Best Noise Cancelling Apps for Calls

You take calls from home, a coffee shop, or a noisy office and background noise makes it hard for the other person to hear you. You want an app that removes background noise in real time during live calls.

Real-time noise cancellation apps work as virtual microphone devices — they intercept your microphone's audio stream, apply AI noise removal, and pass the cleaned audio to whatever calling app you're using. The result: Zoom, Teams, phone calls, and streaming all receive clean audio regardless of your environment. **1. Krisp (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android — free / $5/month)** The category leader. AI-powered bi-directional noise cancellation: removes noise from your microphone (outgoing) and from the other person's audio (incoming speaker cleanup). 120 free minutes per week; Pro plan at $5/month for unlimited. Works with 800+ apps including Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Discord, and phone calls. The strongest overall performer for voice isolation in noisy environments. **2. NVIDIA RTX Voice / NVIDIA Broadcast (Windows only — free with RTX GPU)** AI noise removal that runs on NVIDIA RTX GPU hardware. Excellent quality for RTX GPU owners. Free with supported hardware (RTX 20, 30, 40 series). Works as a virtual microphone and virtual speaker. Limitation: Windows-only and requires NVIDIA RTX hardware. **3. IRIS Clarity (Windows, Mac — free tier / paid)** Platform-agnostic noise cancellation virtual microphone. Clean interface, good voice isolation. Works with any app that accepts a microphone input. Free tier available; paid plans for extended use and meetings. **4. Zoom's built-in noise suppression (included)** For Zoom specifically: Settings → Audio → Suppress Background Noise → High. Zoom's native suppression handles moderate noise without any additional app. Not as powerful as Krisp for heavy noise but requires zero setup. **5. Apple Silicon built-in (Mac M1+ — free)** Macs with Apple Silicon chips include on-device voice isolation in System Preferences → Video Effects (or Control Center → Video Effects → Voice Isolation during a call). Works system-wide across all calling apps. Free and no installation required for M1/M2/M3 Mac users. **6. SoliCall Pro (Windows — $20/year)** Long-established call noise suppression, particularly strong for call centers and business phone systems. Less consumer-friendly than Krisp but effective in landline/SIP calling scenarios.

What You Get:

• Krisp for the strongest cross-platform real-time noise cancellation
• NVIDIA RTX Broadcast for free GPU-accelerated noise removal on Windows
• Apple Silicon Voice Isolation — free built-in option for M1/M2/M3 Mac users
• Zoom's built-in suppression for Zoom-only use with zero setup