Metricool vs POD University
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metricool
This app helps you manage, plan, and optimize your social media and digital advertising efforts. Schedule posts, engage with your audience from a unified inbox, and analyze performance across multiple platforms. It also allows for the management of ad campaigns.
- Schedule posts across multiple platforms
- Unified inbox for messages and comments
- Manage digital ad campaigns
- Track social media analytics
- Generate custom reports
- Visual content calendar
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Schedule, Manage & Grow Your Social Media Metricool is your all-in-one tool to manage, plan, and optimize your social media strategy and digital advertising. Save time, automate tasks, and centralize all your accounts in one place. Connect with Instagram, Facebook, Threads, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter/X, Bluesky, Twitch, Google Business Profile, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, and TikTok Ads. PLAN & SCHEDULE POSTS AUTOMATICALLY Organize your content with an intuitive visual calendar. Schedule posts across all platforms at the best time for your audience with Metricool. Get notifications to ensure everything is published as planned. MANAGE MESSAGES & COMMENTS FROM ONE INBOX Reply to messages and comments from all social media without leaving Metricool. Collaborate with your team and never work alone. OPTIMIZE YOUR DIGITAL ADVERTISING Manage and analyze Facebook Ads, Google Ads, and TikTok Ads campaigns. Monitor ad performance in real time to maximize your ROI. ALL YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS IN ONE PLACE Track your performance across all social media platforms in minutes. Generate custom reports with just one click. Analyze competitors and refine your strategy. NEED HELP? Contact our live support or visit our Help Center. info@metricool.com Download Metricool and take full control of your digital strategy on the go!
POD University
This app provides a comprehensive community and training resources for print-on-demand business owners. It connects users with experts to learn, share, and grow their businesses.
- Print-on-demand business community
- Expert-led training
- Business scaling resources
- Niche business topics
- Community sharing and learning
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POD University is the world's best community for print-on-demand business owners. We have all the resources you could need to build and scale your business. We have brought in experts in all aspects of the business to provide topical and niche training. Learn, Share, and Shine together with the Print-On-Demand University community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: POD University at 4.9 against Metricool's 2.6. POD University also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Metricool's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (117 vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Metricool sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $30.00 per month. POD University asks for nothing beyond the download.
POD University holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metricool has 117 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Metricool ships an update every 2 weeks, POD University every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metricool | POD University |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (117 ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #188 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 17+ |
| Developer | Metricool Software SL | That's No Moon, Inc. |
Customer experience
Metricool
POD University
In-app purchases
Metricool
- Starter Mobile 5$30.001 Month
POD University
No in-app purchases
