Comparison

Modcast vs Castria

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

Head to head
About

Modcast

A modern podcast player offering a clean design and powerful features for both audio and video episodes. Easily subscribe, stream, organize, and bookmark your favorite content with smart collections and AirPlay support.

Highlights
  • Audio & video podcast support
  • Smart bookmarks with timestamp saving
  • Flexible subscription management
  • AirPlay integration for speakers and TV
  • Clean, distraction-free interface
  • Smart Collections for organization
Features
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Modcast – Simple. Powerful. Personal. Modcast is a modern podcast player built for people who value clean design, powerful features, and effortless listening. Whether you're into Audio podcasts, Video Podcast, or both—Modcast makes it easy to subscribe, stream, organize, and enjoy your favorite content anywhere. Audio & Video Podcasts Enjoy a seamless experience with full support for both traditional audio podcasts and video episodes. Watch or listen the way you want. Smart Bookmarks Never lose your place or forget an important moment again. Instantly bookmark timestamps in any episode and return to them anytime with organized bookmark management. Sleep Timer Flexible Views Smart Collections Subscription Management Take control of your library. Subscribe to your favorite shows, organize them with ease, and get automatic updates—all without the clutter. AirPlay Support Send podcasts to your speakers or TV in one tap. Enjoy hands-free listening or big-screen viewing with AirPlay integration. Designed for Simplicity Modcast is clean, fast, and distraction-free. No confusing menus. No unnecessary bloat. Just intuitive design and features that make sense. Why You’ll Love Modcast Audio + video podcast streaming Bookmark episodes & save timestamps Easy subscription management AirPlay for speakers & TV Polished, modern interface Built for speed and simplicity Whether you're learning something new, staying informed, or getting lost in a great story—Modcast gives you a smarter way to listen. Download Modcast today and discover the podcast app that finally feels right. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Castria

This podcast app automatically removes ads, sponsor reads, and commercial breaks from episodes. It also offers AI-powered summaries, searchable transcripts, and chapter navigation for a seamless listening experience. Enjoy offline playback and cross-device syncing for free.

Highlights
  • Automatic ad skipping
  • AI episode summaries
  • Searchable transcripts
  • Tap-to-jump topics
  • Offline downloads
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Castria is the podcast app that skips the ads for you. Press play and the ads, sponsor reads, and commercial breaks skip themselves. No fast-forwarding, no guessing where the show comes back. Just the show. Premium subscriptions remove an app's own ads, but not the ones inside the episode. Castria skips those, and skipping ads on your phone is free. Around the skip is a full podcast player: playlists, offline downloads, AI summaries, searchable transcripts, and sync across your devices. TOP FEATURES • Ads skip themselves: on every episode, hands-free, from the moment you press play • You stay in control: see every ad Castria found and why, keep a sponsor you want to hear, or turn skipping off in one tap • AI episode summaries: see what an episode covers before you commit • Tap-to-jump topics: go straight to the part you came for • Searchable transcripts: read along, search any word, tap to jump to that moment • Offline downloads: ad-skipping still works with no signal, and each show can auto-download, keep the newest few, or delete after playing • Playlists: build your own, in any order you like • Bring your shows: import from another app with an OPML file, or preview a show before you follow it • Sleep timer, speed up to 5×, and trim silences • Resume on any device: iPhone, iPad, and the web on one account • See your time saved: the minutes and ads Castria has skipped for you, by day, week, and month For serious podcast listeners: the more you listen, the more time you get back. The core is free: ad-skipping, the full player, and the AI features. And Castria shows no ads of its own. CASTRIA PREMIUM (optional, with a free trial) • Faster ad-skip: ads are found on our servers before you download, so your phone does none of the work • CarPlay: a dedicated app with Listen Now, Up Next, Playlists, and Shows (iOS 26.4 or later) • Apple Watch: your queue and Now Playing on your wrist, with ads skipped • Smart playlists that fill themselves • 20 GB of cloud storage for your saved episodes FAIR TO CREATORS Castria plays the publisher's own episode file and skips the ad segments as you listen, the same as fast-forwarding by hand. We never modify or re-host the audio. Don't interrupt what you're doing just to fast-forward through an ad. Castria skips them for you. Castria Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://castria.app/privacy

Screenshots

Modcast4 screens
Castria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Castria at 5.0 against Modcast's 4.0. Castria also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Modcast's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Modcast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Castria sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Castria holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Modcast's written reviews are positive against 67% of Castria's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Modcast ships an update every 3 days, Castria weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Modcast versus Castria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModcastCastria
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael SurrattExtroverted Developer, LLC

Customer experience

Modcast

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Castria

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Modcast

One-time1
  • Modcast Plus$9.99
2 purchases

Castria

Subscriptions2
  • Castria Premium Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Castria Premium Yearly1 Month trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Modcast free?
Modcast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Castria free?
Castria is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Modcast or Castria?
Castria is rated higher. Modcast averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Castria averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Modcast or Castria have ads?
Neither Modcast nor Castria shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Modcast or Castria?
Modcast ships an update every 3 days, and Castria weekly. Most recently, Modcast was updated on November 5, 2026 and Castria on October 31, 2026.

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