Cleanvoice Alternatives
How Cleanvoice's filler and mouth-sound removal compares with Audo AI, Auphonic, Descript, and Adobe Podcast, and what each costs.
Updated October 20, 2026Michael NguyenTested October 2026
Quick answer
Cleanvoice removes filler words, mouth sounds, silences, and background noise from podcasts, from $11 for 5 hours pay-as-you-go or $11 a month for 10 hours. Audo AI is an alternative that charges by the minute with no subscription: Remove filler words is $1.20 an hour and the Audio enhancer $1.80 an hour, and you can try the first minutes of any file free with no sign-up. Auphonic levels and cleans up podcasts with 2 free hours a month, and Descript's Hobbyist plan ($24 a month) includes filler-word removal in a text-based editor.
Open Remove filler words| Tool | What it cleans | Free to start | Pay as you go | Subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleanvoice | Filler words, mouth sounds and breaths, silences, background noise; an audio enhancer | 30 minutes, no card | 5 hours $11, 10 hours $20, 30 hours $45 | 10 hours a month $11, 30 hours $28, 100 hours $90 |
| Audo AI | Filler words and repeats, pauses, noise and echo, as separate tools; not mouth sounds | The first minutes of each file, 3 times a day, no sign-up | $1.20 an hour fillers, $1.80 clean-up, $0.60 pauses | None |
| 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 | From 9 hours a month for $13 |
| 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 a month, or $16 billed annually, for 10 media hours |
| Adobe Podcast Enhance Speech | Voices: noise, reverb, and music | Audio files up to 30 minutes, 1 hour a day | Not listed | Firefly Pro, US$19.99 a month |
Hear the difference
Play Original, then No fillers.
Cut: “um,”, “We, uh,”, “um,”
Made with Remove filler words
Voices in these examples are AI-generated.
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. Separate tools you can chain. Remove filler words cuts um, uh, and repeats such as "the the" in 8 languages, cutting in the quiet between words, for $1.20 an hour. The Audio enhancer removes noise and echo for $1.80 an hour, and Remove silence shortens long pauses for $0.60 an hour. No subscription, nothing to sign up for to try, and it works from ChatGPT or Claude once you add Audo. It doesn't remove mouth sounds or breaths.
- Auphonic. It 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; one-time credits from 5 hours for $12.
- Descript. 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. It 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 longer files and video.
Cleaning up a long episode on Audo, step by step
On Audo, each job is its own tool, so you run only the ones your episode needs, in this order:
- Step 1: Enhance, or remove noise. The Audio enhancer rebuilds the voice and removes noise and echo; Remove noise only filters the background and keeps the voice as recorded. The first minute of each file is free, 3 times a day, then $0.03 a minute.
- Step 2: Cut the filler words. Remove filler words cuts um, uh, and repeats. On a video, picture and sound are cut together. The first 2 minutes are free, 3 times a day, then $0.02 a minute.
- Step 3: Shorten the pauses. Remove silence shortens long pauses and keeps a short one so speech still breathes. The first hour is free, 10 times a day, then $0.01 a minute.
When Cleanvoice is the better choice
If you want mouth sounds and breaths taken out, Cleanvoice does that and Audo 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 anywhere.
Cut the ums from your episode
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, noise, echo, and pauses 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 does the first 2 minutes of each file's filler words, and the first minute of its clean-up, free, 3 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. 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. It's $1.20 an hour.
Does Audo remove mouth sounds and breaths?
No. Audo cuts filler words and repeats, shortens pauses, and removes noise and echo, but not mouth sounds or breaths. For those, Cleanvoice is the better choice.
Which is cheaper for one long episode, Cleanvoice or Audo?
For one hour-long episode, all three of Audo's steps come to $3.60 (clean-up $1.80, filler words $1.20, pauses $0.60). Cleanvoice's smallest package is $11 for 5 hours, so Audo costs less for one episode, and Cleanvoice costs less per hour once you use the hours.