Pick Audio Hijack if
podcasters who will pay $69 to record Safari/Zoom — not Loopback routing.
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Our take
Pick Audio Hijack if podcasters who will pay $69 to record Safari/Zoom — not Loopback routing. Pick Descript if podcasters and video editors who already think in a script and will spend media hours. Skip Descript if people who need a text-to-video model (Runway, Kling AI) or speech-only TTS (ElevenLabs).
Descript
text-based video and podcast editor
Best for
Audio Hijack Record that app at a public $
Descript Edit footage by editing words
Free plan
Audio Hijack No free plan
Descript $0 · 60 minutes (1 hr) of media / month; 720p export with a watermark on the comparison table
Lowest paid
Audio Hijack Upgrade from 3 $29
Descript Hobbyist $16/mo yearly
Next step up
Audio Hijack Audio Hijack 4 $69
Descript Creator $24/mo yearly
Watch out
Audio Hijack Not Loopback
Descript Media hours and AI credits are the meter
Last checked
Audio Hijack 2026-10-26 · Not published by the vendor
Descript 2026-10-20 · descript.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Descript if
podcasters and video editors who already think in a script and will spend media hours.
Read the Descript page