PodSearch vs Podverse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PodSearch
Discover new podcasts with an interactive directory featuring advanced keyword search, audio clips, and personalized recommendations. Easily connect to your favorite players to start listening.
- Interactive podcast directory
- Advanced keyword search
- Audio show clips
- Personalized recommendations
- Podcast profile pages
- Direct connection to players
- How-to guide for new users
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PodSearch™ is an interactive directory for podcast discovery, with easy-to-use search tools to find podcasts you can enjoy based on any of your interests. PodSearch goes beyond the typical top podcast lists, with unique keyword search features, brief audio show clips, detailed categories, new podcasts, top podcasts, bookmarking as well as MyPodSearch™ which generates personalized podcast recommendations based on your specific interests. Learn more about each podcast through PodSearch’s podcast profile pages, then easily connect to players right from the app so you can start listening to the podcast! New to podcasts? Start with our “How To” section to learn how to download and listen to podcasts from any device.
Podverse
This app allows users to discover, subscribe to, and play podcasts, including video and live streams. It offers advanced features like V4V support, chapter integration, and cross-app commenting. Premium features enable seamless syncing across devices and content creation tools.
- CarPlay support
- Subscribe and auto-download episodes
- Video and livestream playback
- Podcasting 2.0 features (chapters, transcripts, comments)
- Value-for-value (V4V) support
- Create and share podcast clips
- Cross-device sync for subscriptions and queues
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Free features: * CarPlay * Subscribe to podcasts * Auto-download episodes * Video playback * Livestream playback * Drag-and-drop queue * Boostagrams (V4V) * Streaming Value (V4V) * Podcasting 2.0 chapters * Podcasting 2.0 transcripts * Podcasting 2.0 cross-app comments * Screen-reader accessibility Premium features: * Sync your subscriptions across devices * Sync your queue across devices * Sync your history across devices * New episode notifications * Livestream notifications * Create clips * Create playlists * Create a profile All Podverse software is provided under a free and open source license (AGPLv3).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Podverse at 4.8 against PodSearch's 4.3. Podverse also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 8). PodSearch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Podverse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PodSearch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Podverse holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Podverse has 1.9K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of PodSearch's written reviews are positive against 68% of Podverse's.
PodSearch ships an update every 5 months, Podverse every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PodSearch | Podverse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (1.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 67.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PodSearch | Podverse LLC |
Customer experience
PodSearch
Podverse
Bugs and requests
PodSearch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Podverse
Reported bugs
3 issues- Disappearing downloaded episodes
- Inconsistent episode tracking and progress
- Crashes on startup for some users
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to sync playback progress across devices
- Automatic episode deletion after listening
- More customization options
- Improved Bluetooth/CarPlay integration
In-app purchases
PodSearch
No in-app purchases
Podverse
- 1 year of Podverse Premium$17.99
