Comparison

Podlinq vs Castria

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

Head to head
About

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

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. It finds every ad, sponsor read, and commercial break in an episode and skips them automatically while you listen — no fast-forwarding, no guesswork. Just the show. Then a smart layer most apps don't have: AI summaries, searchable transcripts, and tap-to-jump topics all wrapped in a fast, offline-ready player that syncs across all your devices. And it's completely free. TOP FEATURES Automatic ad-skipping — ads, sponsor reads, and breaks skipped on every episode, hands-free You stay in control — one tap to turn skipping off or keep a sponsor you want to hear AI episode summaries — see what an episode covers before you commit Tap-to-jump topics — episodes split into chapters you can jump straight to on ANY podcast Searchable full transcripts — read along, search any word, tap to jump to that moment Offline downloads — save episodes (ad-skipping included) and listen with no signal Resume on any device — iPhone, iPad, and web on one account Castria is 100% free — no subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads. Stop interrupting what you were doing just to fast forward through an ad. Download Castria and just listen.

Screenshots

Castria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Castria at none against Podlinq's 1. Castria also leads on device support and iOS requirement (16.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Podlinq sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Castria asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Podlinq versus Castria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPodlinqCastria
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.316.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTatsuya YamaguchiExtroverted Developer, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Podlinq

One-time1
  • Unlimited Playlists$2.99
None

Castria

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Podlinq free?
Podlinq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Castria free?
Castria is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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