Comparison

Headlines vs Podcast App

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

Head to head
About

Headlines

Follow your favorite websites and read their latest content in a clean, ad-free reader. Organize articles into collections, save them for later, and receive daily reminders. Discover new content and enhance your reading with summarization and note-taking tools.

Highlights
  • Ad-free reading experience
  • Chronological content feed
  • Organize content into collections
  • Save articles for later
  • Summarize and take notes on articles
  • Discover new content and sites
Features
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Headlines is an app that allows you to follow your favourite websites and read content in an ad-free reader that is designed to let you focus. It’s the best way to keep up with the content you love to read online, like news sites, blogs, newsletters, and more. Headlines gives you a chronological feed of the latest content from the sites you follow instead of an algorithm telling you what to read. FEATURES: - Follow sites and writers (just like you follow people on social media) - Beautiful ad-free reader designed to help you focus without distracting ads - News Flash: Receive a morning, afternoon and evening roundup of what’s going on in your world. - Detox Mode: Need to take a break from specific topics or sites? Detox mode makes it easy. - Set your reading time routine in the app and get reminded when it’s time to read - Add anything to your saved list to read later, including pages from around the web from the Safari extension - Organize your content into collections, including sites, articles, and links from around the web. Great for organizing content around a given topic! - Powerful reading tools: enhance your reading experience with summaries, notes, highlighting and more. - Discover: find new content by exploring tags, featured sites, and suggestions based on your interests - Available on the web and iOS! Experience the full-featured web app on your desktop or from anywhere. Headlines is free to use with reasonable limitations that are lifted with a subscription to Headlines Pro. Made in Toronto by a human! Terms of Service: https://headlines.fm/terms\ Privacy Policy: https://headlines.fm/terms

About

Podcast App

Discover and listen to your favorite podcasts with smart playback features. Organize episodes, skip to chapters, and enjoy a clutter-free listening experience. Premium features offer advanced customization and extended saving options.

Highlights
  • Next episode prioritization
  • Smart playback selection
  • Episode chapter navigation
  • CarPlay integration
  • Home screen widgets
  • Episode saving and downloading
  • Custom playback rules
Features
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FREE FEATURES • NEXT EPISODES, INSTANTLY — The Home screen puts the next episode of all your podcasts front and center. • SMARTER PLAYBACK — Knows whether to play the latest drop or the next unplayed in a series. • EPISODE CHAPTERS — Skip straight to the parts you care about. • CARPLAY SUPPORT — Stay safe while listening on the road. • HOME SCREEN WIDGET — Your latest episodes at a glance. • SAVE OR DOWNLOAD EPISODES — Up to 10, even if you don’t follow the podcast. GO PREMIUM TO UNLOCK (subscription or one-time purchase) • Custom Playback Rules — Pick “latest” or “next unplayed” per podcast. • Feed Filters — Hide played episodes or show only today’s updates. • Listening History — Revisit played episodes. • Sleep Timer — Set it and drift off worry-free. • Extended Saving — Go beyond the 10-episode free limit. • Personalization — Choose your icon and accent color. • Per-Podcast Speed: customize playback for each show. • Intro/Outro Skipping — Skip the fluff and dive right in. • Custom Skip Buttons — Choose your own jump durations. • Pinned Podcasts — Keep favorites at the top. Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula Made with love in Stockholm, Sweden.

Screenshots

Headlines4 screens
Podcast App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Headlines at 5.0 against Podcast App's 4.3. Podcast App's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Headlines sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Podcast App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Headlines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Podcast App has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Headlines ships an update every 9 days, Podcast App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Headlines versus Podcast App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeadlinesPodcast App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB49 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperBradley PurchaseSalling Software AB

Customer experience

Headlines

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Podcast App

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Headlines

Subscriptions2
  • Headlines Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Headlines Pro (Yearly)1 Year trial$44.991 Year
3 purchases

Podcast App

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Headlines free?
Headlines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Podcast App free?
Podcast App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Headlines or Podcast App?
Headlines is rated higher. Headlines averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Podcast App averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Headlines or Podcast App have ads?
Neither Headlines nor Podcast App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Headlines or Podcast App?
Headlines ships an update every 9 days, and Podcast App every 2 weeks. Most recently, Headlines was updated on October 15, 2026 and Podcast App on October 12, 2026.

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