Comparison

Buzzsprout vs Thanis

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

Head to head
About

Buzzsprout

This app simplifies podcast management on the go. Track your show's performance, share episodes with AI-generated text, and edit episode details from your phone. Stay motivated with achievement tracking and access a library of learning resources.

Highlights
  • Push notifications for achievements and updates
  • Daily stats breakdown by location and platform
  • Episode performance comparison
  • Social media sharing with AI text generation
  • Achievement and progress tracking
  • Access to learning resources
  • Edit episode details and schedule publication
Features
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Your stand-alone companion app for Buzzsprout. We’ve made podcasting even easier with our new powerful iOS app for Buzzsprout, the easiest way to host, promote, track, and monetize your podcast trusted by over 120,000 podcasters. • Get push notifications for achievements, episode processing, soundbite creation, and new ad opportunities. • Check your daily stats with a breakdown by location, devices, apps, and platforms. • Evaluate the performance of your latest episode compared to the average performance of your show’s recent episodes. • Share episodes and visual soundbites directly to your social media accounts, with suggested text generated by Buzzsprout’s Cohost AI (if enabled). • Stay motivated and track progress toward your next achievement — 10 episodes, 25 episodes, 2,500 downloads, 10K downloads, etc. • Browse our vast resource library of free learning materials with hundreds of articles, videos, and partner discounts. • Easily edit each episode’s details from your phone and schedule future episodes for publication. • Quickly manage your show’s info such as hosts, podroll recommendations, and show artwork. • Seamlessly manage your podcast hosting and distribution. Plus you’ll get convenient access to the industry’s friendliest, fastest support team with 30,000+ Great Reviews from podcasters like you. Managing your podcast has never been easier, faster, and more convenient. Precisely what you need in the palm of your hand to keep podcasting! **************** Note: A Buzzsprout account is required to use this app.

About

Thanis

This AI-powered platform offers structured feedback on writing to enhance clarity, organization, and mechanics without altering your original voice. It provides tailored analysis for academic, creative, and professional content, helping you refine your work with actionable recommendations.

Highlights
  • Structured writing analysis
  • Actionable feedback
  • Academic evidence review
  • Creative editorial guidance
  • Executive reasoning analysis
  • Draft history
  • Cross-device access
Features
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Thanis is an AI-powered writing review and reasoning platform designed to help you improve your work without taking over the writing. Get structured feedback on clarity, organization, mechanics, evidence, reasoning, tone, and opportunities for improvement while keeping your original voice intact. Choose the experience that fits your work: • Academic — Review essays and academic writing for clarity, structure, mechanics, reasoning, and evidence. • Writer — Get editorial feedback on fiction, nonfiction, articles, and other creative work while preserving your style and voice. • Executive — Evaluate memos, proposals, presentations, and professional communications for clarity, reasoning, risk, and decision quality. Thanis is built around a simple principle: your work stays yours. It provides analysis, feedback, and recommendations rather than automatically rewriting your content. Features include: • Structured writing analysis • Clear, actionable feedback • Academic evidence review • Writer-focused editorial guidance • Executive reasoning analysis • Draft history and cross-device access • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email Write like yourself, with proof behind every edit. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Buzzsprout4 screens
Thanis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Buzzsprout at none against Thanis's 3. Buzzsprout also leads on ratings volume (2.5K vs 2). Thanis's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

Both are free to download. Thanis sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Buzzsprout asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Buzzsprout against 5.0 for Thanis. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buzzsprout has 2.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Buzzsprout's written reviews are positive against 100% of Thanis's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buzzsprout ships an update every 2 months, Thanis every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Buzzsprout versus Thanis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuzzsproutThanis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.5K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuzzsproutObligra Group, LLC

Customer experience

Buzzsprout

All ratings2,501 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative6.3%

Thanis

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Buzzsprout

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • App crashes/errors reported by some users

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to record/upload podcast episodes directly from the app
  • More customization options for the website

Thanis

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Buzzsprout

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Thanis

Subscriptions3
  • Academic$9.991 Month
  • Writer Pro$14.991 Month
  • Executive$24.991 Month

Questions

Is Buzzsprout free?
Buzzsprout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thanis free?
Thanis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buzzsprout or Thanis?
Thanis is rated higher. Buzzsprout averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Thanis averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Buzzsprout or Thanis have ads?
Neither Buzzsprout nor Thanis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buzzsprout or Thanis?
Buzzsprout ships an update every 2 months, and Thanis every 5 days. Most recently, Buzzsprout was updated on November 3, 2026 and Thanis on November 6, 2026.

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