Castmagic vs audien·to

Castmagic9.0Visit audien·to8.7Visit

Higher score Castmagic #2 in Podcast Show Notes Software 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Castmagic

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audien·to #5 in Podcast Show Notes Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit audien.to

• Castmagic fits best

  Professional content teams

• audien·to fits best

  Show-note-focused creators

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Side by side

Feature	Castmagic 9.0/10 Visit ↗	audien·to 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Podcast Show Notes Software	#5 in Podcast Show Notes Software
Best for	Professional content teams	Show-note-focused creators
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$19/mo	$120/yr
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS	Web
Support	Live chat, Community, Docs	Email
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Castmagic 0/5 · audien·to 5/5
Auto transcription	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Chapter generation	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Timestamp generation	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Link extraction	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Audio/video upload	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Export formats	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Speaker-labelled transcripts with editing, timestamps, and playback Exports to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV, PDF, and DOCX Search, custom prompts, clips, API access, and team collaboration	Generates show notes, summaries, transcripts, chapters, and quotes Transcribes with speaker tagging and supports 67 languages Extracts timestamps, mentioned resources, and links
Cons	No free plan; Hobby starts at $19 per month with annual billing Advanced plans cost more for API, support, storage, and team features Business & Scale pricing is custom rather than listed	Available only on the web Free files are automatically deleted after 72 hours No listed integrations with other platforms
Our verdict	Castmagic is a web-based AI platform for podcasters, creators, marketers, agencies, and professional content teams. It imports or uploads audio and video, creates speaker-labelled transcripts with timestamps, and turns recordings into show… Read the review →	audien·to is a web-based AI audio tool for podcasters who want to turn recorded episodes into publishable show-note materials. Upload or record audio in the browser, then receive show notes, summaries, timestamped chapters, pull quotes,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Castmagic — where it wins

  • Speaker-labelled transcripts with editing, timestamps, and playback
  • Exports to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV, PDF, and DOCX
  • Search, custom prompts, clips, API access, and team collaboration

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; Hobby starts at $19 per month with annual billing
  • Advanced plans cost more for API, support, storage, and team features
  • Business & Scale pricing is custom rather than listed

• audien·to — where it wins

  • Generates show notes, summaries, transcripts, chapters, and quotes
  • Transcribes with speaker tagging and supports 67 languages
  • Extracts timestamps, mentioned resources, and links

  Where it doesn't

  • Available only on the web
  • Free files are automatically deleted after 72 hours
  • No listed integrations with other platforms

• Castmagic9.0/10 · Paid

  A paid AI workspace for turning recordings into transcripts, notes, clips, and content.

  Visit CastmagicFull verdict →
• audien·to8.7/10 · Free plan

  A focused web tool for turning podcast audio into structured publishing assets.

  Visit audien.toFull verdict →