Fountain vs Podurama
Fountain
fountain.fmPodurama
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| Figure | Fountain | Podurama |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 9 | 3 |
| Spec score · Podcast apps | 8.5 (#16) | 8.8 (#7) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Offline downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Private feed support | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | iOS, Android, web | iOS, iPadOS, Android, web, Windows and macOS |
| Episode transcripts | Yes | No |
| Video podcasts | Yes | Video podcasts are supported. |
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
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.
Podurama
Podurama is a podcast app for discovering, organizing and listening to audio and video podcasts. It offers apps for iOS, iPadOS, Android, web, Windows and macOS, with cross-device sync. Its search covers over 700K podcasts and millions of episodes, while the platform describes its catalog as containing 30 million free podcasts. Users can download episodes for offline listening on mobile devices, make unlimited playlists and upload private audio files, including audio and video. It supports private feeds, custom RSS feeds and authenticated RSS feeds; transcripts are not available. Episode summaries can help users decide what to play, and the service advertises AI Chapters, including additional automatic chapters for popular long-form podcasts. Public playlists can be shared with followers, episodes can be auto-shared to Twitter, and friends can contribute to a collaborative playlist. Podurama has a free plan at free, with in-app purchases. The maker is based in London, United Kingdom.