Async vs Waveroom

Async is an online AI video editor where users create and edit videos through chat. It can remove filler, pauses, repetitions, bad takes, and awkward moments. Magic Dust reduces background noise and clarifies voices, while chat can generate B-roll, visuals, scenes, or music within an edit. Users can add subtitles and turn moments from longer videos into short-form clips. Async presents the workflow for ads, vlogs, explainers, podcasts, and other formats, and says it is built for creators and teams. Its browser-based remote interview feature supports up to 10 participants with separate tracks; local recording and automatic transcription are also listed. The Voice API supports text-to-speech and speech-to-text, including streaming over WebSockets. Async is available on the web and iOS, with no Android version listed. The Free plan is free and includes 10 lifetime AI credits, one hour of media upload to AI chat, exports up to 720p, and 2 GB storage. Paid pricing starts at $11.99/mo (annual).

Waveroom is a browser-based remote recording studio for podcasts, interviews, meetings, testimonials, tutorials, webinars and other group recordings. It captures separate audio and video tracks for each participant, which can be downloaded and edited individually. The service advertises video up to 2K resolution and uncompressed 48 kHz WAV audio, with background noise removal also listed. Recording takes place on the user’s computer; Waveroom says poor or unstable internet does not affect recording quality. A free session allows up to five participants, one host and four guests. Sessions have a 120-minute technical limit and can continue for another 120 minutes without interrupting recording. Recordings remain on Waveroom’s servers for 90 days. The Free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited audio and video recordings, up to 2K video, 48 kHz WAV audio and up to five participants. An Enterprise plan is listed for 10 or more participants, but no price is stated. Simplified editing, automatic gap removal, speech-to-text and mobile support are upcoming features.