Podcasts . vs InteroCast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Podcasts .
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Discover podcasts that entertain, inform, and inspire. Get recommendations curated by Podcasts editors, tailored to your interests. Seamlessly sync your shows across Apple devices. Features: • Browse hundreds of curated collections from editors. • Explore new shows with personalized recommendations. • Find trending shows and episodes by category with Top Charts. • Follow and save your favorite shows to your library. • Use playback controls to build and manage your queue, control playback speed, and set sleep timers. • Access subscriber-only content — from the biggest names to the top independents. • Get new episode notifications from shows you follow. • Download episodes and listen offline. • Pick up where you left off with seamless syncing across your Apple devices. • Listen on-the-go with CarPlay and Apple Watch. Privacy Policy: https://www.app-privacy-policy.com/live.php?token=xII4SRajVXazDoqvEfJIaZlBibB5ZkUb Terms & Conditions: https://www.app-privacy-policy.com/live.php?token=Is0E3uV4KqjIuNc60wWwa0hkQr1Ro1HA
InteroCast
A private podcast player that runs entirely on your device. Enjoy features like offline listening, customizable queues, and AI-powered transcripts and summaries. Your data stays with you, with no tracking or accounts.
- On-device podcast playback
- No account or tracking
- AI-powered transcripts and summaries
- Offline episode downloads
- Customizable playback queue
- CarPlay and Home Screen widget support
- Shareable transcript clippings
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A calmer, more private way to listen - and to actually engage with what you hear. InteroCast is a complete podcast player that runs entirely on your device. Search and subscribe, build a queue, download for offline, and listen in a clean, editorial design. No account. No tracking. No server in the middle. THE BASICS, DONE WELL • Find shows by name, or add any podcast by RSS URL • "Up Next" queue you can reorder with a long-press • Variable speed, skip controls, and a sleep timer • Download episodes for offline listening • New-episode notifications for shows you follow • CarPlay support and a Home Screen widget • iCloud sync keeps your library across devices • Built for iPhone and iPad, with a landscape two-pane layout GO DEEPER WITH AI (OPTIONAL) Bring your own OpenAI or Anthropic key to unlock: • Transcripts that follow along as you listen — generate them with OpenAI Whisper, or free and entirely on-device with Apple Intelligence • Ask - a chat assistant that knows your exact position in the episode, so you can ask "what was just said?", "summarize so far," or "what's coming up?" • Voice mode — a hands-free, real-time conversation about whatever you're hearing SAVE THE GOOD PARTS • Long-press any transcript line to clip it • Turn clippings into shareable pull-quote cards PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your library, history, downloads, and preferences live only on your device. There's no InteroCast account and no analytics server. When you use an AI feature, the request goes straight from your device to OpenAI or Anthropic with your own key — it never passes through us. Apple Intelligence transcription happens fully on-device. InteroCast is free to use as a podcast player. The AI features use your own API key, so you pay the providers directly only for what you use. A quieter way to listen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Podcasts . at none against InteroCast's 3. InteroCast's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. InteroCast sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Podcasts . asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Podcasts . | InteroCast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TOYIN- ISRAEL IBIYEMI | Seud.IO |
In-app purchases
Podcasts .
No in-app purchases
InteroCast
- Small tip$1.99
- Generous Tip$4.99
- Big Tip$9.99









