Castmagic vs Swell AI

Castmagic9.0Visit Swell AI8.6Visit

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

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Swell AI #6 in Podcast Show Notes Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Swell AI

• Castmagic fits best

  Professional content teams

• Swell AI fits best

  Teams needing integrations and API workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Castmagic 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Swell AI 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#2 in Podcast Show Notes Software	#6 in Podcast Show Notes Software
Best for	Professional content teams	Teams needing integrations and API workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$19/mo	$17/mo (best)
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS	Web
Integrations	7 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Castmagic 0/5 · Swell AI 0/5
Auto transcription	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Chapter generation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Timestamp generation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Link extraction	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Audio/video upload	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	Speaker identification, labels, editing, highlighting, and clipping Generates show notes, summaries, articles, and social content RSS imports, multiple projects, integrations, and REST API access
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	Hobby allows one upload per month Starter includes three hours of usage API access and enterprise controls require custom pricing
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 →	Swell AI is a web and API-based tool for podcast producers, agencies, and networks that need to turn audio or video into transcripts and reusable content. It combines AI transcription with automatic speaker labels, a transcript editor,… 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

• Swell AI — where it wins

  • Speaker identification, labels, editing, highlighting, and clipping
  • Generates show notes, summaries, articles, and social content
  • RSS imports, multiple projects, integrations, and REST API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Hobby allows one upload per month
  • Starter includes three hours of usage
  • API access and enterprise controls require custom pricing

• Castmagic9.0/10 · Paid

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

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• Swell AI8.6/10 · Free plan

  A capable podcast content workflow with integrations, API access, and flexible usage plans.

  Visit Swell AIFull verdict →