Podcast Maker vs RSS Reader Offline | Podcast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Podcast Maker
This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for aspiring podcasters to record, edit, and produce audio content. It offers a built-in voice recorder, advanced editing features, and the ability to add music and sound effects. Users can easily arrange episode segments and export their creations to cloud platforms.
- Voice recorder
- Audio editing tools (split, trim, equalizer, echo, reverb, noise cancelling)
- Background music and sound effects library
- Drag-and-drop episode arrangement
- Cloud platform export
- Import custom audio files
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Welcome to Podcast Maker: Home Studio, a useful app for anyone who strives to become a Podcast Creator. With Podcast Maker, you now can use the built-in sound importing, recording, and numerous sound editing tools to make podcast from anywhere, at anytime and export the outputs to any cloud platforms! Let your vioce be heard! OUR BUILT-IN FEATURES: 1. Voice recorder - recording your stories with a single tap. 2. Edit your audio files with various premium tools: split, trim, equalizer, echo, reverb and noise cancelling 3. Add background music, sound effects and breaks music from our audio library, or you can choose to upload your own audio files. 4. Arrange your episode segments easily just by hold and drag each segment from the segment list screen. 5. Export your segments/episodes to any cloud platforms And many more features are on the way! They'll soon be onboard, please be patient with us and enjoy this pocket studio. As for Subscription Service: • Subscribed user has unlimited access to premium features, no ads and unlimited number of episodes to create/export. • Unsubscribed user can only use free features. • User can subscribe for one week (USD $2.99), one month (USD $5.99), auto-renewing subscription, or purchase for a lifetime access($19.99). • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://smartwidgetlabs.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: https://smartwidgetlabs.com/terms-of-use/ You are welcome to contact us at support@smartwidgetlabs.com
RSS Reader Offline | Podcast
This app aggregates RSS feeds and podcasts, allowing users to filter content by channel, time, or read status. It supports offline reading with background syncing and offers features like article sharing and customizable themes. It can also function as a blog reader.
- Filter feeds by channel, time, and read status
- Offline reading with background sync
- OPML import and export
- Podcast playback
- Push notifications
- Light and dark themes
- Article sharing
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RSS Reader - your RSS Feed Reader: - RSS Reader can filter your feed by channels, time ranges, star, unread - Swipe to mark as read - OPML Import from your RSS Reader - OPML Export - Offline RSS Reader support with Background Sync - RSS Podcast Player - Favorite support - View RSS feed inside the RSS Reader - Background RSS Reader syncing - RSS aggregator - RSS ATOM support - RSS Reader support - Push notifications - Light and Dark theme - Share articles via RSS Reader - Simple RSS Reader This RSS Reader can also be used as a blog reader or RSS aggregator. Try out this simple RSS Reader. https://vanniktech.de/RssReader/privacy_policy.html https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RSS Reader Offline | Podcast at none against Podcast Maker's shown. RSS Reader Offline | Podcast also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Podcast Maker's advantage is ratings volume (419 vs 6) and review sentiment (84% vs 67%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Podcast Maker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and RSS Reader Offline | Podcast sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RSS Reader Offline | Podcast holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Podcast Maker has 419 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Podcast Maker's written reviews are positive against 67% of RSS Reader Offline | Podcast's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Podcast Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, RSS Reader Offline | Podcast monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Podcast Maker | RSS Reader Offline | Podcast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (419 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.6% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 419 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SMART WIDGET LABS COMPANY LIMITED | Niklas Baudy |
Customer experience
Podcast Maker
RSS Reader Offline | Podcast
Bugs and requests
Podcast Maker
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when trying to import audio files
- Saved edits not always preserved
- Difficulty uploading podcasts to platforms
- Inconsistent performance on different devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more free sound effects and background music
- Improve audio editing capabilities
- Integrate with more podcast platforms
- Allow sharing/exporting of podcasts without premium subscription
- Enhance noise cancellation and audio enhancement tools
RSS Reader Offline | Podcast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Podcast Maker
- Weekly Trial Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
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- Yearly Subscription - Trial3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime$24.99
RSS Reader Offline | Podcast
- Unlimited filters$1.99
- Unlimited colors$1.99
- Unlimited RSS Feeds$1.99
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- Unlimited groups$1.99
- Unlimited intervals$1.99
- Remove ads$2.99
- Premium - Unlock everything$11.99
Questions
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