Comparison

Azalea Audio vs Sideway Podcast Player

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

Head to head
About

Azalea Audio

This app combines audiobooks and podcasts into a single listening experience. Organize your content, track progress, and download for offline playback. Enjoy uninterrupted listening with no rate limits.

Highlights
  • Unified audiobook and podcast player
  • Offline listening
  • Progress tracking
  • Content organization
  • Search across content
  • Read-along text support
Features
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Azalea Audio brings audiobooks and podcasts together in one listening app. Browse audiobooks, explore podcasts, subscribe to your favorite shows, and keep everything organized in My Library. Pick up where you left off with saved progress, track listening history, and download content for offline access. No pesky rate limits on how long you can listen for. Features: • Listen to audiobooks chapter by chapter • Follow along with read-along text while audio plays • Search across audiobooks and podcasts • Subscribe to podcasts and keep up with new episodes • Download audiobooks and podcast episodes for offline listening • View listening history and in-progress items • Rate audiobooks and leave written reviews • Share beta feedback with text or voice • Enjoy a clean, focused player built for long-form listening Azalea Audio is designed for listeners who want books, and podcasts, and other long form content all in one place.

About

Sideway Podcast Player

Features
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Sideway turns your podcast feed into a stack of cards. Every new episode from the shows you follow lands on the Stack: swipe right to save it, left to pass, or tap Play now. No more scrolling a list of hundreds of unplayed episodes. STACK • New episodes from your shows, one card at a time • Save for later or pass with a swipe • Choose how far back the Stack reaches LIBRARY • Saved: your play-through list, in your order • In Progress: pick up exactly where you stopped • My Shows: every episode of every show you follow • Bookmarks: mark a moment and get an on-device transcript of it • History: what you actually listened to, day by day FRIENDS • Invite the people you trust with a link • See which episodes your friends listened to and for how long • Private by design: only friends you connect with can see your listening, and they never see your notes, bookmarks or queue YOUR LIBRARY, BACKED UP Sign in with Apple and your shows, progress, history and bookmarks are kept in your account. Get a new iPhone, sign in, and everything is back. Sideway itself shows no ads. Search and follow any podcast in the Apple directory.

Screenshots

Azalea Audio4 screens
Sideway Podcast Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sideway Podcast Player at daily against Azalea Audio's every 3 weeks. Azalea Audio's advantage is iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Azalea Audio ships an update every 3 weeks, Sideway Podcast Player daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Azalea Audio versus Sideway Podcast Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAzalea AudioSideway Podcast Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNeel BaroniaZachery Ringstrom

In-app purchases

None

Azalea Audio

No in-app purchases

None

Sideway Podcast Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Azalea Audio free?
Azalea Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sideway Podcast Player free?
Sideway Podcast Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Azalea Audio or Sideway Podcast Player have ads?
Neither Azalea Audio nor Sideway Podcast Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Azalea Audio or Sideway Podcast Player?
Azalea Audio ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sideway Podcast Player daily. Most recently, Azalea Audio was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sideway Podcast Player on October 31, 2026.

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