Comparison

InstacastPlus vs AR Postcards

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

Head to head
About

InstacastPlus

This podcast player offers advanced features like automatic skipping of intros and ads, a smart sleep timer, and CarPlay support. Enjoy personalized playback, offline listening, and easy episode management for a superior podcast experience.

Highlights
  • Auto-skip chapters and ads
  • Smart sleep timer
  • CarPlay support
  • Offline listening and storage control
  • Personalized playback speeds and app icons
  • Episode recovery
Features
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InstacastPlus – More Than Just Another Podcast Player Tired of the limits of Overcast, Pocket Casts, Castro, or even Apple Podcasts? InstacastPlus takes podcast listening to the next level. Why switch? Auto-Skip Chapters & Ads – Automatically skip intros, ads, or unwanted segments with keyword-based chapter skipping. Smart Sleep Timer – Stops playback when you fall asleep and resets when you interact or move. CarPlay Support – Enjoy your podcasts on the road with an interface built for driving. Offline Listening & Storage Control – Download episodes, sort by size, and auto-delete old ones. Personalization – Custom app icons, colors, and flexible playback speeds for a truly personal experience. Episode Recovery – Deleted something by accident? Restore episodes with one tap. What makes InstacastPlus stand out: Browse curated collections and discover new favorites. Advanced episode filters: Unplayed, In Progress, Favorites, Downloads, and more. Smooth navigation with saved scroll positions and larger, easier controls. Whether you’re coming from Overcast, Pocket Casts, Castro, or Apple Podcasts – this is the upgrade you’ve been waiting for. InstacastPlus – Built for podcast lovers who want total control. Download now for free and experience podcasts like never before.

About

AR Postcards

Features
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Use AR Postcards to add audio and images to real snail mail postcards! Surprise your loved ones with funny and unique postcards without any additional costs. It works like this: You buy a nice postcard from where ever you like. Take a photo of the postcard within the app, add a replacement image, and record some audio. You sent the postcard via snail mail and a link to the Augmented Reality additions via iMessage. The receiver scans your postcard with the app and they hear and see your Augmented Reality additions. Forget expensive services that print the postcards for you. You send the same postcards you usually do and add audio yourself with just two simple steps. And all that without additional costs! The images and audio you add to a postcard are stored in your iCloud account. They are not transferred to any other server. They stay on your iCloud space. You share the data with the receiver. But still this data is not transferred to another server. Your data stays with you all the time! Note: You and the receiver of the postcard need to have iCloud enabled and needs to be logged in.

Screenshots

InstacastPlus4 screens
AR Postcards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AR Postcards at every 2 weeks against InstacastPlus's every 3 months. InstacastPlus's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. InstacastPlus sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and AR Postcards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InstacastPlus ships an update every 3 months, AR Postcards every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
InstacastPlus versus AR Postcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstacastPlusAR Postcards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIT Economy GmbHDominik Hauser

In-app purchases

4 purchases

InstacastPlus

One-time4
  • Donate to Developer$1.00
  • Donate to Developer$5.00
  • Donate to Developer$15.00
Show 1 more
  • Donate to Developer$20.00
1 purchases

AR Postcards

One-time1
  • Send One$0.99

Questions

Is InstacastPlus free?
InstacastPlus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AR Postcards free?
AR Postcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do InstacastPlus or AR Postcards have ads?
Neither InstacastPlus nor AR Postcards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InstacastPlus or AR Postcards?
InstacastPlus ships an update every 3 months, and AR Postcards every 2 weeks. Most recently, InstacastPlus was updated on June 1, 2026 and AR Postcards on August 14, 2026.

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