Podcast Player vs Linkstacks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Podcast Player
This app offers advanced podcast playback with features like silence removal, audio enhancement, and cross-device syncing. It helps organize listening, discover new shows, and provides flexible playback options for both audio and video podcasts.
- Silence remover for audio
- Audio enhancement with DSP effects
- Cross-device syncing with iCloud
- Organize by categories
- Discover new shows via user patterns
- Password protected podcast support
- Built-in sleep timer
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Podcast Player is an advanced Podcast playback app. Podcast Player has pioneered many features that are commonplace today and continues to evolve. ADVANCED • Silence remover for audio podcasts, saves hours per week for the average listener without affecting sound quality • Clearer audio with equalizer, compressor / limiter and volume boosting DSP effects (on video, streaming and downloads) • Keep multiple devices in Sync with iCloud EFFICIENT • Organize your listening by categories • Server side refreshing and push notifications • Podcast Player is carefully developed and tuned to be nice to your battery FLEXIBLE • Download or stream any size show over WiFi or 3G • Fully supports password protected podcasts, including 1Password support • Built in sleep timer • Light / Dark UI themes • Play only the audio part of videos, if you like SMART • Extensive directory of Podcasts, search for shows by keyword, category, view the top podcasts or enter a URL manually • Find new shows from Podcast Player users listening patterns. Podcast Player can suggest shows you might like based on your existing subscriptions. Podcast Player is free, with ads. Try it now. PEOPLE SAY: "Podcast Player mobile is a very solid offering in the podcast app space. The app is very stable and offers some nice features" - AppAdvice.com "I have found that Podcast Player is one of the fastest podcasting apps when it comes to managing feeds and downloading episodes. At the moment, no other app has been able to match it when it comes to managing those basic tasks." - Geoffrey Goetz "Podcasting 101" "Podcast Player is the perfect option for a beginning podcaster." - Emily. C. Gardener / gretchenlouise.com CONTACT & SUPPORT Learn more: https://maplemedia.io/ Get in touch: support@rssrad.io LEGAL Terms of Service: https://maplemedia.io/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://maplemedia.io/privacy/ Subscription Terms: Payment for subscriptions will be charged to your Apple 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. 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. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.
Linkstacks
An open-source bookmarking tool offering a clean, ad-free, and minimalist interface for organizing and sharing your favorite links. It prioritizes user privacy and a straightforward experience.
- Open-source bookmarking
- Ad-free interface
- Minimalistic design
- Link organization
- Link sharing
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Bookmarking that is open by design and provides a clean, ad-free, minimalistic interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Linkstacks at none against Podcast Player's 4. Linkstacks also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Podcast Player's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 3). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Podcast Player sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Linkstacks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Linkstacks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Podcast Player has 2.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Podcast Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of Linkstacks's.
Podcast Player ships an update monthly, Linkstacks every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Podcast Player | Linkstacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.2K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maple Media Apps, LLC | Poul Nielsen |
Customer experience
Podcast Player
Linkstacks
Bugs and requests
Podcast Player
Reported bugs
5 issues- Playback issues after device lock or switching apps
- Podcast downloads not working as expected
- Incorrect podcast artwork displayed
- Podcast queue not saving properly
- App crashing on launch or during use
Requested features
6 requests- Bulk delete/archive for episodes
- Separate playlists for individual podcasts
- Apple Watch app integration
- Improved podcast discovery
- Customizable playback speed increments
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- Ability to lock screen orientation
Linkstacks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Podcast Player
- RSS Radio$2.991 Year
- RSS Radio - Annual MP$11.991 Year
- Podcast Player - Annual$14.991 Year
- RSSRadio Full Version Upgrade$3.99
Linkstacks
No in-app purchases









