Fountain vs YourPods
Fountain
fountain.fmYourPods
yourpods.appSide by side
| Figure | Fountain | YourPods |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 9 | 6 |
| Spec score · Podcast apps | 8.5 (#16) | 8.8 (#8) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Offline downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Private feed support | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Fountain describes itself as an agent-ready video podcasting platform for publishing, analyzing, growing and earning from podcasts. | YourPods is a native, privacy-first podcast player built entirely in Swift and SwiftUI. |
| Support | The pricing page lists standard support for Lite and Pro and a dedicated account manager for Enterprise; host migration includes a 30-minute onboarding call. | The maker lists [email protected] for privacy and product questions. |
| Supported platforms | iOS, Android, web | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, CarPlay, Android, Windows, Linux, and modern web browsers |
| Episode transcripts | Yes | Yes |
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
YourPods
- Self-HostedPrice not published
- Third-Party gPodderPrice not published
- YourPods Pro$30 a year
- Vault ModeFree
- YourPods SyncFree
- YourPods app$4.99, paid once
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.
YourPods
YourPods is a podcast player built in Swift and SwiftUI, with offline downloads, episode transcripts, and private feed support. Playback controls include silence trimming, variable speed, smart skip, sleep timers, and per-podcast Listening Profiles. AutoPilot can add new episodes to Up Next, move priority episodes to the top, and apply those profiles. The app supports iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, CarPlay, Android, Windows, Linux, and modern web browsers, with Siri and Shortcuts and Handoff in the Apple ecosystem. Sync options include Nextcloud gPodder Sync, NextPod, RePod, custom gpodder.net server addresses, and other compatible servers. The maker says the app has no analytics, ads, or data harvesting. Vault Mode keeps subscriptions, queue, and listening history on-device; P3 removes 39 tracking prefixes across 25 analytics services before playback or downloads. YourPods Sync stores account and listening data on US infrastructure, transmitted over HTTPS/TLS. Sync users can export JSON data or delete accounts through the account portal. The app is listed at $4.99 a month as a one-time purchase; YourPods Pro costs $30 a year after trial. Its optional media proxy is limited to 25 episodes per calendar month.