Comparison

Buzzsprout vs Canopyplot

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

Canopyplot

Features
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Canopyplot is an offline field workbook for canopy surveys. Record point-grid and densiometer counts, line intercepts and crown-ellipse estimates, or inspect an on-device photo mask. Keep canopy cover, sky openness and green fraction separate. PROTOCOL-AWARE PROJECTS - Maintain a local library of survey plots and stations - Record site codes, observers, terrain, sky, wind, exposure, and field notes - Preserve the method and metric with every observation - Begin with complete worked examples or create a new project FOUR MEASUREMENT WORKBENCHES - Point grid: record fixed canopy hits and review a Wilson 95% confidence interval - Densiometer: preserve four directional counts and individual replicates - Line intercept: enter crown intervals and merge overlaps before calculating covered length - Crown ellipse: estimate projected crown area with the uncorrected-overlap limitation kept visible INSPECTABLE PHOTO LAB - Analyze a photo selected with Apple's system picker entirely on device - Compare the original and classified mask side by side - Adjust color separation and minimum brightness for visible-sky openness or green fractional cover - Review bright clipping, deep shadow, thresholds, exposure context, and quality notes before saving - Practice with 14 bundled seasonal, weather, land-use, and vegetation-density examples PORTABLE REVIEW PACKETS - Create a PDF report that adds pages as the ledger grows - Export a structured CSV observation table - Include complete project JSON for independent review (JSON import is not supported) - Share all three together with the standard iOS share sheet METHODS YOU CAN INSPECT Canopyplot links directly to USDA Forest Service field guidance, an EPA field operations manual, and peer-reviewed smartphone canopy-photography and threshold studies. Canopy cover, canopy openness, green fractional cover, crown closure, leaf area index, and light transmittance are different quantities. Canopyplot does not certify a survey, identify species, estimate leaf area index, or replace an approved protocol. Use the method required by your project and document any departure in the field notes. All project data stays in the app's private container unless you choose the share sheet. A selected photo is processed on device and is not uploaded or stored in the project. No account, subscription, in-app purchase, advertising, analytics, or tracking is included.

Screenshots

Buzzsprout4 screens
Canopyplot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Buzzsprout at Free against Canopyplot's $3.99. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Buzzsprout is free to download; Canopyplot costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Buzzsprout versus Canopyplot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuzzsproutCanopyplot
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.9 (2.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB43 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperBuzzsproutRobert Corbin

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

Canopyplot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Buzzsprout

No in-app purchases

None

Canopyplot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buzzsprout free?
Buzzsprout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Canopyplot free?
Canopyplot costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Buzzsprout or Canopyplot have ads?
Neither Buzzsprout nor Canopyplot shows ads.

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