Podverse vs ScoutMaster 2026
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).
ScoutMaster 2026
Discover film and TV shooting locations worldwide with this GPS app. Track locations to your favorite media, request new titles, and contribute your own discoveries. Explore safely with property indicators and adjustable travel scopes.
- Global film and TV location database
- Track locations to media titles
- Request new titles and locations
- Contribute discovered locations
- Public/private property indicators
- Adjustable mile radius for exploration
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ScoutMaster is the definitive source of filming locations for all media. Search a film, series, music video or commercial and see every known place it was shot — on a map, with addresses and one-tap directions in Apple Maps or Google Maps. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Search more than 117,000 titles by name, even if you only remember part of it, and even if you spell it wrong. • Open any title to see its locations, or see them all at once on the map. • Explore the map around you to find what was filmed nearby. • Tap any location for its address, the titles shot there, and directions. • Scout a location yourself: submit a site you have found, and it is reviewed before it appears for everyone. THE ARCHIVE The database is maintained by hand and grows constantly. Titles range from the silent era to this year's releases, across film, television, streaming and short-form work. ScoutMaster is free to use. An account keeps your submissions and preferences with you. Questions: admin@scoutmasterapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScoutMaster 2026 at none against Podverse's 1. ScoutMaster 2026 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Podverse's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months). On price 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. ScoutMaster 2026 asks for nothing beyond the download.
ScoutMaster 2026 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Podverse has 1.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Podverse ships an update every 10 days, ScoutMaster 2026 every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Podverse | ScoutMaster 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Podverse LLC | Cloudy Eden Productions LLC |
Customer experience
Podverse
ScoutMaster 2026
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
ScoutMaster 2026
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Podverse
- 1 year of Podverse Premium$17.99
ScoutMaster 2026
No in-app purchases
Questions
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