Comparison

Spotify for Creators vs LibGulf

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Spotify for Creators

This app helps podcast and video creators manage, grow, and monetize their content. It offers tools for audience engagement, performance tracking, and seamless content publishing. Creators can host their shows for free and distribute them across platforms.

Highlights
  • Host and distribute podcasts for free
  • Reach and engage new audiences
  • Monetize content with subscriptions and ads
  • Track podcast analytics and audience insights
  • Manage multiple shows
  • Customize show appearance on Spotify
  • Interact with fan comments and create polls
Features
Currently charting
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The official app from Spotify that helps creators grow, monetize, and manage their podcast or video show. The Spotify for Creators app (formerly known as Spotify for Podcasters) allows you to host and distribute your podcast for free, use powerful tools to reach and engage new audiences, get paid for your content, and stand out to over 600 million Spotify users. Spotify for Creators is where podcasters and video creators can make meaningful connections with fans and monetize their content. Hosted somewhere else? You can still use our mobile app to manage your show on the go. Fans come to Spotify to discover new podcasts. Tap into this audience by using Spotify for Creators to upload your episodes, connect with your fans, and check out your Spotify podcast analytics. With Spotify for Creators, podcast and video creators can: Grow your community and connect with loyal fans - Like and reply to your favorite fan comments - Get real-time feedback by creating polls on your episodes, and more - Grow your podcast with detailed insights about your show and your audience, and understand where they discover your show through impression analytics Track and manage your show - Get notifications to keep up with your show's activity, including fan interactions, trending episodes, when you hit the charts and other key milestones - Track the performance of your latest episode and get detailed audience insights - Manage multiple shows in one place, and easily switch between all of your shows from one account Customize your show on Spotify - No matter what kind of podcast or video content you’re creating, you’ll get powerful tools to help your show stand out on Spotify and beyond - Draft, manage, and publish content seamlessly, regardless of where you are hosted - Customize how your show and episodes appear on Spotify Get free hosting and RSS distribution Host your podcast with Spotify for free Manage your podcast RSS feed and ensure your podcast audio content is distributed to all major listening platforms Monetize your content (available for creators hosting their content on Spotify for Creators in select markets) For people wondering “how do you monetize a podcast?”, Spotify for Creators has flexible monetization options for audio and video creators, with subscriptions and the Spotify Partner Program (ads and premium video revenue) Need help? We're here for you at https://support.spotify.com/us/creators/ You can also find us on… Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spotifyforcreators/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotifyforcreators X: https://x.com/spotifycreator

About

LibGulf

This news app curates technology and business headlines from global sources, delivering fast updates and personalized summaries. Users can easily share articles via social media and email.

Highlights
  • Curated international news sources
  • Focus on technology and business
  • Fast news delivery
  • Personalized news summaries
  • Social media sharing
Features
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LibGulf is a news app that selects from multiple international sources. LibGulf is mostly focused on technology and business news and helps our users to focus more on current affairs of business world. We get news really fast and we try to customize it for our users. •News Reader- Read summaries of all breaking news specially focused on world business and technology news. •Users get to share the news through Facebook, email and whats app.

Screenshots

Spotify for Creators4 screens
LibGulf3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LibGulf at none against Spotify for Creators's shown. LibGulf also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Spotify for Creators's advantage is ratings volume (118K vs 5) and chart position (#56 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LibGulf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spotify for Creators has 118K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Spotify for Creators's written reviews are positive against 100% of LibGulf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spotify for Creators ships an update weekly, LibGulf every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Spotify for Creators versus LibGulf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotify for CreatorsLibGulf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (118K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings118K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#56 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSpotifyFARYAR FATEMI

Customer experience

Spotify for Creators

All ratings117,751 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews2,012 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative18.5%

LibGulf

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Spotify for Creators

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recordings getting lost or corrupted
  • Inconsistent performance across devices
  • Inability to delete or recover deleted content
  • Syncing issues between mobile and web versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Pause and resume recording functionality
  • Advanced audio editing tools
  • Ability to manage multiple podcasts
  • Improved podcast discovery and analytics
  • Better integration with external audio tools

LibGulf

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Spotify for Creators

No in-app purchases

None

LibGulf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spotify for Creators free?
Spotify for Creators is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LibGulf free?
LibGulf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spotify for Creators or LibGulf?
LibGulf is rated higher. Spotify for Creators averages 4.8 out of 5 from 118K ratings, while LibGulf averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Spotify for Creators or LibGulf have ads?
Spotify for Creators shows ads; LibGulf does not.
Which is updated more often, Spotify for Creators or LibGulf?
Spotify for Creators ships an update weekly, and LibGulf every 2 weeks. Most recently, Spotify for Creators was updated on October 18, 2026 and LibGulf on October 6, 2026.

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