Podworks vs Next Podcast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Podworks
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Podcast Player
Next Podcast
This app uses AI to create a personalized, continuous stream of popular podcasts based on your interests. Simply swipe to discover new content without the need for manual searching or browsing.
- AI-curated personalized podcast stream
- Swipe-based discovery and skipping
- Daily updates across 17 categories
- No manual searching required
- Learns user interests over time
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Stop searching. Start listening. Deciding what to listen to next shouldn’t feel like work. Next Podcast builds a continuous, personalized stream of fresh episodes from more than 1,000 top podcasts, selected around your interests and updated daily. Swipe to skip. Swipe to discover. The more you listen, the better Next Podcast gets at finding what you want to hear. Why Next Podcast: - Personalized recommendations that learn from what you listen to - More than 1,000 top podcasts across 17 categories - Fresh episodes added daily - Your favorite shows incorporated into your stream - No searching, browsing, or deciding — just press play Discover episodes and shows you might never have found on your own. Your next favorite is one swipe away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Next Podcast at every 3 days against Podworks's monthly. Next Podcast also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Podworks ships an update monthly, Next Podcast every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Podworks | Next Podcast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jan Griffioen-Jarfalk | Remind Me Limited Liability Corporation |
In-app purchases
Podworks
No in-app purchases
Next Podcast
No in-app purchases
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