Comparison

Harbor vs Podcast App

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

Head to head
About

Harbor

This app aggregates content from various sources into a unified timeline. It allows users to customize their reading experience with a unique feed rating system and discover new content through a curated directory. An optional subscription unlocks advanced features for power users.

Highlights
  • Unified timeline aggregation
  • Customizable feed rating system
  • Curated feed directory
  • Add feeds by URL
  • Ad-free and algorithm-free experience
  • Optional premium subscription
Features
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Harbor is the modern feed reader you didn’t know you needed. Follow the people, blogs, and feeds you care about, with no ads and no algorithms. It’s a feed reader you can browse casually, with the ability to aggregate from hundreds of sources without feeling too overwhelming. Harbor keeps its unified timeline manageable with a unique feed rating system. When you subscribe to a feed, you can tell Harbor you’re a “casual reader” or a “completionist” for that feed. Harbor then tries to ensure that you won’t miss a post from that blog you love that only posts once a month, while still allowing you to subscribe to feeds that post dozens of times per day. New to RSS, or newly returning to RSS? Harbor’s built-in and finely curated feed directory is the best way to find new blogs, newsletters, and websites to follow. Of course, you can always add new websites and blogs by their URL. Harbor Premium is an optional paid subscription for power users who subscribe to more than five feeds. Terms of Use: https://harbor.page/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://harbor.page/privacy-policy/

About

Podcast App

This app streamlines your podcast listening by showing only the next episode for each podcast you follow. It offers features like playback queues, episode filtering, and a sleep timer. Premium features include custom skip buttons and per-podcast speed control.

Highlights
  • Next episode display
  • Playback queue
  • Episode saving and downloading
  • Filter played episodes
  • Sleep timer
  • CarPlay support
  • Custom skip durations
Features
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Updates shows you the next episode of every podcast you follow. No inbox, no backlog, no clutter. FREE FEATURES • NEXT EPISODES, INSTANTLY — Home shows what to play next for every podcast: the latest episode for news, the next unplayed one for a series. Prefer it the other way? Pick per podcast. • PLAYBACK QUEUE — Line up your next few episodes and they’ll play in order. • YOUR LIBRARY — Save or download episodes, even if you don’t follow the podcast, and arrange them in the order you like. • FILTERS — Hide played episodes or show only today’s updates. • PINNED PODCASTS — Keep favorites at the top. • SLEEP TIMER — Set it and drift off worry-free. • LISTENING HISTORY — Revisit played episodes. • EPISODE CHAPTERS — Skip straight to the parts you care about. • CARPLAY SUPPORT — Pick up where you left off, right from your dashboard. • HOME SCREEN WIDGET — Your latest episodes at a glance. SUPPORT UPDATES Updates is an indie app, and Premium is what keeps it going. Go Premium with a subscription or a one-time purchase, and get a few extras as a thank-you: • Per-Podcast Speed — Let the news fly while music stays in tune. • Intro/Outro Skipping — Skip the fluff and dive right in. • Custom Skip Buttons — Choose your own jump durations. • Personalization — Choose your icon and accent color. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Made with love in Stockholm, Sweden.

Screenshots

Harbor4 screens
Podcast App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Podcast App at 100% against Harbor's 60%. Podcast App also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1). Harbor's advantage is update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Harbor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Podcast App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Podcast App holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Harbor's written reviews are positive against 100% of Podcast App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harbor ships an update daily, Podcast App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Harbor versus Podcast App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarborPodcast App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)4.4 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better8
Update frequencyDaily — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB78 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPixel Foundry, LLCSalling Software AB

Customer experience

Harbor

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Podcast App

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Harbor

Subscriptions2
  • Harbor Premium Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Harbor Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Podcast App

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Harbor free?
Harbor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Podcast App free?
Podcast App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Harbor or Podcast App?
Podcast App is rated higher. Harbor averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Podcast App averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Harbor or Podcast App have ads?
Neither Harbor nor Podcast App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harbor or Podcast App?
Harbor ships an update daily, and Podcast App fortnightly. Most recently, Harbor was updated on November 3, 2026 and Podcast App on November 8, 2026.

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