Best for
Best for publishers who want consistent, automated loudness and cleanup on every episode.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
AI Sound & Audio Comparison
Auphonic vs. Supertone Clear
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for streamers and dialogue editors who need a clean voice out of an untreated room, live or in post.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Auphonic | Supertone Clear |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free 2 hours / month; credit plans from ~$11 / month The credit plans run in a range of roughly $11 to $15 per month. | $99 one-time A perpetual licence including VAT and future updates. The company runs discount promotions from time to time. |
| Free trial | Free tier with 2 hours per month | Trial that inserts noise every 60 seconds |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes |
| Output | Leveled, loudness-normalized, cleaned audio | Cleaned dialogue, separated ambience |
| What it does | Automated audio post-production | Separating a recording into voice, ambience and voice reverb so each can be raised or removed |
| Noise removal and repair | Yes, noise removal | Yes, background noise and excessive reverb removed with three controls; the voice can also be taken out to leave the ambience alone |
| Mastering and loudness | Yes, loudness normalization to streaming standards (LUFS) and level balancing between speakers | No, it cleans and separates dialogue rather than setting a final loudness |
| Where it runs | Watch folders and API, built for batches | As a plugin in a DAW, in AU, VST3, VST and AAX; processing is real-time, so it also works on a live stream |
| Also included | Transcription in 100+ languages | One knob each for voice, ambience and voice reverb, at 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz; 64-bit Windows 10 and above, macOS 10.13 and above with native Apple Silicon support |
| API | Yes | No, Clear is a plugin only, with no documented API and no batch processing. Supertone sells a separate API product, which is not this one |
| Deployment | more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | On-premise |
| Support | Email helpdesk | Email helpdesk |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized |
| Integrations | Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, WebDAV, FTP and SFTP, Zapier, YouTube, SoundCloud, Facebook, Libsyn, PodBean, Buzzsprout, Captivate, Blubrry, Spreaker, Acast, RSS.com, Archive.org, SquadCast, Hindenburg, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere Pro, Podlove | Not stated |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Auphonic Free 2 hours / month; credit plans from ~$11 / month Supertone Clear $99 one-time
- Free trial Auphonic Free tier with 2 hours per month Supertone Clear Trial that inserts noise every 60 seconds
- Deployment Auphonic Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Supertone Clear On-premise
- Company size Auphonic Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Supertone Clear Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
- Output Auphonic Leveled, loudness-normalized, cleaned audio Supertone Clear Cleaned dialogue, separated ambience
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Auphonic
Strengths
- Full automated mastering pipeline
- Batch, API and watch-folder workflows
- Strong free tier
Limitations
- Automated, with less surgical control than iZotope RX
- Credit-based cost adds up at volume
Supertone Clear
Strengths
- Real-time, so it works live as well as in post
- Perpetual licence rather than a subscription
- Three controls, with little to learn
Limitations
- Dialogue cleanup only, no editing or mastering
- No ongoing free tier, the trial inserts noise every 60 seconds
- A plugin, so it needs a DAW or another host
Plans
Pricing
Auphonic
- Free $0 2 hours per month.
- Credit plans ~$11 to $15 Per month.
Supertone Clear
- Free trial $0 Inserts noise every 60 seconds and cannot save or load profiles.
- Clear $99 One-time purchase, VAT included. A perpetual licence with future updates.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
Auphonic
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
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Supertone Clear
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Auphonic https://auphonic.com · no check date recorded yet
Supertone Clear https://www.supertone.ai/en/clear · no check date recorded yet
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