Peapod vs Invader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Peapod
A podcast player designed for simplicity and reliability, focusing on your subscribed content. It offers a clean interface and automatic queue updates, with optional premium features for enhanced listening.
- Streamlined library
- Smart queue updates
- Clean interface
- Listening statistics
- Customization options
- Custom playback speeds
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Peapod is a tiny podcast app with no algorithms, no social graph, and no features powered by AI. - New episodes are automatically added to the queue - All data is automatically synced across devices using the same Apple ID - Built for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and CarPlay For a small fee you can unlock some extras - Listening activity - Custom app icons Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Invader
A streamlined podcast player offering advanced audio enhancement features like silence skipping and voice clarity boosting. Enjoy offline listening, transcripts, and new episode alerts without ads or tracking.
- Silence skipping (Warp)
- Voice clarity boost (Signal Boost)
- Searchable transcripts
- New episode alerts
- Offline downloads
- Playback speed control
- Sleep timer
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Invader is a fast, minimal, modern podcast player. Search millions of shows, subscribe in a tap, and make every episode easier to listen to. • Warp — skip silences, finish faster. • Signal Boost — quiet voices, made clear. • Transcripts — read, search, tap to jump. • New-episode push alerts. • Offline downloads. • Speed, sleep timer, lock-screen controls. • No account. No ads. No tracking. Made by one person. Invader Pro (auto-renewable) unlocks Warp, Signal Boost, and Transcripts. 7-day free trial, then $14.99/year. Renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel in Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://invader.gg/terms Privacy Policy: https://invader.gg/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Peapod at every 2 weeks against Invader's monthly. Peapod also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Peapod sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Invader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Peapod against 5.0 for Invader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Peapod ships an update every 2 weeks, Invader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Peapod | Invader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brady Valentino | Ginyu LLC |
Customer experience
Peapod
Invader
In-app purchases
Peapod
- Peapod+ Monthly$2.991 Month
- Peapod+ Lifetime$99.99
Invader
- Invader Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
