Nextpod vs Mellow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nextpod
This app leverages AI to help you take notes from podcasts. It offers features like AI-generated outlines, transcripts, and mind maps, along with standard podcast player functionalities. Unlock advanced AI features through subscription plans.
- AI-generated podcast outlines
- AI-generated transcripts
- AI-generated mind maps
- Extensive podcast library
- Subscription-based AI features
- Podcast playback and subscription
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每天都有很多值得听的播客,但真正重要的是,你能从中留下什么。 这款 App 帮助你更高效地听懂播客、理解内容,并把有价值的知识沉淀下来。 — 边听边读 播放播客的同时查看文字稿,快速找到你感兴趣的内容。不需要反复拖动进度条,就能轻松定位重要的观点和精彩内容。 — AI 智能总结 没有时间听完整集播客?使用 AI 快速提炼核心观点和关键信息,在短时间内了解一集播客的主要内容。 — 思维导图 将复杂的播客内容转化为清晰的知识结构,通过思维导图了解不同观点之间的联系,更直观地理解和梳理内容。 — 文字转语音 让内容不再局限于屏幕。在通勤、散步或其他场景下,也可以通过文字转语音继续学习。 — 知识沉淀 发现值得回顾的内容后,可以随时重新查看。让播客不再只是听过就忘,而是成为可以持续积累的知识来源。 无论你是在学习新的领域、关注科技和行业趋势,还是喜欢探索新的思想,这款 App 都希望帮助你从每一次收听中获得更多。 听播客,不只是听见,更是理解、思考与积累。 让每一次收听,都变成一次知识积累。
Mellow
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Thoughts do not always arrive as finished text. Sometimes you want to say a message better, capture an idea, or put an important task on your schedule. Mellow is an AI writing and capture assistant built around voice and text. You explicitly choose Rewrite, Quick Note, or Arrange. Mellow never guesses the mode, sends a message, or writes to your calendar automatically. THREE WAYS TO USE MELLOW • Rewrite: preserve your intent while making a message clearer and more considerate for the audience you choose • Quick Note: faithfully turn spontaneous ideas and observations into a readable title and natural paragraphs • Arrange: extract the task, relative time, place, and things to bring into a draft card, then decide whether to add it to Calendar, Reminders, or an alarm KEY FEATURES • Voice or text input: choose hold-to-talk or tap-to-start/stop, or stay entirely in text • Scene templates: control audience, tone, and writing guidelines, or create your own scene • Knowledge Base: save specialist terms, names, and common variants for consistent use in speech recognition, Rewrite, Quick Note, and Arrange; optionally sync them across signed-in Mac, iPhone, and iPad devices • Share extension: send selected text to Mellow from the system Share menu • Saving and connectors: use the system share sheet for Apple Notes, or sign in and explicitly save a selected Quick Note to Notion • Local records: Rewrite, Quick Note, and Arrange records stay on your device and can be deleted or disabled YOU STAY IN CONTROL Mellow never sends messages or creates schedules on its own. Every AI-generated result is labeled and shown to you first, so you can review, edit, copy, share, or save it. PRIVACY Mellow does not upload or store microphone audio. Only text and necessary context you explicitly submit to Rewrite, Quick Note, or Arrange is sent to Mellow Cloud. Knowledge Base entries stay local by default and can sync with your account when enabled. Connecting Notion sends no note by itself; Mellow sends a title and body only after you explicitly save that note. Mellow helps you put down what you want to say, what you just thought of, and what you need to do.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mellow at none against Nextpod's 4. Nextpod's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Nextpod sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Mellow asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nextpod ships an update every 6 days, Mellow every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nextpod | Mellow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 睿 李 | 海鑫 李 |
In-app purchases
Nextpod
- VIP 连续包月$5.991 Month
- SVIP 连续包月$7.991 Month
- VIP 连续包年$34.991 Year
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- SVIP 连续包年$59.991 Year
Mellow
No in-app purchases









