Listening Science vs PubMinder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Listening Science
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Dedicated Podcast Player for Science Magazine Podcast Ideal for learning English for Science and Technology. Supports repeat playback of any location while viewing the text. Copyright of the audio and text played belongs to Β©Science Magazine
PubMinder
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PubMinder is an AI-powered research feed for scientists, students, and curious minds. It aggregates the latest preprints and journal articles from bioRxiv, medRxiv, arXiv, and PubMed β then summarizes each one in 2β3 plain-English sentences using Apple Intelligence (on-device) or Groq's free AI. WHAT IT DOES Fetches the newest papers from the subjects you care about Summarizes every abstract automatically β no reading walls of text Opens papers in a built-in reader, so you never lose your place Lets you save and share papers with one tap Search your saved papers and sort by date, title, or source Supports keyword filtering so only relevant papers reach your feed ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY (PRO) Add tags and notes to any saved paper Group papers into collections and browse by project Export your library to BibTeX, RIS, or CSV β import straight into Zotero, EndNote, or Mendeley, with authors, year, and journal included SOURCES INCLUDED bioRxiv β biology and life sciences preprints medRxiv β medical and clinical preprints arXiv β physics, mathematics, and computer science preprints PubMed β peer-reviewed journal articles via NCBI E-utilities AI SUMMARIZATION On Apple Intelligence-capable devices (A17 Pro, A18, or M-series chips, iOS 26+), summaries run entirely on-device β no internet, no API key needed. On other devices, PubMinder uses Groq's free cloud AI. A free Groq API key takes about 2 minutes to set up at console.groq.com. PRO AI summaries and your saved library are free. A single one-time purchase (no subscription) unlocks tags, notes, collections, unlimited subjects, and library export. PRIVACY PubMinder does not collect personal data, require an account, or track you. API keys are stored in the iOS Keychain, not in plain text.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Listening Science at none against PubMinder's 1. Listening Science also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). PubMinder's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PubMinder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Listening Science asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Listening Science | PubMinder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hiroshi Sakai | BRANDI LYNN CANTAREL |
In-app purchases
Listening Science
No in-app purchases
PubMinder
- Preprint Sources Unlock$4.99
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