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Headliner vs Slice

Our bias: we make Shorts by Slice. Everything about Headliner 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.

By the Slice teamFacts checked 4 November 2026

The short answer

Choose Headliner if you want an audiogram made for every new episode automatically from your podcast feed, and posted for you, and you are fine with ads on the free plan or $9.99 a month for Basic. Choose Slice if you want to pick the moments from the whole episode, audio or video, and give each clip a look that fits your show: Slice is $14.99 a month for 6 hours of video and 100 clips a month, has 47 templates for audio-only clips, and puts nothing on your video.

Choose Headliner if

You want a video made for every new episode automatically, from your podcast feed, with nothing to upload.
You want it posted for you, to social and YouTube.
You want video clipping free, and you are fine with ads and a free offer that is "for a limited time".
You want clips of the moments YouTube marks as most replayed.

Choose Slice if

You want more than one unwatermarked audio clip a month without paying per audiogram: Slice draws audio-only clips with 47 templates, on the same plan as video.
You want the clips chosen from the whole episode, including moments joined from different parts of it.
Your video episodes run past 2 hours. Slice takes up to 3 hours in one file.
You want to tick a dozen clips and export them together, with one email and one zip.
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.

Headliner vs Slice, side by side

	Shorts by Slice (Slice Audio)	Headliner
Price	$14.99/month or $149/year	Free; $9.99 / $25.99 a month, or $7.99 / $19.99 a month billed yearly
Free to try	Your first video (we search the first hour) and first 2 clips are free, no card; then $14.99 a month	Yes: video clips free "for a limited time", ad-supported
What the entry plan gets	Everything: 6 hours of video and 100 clips a month, no watermark	Basic: no ads, 10 unwatermarked audiograms a month, auto-posting
Audio-only episodes	Yes: upload MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG or FLAC; each clip is drawn with one of 47 templates from the words, your cover and the sound	Yes: audiograms, made automatically from your feed
Longest file	3 hours and 4.5GB (MP4, MOV or WebM)	Video up to 2 hours and 10GB; audio up to 4 hours
Clips per episode	As many as you make, within 100 a month; ask again for different moments	The AI picks up to 10 from a video; you can add your own
Watermark	Never	On free audiograms after the first each month; Pro says "unwatermarked videos"
Link import	Upload only for now: MP4, MOV or WebM, up to 4.5GB	YouTube links, Google Drive and Zoom, or upload
Posting	No: you download and post	Auto-posts to social and YouTube on Basic and up
Reviews	No third-party ratings to report yet	App Store 4.8 (4,970), G2 4.5 (6)

Headliner’s figures from its pricing page and help centre, read 4 November 2026; ratings from review sites, 3 October 2026. 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 Headliner does more

Headliner makes audiograms for every new episode automatically and can post them; Slice does neither: you upload each episode and post the clips yourself.
Headliner's video clipping is free for now; Slice is a paid plan after the first video and 2 free clips.
Headliner's iPhone app has nearly 5,000 ratings (4.8); Slice has no third-party ratings yet.

Headliner, in short

Best for audio podcasters who want an audiogram made for every new episode automatically, and a free way to pull up to 10 clips from a video.

Pricing, in plain words

Forever Free: ad-supported. "Unlimited, free video clips" while its video tools are free "for a limited time", 1 unwatermarked audiogram a month and unlimited watermarked ones, 1080p for videos up to 10 minutes long, automatic audiograms for 1 podcast.
Basic: $9.99 a month (was $14.99), or $7.99 a month billed yearly. No ads, 10 unwatermarked audiograms a month, auto-posting to social and YouTube, branded templates, your own fonts.
Pro: $25.99 a month (was $29.99), or $19.99 a month billed yearly. Unlimited unwatermarked videos, unlimited transcription, 1080p for videos up to 2 hours long, 4-hour audio files.

Worth knowing before you pick Headliner

Up to 10 AI clips per video.
Video files up to 2 hours, per its file-limits article; an older help article says 4.
Free audiograms are watermarked after the first each month, and the free video tools are offered "for a limited time".
Recent 1-2 star App Store reviews describe app errors and automations switching themselves off.

Headliner's pricing page as it appeared on 3 October 2026 — Headliner's pricing page, 3 October 2026 (yearly prices shown) Tap to enlarge.

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

What Headliner’s reviewers say

Site	Rating	Reviews
App Store	4.8 / 5	4,970
G2	4.5 / 5	6

Praise: Easy podcast clips; Useful promotional tool; Templates.

Recurring complaints: App errors, crashes or failed processing (5 of 8); Automations or auto-posting switched off or unreliable (2 of 8); Picture quality or limited customisation (2 of 8); The app lacks features the website has (1 of 8).

Source: App Store 1-2 star reviews of the mobile app, all 8 in its public feed from February 2025 to April 2026 (no Trustpilot reviews exist). Read them on App Store. Read 3 October 2026.

“shuts off automation on our podcast episodes by itself”A reviewer on App Store, January 2026

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.

Try it free →

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

Questions

Which is better, Headliner or Slice?

Can Slice make audiograms?

Yes, since 6 October 2026. Upload an audio file (MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG or FLAC) and Slice finds the moments and draws each clip with one of 47 templates: your cover with big captions and a waveform that moves with the voice, a pull quote, a chat thread, hosts' photos that light up when each one talks, and more. It does not make them automatically from your feed.

How long a video can Headliner take?

Its file-limits article says video "Up to 10GB with a 2 hour length limitation", and audio up to 4 hours. An older help article says videos up to 4 hours. Slice takes up to 3 hours and 4.5GB.

What do people complain about with Headliner?

Headliner has no Trustpilot reviews. In the App Store, all 8 of its 1-2 star reviews from February 2025 to April 2026 are about the iPhone app: five describe errors, crashes or failed processing, and two automations or auto-posting switching off. Its App Store rating is 4.8 from 4,970.

How was this compared?

Headliner's prices and limits were read from its own pricing page and help centre on 4 November 2026, not signed in. Its ratings and complaints were read from review sites on 3 October 2026. We did not test Headliner hands-on. We make Slice.

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