QuickPod vs Podable Cast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuickPod
Create and customize music widgets for your home and lock screens. Deep integration with Apple Music and Spotify allows for easy access to your favorite tracks, albums, and playlists. Share your personalized widgets with friends and family.
- Customizable music widgets
- Home Screen and Lock Screen integration
- Apple Music and Spotify support
- Playlist and album widgets
- Widget sharing
- Advanced customization options (Pro)
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Create widgets for your favorite music and add them anywhere with QuickPod! Personalize your Home Screen, Lock Screen, Control Center, and more with your favorite albums, artists, playlists, and stations. With deep integration for Apple Music and Spotify, QuickPod helps you discover your next favorite song, album, or playlist - always just a tap away. Built-in sharing makes it easy to share your widgets with anyone - customize and send them to friends, family, and more. Upgrade to QuickPod Pro for powerful customization options: - Create unlimited widgets. - Add custom images, custom text, and symbols to make your widgets truly unique. - Purchase once and access QuickPod Pro on all supported devices. *Now Playing, For You, and Discover views are currently only available with Apple Music.
Podable Cast
This app offers a smart podcast listening experience with automatic chapter extraction and personalized content management. Discover new shows, create custom playlists, and enjoy a clean, intuitive interface with features like variable playback speed and a sleep timer.
- Smart chapter parsing
- Variable playback speed
- Sleep timer
- Subscription management
- Custom playlists
- Content discovery
- Modern UI
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Podable - Your Intelligent Podcast Companion Podable is a modern podcast player designed for podcast enthusiasts, offering a seamless listening experience with intelligent content management features. Key Features *Smart Chapter Parsing Automatically extract timestamps and chapters from episode descriptions One-tap navigation to interesting content segments Clear chapter list with progress indicators *Professional Playback Experience Variable playback speed for different listening preferences Smart sleep timer with automatic pause Resume playback from where you left off *Content Management Subscription management for your favorite podcasts Collection feature to save great moments Custom playlists for personalized listening *Discover More Curated recommendations for quality content Browse by categories to find topics you love Powerful search to locate specific shows *Modern Design Clean and intuitive user interface Smooth animations and transitions Dark mode support Whether you're new to podcasts or a seasoned listener, Podable provides the ultimate listening experience. The intelligent chapter navigation lets you easily jump to interesting content without manually scrubbing through the timeline. Download now and start your intelligent podcast journey!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: QuickPod at Free against Podable Cast's $0.99. QuickPod also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 1). Podable Cast's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On ads, 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
QuickPod is free to download; Podable Cast costs $0.99 up front. QuickPod sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Podable Cast asks for nothing beyond the download.
Podable Cast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuickPod has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
QuickPod ships an update every 2 months, Podable Cast weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuickPod | Podable Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vedant Malhotra | 晓莉 张 |
Customer experience
QuickPod
Podable Cast
In-app purchases
QuickPod
- Tip Level 1$0.99
- Tip Level 2$1.99
- QuickPod Pro Level 1$1.99
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- Tip Level 3$2.99
- QuickPod Pro Level 2$2.99
- Tip Level 4$3.99
- QuickPod Pro Level 3$3.99
- Tip Level 5$4.99
Podable Cast
No in-app purchases
