# WavePad Music and Audio Editor

> Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id395339564](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id395339564)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id395339564`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NCH Software
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (4,434 ratings)
- **Version:** 20.38
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-28
- **First published:** 2010-10-05
- **Size:** 25 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wavepad-music-and-audio-editor/id395339564)
- **Website:** [http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html](http://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 Music & Audio Editor is a full-featured professional audio editor for editing, recording, and enhancing music, podcasts, and voice-overs. It offers a comprehensive set of tools to cut, copy, paste, and apply effects across multiple formats, making it suitable for both professionals and hobbyists.

Key capabilities include multi-file editing with cut, copy, paste, insert, and trim; audio effects such as amplify, normalize, and noise reduction; auto-trim and voice-activated recording; and flexible sample rates from 8000 to 44100 Hz (8-32 bits). Recording can run in the background and while the screen is off, and you can upload or download projects to Google Drive and Dropbox. Optional in-app purchases and subscriptions are available.

## Rankings

- #27,689 — Overall
- #13 — transpose
- #18 — audio
- #41 — software
- #48 — editor
- #58 — music

## Review summary

Customers repeatedly praise WavePad as intuitive and easy to use, with strong editing tools for podcasts and other audio tasks. Positive notes highlight mobile versatility (iPad/iPhone), a comprehensive feature set, and good value with affordable pricing or a lifetime license. Common complaints center on paywalls for key features like pitch changes, occasional import/connection issues, and concerns about data privacy. Some users also report slow saves for long files and a few UI or stability hiccups, but most reviews emphasize usability and usefulness for quick edits and podcast production.

### Pros

- Very easy to use and user-friendly
- Robust editing capabilities for podcasts and other audio tasks
- Works well on mobile and across devices (iPad/iPhone)
- Affordable pricing with value options including a lifetime license or no-subscription model

### Cons

- Paywalls and pro-only features gating essential tools (e.g., pitch editing)
- Import/connection reliability issues (difficulty importing music or connecting to devices)
- Privacy/data collection concerns (data use/sales)

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