StarScript vs PodcastIntel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StarScript
A platform for creators to collaborate on mixed-media productions like books, comics, music, and film. Users can build profiles, connect with others, share work, and find industry opportunities. Patrons can support these creative endeavors.
- Mixed media production creation
- Creator profiles
- User interaction and messaging
- Customizable press feed
- Job and service postings
- Patron support
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The StarScript Creation Network is a self-publishing social platform where writers, visual artists, musicians, and filmmakers connect with one another to create mixed media productions enjoyed by supporting patrons. Productions include books, comic books, podcasts, music, tv, film, AR/VR, and other forms of mixed media. Users can create profiles, interact with reels, follow/connect with other users, message other users, make posts on a customizable press feed, post/search job & service offers in the entertainment industry, and more!
PodcastIntel
Discover every podcast appearance of your favorite guests. This app uses AI to identify individuals across hundreds of shows, sending you personalized alerts and digests. Track people, not just podcasts, with smart guest detection and customizable notifications.
- Follow specific guests for appearance alerts
- AI-powered smart guest detection
- Personalized daily, weekly, or monthly digests
- Push notifications for new episodes and guest appearances
- Search thousands of podcasts and episodes
- AI-generated episode summaries
- Dark mode interface
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Follow your favorite podcast guests across hundreds of shows. The moment someone you follow appears on a new episode anywhere in our catalog, you'll know. No signup needed to start. Open the app, browse, subscribe, follow — instantly. When Tim Ferriss interviews a new author, you'll hear when that author appears on Lex Fridman, Huberman Lab, Smartless, and a dozen other shows over the next month. Other podcast apps follow shows. We follow the people. KEY FEATURES • Open the app and start using it — no account required • Follow any podcast guest and get notified across every show they appear on • AI-generated episode summaries so you can decide what's worth listening to • Subscribe to podcasts and get alerts for new episodes • Discover trending shows and featured guests • Search across thousands of podcasts and episodes • Weekly, daily, or monthly email digests of what your followed guests are up to • Push notifications for new episodes and guest appearances • Universal Links — tap a shared episode and land directly in the app • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email when you want to sync across devices • Secure storage in iOS Keychain • Dark mode WHY YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE IT Most "follow your favorite podcast" features ask you to remember which shows you like. PodcastIntel asks who you want to hear from — then watches the entire podcast world for them. You don't have to subscribe to fifteen shows just to catch one guest. Whether you follow journalists, scientists, founders, comedians, or your favorite chef, PodcastIntel pings you the moment they show up somewhere new. START FREE, UPGRADE WHEN READY Free tier: 5 podcast subscriptions, 3 guest follows. No credit card. No time limit. Pro: $4.99 one-time. Unlimited podcasts, unlimited guests, every future update included. No subscription. No recurring charges. Pay once, own it. PRIVACY You can use PodcastIntel without ever giving us your email or name. We create an anonymous account on your device so subscriptions and follows persist locally. Sign in only when you want to sync across devices or get email digests. LISTEN ANYWHERE PodcastIntel works as a tracker, not a player. Once you find an episode you want to hear, tap to open it in your favorite player — Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or anywhere the show is hosted. We're the discovery layer; you keep your listening setup. Stop missing the interviews you'd actually want to hear.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PodcastIntel at none against StarScript's 2. PodcastIntel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). StarScript's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (17 vs 2). 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. StarScript sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PodcastIntel asks for nothing beyond the download.
PodcastIntel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StarScript has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of StarScript's written reviews are positive against 100% of PodcastIntel's.
StarScript ships an update fortnightly, PodcastIntel every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StarScript | PodcastIntel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | StarScript | Hector Sahagun |
Customer experience
StarScript
PodcastIntel
In-app purchases
StarScript
- Worldbuilder$4.991 Month
- Worldbuilder$49.991 Year
PodcastIntel
No in-app purchases









