Comparison

Podlive vs AR Postcards

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

Head to head
About

Podlive

Discover and listen to live podcast streams on the go. Get notified when your favorite shows start, interact with other listeners, and explore new content. Premium features offer synchronization, unlimited favorites, and a sleep timer.

Highlights
  • Live podcast streaming
  • Push notifications for live shows
  • Podcast discovery and categories
  • Live chat with listeners and podcasters
  • Dark mode support
  • Account synchronization (Premium)
  • Sleep timer (Premium)
Features
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Listen to your favourite podcasts on the go, wherever your are! While cycling, hiking or going by train - never miss a podcast livestream! Currently, all podcasts streaming via Studio Link on Air are supported. Features ####### Push Notifications Mark podcasts as favorites and receive push notifications as soon as a live stream starts. You'll never miss a show again! Discover new podcasts Listen spontaneously to a show and discover new podcasts that you like. The Discover section highlights new podcasts and you can browse through different categories. Chat Open the chat for the show from Podlive and exchange information about the show with other listeners and the podcasters. Listener numbers During a live show you can always see how many listeners the show currently has. Dark Mode When you use Podlive in a dark environment it will automatically switch to a dark theme. Podcast Status You always have an eye on which part of the programme a podcast is currently on: Preshow, live broadcast, break or postshow. Subscribe to Podcast If you discover a podcast in Podlive that you like, you can subscribe to the podcast directly from Podlive and listen to all previous episodes of the podcast in the podcast app of your choice. Podlive Premium ############# The following features require a premium subscription. Subscriptions support the development of the app long term. Users who really like to use the app form their financial basis. If you're not sure whether you like the premium features, you can try them for free during the trial period. Account & Synchronization Synchronize your Podlive settings and favorites between all your devices. Create a Podlive account to log in on all devices. Unlimited Favorites Receive push notifications for your favorites when they start a live stream. As a premium user you can mark an unlimited number of channels as a favourite and thus never miss a live stream again. Sleep Timer Use the Sleep Timer while listening to automatically stop playback after a certain time. Live Widget The Live Widget shows all currently running live streams. Add it to your widget list to quickly see what shows you're listening to. Supporting development I spend a lot of time working on Podlive and the server. As a premium member you support the ongoing development and help with the payment of the backend server. Thank you! Premium is currently offered as a one year subscription. Duration and price of each subscription are displayed at the time of purchase. Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off no later than 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewal can be managed/turned off in the iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited as soon as a subscription is purchased. Privacy Policy: https://podlive.eu/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://podlive.eu/terms-of-service Contact: mail@podlive.eu Website: podlive.eu

About

AR Postcards

Features
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Use AR Postcards to add audio and images to real snail mail postcards! Surprise your loved ones with funny and unique postcards without any additional costs. It works like this: You buy a nice postcard from where ever you like. Take a photo of the postcard within the app, add a replacement image, and record some audio. You sent the postcard via snail mail and a link to the Augmented Reality additions via iMessage. The receiver scans your postcard with the app and they hear and see your Augmented Reality additions. Forget expensive services that print the postcards for you. You send the same postcards you usually do and add audio yourself with just two simple steps. And all that without additional costs! The images and audio you add to a postcard are stored in your iCloud account. They are not transferred to any other server. They stay on your iCloud space. You share the data with the receiver. But still this data is not transferred to another server. Your data stays with you all the time! Note: You and the receiver of the postcard need to have iCloud enabled and needs to be logged in.

Screenshots

Podlive4 screens
AR Postcards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Podlive at 3 against AR Postcards's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Podlive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and AR Postcards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Podlive ships an update monthly, AR Postcards every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Podlive versus AR Postcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPodliveAR Postcards
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStefan TrauthDominik Hauser

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Podlive

Subscriptions2
  • Podlive Premium 1 Month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Podlive Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$9.491 Year
1 purchases

AR Postcards

One-time1
  • Send One$0.99

Questions

Is Podlive free?
Podlive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AR Postcards free?
AR Postcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Podlive or AR Postcards have ads?
Neither Podlive nor AR Postcards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Podlive or AR Postcards?
Podlive ships an update monthly, and AR Postcards every 2 weeks. Most recently, Podlive was updated on September 9, 2026 and AR Postcards on August 14, 2026.

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