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Podcastle vs Slice

Our bias: we make Shorts by Slice. Everything about Podcastle 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 Podcastle (now called Async) if you want a recording studio, an editor, AI voices and AI video in one subscription, and you clip one episode a month or less: its Essentials plan covers 45 minutes of footage a month in AI Clips. Choose Slice if you put out a long episode every week and want all of it clipped: Slice is $14.99 a month for 6 hours of video and 100 clips a month, takes files up to 3 hours long, and works on audio-only episodes too.

Choose Podcastle if

You want to record remote interviews, edit them and clip them in the same app.
You want AI voices, voice cloning, dubbing or AI-generated video and images as well as clips.
You only clip one episode a month, or less: Essentials covers 45 minutes of footage.
You want a stock library of images and video inside the tool.

Choose Slice if

You publish weekly and want every episode clipped: Slice includes 6 hours of video a month.
Your episodes are long. Slice takes up to 3 hours in one file.
You want clips chosen from the whole episode, including moments joined from different parts of it, and to export a dozen together in one zip.
Your show is audio-only: Slice draws each clip in one of 47 templates from the words, your cover and the sound of the voices.
You want captions in Spanish, Portuguese or another Latin-alphabet language without paying for a Teams seat.
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, and on a two-person video the picture switches 0.17s before the next voice, close to the timing we measured in professional podcasts.

Podcastle vs Slice, side by side

	Shorts by Slice	Podcastle (now Async)
Price	$14.99/month or $149/year	Free; £19.99 / £39.99 / £84.99 a month, or £11.99 / £23.99 / £49.99 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: 15 minutes of AI Clips (lifetime), 720p, 1 export
What the entry plan gets	Everything: 6 hours of video and 100 clips a month, no watermark	Essentials: 45 minutes of AI Clips a month, Full HD, English subtitles
Clipping limit	Up to 6 hours of video and 100 clips a month	Minutes of footage: 15 lifetime free, then 45 / 120 / 300 a month
Longest file	3 hours and 4.5GB (MP4, MOV or WebM)	Not stated on the pricing page
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	An Audio to Video tool; AI Clips is described for video
Watermark	Never	Free plan not ticked for watermark removal; removed from Essentials
Caption languages	Captions in the speaker's language; fonts cover Latin scripts and Hebrew	AI subtitles English only on Essentials and Pro; 5+ languages on Teams
Link import	Upload only for now: MP4, MOV or WebM, up to 4.5GB	Computer, Google Drive or Dropbox
Also in the plan	Captions, Reframe, Podshare and Moodboard	Recording studio, editor, AI voices, hosting, stock media, AI video and image models

Podcastle’s figures from its pricing page and help centre, read 4 November 2026. Prices in pounds, as the page showed them to us from the UK; it shows each visitor their local currency.

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 Podcastle does more

Slice does not record. If you want the recording, the edit and the clips in one place, Async does all three.
Slice has no AI voices, dubbing or AI video generation.
Slice’s stock is a free Pixabay search; Async includes its own stock media on paid plans.

Podcastle, in short

Best for creators who want remote recording, editing, AI voices and AI video generation in one subscription, and who clip less than an hour or two of footage a month.

Pricing, in plain words

Free: £0. 10 AI credits and 15 minutes of AI Clips (both lifetime), exports up to 720p, 1 file, 2GB of storage. Watermark removal is not ticked.
Essentials: £19.99 a month, or £11.99 a month billed yearly. 450 credits a month, 45 minutes of AI Clips a month, Full HD exports, 20GB, 4 hours of recording, AI subtitles in English only.
Pro: £39.99 a month, or £23.99 a month billed yearly. 1,200 credits, 120 minutes of AI Clips a month, exports up to 4K, 120GB, 20 hours of recording.
Teams: £84.99 per creator a month, or £49.99 billed yearly. 3,000 credits, 300 minutes of AI Clips, AI subtitles in 5+ languages, dubbing and lipsync, brand kit.
Business: custom.

Worth knowing before you pick Podcastle

AI Clips are metered by minutes of footage: 45 a month on Essentials, which is one long episode, and 15 minutes in total on the free plan.
AI subtitles are English only on Essentials and Pro; 5+ languages from Teams.
The free plan exports at 720p, one file, and is not ticked for watermark removal.
Much of the plan is AI generation credits (video, images, voices), which a podcaster who only wants clips pays for anyway.

Async (formerly Podcastle)'s pricing page as it appeared on 15 October 2026 — Async (formerly Podcastle)'s pricing page, 15 October 2026 (monthly prices in pounds, as shown from the UK) 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 Podcastle's reviews for this page, so there are no ratings, praise or complaints here: its own pages, read on 15 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.

Try it free →

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

Questions

Which is better, Podcastle or Slice?

Is Podcastle now Async?

Yes. Podcastle announced the new name on 21 October 2025 and published "Podcastle is now Async" on 19 January 2026. podcastle.ai/pricing now redirects to async.com/pricing, and Async says accounts, projects, billing and pricing stay the same.

How many clips can I make with Podcastle (Async)?

Its AI Clips are metered by minutes of footage, not clips: 15 minutes in total on Free, then 45 minutes a month on Essentials, 120 on Pro and 300 on Teams, per its pricing table on 15 October 2026. Slice includes 6 hours of video and 100 clips a month.

Does Podcastle (Async) add a watermark?

Its pricing table does not tick watermark removal on the free plan, and ticks it from Essentials up. Slice puts nothing on your video, on any plan or on free clips.

Is Slice cheaper than Podcastle?

For clips, yes. Slice is $14.99 a month or $149 a year, for 6 hours of video and 100 clips a month. Podcastle is now called Async, and its Essentials plan is £19.99 a month, or £11.99 a month billed yearly (prices in pounds, as shown from the UK). That plan also includes recording, editing and AI credits, which Slice does not do, so if you want the studio too, compare what you would pay for both.

How was this compared?

Podcastle'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 Podcastle hands-on. We make Slice.

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