Async (formerly Podcastle) vs Riverside
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Async (formerly Podcastle)
Podcastle renamed: chat-based AI video editing plus a podcast studio
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Riverside
Remote podcast and video studio that records every guest locally in up...
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7 / 10 | 7.5 / 10 |
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| Value for money | — | |
| Ease of use | — | |
| ASEAN readiness | — | |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Subscription |
| Free tier | Free: 10 lifetime AI credits, 1 hour of lifetime recording, 720p video, one export file; content deleted after 30 days | No free plan (withdrawn per Riverside, Sep 2026): 14-day free trial of Pro, Grow or Webinar; card required, billed on day 15 unless cancelled |
| Paid from | $11.99/month (Essentials, billed yearly), or $19.99 billed monthly | Pro $24/mo yearly or $29 monthly (SG); $29/$35 in US, UK, EU; Business custom |
| Has API | ✗ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✗ |
| Users | — | — |
| Founded | 2020 | 2020 |
| Maker | — | Gideon Keyson, Nadav Keyson |
| Verdict | Async (formerly Podcastle) still does the podcast basics well, with browser-based remote recording, one-click Magic Dust cleanup and text-based editing, and now adds a chat editor that cuts, captions and clips video and... |
Riverside earns its place through local recording: each guest is captured on their own device in up to 4K and uploaded as the session runs, so a bad connection spoils the call, not the file. Transcript editing, Magic Cli... |
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