Next Podcast vs Podlinq
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Next Podcast
This app uses AI to create a personalized, continuous stream of popular podcasts based on your interests. Simply swipe to discover new content without the need for manual searching or browsing.
- AI-curated personalized podcast stream
- Swipe-based discovery and skipping
- Daily updates across 17 categories
- No manual searching required
- Learns user interests over time
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Stop searching. Start listening. Deciding what to listen to next shouldn’t feel like work. Next Podcast builds a continuous, personalized stream of fresh episodes from more than 1,000 top podcasts, selected around your interests and updated daily. Swipe to skip. Swipe to discover. The more you listen, the better Next Podcast gets at finding what you want to hear. Why Next Podcast: - Personalized recommendations that learn from what you listen to - More than 1,000 top podcasts across 17 categories - Fresh episodes added daily - Your favorite shows incorporated into your stream - No searching, browsing, or deciding — just press play Discover episodes and shows you might never have found on your own. Your next favorite is one swipe away.
Podlinq
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Podlinq is an app that lets you create and share podcast playlists. Collect your favorite episodes into playlists, listen seamlessly, and share them with others. 【Key Features】 • Play podcast episodes continuously as playlists • Trim episodes and listen only to the parts you want • Share your playlists with others • Import shared playlists, then edit and re-share them 【Important Notes】 • The free version allows you to create up to 2 playlists in addition to the “New Episodes” list. You can unlock more with in-app purchases • Your data is stored locally on your device and synced across devices using iCloud with the same Apple Account 【Terms of Use】 This app uses Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 【Requirements】 • iOS 26 or later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Next Podcast at none against Podlinq's 1. Next Podcast also leads on device support and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.3). On price 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. Podlinq sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Next Podcast asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Next Podcast | Podlinq |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Remind Me Limited Liability Corporation | Tatsuya Yamaguchi |
In-app purchases
Next Podcast
No in-app purchases
Podlinq
- Unlimited Playlists$2.99
