Podcast Maker vs Lectrum
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Lectrum
Read full descriptionHide full description
Lectrum is for the ideas you have once and never think about again. Write the thought down, mark how much it matters, and Lectrum brings it back to you on its own schedule. High-importance ideas return often. Medium ones return less often. Low ones never interrupt you at all — they wait at the top of your list until their time comes. CAPTURE ANYWHERE Tap +, or tap the waveform and just talk: "call the dentist tomorrow at nine" is saved with its reminder already set, and two ideas in one breath become two. Or ask Siri — "Talk to Lectrum". Share a link or a passage from Safari, Mail or Notes straight into Lectrum. Add a Control Center button and capture without opening the app. Attach a photo. Write in Markdown if you like — headings, lists, links and checkboxes all render. RESURFACING • High and Medium ideas arrive as reminders; Low ideas appear in a Resurfaced section instead • One optional daily digest gathers everything due today • Ideas you keep letting pass ease off by themselves; open or edit one and it steps back up • Set an exact delivery time per level, and quiet hours for the night • A one-off reminder on a date of your choosing, for any idea AT THE NEXT MEETING Turn on Meetings and Lectrum remembers which calendar event an idea was written in, then brings it back when you next meet the same people. Your calendar is read on this device only. ON YOUR WRIST AND YOUR HOME SCREEN On Apple Watch, raise your wrist and capture an idea by voice, scribble or typing; it lands on your iPhone understood like Talk, reminder and all, and a complication opens Lectrum ready to listen. Up Next and single-idea widgets sit on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, and they are interactive. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Lock the app with Face ID or a passcode, with auto-lock, and hide idea text from widgets and search while locked. There is no account to create, nothing to buy, no ads, and no analytics or tracking. Your ideas live on your device and sync through your own iCloud; you can also mirror them to a Markdown folder in iCloud Drive you control. Reminders follow your phone's clock, so exact times and quiet hours stay correct when you travel or the clocks change.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lectrum at none against Podcast Maker's 5. Lectrum also leads on ads (none vs shown). Podcast Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Lectrum asks for nothing beyond the download.
Podcast Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Lectrum every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Podcast Maker | Lectrum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (419 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 419 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SMART WIDGET LABS COMPANY LIMITED | Business Lion LLC |
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
Lectrum
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
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Yearly Subscription - Trial3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime$24.99
Lectrum
No in-app purchases









