{
  "slug": "podcastle",
  "name": "Async Creator",
  "domain": "async.com",
  "category": "design-ui",
  "categoryName": "Design & UI",
  "description": "Formerly Podcastle, an AI-assisted audio and video recording, editing and publishing platform.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Podcastle's successor Async Creator from the correct workspace: open Workspace Settings, Billing and plans, then the three-dot menu and Cancel Subscription. It takes about 2 minutes. Premium features remain until the billing cycle ends, when the workspace moves to Basic.",
  "price": "$143.90 / year",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 11.99,
  "planName": "Essentials",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "essentials",
      "name": "Essentials",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 19.99
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 143.9
        }
      ],
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.async.com/en/articles/13917683-how-do-credits-work"
    },
    {
      "id": "pro",
      "name": "Pro",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 39.99
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 287.9
        }
      ],
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.async.com/en/articles/13917683-how-do-credits-work"
    },
    {
      "id": "teams",
      "name": "Teams",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 84.99
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 599.9
        }
      ],
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.async.com/en/articles/13917683-how-do-credits-work"
    },
    {
      "id": "business",
      "name": "Business",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Custom pricing",
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.async.com/en/articles/6535067-how-does-async-creator-pricing-work"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.7,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team",
    "enterprise"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://help.async.com/en/articles/8842478-how-do-i-cancel-my-subscription",
  "cancellationTime": "~2 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 120,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Choose the correct workspace",
        "body": "Sign in and switch to the workspace whose subscription you want to cancel. Each workspace can have a separate subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Billing and plans",
        "body": "Open Workspace Settings, then select Billing and plans."
      },
      {
        "title": "Cancel the subscription",
        "body": "Open the three-dot menu in the right corner, select Cancel Subscription and confirm by clicking Cancel Subscription again."
      },
      {
        "title": "Check the confirmation",
        "body": "Async sends a confirmation email after cancellation. Check spam if it does not appear."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": [
      {
        "title": "Review every workspace",
        "body": "Because each workspace has its own subscription, repeat the billing check for any other paid workspace that should stop renewing."
      }
    ]
  },
  "platformNotes": {},
  "refundInfo": "A direct paid upgrade without a free trial can be refunded when requested within 7 days of the initial purchase. Once a free trial converts and is charged, Async says it cannot issue a refund. It does not provide prorated refunds for partially used service.",
  "pauseInfo": "No subscription pause option is documented in Async Creator's current accounts and billing help collection.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Premium features remain through the current billing cycle, then the workspace downgrades to the Basic plan. A canceled subscription can typically be reactivated by selecting a new plan in billing.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Cancellation keeps the account on Basic. Account deletion is separate and irreversible under Profile Settings, Permanently Delete Account; it removes all workspaces, recordings, projects, voices, shows, episodes and other files.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "7 days for eligible direct initial purchase"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of billing cycle"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "Yes, Basic"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Is Podcastle now Async?",
      "answer": "Yes. The supplied Podcastle site redirects to Async, and current support calls the product Async Creator."
    },
    {
      "question": "When does Async Creator cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "Premium features remain until the current billing cycle ends, then the workspace moves to Basic."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get an Async Creator refund?",
      "answer": "A direct initial paid upgrade has a 7-day refund window. Charges after a free trial and prorated refunds are excluded."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does one cancellation cover every workspace?",
      "answer": "No. Each workspace can have a separate subscription, so check every workspace that should stop renewing."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does cancellation delete Podcastle projects?",
      "answer": "No. Account deletion is separate and permanently removes all workspaces, recordings, projects and other content."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Async pricing",
      "url": "https://podcastle.ai/pricing",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "How credits work",
      "url": "https://help.async.com/en/articles/13917683-how-do-credits-work",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "How Async Creator pricing works",
      "url": "https://help.async.com/en/articles/6535067-how-does-async-creator-pricing-work",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "How do I cancel my subscription",
      "url": "https://help.async.com/en/articles/8842478-how-do-i-cancel-my-subscription",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Async Creator refund policy",
      "url": "https://help.async.com/en/articles/11384636-what-s-async-creator-s-refund-policy",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "How do I delete my account",
      "url": "https://help.async.com/en/articles/6245267-how-do-i-delete-my-account",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Accounts and billing",
      "url": "https://help.async.com/en/collections/3228843-accounts-and-billing",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-13",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-12",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/podcastle",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/podcastle.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/podcastle.md"
  }
}