirks on mobile (cramped waveform display; large controls in landscape).

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