FearPix vs PodcastIntel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FearPix
This app is a dedicated streaming platform for horror enthusiasts and independent filmmakers. It offers thousands of hours of frights, supports vertical video for mobile viewing, and allows creators to submit their work for potential funding and revenue sharing.
- Thousands of hours of horror content
- Vertical video optimized for mobile
- Submit indie horror films
- Revenue sharing for creators
- Fan-backed original film funding
- Community voting on originals
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Welcome to FearPix — Where Fear Has a Community FearPix is the ultimate destination for horror lovers and indie creators. Stream spine-chilling content, support underground voices, and help shape the future of horror. We’re not just a streaming platform. FearPix is a movement. A home. A new kind of horror community where creators and fans come together to scare, share, and build the next generation of scream-worthy cinema. Create. Stream. Scream. What Makes FearPix Different? Thousands of Hours of Horror: From cult classics to indie deep cuts and original nightmares, FearPix delivers non-stop frights. No filler, just fear. Built for Mobile and the Vertical Video Experience: We’re revolutionizing the way horror is watched. FearPix features vertical video as a core experience that’s optimized for smartphones, made for the modern scream. Indie Creators Welcome: Submit your own horror films and even ideas, no content length restrictions. Whether you’ve got a 2-minute creature short, a feature-length ghost story, or something even more chilling, you’re in. Real Revenue for Filmmakers: 50% of all subscription revenue goes into a shared pool, distributed based on how much your content is streamed. Drive views, earn money. It’s that simple. Originals Backed by Fans: Have a terrifying idea? Submit it. If the FearPix community loves it, we may fund it. Our originals are greenlit by fans — not studio execs. Why Join FearPix? • Affordable Access: Multiple plans to fit all budgets • Unlimited Streaming: Thousands of hours of horror content • Support Creators: Your subscription helps fund indie horror directly • Shape the Future: Vote on what original films we should produce • Join a Community: FearPix is a streaming service with a shared soul and voice Privacy Policy: https://www.fearpix.com/privacy
PodcastIntel
Discover every podcast appearance of your favorite guests. This app uses AI to identify individuals across hundreds of shows, sending you personalized alerts and digests. Track people, not just podcasts, with smart guest detection and customizable notifications.
- Follow specific guests for appearance alerts
- AI-powered smart guest detection
- Personalized daily, weekly, or monthly digests
- Push notifications for new episodes and guest appearances
- Search thousands of podcasts and episodes
- AI-generated episode summaries
- Dark mode interface
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Follow your favorite podcast guests across hundreds of shows. The moment someone you follow appears on a new episode anywhere in our catalog, you'll know. No signup needed to start. Open the app, browse, subscribe, follow — instantly. When Tim Ferriss interviews a new author, you'll hear when that author appears on Lex Fridman, Huberman Lab, Smartless, and a dozen other shows over the next month. Other podcast apps follow shows. We follow the people. KEY FEATURES • Open the app and start using it — no account required • Follow any podcast guest and get notified across every show they appear on • AI-generated episode summaries so you can decide what's worth listening to • Subscribe to podcasts and get alerts for new episodes • Discover trending shows and featured guests • Search across thousands of podcasts and episodes • Weekly, daily, or monthly email digests of what your followed guests are up to • Push notifications for new episodes and guest appearances • Universal Links — tap a shared episode and land directly in the app • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email when you want to sync across devices • Secure storage in iOS Keychain • Dark mode WHY YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE IT Most "follow your favorite podcast" features ask you to remember which shows you like. PodcastIntel asks who you want to hear from — then watches the entire podcast world for them. You don't have to subscribe to fifteen shows just to catch one guest. Whether you follow journalists, scientists, founders, comedians, or your favorite chef, PodcastIntel pings you the moment they show up somewhere new. START FREE, UPGRADE WHEN READY Free tier: 5 podcast subscriptions, 3 guest follows. No credit card. No time limit. Pro: $4.99 one-time. Unlimited podcasts, unlimited guests, every future update included. No subscription. No recurring charges. Pay once, own it. PRIVACY You can use PodcastIntel without ever giving us your email or name. We create an anonymous account on your device so subscriptions and follows persist locally. Sign in only when you want to sync across devices or get email digests. LISTEN ANYWHERE PodcastIntel works as a tracker, not a player. Once you find an episode you want to hear, tap to open it in your favorite player — Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or anywhere the show is hosted. We're the discovery layer; you keep your listening setup. Stop missing the interviews you'd actually want to hear.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PodcastIntel at none against FearPix's 8. PodcastIntel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). FearPix's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence 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. FearPix sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PodcastIntel asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FearPix against 5.0 for PodcastIntel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FearPix has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of FearPix's written reviews are positive against 100% of PodcastIntel's.
FearPix ships an update monthly, PodcastIntel every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FearPix | PodcastIntel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FrightPix LLC | Hector Sahagun |
Customer experience
FearPix
PodcastIntel
In-app purchases
FearPix
- Monthly Fear Tier$2.991 Month
- Annual subscription$19.991 Year
- Semi-annual Subscription$19.996 Months
- Series plan 0.99$0.99
- Series plan 2.99$2.99
- Series plan 4.99$4.99
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- Series plan 6.99$6.99
- Series plan 8.99$8.99
PodcastIntel
No in-app purchases
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