Podverse vs Adblock Podcast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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).
Adblock Podcast
This app allows you to listen to podcasts without advertisements. It automatically detects and skips ads, offering a cleaner listening experience. A portion of the subscription fee supports podcast creators.
- Ad-free podcast listening
- Automatic ad detection and skipping
- Support for podcast creators
- Customizable ad-skip notifications
- Subscription plans available
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Listen to almost any podcast ad-free while supporting podcast creators! Adblock Podcast automatically detects and skips obtrusive podcast ads. You'll learn to love the little "ding" when it skips ahead to the content automatically. The current plan is $3.99/month for 50 ad-skips. For every purchased ad-skip, we set aside 4 cents to donate to podcast creators. Terms of Use: https://www.adblockpodcast.com/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Podverse at 4.8 against Adblock Podcast's 3.7. Podverse also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Adblock Podcast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Podverse holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Podverse has 1.9K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Podverse's written reviews are positive against 50% of Adblock Podcast's.
Podverse ships an update every 10 days, Adblock Podcast every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Podverse | Adblock Podcast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.9K ratings) — better | 3.7 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Podverse LLC | Zeppelin Techologies LLC |
Customer experience
Podverse
Adblock Podcast
Bugs and 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
Adblock Podcast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Podverse
- 1 year of Podverse Premium$17.99
Adblock Podcast
- Alpha User Plan$3.991 Month
- 100 ad-skips (never expire)$5.99
