Mint Pod vs Sideway Podcast Player

Mint Pod — A Minimalist Podcast Experience Enjoy podcasts in a simple, intuitive way — completely ad-free, no account needed. KEY FEATURES • Effortlessly manage your subscriptions and episodes • Quick keyword search across your library • A compact player packed with the essentials • Discover podcasts you'll love — browse top charts, categories, and search by name • Create, edit, and reorder your Now Playing list freely with drag and drop • Background playback, with controls on the lock screen and Control Center • Download episodes and listen fully offline • Sync across your devices with iCloud • Import and export your subscriptions • A home screen widget ("Now & Next") that shows your current and upcoming episodes • View transcripts — for podcasts that provide them, follow along as you listen and tap any line to jump there • Generate transcripts — for podcasts that don't, create one right on your device in 20+ languages (requires iOS 26 and a recent iPhone or iPad — on devices that can't run it, the option simply doesn't appear) UNLOCK MORE WITH PREMIUM Make Mint Pod truly your own with advanced, per-podcast controls: • Control mobile data use for streaming and downloads • Custom skip intervals and per-podcast playback speed • Set custom start and end points to trim intros and outros • Hide episodes by keyword • Unlimited playlists to organize episodes by topic, mood, or occasion Your Premium purchase keeps Mint Pod ad-free and always improving. As an independent developer, I rely on support from listeners like you to build new features and keep the app polished. Join our growing community of Premium users! More to come.

Sideway turns your podcast feed into a stack of cards. Every new episode from the shows you follow lands on the Stack: swipe right to save it, left to pass, or tap Play now. No more scrolling a list of hundreds of unplayed episodes. STACK • New episodes from your shows, one card at a time • Save for later or pass with a swipe • Choose how far back the Stack reaches LIBRARY • Saved: your play-through list, in your order • In Progress: pick up exactly where you stopped • My Shows: every episode of every show you follow • Bookmarks: mark a moment and get an on-device transcript of it • History: what you actually listened to, day by day FRIENDS • Invite the people you trust with a link • See which episodes your friends listened to and for how long • Private by design: only friends you connect with can see your listening, and they never see your notes, bookmarks or queue YOUR LIBRARY, BACKED UP Sign in with Apple and your shows, progress, history and bookmarks are kept in your account. Get a new iPhone, sign in, and everything is back. Sideway itself shows no ads. Search and follow any podcast in the Apple directory.