# Best apps to clean up the audio in a video > If the video is a talking-to-camera take, ClipEasy will clean the audio and fix overlapping speech as part of the same edit that cuts the pauses, on iOS and Android, coming soon. Today, Descript's Studio Sound is the strongest one-click cleanup on a computer, and Cleanvoice is the pick when the audio track is all you need fixed. Reviewed 8 November 2026. Prices from each app's own pricing page on that date. ClipEasy is made by us, Socialynx Media Inc., and is not released yet. We say so wherever it appears on this page. Every other tool was assessed from its own website and pricing page on the reviewed date; none of them paid to be here and none of the links are affiliate links. ## The picks at a glance | App | Best for | Platforms | Price | |---|---|---|---| | ClipEasy | Best for phone takes | iOS and Android, coming soon | Waitlist open now; plans announced at launch | | Descript | Best one-click cleanup on a computer | Web, Mac and Windows | Free with a watermark and 60 transcription minutes a month; Hobbyist $16 a month billed yearly or $24 monthly; Creator $24 or $35 | | Cleanvoice | Best audio-only tool | Web | 30 free minutes; pay as you go from $11 for 5 hours; $11 a month for 10 hours | | CapCut | Best free option | iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows and web | Free; Pro $19.99 a month or $179.99 a year | | Teleprompter.com | Best if you record from a script | iOS, Android, macOS and web | Starter free with a watermark; Pro $19.99 a month or $7.50 a month billed yearly; Max $49.99 a month | | Kapwing | Best in the browser | Web | Free at 720p with a watermark and 4-minute exports; Pro $16 a month | ## Each pick, and where it stops short ### 1. ClipEasy: Best for phone takes ClipEasy enhances the audio and fixes overlapping audio while it cuts the take and adds captions, so there is no separate cleanup step. You film a talking-to-camera take or upload one, and ClipEasy cuts the dead air, pauses, filler, retakes and false starts, adds captions, cleans up the audio and fixes overlapping audio, and tightens the opening. It edits up to 10 different videos at once and has a teleprompter that follows your voice. You can change any edit in a few taps. Where it stops short: Not released yet. ClipEasy is our own app, so read our pick with that in mind, and join the waitlist to get an email on launch day. Platforms: iOS and Android, coming soon. Price: Waitlist open now; plans announced at launch. Site: https://clipeasy.app/ ### 2. Descript: Best one-click cleanup on a computer Studio Sound removes background noise and echo and enhances the voice in one click, inside the editor where you also cut filler and retakes. Transcribes the recording and you edit the video by editing the text. Remove Filler Words, Shorten Word Gaps and Remove Retakes run across a project, Studio Sound cleans the audio and Eye Contact fixes your gaze. Where it stops short: Desktop and browser only, and built around long recordings and podcasts rather than a phone take. Platforms: Web, Mac and Windows. Price: Free with a watermark and 60 transcription minutes a month; Hobbyist $16 a month billed yearly or $24 monthly; Creator $24 or $35. Site: https://www.descript.com/ ### 3. Cleanvoice: Best audio-only tool Cleanvoice removes background noise, echo, mouth sounds, stutters, filler and silences from a video or podcast and charges by the hour of audio. Cleans the audio of a video or podcast: filler sounds, silences, mouth sounds, stutters, background noise and echo. Where it stops short: Audio first; it does not caption the video or cut retakes by meaning. Platforms: Web. Price: 30 free minutes; pay as you go from $11 for 5 hours; $11 a month for 10 hours. Site: https://cleanvoice.ai/ ### 4. CapCut: Best free option CapCut's Clean Audio removes background noise on the free plan, with the rest of the edit done by hand on the timeline. A timeline editor with templates, effects, music, auto captions with translation, Clean Audio noise removal and AI tools that spend monthly credits. Where it stops short: You find and make every cut yourself on the timeline; it does not spot pauses or retakes for you. Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows and web. Price: Free; Pro $19.99 a month or $179.99 a year. Site: https://www.capcut.com/ ### 5. Teleprompter.com: Best if you record from a script Teleprompter.com's Pro plan adds clean audio and subtitles to the takes you record with the prompter. Scrolls the script as you speak on every plan, records in the app, and on Pro adds subtitles, clean audio and 4K export. Where it stops short: Free recordings carry a watermark, and the voice scrolling does not cut your stumbles out afterwards. Platforms: iOS, Android, macOS and web. Price: Starter free with a watermark; Pro $19.99 a month or $7.50 a month billed yearly; Max $49.99 a month. Site: https://www.teleprompter.com/ ### 6. Kapwing: Best in the browser Kapwing cleans audio and removes silences with Smart Cut in a browser editor, with a 4-minute limit on free exports. A browser editor whose Smart Cut removes silences automatically, with auto subtitles and team features. Where it stops short: Browser only, and the free plan limits auto subtitles to 10 minutes a month. Platforms: Web. Price: Free at 720p with a watermark and 4-minute exports; Pro $16 a month. Site: https://www.kapwing.com/ ## How we chose - Removes room noise and echo without making the voice sound underwater - Handles the talking-video case, not only podcasts - Runs where the video already is, ideally on the phone We read each tool's own website, pricing page and app store listing on the reviewed date and tested the free tiers where there was one. We did not run a timed head-to-head, so treat the order as a fit ranking for the use in the title, not a measured benchmark. ## Questions and answers ### Can an app fix two people talking over each other? ClipEasy fixes overlapping audio as part of its edit. Most other tools reduce noise and echo but do not separate overlapping speech. ### Will noise removal ruin my voice? Heavy processing can. Test a 20-second clip on the free tier first; Descript, CapCut, Cleanvoice and Kapwing all let you do that. ### Do I need a microphone if the app cleans the audio? A cheap lavalier or the phone mic held close still beats any cleanup. Use the app to fix what is left, not to rescue a recording from across the room. ## Related pages - [Best apps to remove pauses and filler words from video](https://clipeasy.app/best/remove-pauses-and-filler-words/) - [Best AI video editors for talking-head videos](https://clipeasy.app/best/talking-head-video-editors/) - [Best apps to edit testimonial and review videos](https://clipeasy.app/best/testimonial-video-editors/) - [Best auto caption apps for TikTok, Reels and Shorts](https://clipeasy.app/best/auto-caption-apps/) - [ClipEasy vs CapCut](https://clipeasy.app/vs/clipeasy-vs-capcut/) ## Sources 1. ClipEasy, Socialynx Media Inc.: official site and pricing page, read 8 November 2026. https://clipeasy.app/ 2. Descript, Descript, Inc.: official site and pricing page, read 8 November 2026. https://www.descript.com/ 3. Cleanvoice, Cleanvoice AI: official site and pricing page, read 8 November 2026. https://cleanvoice.ai/ 4. CapCut, ByteDance: official site and pricing page, read 8 November 2026. https://www.capcut.com/ 5. Teleprompter.com, Teleprompter.com: official site and pricing page, read 8 November 2026. https://www.teleprompter.com/ 6. Kapwing, Kapwing: official site and pricing page, read 8 November 2026. https://www.kapwing.com/ ## Cite this page ClipEasy. "Best apps to clean up the audio in a video." clipeasy.app, reviewed 8 November 2026. https://clipeasy.app/best/clean-up-video-audio/ ClipEasy itself is described at https://clipeasy.app/llms.txt. Join the waitlist at https://clipeasy.app/ to get an email on launch day.