Comparison

Podverse vs Drawsy Studio

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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).

About

Drawsy Studio

Features
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Drawsy Studio is a clean, focused drawing app built for quick sketches, visual notes, and creative exploration. Start with a simple canvas and use expressive drawing tools including pencil, ink pen, marker, airbrush, eraser, shapes, color selection, opacity control, and fill bucket. Drawsy Studio is designed to stay out of your way so you can focus on the idea, not the interface. Features: • Smooth freehand drawing • Pencil, ink pen, marker, airbrush, and eraser tools • Shape tools including line, rectangle, ellipse, and polygon • Fill bucket for quickly coloring enclosed areas • Color picker with quick swatches • Brush size and opacity controls • Stroke smoothing • Undo and redo • Canvas backgrounds including plain, paper, grid, and dots • Finger drawing toggle • PNG export • Drawing dashboard with saved artwork previews Drawsy Studio is made for artists, students, designers, makers, and anyone who wants a lightweight place to sketch ideas visually.

Screenshots

Podverse4 screens
Drawsy Studio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drawsy Studio at none against Podverse's 1. Podverse's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Podverse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drawsy Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Podverse ships an update every 10 days, Drawsy Studio every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Podverse versus Drawsy Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPodverseDrawsy Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPodverse LLCAbhijnan Maji

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

Drawsy Studio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Podverse

One-time1
  • 1 year of Podverse Premium$17.99
None

Drawsy Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Podverse free?
Podverse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drawsy Studio free?
Drawsy Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Podverse or Drawsy Studio have ads?
Neither Podverse nor Drawsy Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Podverse or Drawsy Studio?
Podverse ships an update every 10 days, and Drawsy Studio every 2 months. Most recently, Podverse was updated on October 15, 2026 and Drawsy Studio on September 28, 2026.

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