Comparison

Poddy 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

Poddy

This podcast player offers instant playback, seamless device syncing, and smart queues for an effortless listening experience. Discover, play, and manage your favorite shows with advanced features like volume boost and skip silence.

Highlights
  • Instant playback
  • Seamless device sync
  • Powerful play queue
  • Smart recommendations
  • Volume boost
  • Skip silence
  • Offline listening
Features
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Poddy – Your smart and fast Podcast App for Instant, Reliable Listening Poddy is a modern podcast player built for speed, simplicity, and rock-solid reliability. Whether you listen on iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch, Poddy makes it effortless to discover, play, and manage your favorite shows — with powerful features that make listening better than ever. After years of frustration with other podcast apps, I built Poddy to fix the problems no one else seemed to solve: instant playback, flawless device sync, smart queues, and reliable Apple Watch support. – Why Poddy is Different – • Instant Play – Stream any episode instantly. No need to subscribe, download, or set up a playlist — just tap and listen, like Spotify or Netflix. • Perfect Sync – Move seamlessly between iPhone and Apple Watch without losing your place. Ideal for workouts, runs, and commutes. • Powerful Play Queue – Quickly add, reorder, or remove episodes so you can switch between topics on the fly. • Smart Recommendations – Personalized suggestions based on your listening habits, time of day, and even location. • Podcasts-Only Experience – Keep your podcasts separate from your music streaming apps for a distraction-free library. – Advanced Playback Features – • Volume Boost – Enhance quiet episodes with a built-in audio compressor that increases clarity without distortion. • Sleep Timer – Fall asleep to your favorite shows without worrying about losing your place. • Playback Speed Control – Speed up or slow down voices to match your perfect pace. • Skip Silence – Automatically remove long pauses and dead air so you can finish episodes faster. – Apple Watch Podcast App That Actually Works – Most podcast apps either skip Apple Watch support or fail at syncing. Poddy delivers reliable offline playback and accurate position syncing: • Go for a run with just your Watch — no iPhone needed. • Listen at the gym while your phone stays in a locker. • Come back and resume exactly where you left off on your iPhone. This is the feature that inspired Poddy’s creation, and it’s been engineered for maximum reliability within Apple’s system limits. – Offline Listening, Anywhere – Download episodes for travel, workouts, or any time you’re offline. Poddy keeps them ready to play instantly — with all your queue and position data synced for when you reconnect. – Made for Podcast Lovers – Poddy isn’t from a big corporation — it’s a passion project by someone who listens to podcasts every day and wanted a better experience. Every feature is built to solve real-world listening problems. Download Poddy now — the fast, reliable, and smart podcast app for iOS and Apple Watch.

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

Poddy4 screens
Podcast App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Podcast App at 100% against Poddy's 50%. Poddy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Podcast App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Poddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poddy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Poddy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Podcast App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poddy ships an update every 2 weeks, Podcast App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Poddy versus Podcast App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoddyPodcast App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB78 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCodemancerSalling Software AB

Customer experience

Poddy

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Podcast App

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

In-app purchases

None

Poddy

No in-app purchases

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 Poddy free?
Poddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Podcast App free?
Podcast App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Poddy or Podcast App?
Poddy is rated higher. Poddy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Podcast App averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Poddy or Podcast App have ads?
Neither Poddy nor Podcast App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poddy or Podcast App?
Poddy ships an update every 2 weeks, and Podcast App fortnightly. Most recently, Poddy was updated on November 3, 2026 and Podcast App on November 8, 2026.

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