Podverse vs TrueFans FM
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).
TrueFans FM
Discover and play millions of podcasts for free. Create custom playlists and enjoy listening on the go, even offline or in your car. Follow for updates on X.
- Podcast discovery
- Free playback
- Playlist creation
- Offline listening
- Car mode
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With the TrueFans app, you can quickly discover and play over 4 million podcasts for free. Curate the best into playlists, listen in the car or offline. Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/@truefansfm
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrueFans FM at none against Podverse's 1. TrueFans FM also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Podverse's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 1). On price, 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. Podverse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TrueFans FM asks for nothing beyond the download.
TrueFans FM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Podverse has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of TrueFans FM's.
| Parameter | Podverse | TrueFans FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Podverse LLC | Sam Sethi |
Customer experience
Podverse
TrueFans FM
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
TrueFans FM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Podverse
- 1 year of Podverse Premium$17.99
TrueFans FM
No in-app purchases
