Comparison

Backpack Studio vs Podomatic Podcast Recorder

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

Head to head
About

Backpack Studio

Record, mix, and master professional-sounding podcasts and radio shows directly from your mobile device. This app automates post-production, allowing you to focus on creativity with live sound triggering and advanced audio processing.

Highlights
  • Live sound triggering with automatic volume adjustment
  • Unlimited soundboard pages with customizable pads
  • Import sounds from various cloud services and apps
  • Optional subscription for remote guest recording and live streaming
  • Create video versions of podcasts with animations
  • Automatic studio-quality audio mastering and EQ
  • Customizable shortcuts for recording and sound triggering
Features
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Backpack Studio turns your iPhone or iPad into a live soundboard and a complete mobile podcast studio. It’s easy to get started, but there’s plenty here for professionals too. Under the hood is a studio-quality sound engine built for recording and live mixing. Need a soundboard? Load your music, sound effects, cues, intros, voice clips, or anything else you want to play. Arrange everything across multiple pages, then trigger sounds instantly during a podcast, performance, event, class, or stream. We think it’s the most powerful soundboard you can put on an iPhone or iPad. Making a podcast? Record in high quality, mix microphones and sound pads live, invite remote guests, edit the recording, stream your show, and export the finished episode—all from one app. When the recording is finished, Backpack’s optional AI tools can create a transcript, show notes, chapters, and highlight clips. You can even generate original sound effects and music for your show or soundboard. People use Backpack Studio for: Podcasts and radio shows Live events and streams Theatre productions Church services Workshops and classes Voice presentations Weddings and dance recitals Stage management Magic and puppet shows With Backpack Studio you can: Import multiple sounds from iCloud Drive, your device, Google Drive, Dropbox, our free sound library, or your AI generations Arrange pads quickly across multiple soundboard pages Play music, effects, intros, outros, cues, and clips while recording Keep separate soundboards for different shows, clients, and events Record high-quality audio anywhere Mix microphones and sound pads live Bring remote guests into interviews and podcasts Edit and export MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, or Apple Lossless Live stream your show Create transcripts, show notes, chapters, and highlight clips with AI Generate original sound effects and music Back up and sync recordings and soundboards Backpack Pro unlocks Batch Import, Pad Arranger, transcripts, show notes, chapters, highlight clips, cloud backup and syncing, guest rooms, live streaming, uncompressed recording, lossless exports, and sound generation. Backpack Studio is designed to work well with VoiceOver and has won awards from the AppleVis community. Visit backpackstudioapp.com for more info Send feedback to backpackstudioapp@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://backpackstudioapp.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Podomatic Podcast Recorder

Create and share your podcast directly from your iPhone without needing any equipment or computer. Automatically publish episodes to major streaming platforms and social media. Track your podcast's growth with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Record high-quality episodes on your device
  • Publish instantly to streaming platforms and social media
  • Track podcast performance with detailed stats
  • Upload custom cover art
  • Cloud storage for episodes
Features
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Record and Publish Your Podcast On the Go! No Equipment. No Computer. No Money. Record all of your podcast episodes directly from your iPhone. Podomatic Podcast Recorder will automatically publish your podcast episodes to all of the major audio streaming platforms. Publish and Share your podcast directly to Social Media. Track your podcast growth with professional stats tracking data such as listens, views, follows and likes. Check the progress of your overall podcast or see how any individual episode is performing with your audience. Distinguish your podcast by uploading custom cover art for your show and episodes. Easily record your podcast or upload audio from your phone. All of your episodes are protected on your cloud storage account for free. Key Features: Record - Easily record high-quality podcast episodes anywhere, right from your device. Publish - Instantly publish your recording and share with your fans on Social Media. See your episodes appear on all of your favorite streaming platforms. Stats - See and track your entire podcast performance anytime. Plays, Downloads, Rank and more, all at a glance. Directories - Get your podcast in front of millions by submitting to all of the world's largest streaming services.

Screenshots

Backpack Studio4 screens
Podomatic Podcast Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Podomatic Podcast Recorder at none against Backpack Studio's 6. Podomatic Podcast Recorder also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.6). Backpack Studio's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 45%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). 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. Backpack Studio sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Podomatic Podcast Recorder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backpack Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backpack Studio has 306 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Backpack Studio's written reviews are positive against 45% of Podomatic Podcast Recorder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backpack Studio ships an update weekly, Podomatic Podcast Recorder every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Backpack Studio versus Podomatic Podcast Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackpack StudioPodomatic Podcast Recorder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (306 ratings) — better4.2 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews78.7% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings306 — better48
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.614.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB55 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEd FilowatPodOmatic, Inc.

Customer experience

Backpack Studio

All ratings306 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative17.0%

Podomatic Podcast Recorder

All ratings48 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

Bugs and requests

Backpack Studio

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Text displayed in videos differs from original
  • Crashes when trying to load pads from Dropbox or Google Drive
  • Buttons not responsive, causing issues during live playback
  • Crashes when trying to add album art to saved audio files

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more audio effects (reverb, echo, etc.)
  • Implement Apple Watch integration for controls
  • Add video recording and editing capabilities
  • Improve multi-track output for further audio editing
  • Provide option to disable the dark pad after playing
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  • Add support for more audio interfaces and inputs

Podomatic Podcast Recorder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Backpack Studio

Subscriptions5
  • Backpack Live 10 Hours3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro Subscription3 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Backpack Live 25 Hours$19.991 Month
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  • Backpack Live 60 Hours3 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • backpack pro annual$99.001 Year
One-time1
  • Live Streaming$9.99
None

Podomatic Podcast Recorder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backpack Studio free?
Backpack Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Podomatic Podcast Recorder free?
Podomatic Podcast Recorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backpack Studio or Podomatic Podcast Recorder?
Backpack Studio is rated higher. Backpack Studio averages 4.6 out of 5 from 306 ratings, while Podomatic Podcast Recorder averages 4.2 from 48 ratings.
Do Backpack Studio or Podomatic Podcast Recorder have ads?
Neither Backpack Studio nor Podomatic Podcast Recorder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backpack Studio or Podomatic Podcast Recorder?
Backpack Studio ships an update weekly, and Podomatic Podcast Recorder every 5 months. Most recently, Backpack Studio was updated on October 20, 2026 and Podomatic Podcast Recorder on October 5, 2026.

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