Ranker vs PodcastIntel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ranker
Discover and create crowdsourced rankings on a vast array of topics, from movies and music to history and comics. Share your opinions and influence the collective ratings of millions of fans.
- Crowdsourced rankings
- Vote on movies, TV, music
- Fan-driven opinions
- Deep ranking categories
- Spooky stories
- Historical tales
- Cosplay and fan art rankings
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Ranker goes far beyond Top 10 lists with deep rankings about everything, voted on by everyone. It's the largest destination for crowdsourced rankings on movies, tv, music and more. We believe that the opinion of millions of fans is more definitive than the opinion of one critic. Fans like you have the ability to influence the rankings of their favorite athletes, singers, celebrities, TV, movies, and pretty much anything that can be ranked. Ranker has something for everyone - including spooky stories in Graveyard Shift, historical tales in Weird History, definitive cosplay, manga and fan art rankings in Anime Underground, Marvel, DC, and indie comics polls in Total Nerd, and Unsolved Mysteries in Unspeakable Times.
PodcastIntel
Discover every podcast appearance of your favorite guests. This app uses AI to identify individuals across hundreds of shows, sending you personalized alerts and digests. Track people, not just podcasts, with smart guest detection and customizable notifications.
- Follow specific guests for appearance alerts
- AI-powered smart guest detection
- Personalized daily, weekly, or monthly digests
- Push notifications for new episodes and guest appearances
- Search thousands of podcasts and episodes
- AI-generated episode summaries
- Dark mode interface
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Your week in podcasts, in one email — from an app that does the tracking for you. PodcastIntel sends you a weekly (or daily) digest of every new episode from the shows you follow, a 3-bullet AI summary of each one, and every appearance by the guests you follow — wherever they turn up. In the app, follow guests, subscribe to shows, read the summaries, save episodes, and get a push the moment someone you follow appears. Other podcast apps follow shows. PodcastIntel follows people. When Tim Ferriss interviews a new author, you'll hear when that author appears on Lex Fridman, Huberman Lab, SmartLess, and a dozen other shows over the next month. No signup needed to start. Open the app, browse, subscribe, follow — instantly. KEY FEATURES • Weekly, daily, or monthly email digest: new episodes, AI summaries, guest appearances • Follow any podcast guest and get notified across every show they appear on • AI-generated episode summaries so you can decide what's worth listening to • Subscribe to podcasts and get alerts for new episodes • Discover trending shows and featured guests • Search across thousands of podcasts and episodes • Push notifications for new episodes and guest appearances • Open the app and start using it — no account required • Universal Links — tap a shared episode and land directly in the app • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email when you want to sync across devices • Dark mode WHY YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE IT Most "follow your favorite podcast" features ask you to remember which shows you like. PodcastIntel asks who you want to hear from — then watches the entire podcast world for them and tells you by email. You don't have to subscribe to fifteen shows just to catch one guest, and you don't have to open an app to find out. Whether you follow journalists, scientists, founders, comedians, or your favorite chef, PodcastIntel pings you the moment they show up somewhere new. START FREE, UPGRADE WHEN READY Free tier: 5 podcast subscriptions, 3 guest follows. No credit card. No time limit. Pro: $4.99 one-time. Unlimited podcasts, unlimited guests, every future update included. No subscription. No recurring charges. Pay once, own it. PRIVACY You can use PodcastIntel without ever giving us your email or name. Until you sign in, you're an anonymous account: your subscriptions and follows are saved, but no email or name is attached. Sign in only when you want to sync across devices or get the email digest. LISTEN ANYWHERE PodcastIntel works as a tracker, not a player. Once you find an episode you want to hear, tap to open it in your favorite player — Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or anywhere the show is hosted. We're the discovery layer; you keep your listening setup. Stop missing the interviews you'd actually want to hear.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PodcastIntel at 100% against Ranker's 60%. PodcastIntel also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Ranker's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (2K vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PodcastIntel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ranker has 2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Ranker's written reviews are positive against 100% of PodcastIntel's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ranker | PodcastIntel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ranker | Hector Sahagun |
Customer experience
Ranker
PodcastIntel
Bugs and requests
Ranker
Reported bugs
4 issues- Invalid request errors
- Blank screens when trying to load content
- Scrolling issues causing loss of place
- Compatibility problems with newer OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add dark mode option
- Implement a save/bookmark feature for articles
- Improve content refresh and update frequency
- Allow users to customize their feed/interests
PodcastIntel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ranker
No in-app purchases
PodcastIntel
No in-app purchases









