Async
- Post-production
- Web · iOS
- Free tier
6.9DexScore
Formerly Podcastle, same product: record and clean anywhere, Magic Dust in one tap.
✓ Verified
| Platforms | Web + mobile app (iOS) |
|---|---|
| Price | Storyteller $11.99/mo annual ($14.99 monthly) — tiers carried over unchanged |
| Free tier | Yes — unlimited audio recording; caps on storage (2 GB) & transcription |
| Direction | Recordings only |
| Mechanism | AI — Magic Dust one-tap enhancement (noise, levels, clarity) |
| Founded / status | 2020 as Podcastle · renamed Async on Feb 4, 2026 — active |
| Data processing | Cloud — recording and Magic Dust both run through Async's servers |
| Best for | Phone-first creators who want capture and cleanup in the same app, no desktop required |
Every figure above was checked against vendor pages — pricing, help center, release notes — on the printed date. Tables are re-verified quarterly; a tool that dies between passes is removed from the index, not annotated.
In one paragraph
Async is the platform that spent its first six years as Podcastle: capture in the browser or the iOS app, then one tap of Magic Dust handles noise, levels and clarity together. The February 2026 rebrand changed the name and the domain — async.com — and nothing else this table cares about: accounts, projects, plans and prices carried over intact. The free plan records unlimited audio with caps on storage and transcription; Storyteller at $11.99/month annual lifts them. The old profile URL stays live as a signpost for Podcastle searchers. Best at: phone-first creators who clean where they record.
Strengths
- Records and cleans in one place — phone included
- Magic Dust is genuinely one tap, not a settings tree
- The free plan records unlimited audio at 160 kbps MP3, with no monthly ceiling
Limitations
- Free plan caps storage at 2 GB and transcription at lifetime totals
- Cloud processing only — there is no offline path
- Fresh off the rebrand — vendor links and docs still say Podcastle in places
Best alternative
Just want the cleanup, metered by the hour, with no platform to join and no rebrand to track? Cleanvoice. Cleanvoice — full profile →
Mini-FAQ
Is Async free?
The free plan survived the rebrand untouched: unlimited audio recording at 160 kbps MP3, with 2 GB storage and lifetime caps on video and transcription. Storyteller ($11.99/mo annual) lifts the caps. Verified Jul 29, 2026.
Is Async safe to use?
Recording and Magic Dust run through the platform's cloud, now under the Async name — same accounts and terms as before the rename. Export and delete projects if you'd rather nothing stays resident.
6.9 of 10, inked hole by hole
- Win Windows: no
- Mac macOS: no
- Lnx Linux: no
- Web Web: yes
- iOS iOS: yes
- Free Free tier: yes
- Live Real-time: no
- Post Post-production: yes