Best Apps to Edit Audio from an iPad or iPhone

The Mac is often the working device for many audio editing professionals. However, both the iPhone and iPad can perfectly serve this task. Therefore, in this post we show you a compilation of applications that you can find in the App Store and that will help you to edit audio wherever you are.

What does an app have to have to edit audio?

When it comes to editing audio, it is very important to have a tool that provides you with the functions that you will need to use. Within the App Store there are numerous alternatives, however, some are more advanced than others, and that is a point that you will have to take into account when choosing one application or another.

Best Apps to Edit Audio from an iPad or iPhone

On many occasions, opting for the most powerful alternative can complicate your life and it is better to opt for a simpler option but which you can take advantage of. However, below we leave you a series of points that you have to take into account when choosing an audio editing app.

  • Support for different types of files . This is a fundamental point that you have to take into account. Usually most applications offer a very wide compatibility, but you should not stop paying attention to it.
  • Export in different formats . In the same way that it is essential that the app supports different types of files, it is also vital that it gives you the possibility to export your audio file in different formats.
  • Sound effects library. It is interesting, to enrich the final result, being able to have different sound effects that you can introduce in the edition according to your needs.
  • Import content . In the same way that it is appropriate to have the possibility to use sound effects from the app’s library, it is also very useful to be able to import different files directly from the device and thus form your small library.

Native Apple Applications

The Cupertino company is not only known for making fantastic devices, but it also provides those devices with the necessary software so that users can get the most out of it. This is no exception, Apple has different applications developed by themselves in the App Store that you can use for free to carry out audio editing. They are as follows.

Garageband

Garageband

We begin this compilation with the alternative par excellence of Apple itself . It is surely the most complete application that you can use to edit audio on both the iPhone and the iPad, and above all, as we have commented previously, it is completely free since it is part of the entire work suite that Apple provides to all users of your devices.

Garageband has a huge variety of sound effects as well as having enough tools to classify it as a complete recording studio that you can carry in your pocket with your iPhone, or in your backpack with your iPad. The possibilities offered by Garageband are enormous, it can even be difficult to use if you have never had contact with editing programs, whether audio or video. However, it is one of the most complete alternatives for which you can choose.

Developer: Apple

iMovie

iMovie

Another tool that is part of this compendium of free applications that Apple provides to all its users is iMovie. In this case, it is an alternative that was thought and developed for video editing , however, it also works perfectly for audio editing due to all the tools it provides to the user.

It has a wide library of sound effects, is compatible with multiple file formats and also gives you the possibility of being able to export in a wide variety of these. In addition, its use is very intuitive, providing a very fast learning curve. It has the possibility of importing different files so, as you can see, it perfectly meets the requirements that we mentioned earlier, despite the fact that it is an app focused on video editing.

Developer: Apple

Alternatives within the App Store

Once we have talked to you about the alternatives that Apple itself puts on the table, it is necessary to mention some of the applications that you can also find in the App Store and that have been developed to provide users with a fantastic tool to edit audio from iPhone or iPad.

Anchor

Anchor

Surely if you usually listen to podcasts at some point or another you have heard of Anchor, but not really as an audio editor but as a platform to distribute podcast episodes . Well, Anchor in addition to giving the possibility to users who want to distribute their podcast on different podcasting platforms also offers a fantastic audio editing tool.

What the developers of this application are looking for is that you only need to use an application to carry out the entire process of creating an audio file, or podcast in this case. Obviously, not only can it be used to create podcasts, you can simply use it to edit the audio file you want, since it has all the tools that a user needs to carry out a complete edition. It even puts at your disposal an extensive library of sound effects that will come in handy.

EZAudioCut – Audio Editor Lite

EZAudioCut

This application has been designed and developed solely and exclusively to provide users with a fantastic tool for editing audio on both the iPhone and iPad. With it you can edit, record music, record voice, as well as make other types of recordings with total ease and with an interface that shines because of how intuitive it is .

It has the possibility of adjusting the reverb, the gain and, of course, with an extensive library of sound effects that, we repeat, will give your audio file a tremendous quality jump. It provides high-precision editing thanks to the fact that it supports zooming within the track, as well as the basic functions of cut, undo, redo, etc …

Voice Recorder Pro – Audio

Grabadora de Voz Pro - Audio

This application is a voice recorder or audio recorder that not only gives you the possibility to record sounds but also provides all users the opportunity to edit that audio file thanks to the tools it has and which are what good enough to be able to have this application as a powerful alternative.

It supports a multitude of audio files such as MP3, M4A, AAC, MP4, CAF, AIFC, AIFF, WAV . Of course, it has the possibility of shortening files, voice changer, creating a ringtone, adjusting the speed of the audio, merging, mixing, dividing to cut, in short, everything that an audio editor has to have.

Voice Recorder – Editor

Grabadora de Voz Pro - Editor

We continue talking about voice recorders that, again, not only offers the user the possibility of using this application to record sound but also puts on the table a fantastic alternative to be able to edit everything they need, that is, a very usable two in one.

With this app you can reduce the noise of your recordings as well as clarify the voice of the protagonist so that the people who later listen to it can enjoy the quality of a good audio file. It also gives you the possibility of transcribing all the voice to text as well as cutting, copying, cutting, pasting, dividing, joining, inserting, mixing, in short, all the functions that an audio editor must have in order to meet the needs of the users.

Voice Recorder – Voice

Grabadora de Voz - Voz

There are not two without three, or that is what is usually said, and in this case it is true since we are going to talk to you again about an application that is not only capable of recording audio but also offers the possibility of editing it thanks to the tools that it provides, which are not overly professional but will be more than enough for most users.

Within this app you will be able to store all the audio files you want , so you will have the possibility of importing the sounds that you need to use to obtain your final result. Of course, it has the basic functions that every audio editor has to have to meet the expectations of users, at least the most basic. All this with a very simple interface but that does not put any wall between the user and its purpose, which is to edit their audio file.

Voloco: Vocal Study

Voloco- estudio vocal

This application is one of the most popular in the App Store for audio editing, in fact it can be classified as a pocket recording studio due to the wide variety of functions that it has and that it puts on the table for you to use. users have the possibility to get the most out of it.

Behind its back it has 50 million downloads , which suggests that it is an application that really delivers what it promises. If you want to sound like a professional, Voloco is the application you have to use to edit your audio files. It has a totally free rhythm library that you can use to raise the quality of your files, you can also import all the files you want to be able to carry out the edition you were looking for.

Voice Recorder – Voice Notes

Grabadora de voz - Notas de voz

We promise you that this is the last voice recording application that we mention in this post, but in addition to giving you the possibility to record all the sound you want, it also has the necessary tools to transform those recordings into a fantastic audio file.

It has a new and modern design that makes it very intuitive and easy to use. Thanks to the editing tools, all users will be able to use this application to create their audio files. Obviously it is an app designed for users who do not need to use very professional tools, but rather who are looking for an easy-to-use app with the basic functions that allow them to edit their audio files.

LumaFusion

LumaFusion

We end this compilation with an application that is designed for professionals, but not really for audio professionals but for video editing professionals. LumaFusión is the best video editor you can find for both iPhone and iPad.

But in the same way that it happened with iMovie, it also has the tools to edit audio even though it is initially focused on video. With this app you can import all the content you want, make use of the sound effects it contains and, of course, all the professional tools available to edit. As we mentioned, it is the most professional app to edit video, and therefore, also one of the most complete applications to edit audio on iPhone and iPad.

Which is the best option?

As we always do in this type of compilation, from the editorial team we want to tell you which are the alternatives that have most caught our attention and which we opted for. However, you have to bear in mind that these are our personal preferences, which may or may not coincide with yours since each user will have specific needs.

As for the applications that Apple provides, without a doubt the best and most complete is Garageband, surely it is the most suitable app for audio editing of the entire App Store. On the other hand, if we have to choose an alternative outside of those offered by Apple itself, LumaFusion or EZAudioCut are the ones that have caught our attention both because of their potential and because of the intuitive interface.