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Comparison

Podcastle vs Castmagic

Side-by-side comparison of Podcastle and Castmagic for content creators.

Tool
Podcastle

Record, edit, and publish podcasts in browser

Castmagic

Turns audio and video into ready-to-publish content

Starting price
From $11.99/mo
From $21/mo
Founded
2022
Pricing model
freemium
subscription
Free option
Free tier
Free trial

What they are

Podcastle

Podcastle, recently rebranded as Async, is a browser-based audio and video production platform aimed at podcasters and solo creators. It handles remote recording, AI-powered noise removal, transcription-based editing, and voice cloning in one workspace. The free tier covers basic recording but caps exports and AI features. Paid plans start around $11.99 per month, making it competitive with dedicated tools like Descript for audio-first workflows.

Castmagic

Castmagic ingests podcast episodes, video recordings, and audio files, then uses AI to produce transcripts, show notes, social posts, newsletters, and more from a single upload. Podcasters, course creators, and video producers use it to repurpose long-form content without manual editing. It covers the full repurposing workflow in one place, though the output still benefits from a human edit before publishing.

Which to choose

Full editorial comparison coming soon. For now, check the side-by-side data above and read the individual reviews for Podcastle and Castmagic.