Comparison

LinkMemo vs Castique

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

Head to head
About

LinkMemo

Features
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LinkMemo is the simplest read-it-later app for reading and text-to-speech with customized view. Core Features: - Strip away all clutter and save the content of web pages. - Offline Support: Download the full text of articles for offline reading and text-to-speech. - Multi Theme: Light, Sepia, Night, Dark, and more. - Customized view: Customize the font, text size, and line height.

About

Castique

Features
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Castique turns the articles, notes, and ideas you mean to read into an AI podcast you can actually listen to - a natural back-and-forth between two hosts, Joe and Jane. Paste a link, import a PDF, paste text, or type a topic. Choose a language, format, and length, and Castique writes a tight script and voices it. Your episode is then ready for the drive, the train, or the dishes. FEATURES - Link, text, topic, or PDF in - a finished audio episode out - Two-host conversation, not a flat read-aloud - 30 podcast languages, including English, Turkish, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Italian, Chinese, and more - Formats: Conversation, Debate, Interview, or Explainer - Lengths: Standard or Extended (about 15 minutes) - Background playback with Lock Screen and Now Playing controls - Highlights and full transcript for every episode - Private, on-device history for generated episodes - Save audio to Files, iCloud Drive, or another destination you choose - Share a link straight from Safari into Castique (iOS) - Native on iPhone and iPad No account required. Just paste and press play. Castique generates audio using AI from the content you provide. Audio quality and accuracy depend on the source article. Podcast generation uses credits. Credit packs are available as separate one-time in-app purchases. There is no subscription or automatic renewal, and unused credits do not expire.

Screenshots

LinkMemo4 screens
Castique4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LinkMemo at none against Castique's 3. LinkMemo also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Castique's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Castique sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. LinkMemo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LinkMemo ships an update every 5 days, Castique every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
LinkMemo versus Castique: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkMemoCastique
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYugo OguraCan Ozcan

In-app purchases

None

LinkMemo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Castique

One-time3
  • 60 Credits$4.99
  • 135 Credits$9.99
  • 219 Credits$14.99

Questions

Is LinkMemo free?
LinkMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Castique free?
Castique is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LinkMemo or Castique have ads?
Neither LinkMemo nor Castique shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LinkMemo or Castique?
LinkMemo ships an update every 5 days, and Castique every 2 weeks. Most recently, LinkMemo was updated on November 8, 2026 and Castique on November 10, 2026.

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