What does Cleanvoice actually do to a podcast episode?

One automated pass removes background noise, filler words (ums, ahs), mouth sounds and long silences, and can hand you a transcript. It’s post-production housekeeping in bulk — the tedious hour of manual editing, automated.

How much does Cleanvoice cost per episode, really?

On this bench’s assumptions (four episodes a month, ~90 raw minutes each): the $11/month, 10-hour plan works out to $2.75 per episode — with unused hours rolling over. Pay-as-you-go packs run $0.90–$2.20 per hour.

Will it over-trim my conversational style?

It can — automated um-removal has opinions about rhythm. Preview the trims on your first episodes and dial the aggressiveness down where the banter matters. The free 30-minute sample exists precisely for this test.

The Cleanvoice podcast workflow: one upload, three fixes

Cleanvoice is the lane you take when noise isn’t the only mess — when the ums, mouth clicks and four-second pauses were going to eat your editing evening anyway. One upload handles all of it; the worksheet below prices it without romance.

from the PodPolish benchpublished July 31, 2026✓ prices checked July 30, 2026

RECORD→CLEAN→EDIT→PUBLISH

The lane, step by step

Upload the raw episode (or per-guest tracks — better results, same credits). First time: 30 free minutes, no credit card.
Pick the passes: background noise on; filler-word removal per your show’s style; dead-air tightening for interview sprawl; transcript if you publish notes.
Preview the trims before accepting. The um-removal is the personality-sensitive part — listen to five minutes of banter before trusting it with the whole catalogue.
Download, then edit as usual — the file lands cleaned and tightened, and your editor inherits polite tracks.

Buy the small credits pack first: hours keep for two years, so an occasional show never wastes a subscription — the monthly plan only wins once you’re cleaning several hours a month, and the rollover keeps even that honest.

The math, printed

The Cleanvoice lane against its neighbors
Route	Monthly	Per episode	How it covers you
Adobe Enhance, free tier	$0.00/mo	$0.00	1 free hour/day covers a weekly show; files split to fit 30-min cap
Adobe Enhance Premium	$9.99/mo	$2.50	4 h/day, hour-long files, strength slider
Cleanvoice 10 h/month	$11.00/mo	$2.75	6 raw hours/month fits the 10 h plan; credits roll over
Assumptions, printed where you can argue with them: 4 episodes a month, 60-minute shows, about 1.5 hours of raw audio each. Pay-as-you-go alternative: $0.90–$2.20/hour, credits valid 2 years. List prices verified July 30, 2026.

Cleanvoice earns its per-episode cost when the ums and silences were going to eat your evening anyway — pure noise jobs stay in the free Enhance lane. That split is the bench’s whole opinion on this tool.

Asked at the bench

What does Cleanvoice actually do to a podcast episode?: One automated pass removes background noise, filler words (ums, ahs), mouth sounds and long silences, and can hand you a transcript. It’s post-production housekeeping in bulk — the tedious hour of manual editing, automated.
How much does Cleanvoice cost per episode, really?: On this bench’s assumptions (four episodes a month, ~90 raw minutes each): the $11/month, 10-hour plan works out to $2.75 per episode — with unused hours rolling over. Pay-as-you-go packs run $0.90–$2.20 per hour.
Will it over-trim my conversational style?: It can — automated um-removal has opinions about rhythm. Preview the trims on your first episodes and dial the aggressiveness down where the banter matters. The free 30-minute sample exists precisely for this test.