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Castmagic vs Slice

Our bias: we make Shorts by Slice. Everything about Castmagic here is from its own pricing page and help centre. We did not test it hands-on, and where it is the better pick we say so.

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The short answer

Choose Castmagic if you want each episode turned into written content as well as clips: show notes, newsletters, articles and social posts, with team seats, from $29 a month (no free plan is listed). Choose Slice if clips are what you need: Slice is $14.99 a month for 6 hours of video and 100 clips a month, finds the moments across the whole episode, and your first 2 clips are free with no card.

Choose Castmagic if

  • You want show notes, timestamps, newsletters, articles and social posts written from every episode, not only clips.
  • You work as a team, agency or network and want seats and shared spaces.
  • You would rather paste a Spotify or Apple Podcasts link or an RSS feed than upload a file.
  • You want an API (Starter and up).

Choose Slice if

  • Clips are the main thing you need, and you want the moments listed from the whole episode, including ones joined from different parts of it.
  • You want audio clips that look like your show: 47 templates, with your hosts' and guests' photos and names on screen.
  • You want to start free: your first video (we search the first hour) and first 2 clips cost nothing and need no card.
  • You want clips cut the way an editor would cut them. Slice is built by video editors: every clip starts and ends where the thought does, not halfway through a sentence.

Castmagic vs Slice, side by side

Shorts by Slice (Slice Audio)Castmagic
Price$14.99/month or $149/year$29 / $69 / $199 a month, or $19 / $48 / $139 a month billed yearly
Free to tryYour first video (we search the first hour) and first 2 clips free, no card; then $14.99 a monthNo free plan listed on the pricing page
Audio-only episodesYes: upload MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG or FLAC; each clip is drawn with one of 47 templates from the words, your cover and the soundYes: "Audio-only shows get audiograms", per its clip page
Finding the momentsReads the whole episode and lists the moments that stand on their ownTranscribes with speaker labels and "flags the strongest moments"
Monthly limitsUp to 6 hours of video and 100 clips a month30, 100 or 400 transcribed hours (a library total); clips and audiograms unlimited
Longest file3 hours and 4.5GB (MP4, MOV or WebM)Files up to 10GB
Getting the episode inUpload only for now: MP4, MOV or WebM, up to 4.5GBA Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube link, an RSS feed, Zoom, Google Drive, or an upload
Written contentA post caption for each clipShow notes, timestamps, summaries, articles, newsletters, social posts and more
WatermarkNever"No watermark on exports", per its clip page
TeamOne person per accountUp to 3 seats on Hobby, 5 on Starter, 5 included on Team

Castmagic’s figures from its pricing page and help centre, read . Prices in US dollars.

Where Slice falls short

  • Slice does not record your show. Record in Riverside, Zoom, a camera or a phone, then upload the file.
  • Slice does not post or schedule. You download the clips, each with post text ready to paste, and post them yourself.
  • You cannot paste a YouTube link right now: link import is paused, so you upload the file (MP4, MOV or WebM, up to 4.5GB; audio as MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG or FLAC).
  • There are no team seats yet: each person has their own account.
  • Slice has no third-party ratings to report yet.

Where Castmagic does more

  • Castmagic writes the show notes, newsletters and posts; Slice writes a post caption for each clip and stops there.
  • Castmagic takes podcast links and RSS feeds; Slice takes uploaded files only for now.
  • Castmagic has team seats and an API; a Slice account is one person's.

Castmagic, in short

Best for podcasters and content teams who want each episode turned into written content as well as clips: show notes, newsletters, posts and audiograms from one upload or link.

Pricing, in plain words

  • Hobby: $29 a month, or $19 a month billed yearly ($239 a year). 30 transcribed hours (a library total), up to 3 spaces, 50GB of storage, up to 3 seats.
  • Starter: $69 a month, or $48 a month billed yearly ($579 a year). 100 transcribed hours, up to 10 spaces, 250GB, up to 5 seats, API access and an onboarding call.
  • Team: $199 a month, or $139 a month billed yearly ($1,669 a year). 400 transcribed hours, up to 25 spaces, 1TB, 5 seats included (more at $19 a month each), priority support.
  • Business & Scale: from $699 a month, with custom volume, more seats and dedicated support.
  • On every plan: unlimited media clipping and audiogram generation, unlimited AI content, 60+ transcription languages, files up to 10GB, and Zoom, Google Drive, Zapier, RSS and YouTube, TikTok and Instagram import.

Worth knowing before you pick Castmagic

  • No free plan is listed on the pricing page.
  • Plans are sized by transcribed hours, kept as a library total: 30 on Hobby.
Castmagic's pricing page as it appeared on 8 October 2026
Castmagic's pricing page, 8 October 2026 (monthly prices shown, not signed in) Tap to enlarge.

The screenshot is from the day shown under it; the prices above were read again on 4 November 2026.

Reviews

We did not read Castmagic's reviews for this page, so there are no ratings, praise or complaints here: its own pages, read on 8 October 2026, are the only source.

Try Slice on your own episode

Shorts by Slice turns a long podcast or stream into captioned vertical clips. $14.99 a month. Your first video (we search the first hour) and first 2 clips are free, no card. After that, buy clips one at a time or take the plan, which you can cancel any time.

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See how Shorts by Slice works first, if you like. If Castmagic fits you better, use it.

Questions

Which is better, Castmagic or Slice?

Choose Castmagic if you want each episode turned into written content as well as clips: show notes, newsletters, articles and social posts, with team seats, from $29 a month (no free plan is listed). Choose Slice if clips are what you need: Slice is $14.99 a month for 6 hours of video and 100 clips a month, finds the moments across the whole episode, and your first 2 clips are free with no card.

What does Castmagic make from a podcast episode?

A transcript with speaker labels and timestamps; written content such as show notes, summaries, articles, newsletters and social posts; and, in its Studio, captioned clips and audiograms, unlimited on every plan. Read from its own pages on 8 October 2026.

How much does Castmagic cost?

Its pricing page showed Hobby at $29 a month, Starter at $69 and Team at $199, or $19, $48 and $139 a month billed yearly, on 8 October 2026. Business & Scale starts at $699 a month.

Can Slice make clips from an audio-only podcast?

Yes. Slice Audio, part of Shorts by Slice, takes the audio file (MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG or FLAC), finds the moments and draws each clip with one of 47 templates: your cover, big captions, your hosts' and guests' photos and names. Same account and same plan as video episodes.

How was this compared?

Castmagic's prices and limits were read from its own pricing page and help centre on 4 November 2026, not signed in. We did not read its reviews. We did not test Castmagic hands-on. We make Slice.

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