Comparison

Podomatic Podcast Player vs PixelFlow

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

Head to head
About

Podomatic Podcast Player

Discover and listen to millions of podcasts and music mixes from a global community. Organize your favorites, download episodes for offline listening, and stay updated with a dynamic social feed. Explore trending content and local creators.

Highlights
  • Offline listening
  • Social feed updates
  • Circular player with controls
  • Mini player for background playback
  • Episode preview and download swipe
  • Trending content discovery
  • Playlist creation
Features
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Tune in to the world's largest community of podcasters and DJs with the Podomatic podcast player! Discover the best in talk radio and house music mixes - or find your new favorite podcast with our categories feature! From christian to tech podcasts, club music to soundtracks, Podomatic has the whole spectrum covered - every podcast niche at your fingertips. With over 5 million podcast episodes and mixes published, The Podomatic Podcast Player makes it easy to tap into any one of those episodes quickly so that you have the best in podcast entertainment whenever, wherever. The Trending section will keep you up-to-date on what's hot on the Podomatic network. Sort by city to find local podcasters in your area. Create playlists to group your favorite podcasts & music mixes. The best in podcasts, all for free! Key Features: - Offline Mode - Take your favorite podcasts and mixes offline wherever you go! If you’re on a podcast or any list containing episodes, swipe the episode item from right to left, and tap on the download “cloud” icon to begin the syncing process. You can find the progress of your download in the swiped episode view, or in the Player view if you’ve downloaded the episode from within the Player. To access podcasts that you’ve downloaded, just go to Following, and tap on the top right folder icon. Your downloaded episodes will be listed for you in alphabetical order. - Feed - A dynamic social feed that gives you updates on followed podcasts and Facebook Friends. See new episodes from podcasts you follow and what podcasts your Facebook Friends follow and like. You’ll even get notified when the podcasters you love release new content. - Circular Player - Easily scrobble through an episode and enjoy instant feedback with the all new new circular player. Comment, like, share, or add an episode to a playlist. Download the episode, scrobble forward and backward, change the episode speed, add a sleep timer, or download the episode to save and listen to on your commute, or when you’re on the go. - Mini Player - Play an episode, then minimize the player to keep the episode playing in the background with the all new Mini Player. You can pause and play the episode from here while you navigate through the app. - Episode Swipe - swipe an episode in a list to preview, download, or get more info on an episode. - Preview Player - On a list view, tap on the top right ‘Preview All’ button to initiate the 90 second Preview Player for all episodes in a list. - Discover - Get real time insights into what podcasts are trending in the Podomatic social sphere. Re-discover your favorite categories and talk show topics, or find your new favorite show or series. An intuitive discovery platform along with full search capabilities make it easy to find the podcast or playlist you’re looking for. - Friend Profile - See an aggregated view of podcasts your friend follows, their playlists, and episodes they’ve liked. If they have a podcast, that will show up here too. - Notifications - Get notified when a podcaster publishes a new episode, or when a new Facebook Friend joins Podomatic.

About

PixelFlow

Features
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Turn your Divoom Pixoo 64 into a living now-playing display. PixelFlow streams album art, animated clocks, and local weather straight to the 64×64 LED panel over Wi-Fi — no account, no clutter, just your music on the wall. Set it on your desk or shelf and let it show whatever you're listening to, in real time. NOW PLAYING • See the cover of whatever's playing in Apple Music, scaled beautifully to the panel. • Not on your phone? Let Shazam listen and identify music in the room — Spotify, a record player, the TV, a café — and pull up the artwork automatically. • Optional lo-fi pixel-art styles: Game Boy, PICO-8, NES, CRT ramps and more, with retro ordered dithering — or keep the cover crisp. • Analog or digital clocks that crossfade with the art, a scrolling artist & title, and a song-progress bar. • Or hand off to the Pixoo's own built-in audio visualizer. CLOCKS • A collection of animated 64×64 clock faces — LCD, split-flap flip, matrix and more. • They tint themselves to match your album's colors. WEATHER • Local conditions powered by Apple Weather — current, hourly, daily and details, with smooth mosaic transitions. EFFORTLESS SETUP • Finds your Pixoo 64 automatically on the same Wi-Fi — or just enter its IP. • Preview everything live on your phone before you even connect a device. • "Dim screen" keeps it running while your phone sleeps, to save battery. PixelFlow is an independent, unofficial app. It is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by Divoom. "Divoom" and "Pixoo" are trademarks of their respective owners and are used only to describe compatibility.

Screenshots

Podomatic Podcast Player4 screens
PixelFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Podomatic Podcast Player at Free against PixelFlow's $3.99. On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Podomatic Podcast Player is free to download; PixelFlow costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Podomatic Podcast Player ships an update every 3 months, PixelFlow every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Podomatic Podcast Player versus PixelFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPodomatic Podcast PlayerPixelFlow
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (7.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPodOmatic, Inc.Marco van Hylckama Vlieg

Bugs and requests

Podomatic Podcast Player

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing downloaded episodes
  • Inability to log in or create account
  • Crashes and freezes during use

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add option to reverse episode order
  • Improve offline playback and download persistence
  • Integrate with more platforms like Apple Podcasts

PixelFlow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Podomatic Podcast Player

No in-app purchases

None

PixelFlow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Podomatic Podcast Player free?
Podomatic Podcast Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PixelFlow free?
PixelFlow costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Podomatic Podcast Player or PixelFlow have ads?
Neither Podomatic Podcast Player nor PixelFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Podomatic Podcast Player or PixelFlow?
Podomatic Podcast Player ships an update every 3 months, and PixelFlow every 2 months. Most recently, Podomatic Podcast Player was updated on October 19, 2026 and PixelFlow on October 21, 2026.

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