Overview
Auphonic is an all-in-one AI audio post-production platform that automatically enhances audio and video for podcasts, audiobooks, and broadcasts. It handles noise and reverb reduction, loudness leveling, filler-word removal, transcription, and automated publishing.
Our take
Auphonic is automated audio post-production — levelling, loudness normalisation, noise reduction — and it has been quietly reliable at this for years. Its real strength is standards compliance: hitting broadcast and platform loudness targets consistently, which is tedious to do by hand and easy to get wrong. The free monthly allowance suits light podcasting.
Worth it if
Podcasters who want consistent loudness and clean levels without learning audio engineering.
Look elsewhere if
Music production, where automated levelling works against the dynamics you intend.
✨ Features
Audio Enhancement
Automatically reduces noise and reverb and balances loudness levels.
Filler Removal
Detects and removes filler words, coughs, and silences from recordings.
Speech-to-Text
Generates transcripts, show notes, and chapters automatically.
Auto Publishing
Publishes finished audio to YouTube, Soundcloud, Libsyn, and more.
⚖️ Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
💰 Pricing
Free
$0
- 2 hours of processed audio per month
- AI-based audio algorithms
- Includes Auphonic jingle
- Credits reset monthly (no rollover)
Recurring Credits
$11 /mo
- Monthly subscription tiers from S (9h) to XXL (250h)
- Speech recognition and shownotes
- Watch folders and batch processing
- Priority support
- 20% discount on yearly billing
One-Time Credits
$5 one-time
- Pay-as-you-go packages 5h to 3000h+
- Per-hour rate drops at scale (down to ~$0.40/h)
- Credits never expire
- Optional auto top-up
Categories
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Why does loudness normalisation matter?
Because platforms normalise playback to their own targets, and material mastered too loud gets turned down with the dynamics already squashed out of it. Hitting the target during production means your episode plays back as intended rather than being corrected. It is the least glamorous and most consistently valuable step in podcast post.
Hours-based or one-time credits?
Recurring plans suit a regular publishing schedule; one-time credit packs suit occasional or seasonal work and avoid paying for months you do not publish. The free monthly allowance covers a short episode or two, which is enough to judge whether the processing suits your material before committing either way.
