Cleanvoice Alternatives
How Cleanvoice's filler and mouth-sound removal compares with Audo AI, Auphonic, Descript, and Adobe Podcast, and what each costs.
Updated November 5, 2026Michael NguyenTested October 2026
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Quick answer
Cleanvoice removes filler words, mouth sounds, silences, and background noise from podcasts, from $11 for 5 hours pay-as-you-go ($1.50 to $2.20/hr) or $11 a month for 10 hours ($1.10/hr). Audo AI is a pay-as-you-go alternative with no subscription that accepts long episodes up to 10 hours and 10 GB: Audo AI's Remove filler words costs $1.80 an hour ($1.13/hr on the $100 credit pack), Audo AI's Remove silence costs $0.60 an hour ($0.38/hr on packs), Audo AI's Balance audio costs $1.20 an hour ($0.75/hr on packs), and Audo AI's Audio enhancer costs $3.00 an hour ($1.88/hr on packs), with the first minutes of every file free and no sign-up. Auphonic gives 2 free hours a month for leveling and cleanup, and Descript's Hobbyist plan ($24/mo, or $16/mo annually) cuts filler words inside a text editor.
| Tool | What it cleans | Free to start | Pay as you go | Subscription & file limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audo AI | Filler words & repeats (8 languages), silences, speaker leveling, and noise/echo removal on audio & video (does not cut mouth clicks) | First 1–3 minutes of each file, 3–10x/day, no sign-up | $1.13–$1.80/hr fillers, $0.38–$0.60/hr pauses, $0.75–$1.20/hr leveling, $1.88–$3.00/hr noise & echo (credits never expire) | No subscription; files up to 10 hours and 10 GB when signed in |
| Cleanvoice | Filler words, mouth sounds and breaths, silences, background noise; an audio enhancer | 30 minutes, no card | 5 hours $11 ($2.20/hr), 10 hours $20 ($2.00/hr), 30 hours $45 ($1.50/hr) | 10 hours/mo $11 ($1.10/hr), 30 hours $28, 100 hours $90; files kept 7 days |
| Auphonic | Leveling, loudness, noise and reverb, silences, coughs, and filler words | 2 hours a month, with a jingle | One-time credits from 5 hours for $12 ($1.71–$2.40/hr) | From 9 hours a month for $13 ($1.44/hr) |
| Descript | Remove Filler Words and Studio Sound, in a text-based editor | 1 media hour a month | Top-ups on Creator and Business plans only | Hobbyist: $24/mo ($16/mo annually) for 10 media hours; suggests splitting 6+ hr files |
| Adobe Podcast Enhance Speech | Voices: noise, reverb, and music (does not cut filler words or silences) | Audio files up to 30 minutes, 1 hour a day | Not listed | Firefly Pro, US$19.99/mo (files up to 2 hours and 1 GB, 4 hr/day) |
| iZotope RX 12 Standard | Mouth De-click, Breath Control, Voice De-noise, De-reverb, and Leveler in a desktop app/plugin | 10-day free trial | One-time license: Elements $99, Standard $399, Advanced $1,399 | No subscription; local desktop DAW plugin & standalone editor |
| Audacity 4.0.1 | Truncate Silence effect + manual Noise Reduction for steady hum/hiss | Free, open-source desktop editor | $0 | No subscription; audio only, no automatic filler-word or room echo removal |
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What Cleanvoice does well
Cleanvoice removes filler words, background noise, silences, and mouth sounds and breaths, and it lists an audio enhancer too. It takes video as well as audio, including MP4, AVI, WebM, and MOV.
It bills by the minute, rounding up. Pay-as-you-go hours last 2 years, subscription hours roll over up to three times the plan, and it keeps your files for 7 days.
The alternatives
Each of these covers part of what Cleanvoice does, priced differently:
Audo AI (best for pay-as-you-go modular cleanup on long episodes up to 10 hours)
Audo AI gives you separate tools you can run individually or chain in its browser waveform editor on audio and video files up to 10 hours and 10 GB when signed in. Audo AI's Remove filler words cuts um, uh, and repeats such as "the the" in 8 languages for $1.80 an hour ($1.13/hr on the $100 credit pack). Audo AI's Remove silence shortens long pauses for $0.60 an hour ($0.38/hr on packs). Audo AI's Balance audio levels uneven speakers for $1.20 an hour ($0.75/hr on packs). Audo AI's Audio enhancer and Remove noise strip noise and room echo for $3.00 an hour ($0.05/min on a $5 starter pack, down to $1.88/hr on packs). Audo AI requires no subscription, lets you try the first 1 to 3 minutes of any file free with no sign-up, and connects to ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor via https://audo.ai/mcp (for mouth clicks and breath control, pair Audo AI with Cleanvoice or iZotope RX).
Auphonic
Auphonic levels speakers and music, sets loudness, reduces noise and reverb, can cut silences, coughs, and filler words, and publishes to YouTube, Libsyn, and PodBean. 2 hours a month free, with a jingle; plans from 9 hours for $13 a month ($1.44/hr); one-time credits from 5 hours for $12 ($1.71–$2.40/hr).
Descript
Descript is a text-based editor. Hobbyist, $24 a month or $16 billed annually, includes Remove Filler Words and Studio Sound, with 10 media hours a month.
Adobe Podcast Enhance Speech
Adobe Podcast Enhance Speech cleans up voices, free with an Adobe sign-in for audio files up to 30 minutes, 1 hour a day. Firefly Pro, US$19.99 a month, adds 2-hour files and video, though it does not cut filler words or silences.
Cleaning up a long episode on Audo AI, step by step
On Audo AI, each job is its own tool, so you run only the ones your episode needs (up to 10 hours and 10 GB per file), in this order:
Step 1: Enhance, or remove noise in Audo AI
Audo AI's Audio enhancer rebuilds a distant MacBook mic, AirPods call, or Blue Yeti recording and removes noise and room echo. Audo AI's non-generative Remove noise filters background hiss without stationary spectral gate pumping while keeping a close-miked Shure SM7B voice as recorded. The first minute of each file is free in ~11 seconds (3 times a day, and a 20-minute episode finishes in ~45 seconds), then $0.05 a minute ($3.00/hr list, down to $1.88/hr on packs).
Step 2: Cut the filler words in Audo AI
Audo AI's Remove filler words cuts um, uh, and repeats across 8 languages. On a video, picture and sound are cut together. The first 2 minutes are free, 3 times a day, then $0.03 a minute ($1.80/hr list, down to $1.13/hr on packs).
Step 3: Shorten the pauses in Audo AI
Audo AI's Remove silence shortens long pauses and keeps a short one so speech still breathes. The first 3 minutes are free, 10 times a day, then $0.01 a minute ($0.60/hr list, down to $0.38/hr on packs).
When Cleanvoice is the better choice
If you want mouth sounds and breaths taken out automatically in the browser, Cleanvoice does that and Audo AI doesn't. And if you clean up 10 hours or more every month, Cleanvoice's subscriptions ($1.10 an hour on the 10-hour plan) cost less per hour than paying as you go.
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Drop an episode into Remove filler words, then send the result to the Audio enhancer or Remove silence. Free to try. No sign-up.
Questions
What is the best alternative to Cleanvoice?
It depends on what you need cleaned. Audo AI covers filler words ($1.13–$1.80/hr), pauses ($0.38–$0.60/hr), speaker leveling ($0.75–$1.20/hr), and noise/echo removal ($1.88–$3.00/hr) on files up to 10 hours and 10 GB with separate tools priced by the minute and no subscription. Auphonic is built for leveling, loudness, and publishing, with 2 free hours a month.
Is there a free Cleanvoice alternative?
Auphonic gives 2 hours a month free, with a jingle on free files. Audo AI processes the first 2 minutes of each file's filler words, the first 3 minutes of silence removal, and the first minute of noise/echo clean-up free, 3 to 10 times a day, with no sign-up. Adobe Podcast Enhance Speech is free for audio files under 30 minutes.
Can Audo remove filler words like Cleanvoice?
Yes. Audo AI's Remove filler words cuts um, uh, and repeats such as "the the" in 8 languages, cutting in the quiet between words and keeping a short pause, for $1.80 an hour ($1.13/hr on the $100 credit pack).
Does Audo remove mouth sounds and breaths?
No. Audo AI cuts filler words and repeats, shortens pauses, levels speakers, and removes noise and echo, but not mouth clicks or breaths. For mouth sounds in the browser, Cleanvoice is the better choice; on the desktop, iZotope RX Standard includes Mouth De-click and Breath Control.
Which is cheaper for one long episode, Cleanvoice or Audo?
For one hour-long episode, running only filler-word and pause removal on Audo AI costs $2.40 ($1.80 fillers + $0.60 pauses, or $1.50 on the $100 credit pack), and adding full voice clean-up brings all three steps to $5.40 ($3.38 on the $100 pack), with a $5 minimum top-up. Cleanvoice's smallest pay-as-you-go package is $11 upfront for 5 hours, so Audo AI costs less out of pocket for a single episode, while Cleanvoice costs less per hour at high monthly volume.