PaperPilot vs Podwise
PaperPilot
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| Figure | PaperPilot | Podwise |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.92/mo | $5.90/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 8 |
| Spec score · Text Summarization Software | 7.7 (#16) | 8.6 (#5) |
| Data handling | Paper text is sent to the API for summary generation and is not persisted afterward; generated summaries are cached by canonical paper ID. | The privacy policy says public episode audio is temporarily accessed for processing and uploaded audio is stored until the user deletes it, subject to limited retention exceptions. |
| Integrations | Google handles sign-in, Stripe handles billing, and Anthropic provides the language model for summaries. | Official exports and connections include Notion, Readwise, Obsidian and Logseq. |
| Support | Support questions, bug reports, and feature requests can be sent to [email protected]. | Podwise provides documentation and lists [email protected] as its documentation contact. |
Plans
Podwise
- Standard$9.90 a month
- Standard Annual$70.80 a year
- Pro$19.90 a month
- Pro Annual$142.80 a year
- Enterprise$299 a month
- Standard$5.90 a month
- Pro$11.90 a month
- Enterprise$299 a month
In their own words
PaperPilot
PaperPilot has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Podwise
Podwise turns podcast episodes into summaries, transcripts, mind maps, and insights. Users can ask questions about episodes and search their library for quotes and topics; the service processes episodes in 12 languages. Listed sources include Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, RSS and private feeds, and audio uploads. Users can export to Notion, Readwise, Obsidian, Logseq, Markdown, and PDF. Its MCP integration connects with Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor for searching, summarizing, clipping, and exporting episodes. Podwise also offers a command-line interface and assistant skills for episode search, transcript retrieval, questions, and summaries. Standard includes 20 AI processing credits per month; Pro includes 50, unlimited AI assistant access, CLI, Skills, and API access. Enterprise includes five organization seats and unlimited processing of eligible public episodes subject to fair use; private imports, uploads, and Enterprise API processing are usage-billed. A free plan and 7-day trial are available. Podwise runs on Android, iOS, and the web, and lists API access among its platforms.