Comparison

Hark Audio vs ItsMy2Cents

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

Head to head
About

Hark Audio

Discover curated podcast moments and "mixtapes" from expert editors and podcast hosts. Enjoy personalized weekly playlists and a full-featured player for all your favorite shows. Create your own clips and share them.

Highlights
  • Curated podcast moments ('Harklists')
  • Personalized weekly playlists
  • Full-featured podcast player
  • Create custom clips and Harklists
  • Import subscriptions from other apps
  • Listen on mobile, car, and smart speakers
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Hark is a new way to experience the best of podcasts. Time Magazine included it in its "Best Inventions of 2021" list and Hark won the "Vision Award" from American Public Media for being the experience "most likely to reinvent journalism and media." Here’s how it works: Hark editors curate genius podcast moments into ‘Harklists’ - podcast mixtapes - that let you discover new voices, stories, perspectives… and new podcasts! We create Harklists on everything from “History’s Most Audacious Heists,” to “Unleash Your Inner Optimist,” “NBA Weekly,” “Little Known New York Food History,” “Celebrating Joan Didion” and so much more. Every week, you’ll receive “Your Weekly Hark” - a Harklist of podcast moments curated just for you. And of course, you can use Hark to listen to all of your favorite podcasts too. Hark is an easy-to-use, full-featured podcast player that lets you choose your listening speed, create a queue, pick up where you left off and listen on CarPlay or smart speakers. WHAT YOU CAN DO ON HARK Tune in to Hark Daily and tap into the most zeitgeisty podcast conversations of the day. Explore the expanding array of Harklists on everything from Books, Comedy and Science to Tech, Food, Sports, History and more. Experience “Curated by Podcasters” Harklists, created by the hosts of favorite podcasts like Song Exploder, Nice Try and Rough Translation. When you love a clip, tap “Play Full Episode” to continue listening. Bookmark episodes, Harklists and clips into your queue to listen to later. Import your current podcast subscriptions from Spotify and Apple Podcasts with the click of a button. Make your own podcast clips and Harklists. Enjoy a weekly playlist of podcast moments, chosen just for you. Listen on your mobile device, in your car and voice-controlled speakers. All in a beautiful free app curated by people who love podcasts too. Let your ears wander with Hark!

About

ItsMy2Cents

Features
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ItsMyCents delivers original insights, observations and the hottest Hollywood news directly to your personal digital assistant (PDA). The news is like raspberries: the fresher the better! The great Norman Fell told me that. Features: Open the app for a quote you have not seen. Nothing repeats until you have read all 6,000. Searchable archive Save your favorites Quote of the day home screen widget. "Push it real good" Turn on a daily notification if you would like one, at a time you choose. Share any quote as a designed card, or as plain text. Written by Christian Boone and Andisheh Nouraee, in association with their dear friend, Duke Zeibert. This is parody. It is not affiliated with anyone or any entity. https://bsky.app/profile/deadlarryking.bsky.social

Screenshots

Hark Audio4 screens
ItsMy2Cents3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ItsMy2Cents at none against Hark Audio's shown. Hark Audio's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hark Audio versus ItsMy2Cents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHark AudioItsMy2Cents
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (84 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings84 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB3 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHark Audio IncAndisheh Nouraee

Bugs and requests

Hark Audio

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Slow to update lists
  • Slow to search
  • App slows down phone
  • App crashes when opening
  • App freezes and crashes constantly
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  • App crashes after selecting podcast
  • Clips don't work
  • Profile section crashes on history/activity tab
  • Podcasts quit abruptly before the end
  • No way to play remaining content

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add shorten silences playback option
  • Make queuing, organizing, and playing easier
  • Automatically move to the next episode
  • Add more features for primary app use
  • Improve navigation to desired curation
Show 2 more
  • Keep place in last podcast listened to
  • Add Hark original content

ItsMy2Cents

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hark Audio

No in-app purchases

None

ItsMy2Cents

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hark Audio free?
Hark Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ItsMy2Cents free?
ItsMy2Cents is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hark Audio or ItsMy2Cents have ads?
Hark Audio shows ads; ItsMy2Cents does not.

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