Comparison

Fiedel vs Podcast Maker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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Fiedel

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Die erfolgreiche Violinschule „Fiedel-Max“ von Andrea Holzer-Rhomberg jetzt auch als App! Alle Stücke – sowohl Hörversion (Violine + Klavier) als auch Play-along-Version (Klavier) – sind durch Antippen der Play-Buttons sofort verfügbar, die Tempi können ganz einfach mit einem Schieberegler den jeweiligen Bedürfnissen angepasst werden. Weitere Features: Der Button „Stift“ ermöglicht das Schreiben ins Notenbild, „Metronom“ und „Stimmgabel“ unterstützen beim täglichen Üben. Das „Mikrofon“ ermöglicht Aufnahme und Abspielen zum Dokumentieren der Übe-Ergebnisse, hinter dem „Blatt Papier“ verbirgt sich das Aufgabenheft zum Notieren von Hausaufgaben und Übetipps. Die „Zielscheibe“ bietet ein Töne-treffen-Spiel in unterschiedlichen Schwierigkeitsgraden. Inhalt: „Fiedel-Max 1“ vertieft und verfeinert die Spieltechnik in der ersten Griffart. Akkordspiel, Akkordzerlegungen, verschiedene Taktarten und Rhythmen, Pizzicato, Vibrato, einfache Lagenwechsel zu den Oktav-Flageoletts u. a. kommen dazu.

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Podcast Maker

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Podcast Maker is a podcast recorder, voice memo and dictation app for iPhone. Record episodes in uncompressed 48 kHz audio, crash-proof, with nothing lost if the app closes. Voice recorder and audio editor in one app for podcasters: choose your microphone, record, invite guests via link, edit with the transcript, add music, and export as M4A (AAC) or WAV, all on iPhone. EDIT WITH THE TRANSCRIPT Your episode is written out word by word on iPhone. Tap a word to jump there, select words and delete them, and the audio goes with them. Clean up finds hesitations and silences longer than a second; listen to each and remove them in one step. On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, the app writes show notes, title ideas and chapters from the transcript, on the device. MUSIC AND STUDIO SOUND Background music under the whole episode or a part of it, lowered automatically whenever someone speaks. 50 tracks: talk, lo-fi, jazz, piano, business and news. Keep your own jingles in My sounds. Studio sound gives a clearer voice at an even level in one tap, and in interviews each voice has its own level. An episode template starts every new episode with your intro, outro, music and studio sound. CRASH-PROOF RECORDING Audio is written to storage every ten seconds, so nothing is lost if the app crashes or iPhone restarts. Pause and resume, drop markers, keep recording in the background and on the lock screen. An incoming call pauses the recording and it resumes on its own. A take can run up to four hours. MICROPHONE AND LEVELS Built-in mic, wired headphones, a USB interface or Bluetooth, with a warning because Bluetooth records at 16 kHz. The level meter warns when you are too quiet or too loud. Start with Siri; pause, resume and stop from the lock screen, Dynamic Island or widget. REMOTE INTERVIEW WITH A GUEST Invite your guest via link: no app needed, they join from the browser. You hear each other live, each side records locally and the tracks are merged afterward, so a weak connection does not touch audio quality. Both voices are balanced in volume, a dropped connection reconnects, and the recording screen tells you when your guest's recording stops. EDITING ON iPHONE Waveform editor with zoom: delete a range or cut in the middle. Reorder, listen to and remove segments, move a clip to another episode. Undo and redo, one tap back to the original. Markers, playback speed from 0.5× to 2×. Noise reduction and auto level, reversible. Join episodes in any direction and add intro, outro and 40 sounds such as applause or a sting anywhere, on top of the recording. SERIES AND EXPORT Episodes are grouped under shows and numbered automatically. Export via the share sheet to any app, in higher quality or WAV, in the background. ICLOUD BACKUP AND PRIVACY Optional backup to your own iCloud, on and off whenever you like. Without it, recordings stay on this device. The app works fully without an account, and your audio never reaches our servers. You can export your data or delete your account. DEVICES AND LANGUAGES For iPhone, iPad (three columns) and iPhone Duo (side by side when unfolded), iOS 17 or later. 18 languages, switchable without changing your iPhone's language. Dark mode, dynamic type and VoiceOver. FREE AND STUDIO-PASS Free: two episodes, fifteen minutes each, full editing, joining episodes, inserted sounds, and M4A export. Studio-Pass unlocks: unlimited episodes, takes up to four hours, remote guest interview via link, transcript, clean up, notes, background music, studio sound, episode templates, intro and outro, noise reduction, automatic level adjustment, higher quality and WAV export, playback speed. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rsndijital.com/link/podcast/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Fiedel4 screens
Podcast Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Podcast Maker at Free against Fiedel's $12.99. Podcast Maker also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 27 months). Fiedel's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Podcast Maker is free to download; Fiedel costs $12.99 up front. Podcast Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Fiedel asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fiedel ships an update every 27 months, Podcast Maker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Fiedel versus Podcast Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFiedelPodcast Maker
Price$12.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEditionen HalbigAdem Uresin

In-app purchases

None

Fiedel

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Podcast Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$79.99

Questions

Is Fiedel free?
Fiedel costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Podcast Maker free?
Podcast Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fiedel or Podcast Maker have ads?
Neither Fiedel nor Podcast Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fiedel or Podcast Maker?
Fiedel ships an update every 27 months, and Podcast Maker every 5 weeks. Most recently, Fiedel was updated on October 25, 2026 and Podcast Maker on October 28, 2026.

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