Mlem for Lemmy vs DeepSpace Podcasts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mlem for Lemmy
Experience the Fediverse through a native iOS app designed for seamless interaction with all major Lemmy instances. Enjoy powerful features like swipe actions, quick account switching, and extensive customization for an optimized mobile experience.
- Native iOS Swift development
- Lemmy instance compatibility
- Swipe actions
- Account quick-switching
- Customization options
- Optimized backend
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Mlem for Lemmy is beautiful, smooth, and compatible with all major Lemmy instances. Written fully in iOS' native Swift, Mlem lets you experience Lemmy while taking advantage of the best your device has to offer. With powerful, easy-to-use features such as swipe actions and account quick-switching, a robust set of customizations, and a highly optimized backend, Mlem offers the mobile Lemmy experience you deserve!
DeepSpace Podcasts
A private, local-first podcast player offering advanced playback controls and smart playlist creation. Enjoy offline listening, customizable audio settings, and seamless playback across devices without ads or mandatory accounts.
- Local-first storage
- Smart playlist creation (AutoQs)
- Customizable playback speed and audio enhancement
- Offline episode downloads
- Sleep timer
- Cross-device playback control
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DeepSpace is a private, local-first podcast player built for people who want more control over what plays next and how every episode sounds. No account is required to start listening. Search for podcasts, follow shows, stream episodes, or download them for offline playback. Your subscriptions, listening progress, history, queue, downloads, and preferences are stored locally on your device by default. Stay organized - Build AutoQs - smart playlists or queues that select episodes using the shows and rules you choose. - Manage Up Next, play episodes in order, or shuffle. - Save and archive episodes. - Create local episode lists and optionally publish them through DeepSpace Lists. - Import and export podcast subscriptions with OPML. Tune your listening - Adjust playback speed and skip intervals. - Enhance spoken-word clarity. - Trim short silences. - Set episode start and end skips for individual shows. - Set a sleep timer. Listen anywhere - Control playback from notifications, the lock screen, headsets, bluetooth, and Apple CarPlay. - Download episodes manually or automatically with Wi-Fi and storage controls. - Enable optional notifications for new episodes. Local first by design DeepSpace's core podcast player works without an account. There are no ads or cross-app tracking. A DeepSpace Lists account is optional and is only used when you choose to publish or sync curated episode lists. Podcast searches and playback connect to Apple and independent podcast providers, which may receive ordinary network request information under their own privacy policies. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://deepspacelists.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mlem for Lemmy at none against DeepSpace Podcasts's 3. Mlem for Lemmy also leads on ratings volume (84 vs 1). DeepSpace Podcasts's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. DeepSpace Podcasts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Mlem for Lemmy asks for nothing beyond the download.
DeepSpace Podcasts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mlem for Lemmy has 84 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mlem for Lemmy ships an update every 3 weeks, DeepSpace Podcasts every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mlem for Lemmy | DeepSpace Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (84 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Eric Andrews | Adam Boyher |
Customer experience
Mlem for Lemmy
DeepSpace Podcasts
Bugs and requests
Mlem for Lemmy
Reported bugs
19 issues- Cannot validate username for account creation
- Loses progress when switching to another app while composing a post/reply
- App bounces back to the subscribed feeds list in various situations
- New bugs introduced with each update
- Embedded content (videos) only show as links
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- Changing font size via iOS Accessibility settings breaks drag and drop functionality
- Media type label in the lower left corner covers parts of the image
- App crashes frequently
- Jittery scrolling on ProMotion enabled iPhones
- Cannot log out of an account without deleting it
- Requires signing back into the instance every time an external link is followed
- No way to change font size
- Timeline is a mess
- Unable to save images
- Unable to zoom in on images
- Unable to load images on their own without comments
- Bad app icon (furry)
- No full screen for pictures, always goes to post
- Login required from the start for some users
Requested features
19 requests- Customizability for each feed type (e.g., bold headlines)
- Larger card view option
- Compact view option
- Option to customize gestures
- Fix embedded content to be playable
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- Fix font size breaking drag and drop
- Option to not display media type label or hide it
- Mark inbox as read automatically
- Hide post option
- Customizable swipe options on posts
- Cross-post functionality
- Set Reader mode as default for links
- Ability to zoom out on pictures
- Ability to save images
- Search for posts within a community
- Block communities from post options menu
- Filter instances option
- Collapse all comments by default
- Up/Down votes on the right side
DeepSpace Podcasts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mlem for Lemmy
No in-app purchases
DeepSpace Podcasts
- DeepSpace Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- DeepSpace Premium Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$299.99
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