Async (formerly Podcastle) Review
Browser-based recording and editing studio, formerly Podcastle
Verdict: Async suits beginners who want to record remote interviews and edit them in one browser app. Skip it if you need the deepest editing tools, where Descript leads, or if you never plan to record.
PodcastFactor editorial
What Async Is
Async is the new name for Podcastle: a browser-based studio for recording remote interviews, editing them and cleaning up audio with AI. It is most often compared with Descript; both now record, edit and handle video.
Podcastle rebranded to Async in early 2026, and podcastle.ai now redirects to async.com. This review keeps its old address so readers searching for Podcastle find the current product. The entirely web-based platform lets you record multi-party conversations in the browser with each participant on a separate track, then edit and clean up the result with AI tools such as noise removal and silence removal. It also includes transcription, text-to-speech and voice cloning. Plans are now Free, Essentials, Pro, Teams and Business; see the pricing section for what we could verify.
Feature Breakdown
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Web-based with no software installation required
- Remote interview recording built in
- One-click background noise removal
- Records, edits and handles video in one app
- Free plan to try remote recording
Cons
- Free plan is limited to 1 hour of lifetime recording, 720p and a watermark
- Paid-plan prices were not verifiable on our last check
- Accounts and features are still settling after the rebrand
What We Tested
We have not yet run our testing protocol on Async. When we do, this section will list the plan, product version, date and the exact task, followed by results with audio samples.
Pricing
| Plan | Billed monthly | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 hour lifetime remote recording, 720p, watermark |
| Essentials | See async.com | Not yet verified |
| Pro | See async.com | Not yet verified |
| Teams | See async.com | Not yet verified |
| Business | Custom | Custom terms |
Async's paid-plan prices load by script and could not be verified on our last check. Check async.com before you buy.
Prices checked: October 5, 2026 on the vendor's pricing page.
Alternatives
- Descript: Pick it if you need deeper transcript-based editing and AI clip tools.
- Jellypod: Pick it if you want to turn written content into episodes without recording.
How Async compares with Descript
If remote recording in the browser is the core of your show, start with Async; if editing depth matters most, start with Descript.
How Async compares with Jellypod
If you want to record your own voice, start with Async; if you want to turn writing into episodes without recording, start with Jellypod.
Score Breakdown
These scores are editorial estimates made before our testing protocol existed. Once tested, they will be replaced by a weighted sum of logged measurements. See the scoring rubric.
Who Should Use It
Beginners who want recording, editing and AI cleanup in one browser app.