-48 Calculator vs PodcastIntel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
-48 Calculator
This app converts text into numerical values using various cipher dictionaries. It allows saving and searching phrases, calculating date differences, and analyzing public domain Bible texts and archived online posts.
- Text to numeric value conversion
- Multiple cipher dictionaries
- Save and search phrases
- Date difference calculator
- Analyze Bible texts
- Analyze archived online posts
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This gematria calculator transforms text input from words, phrases, dates, lyrics, Bible verses, etc., into a set of numeric equivalent values. The numeric equivalent values can be varied using a collection of cipher coding dictionaries. The phrases entered can be optionally saved, and subsequently searched for in the future. Saved phrases with identical cipher results will be correlated and saved alongside other similar results. This calculator also provides a Date Calculator feature that computes the deltas between a pair of dates, listing the various attributes of each date. Two additional textual content input sources are provided within the app, the first is a handful of public domain Bible texts manifests available for numerical analysis, the second is a set of text input previously archived online as "Q" posts that can be analyzed numerically.
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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Your week in podcasts, in one email — from an app that does the tracking for you. PodcastIntel sends you a weekly (or daily) digest of every new episode from the shows you follow, a 3-bullet AI summary of each one, and every appearance by the guests you follow — wherever they turn up. In the app, follow guests, subscribe to shows, read the summaries, save episodes, and get a push the moment someone you follow appears. Other podcast apps follow shows. PodcastIntel follows people. 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. No signup needed to start. Open the app, browse, subscribe, follow — instantly. KEY FEATURES • Weekly, daily, or monthly email digest: new episodes, AI summaries, guest appearances • 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 • Push notifications for new episodes and guest appearances • Open the app and start using it — no account required • 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 • 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 and tells you by email. You don't have to subscribe to fifteen shows just to catch one guest, and you don't have to open an app to find out. 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. Until you sign in, you're an anonymous account: your subscriptions and follows are saved, but no email or name is attached. Sign in only when you want to sync across devices or get the email digest. 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 monetization model: -48 Calculator at free against PodcastIntel's paid. -48 Calculator also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 2). PodcastIntel's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for -48 Calculator against 5.0 for PodcastIntel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: -48 Calculator has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | -48 Calculator | PodcastIntel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas McSorley | Hector Sahagun |
Customer experience
-48 Calculator
PodcastIntel
In-app purchases
-48 Calculator
No in-app purchases
PodcastIntel
No in-app purchases
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