Fountain vs Overcast
Fountain
fountain.fm
Overcast
overcast.fmSide by side
| Figure | Fountain | Overcast |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 9 | 3 |
| Spec score · Podcast apps | 8.5 (#16) | 8.6 (#10) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Offline downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Private feed support | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | iOS, Android, web | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, website |
| Episode transcripts | Yes | Downloaded transcripts can be viewed, searched, selected, re-transcribed, and exported as SRT. |
Plans
Fountain
- Fountain Premium$2.99 a month
- Lite$25 a month
- ProPrice not published
- PlusPrice not published
- Lite (artists)$1 a month
- Premium (listeners)$2.99 a month
- Lite (podcasters)$25 a month
- Pro (podcasters)$50 a month
- Enterprise (podcasters)Priced on request
Overcast
- Overcast PremiumPriced on request
- Annual subscriptionPrice not published
- FreeFree
In their own words
Fountain
Fountain is a podcast platform for listening and for publishing, analyzing, growing and earning from shows. Its listener app is free on iOS and Android, with offline downloads, transcripts, summaries, chapters, CarPlay and Android Auto; the service also supports web access, video podcasts and private feeds. Podcasters can connect an existing feed without changing hosts, then use archive search, branded clips, social-post drafting and analytics. Livestreams require Fountain hosting. Episodes are transcribed and indexed for searches by guests, topics, quotes or sponsors, or for questions to an agent. Fountain offers MCP connections for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP clients, plus a plain API. It distributes shows to Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube Music and says new shows are listed automatically on Podcast Index. Analytics cover downloads by episode, app, country and device, along with post performance. Plans include Fountain Premium at $2.99 a month, Lite (podcasters) at $25 a month and Pro (podcasters) at $50 a month; other listed plan prices are not provided.