Comparison

PoddFM vs NowSeen

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

Head to head
About

PoddFM

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Radio for the podcast age. PoddFM plays your favorite podcasts in a randomized order — like your own personal radio station. No skipping, no scrubbing, no decision fatigue. Just hit play and go. What makes PoddFM different? - Podcasts play in a deterministic shuffle - Feels like radio — no fast forward, no episode lists - Great for passive listening, walks, or background sound - No sign-up required - No ads, no purchases, 100% free - No tracking of any kind Whether you’re tired of decision paralysis or just want to rediscover your favorite shows in a fresh way, PoddFM brings the surprise of radio back to your podcast queue.

About

NowSeen

This app organizes and plays your personal IPTV playlists, M3U files, and Emby/Jellyfin libraries. It offers a program guide, multiscreen viewing, and subtitle customization. Syncs watch history and settings across devices.

Highlights
  • Plays M3U, Emby, Jellyfin
  • Program guide with artwork
  • Continue Watching row
  • Multiscreen live TV
  • AirPlay and Chromecast support
  • Customizable interface
  • Subtitle management
Features
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Your IPTV, Plex, Jellyfin and Emby in one beautiful app NowSeen is a player for your own IPTV playlists, M3U files, Xtream accounts and Plex, Jellyfin or Emby libraries, on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Add your sources and you get proper artwork, seasons and episodes, ratings, and a Continue Watching row that remembers where you stopped. Everything in one place Movies, series and live channels live side by side. Browse by genre, see what's trending, pin your favourite categories to the Start screen, or search and find something in seconds. A guide that just works A full programme guide with artwork and descriptions, fast to scroll and easy to read on a big screen. Live TV comes with list and grid views, catch-up support and reminders that let you know when a programme starts. Missed a moment? Rewind live TV and jump back to live whenever you want. Sportshub Follow your favourite sports, competitions and teams, see upcoming matches and find out right away which of your channels is showing them. Multiscreen Watch up to four live channels at the same time in a 2x2 grid, switch audio between them and open any of them full screen with one press. A better way to watch Skip intros and credits with one press, pick up the next episode automatically, and keep watching in picture in picture while you use other apps on iPhone and iPad. From your Plex, Jellyfin or Emby server you can even download movies and episodes to watch offline. AirPlay and Chromecast Send live TV, movies and series to your TV with AirPlay or Chromecast, subtitles included. Choose which device plays and keep browsing on your phone. Profiles for everyone Give everyone in the house their own profile with their own favourites, history and Continue Watching, and protect a profile with a PIN if you like. Make it yours Rename and reorder channels and categories, hide the rows you don't use, set which sections appear on Start, pick your own EPG sources, choose your metadata language, adjust the text size and set up parental locks. Nearly everything in NowSeen can be changed to how you like it. Subtitles the way you want them Choose your language, pick your exact text size, and switch tracks without leaving the picture. Closed captions are supported, and if a movie or episode has no subtitles you can fetch them from OpenSubtitles right from the player. Keeps everything in sync Your playlists, favourites and settings follow you across your devices with iCloud. Optional Trakt, Simkl and WeTrakr integration keeps your watch history and progress up to date, automatically and in the background. Made for every screen On Apple TV, NowSeen has a native interface with Top Shelf support. One Premium unlocks the full experience on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Premium Live TV is free to watch. Premium unlocks the full experience: 1 month for EUR 1.99 12 months for EUR 19.99 Lifetime for EUR 49.99, a single payment with no subscription Prices may vary by region. Your sources, your control NowSeen is a player. It does not provide any content, channels or subscriptions. You bring your own sources. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nowseen.app/Privacy.html

Screenshots

PoddFM3 screens
NowSeen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PoddFM at none against NowSeen's 5. On price, ads, device support 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. NowSeen sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PoddFM asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PoddFM versus NowSeen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoddFMNowSeen
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—93.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—19 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoakim StienRicardo Dimmendaal

In-app purchases

None

PoddFM

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

NowSeen

Subscriptions4
  • NowSeen Premium$1.991 Month
  • NowSeen Premium Family$3.991 Month
  • NowSeen Premium$17.991 Year
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  • NowSeen Premium Family$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • NowSeen Premium Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is PoddFM free?
PoddFM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NowSeen free?
NowSeen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PoddFM or NowSeen have ads?
Neither PoddFM nor NowSeen shows ads.

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