IRIS Clarity
- Real-time
- Win · Mac
- Paid
6.6DexScore
Two-way isolation built for call centres — and priced like it.
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| Platforms | Desktop app for Windows (Windows 10 64-bit or later) and Mac; a Chrome extension; an SDK for platforms |
|---|---|
| Price | Professional: £6.50 per seat, billed monthly. Enterprise: quote only, minimum 100 seats |
| Free tier | No. Free trial: 14 days on the pricing page |
| Direction | Both ends of the call: IRIS says it removes noise "at both the customer and agent end" |
| Mechanism | AI voice isolation in real time |
| Lifetime deal | The AppSumo deal is no longer available |
| Best for | Contact-centre and sales teams that need the caller's side cleaned as well as the agent's |
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.
IRIS Clarity in one paragraph
IRIS Clarity is a real-time noise and voice-isolation app from IRIS Audio Technologies, sold for contact centres first and individuals second. It cleans both sides of a call, so a customer phoning from a busy street reaches the agent clearer, and only the agent needs the app. As of 9 Oct 2026 the Professional plan costs £6.50 per seat, billed monthly, with a free trial, and Enterprise is quoted for 100 seats or more. The lifetime deal that still turns up in searches was an AppSumo offer that is no longer available. Pick IRIS Clarity if the far end of your calls is the problem and you run a team. If you are one person on Zoom, Krisp or a free built-in filter is the cheaper fit.
Plans and pricing, and what happened to the lifetime deal
IRIS's pricing page shows two plans. The page has an Annually/Monthly toggle, but only one price renders, and the card under it says "Billed monthly". We list exactly that and nothing else. An older version of this profile quoted £9.50 month-to-month; that figure no longer appears anywhere on IRIS's page, so it is gone from this card.
| Plan | Price (iris.audio/pricing, 9 Oct 2026) | What the page lists |
|---|---|---|
| Professional | £6.50 per seat, billed monthly | "Unlimited, bi-directional noise cancellation"; free trial |
| Enterprise | Contact for quote | Minimum 100 seats |
The trial length depends on which IRIS page you read. The pricing page and the buttons on IRIS's call-centre page say 14 days, the body copy on that same call-centre page still says "7 day free trial", and the Talkdesk AppConnect listing says 30 days. Plan for 14 days unless you buy through Talkdesk.
The IRIS Clarity lifetime deal
The searches for "iris clarity lifetime deal" and "iris clarity vs krisp lifetime deal" lead back to AppSumo. IRIS Clarity ran a one-off lifetime deal there, sold in tiers by user count: Tier 1 covered 2 users, Tier 2 covered 4 and Tier 3 covered 8, each with 5 devices per user, and the listing mentioned a price increase after 31 May 2022. Today the AppSumo page reads "This deal is unavailable (a bummer, we know)." You cannot buy it now, and IRIS's own pricing page offers no lifetime plan. Krisp's pricing page shows Core, Advanced and Enterprise plus a 7-day trial, and no lifetime option either. If you see a lifetime code for either tool on a reseller site, treat it as a red flag, not a bargain.
If you bought the lifetime deal back then, your licence terms are the ones on your AppSumo purchase. We cannot verify what IRIS honours for those buyers today, so check with IRIS support before you plan a rollout on old codes.
IRIS Clarity download: where it works
IRIS says Clarity is "delivered as a desktop app (Windows & Mac), Chrome Extension, or via SDK" (iris.audio/clarity, read 10 Oct 2026). Its help centre adds the practical detail:
- Where to download it. From the IRIS Clarity tab of your account dashboard, not from an app store. So you create an IRIS account first.
- Windows. Windows 10 (64-bit) or later. The installer is an .msi, so IT teams can push it with Microsoft Intune.
- Mac. A .pkg installer, with a separate uninstaller. IRIS's download page gives no minimum macOS version.
- Contact-centre platforms. IRIS Clarity is listed on Talkdesk AppConnect (version 1.0.1, updated 14 Apr 2026). A Genesys AppFoundry listing also exists, but its page did not render for us, so we can't confirm its details.
IRIS says Clarity "can be used with any voice platform". It names no individual meeting apps on that page, so check your softphone or meeting app during the trial rather than assuming.
Strengths and limits
Strengths
- Both ends of the call. Cleaning the incoming side is the reason to choose IRIS. A customer on a noisy street is the one sound an agent's headset can't fix.
- Only one side installs anything. IRIS says only the agent needs the app.
- Built for IT rollouts. The .msi installer, the Chrome extension and the Talkdesk listing all point at managed fleets rather than hobbyists.
- A real trial. Fourteen days on the pricing page, and no plan locks out the two-way feature.
Limits
- Nothing free after the trial. Every seat is paid.
- Pounds only. The pricing page shows £6.50 and no dollar or euro price, so non-UK buyers pay whatever their card's exchange rate makes it.
- Mixed trial messages. Three different lengths across IRIS's own pages and Talkdesk.
- Little for gamers or creators. There is no mixer, no EQ and no post-production mode. It is a call tool.
- Thin public documentation. IRIS's product pages don't say whether audio is processed on the device or in the cloud. Ask before a regulated rollout. Its compliance section mentions GDPR and PCI DSS, but that is a topic list, not a data-processing statement.
How IRIS Clarity compares inside the real-time drawer
Most real-time filters in this index clean your microphone only. The question that sorts them is whether the tool also cleans what you hear.
IRIS Clarity vs Krisp
This is the comparison most searchers want, so here are the plain differences as of 9 Oct 2026.
| Field | IRIS Clarity | Krisp |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | £6.50 per seat, billed monthly | Core: $16/user/mo, or $8 on annual billing |
| Free option | 14-day trial (pricing page) | 7-day trial, no card; paid after that |
| Two-way cleanup | Yes | Yes ("Cancel my noise" and "Cancel others' noise") |
| Echo cancellation | Not listed on the pages we read | Yes, on by default |
| Platforms | Windows 10 64-bit+, Mac, Chrome extension, SDK | Windows 10/11 64-bit, macOS 14+ |
| Extras | Contact-centre integrations (Talkdesk) | AI note-taker, accent conversion (1 hr/day on Core) |
| Lifetime deal | AppSumo deal ended | None listed |
For a single remote worker, Krisp does the same two-way job, adds echo cancellation and a meeting note-taker, and costs $8 a month on annual billing. For a contact centre already on Talkdesk, IRIS's listing and IT-friendly installer make it the more natural pilot. Run both trials in the same week on the same headset if you are unsure. The difference shows up on the noisiest customer calls, not in a quiet test.
Against the free options
SteelSeries Sonar is free on Windows and cleans your mic, but it is a gaming suite with a launcher attached. macOS Voice Isolation is built into the Mac, in apps that support Mic Modes, and cleans only what you send. Neither one fixes the caller's background, so neither replaces IRIS for a support desk. For voice-only gaming on Windows with an RTX card, NVIDIA Broadcast is free.
Edge cases
- You are on Linux or a Chromebook. IRIS's desktop apps are Windows and Mac. The Chrome extension may cover browser-based softphones; test it in the trial, since IRIS doesn't list which ones.
- You bought on Talkdesk. Talkdesk's listing shows a 30-day trial and its own billing terms. Read them there, not on iris.audio.
- You need a dollar invoice. The public page prices in pounds only. Ask sales for an Enterprise quote if you have more than 100 seats.
- The call is already recorded. IRIS is a live tool. Use a post-production tool from the post-production drawer for files.
Mini-FAQ
How much does IRIS Clarity cost?
The Professional plan is £6.50 per seat, billed monthly, after a free trial. Enterprise is priced by quote for a minimum of 100 seats. Nothing stays free after the trial. Checked on iris.audio/pricing, 9 Oct 2026.
Is the IRIS Clarity lifetime deal still available?
No. The AppSumo listing now reads "This deal is unavailable", and IRIS's pricing page offers only Professional and Enterprise. Krisp doesn't list a lifetime plan either. Checked 9 Oct 2026.
Is IRIS Clarity free?
No. It has a free trial, which IRIS's pricing page puts at 14 days (other IRIS copy says 7, and Talkdesk's listing says 30), and then each seat is paid.
Where do I download IRIS Clarity?
From the IRIS Clarity tab of your IRIS account dashboard. There are installers for Windows 10 (64-bit) or later and for Mac, plus a Chrome extension. Checked 10 Oct 2026.
Is IRIS Clarity better than Krisp?
For contact centres that need the caller's noise removed and a Talkdesk integration, IRIS is the closer fit. For individuals, Krisp does two-way cleanup plus echo cancellation for $8 a month on annual billing.
6.6 of 10, inked hole by hole
- Win Windows: yes
- Mac macOS: yes
- Lnx Linux: no
- Web Web: no
- iOS iOS: no
- Free Free tier: no
- Live Real-time: yes
- Post Post-production: no