Podcat vs Podverse
Podcat
podc.at
Podverse
podverse.fmSide by side
| Figure | Podcat | Podverse |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $1.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Podcast apps | 7.9 (#28) | 8.9 (#5) |
| Cross-device sync | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Offline downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Playback | The player supports shuffle, continuous playlist playback, pausing after an episode, and a sleep timer. | The service supports video playback and livestream playback. |
| Privacy | Apple’s listing says the developer reports that the app does not collect data; Apple says this information has not been verified by Apple. | Podverse says it will never sell or share private user data. |
| Private feed support | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Podcat is a podcast client for listening to and organizing podcast subscriptions. | Podverse is a FOSS podcast manager for iOS, Android, F-Droid, and the web. |
| Supported platforms | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | Web, iOS, Android, F-Droid |
| Video podcasts | Yes | Yes |
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In their own words
Podverse
Podverse is an open-source podcast manager for the web, iOS, Android, and F-Droid. It supports audio and video podcasts, livestream playback, offline downloads, private feeds, and custom RSS feeds, with OPML import and export. Podcasting 2.0 features include chapters, cross-app comments, and episode transcripts, while Value-for-Value listening supports Boostagrams. Apple CarPlay is available in Free and Premium. Free costs nothing and includes podcast subscriptions, video and livestream playback, CarPlay, Podcasting 2.0 features, and screen-reader accessibility. Premium costs $18 a year after three months free and adds cross-device sync, notifications, clips, playlists, listener-profile subscriptions, and episode history. Podverse software is provided under the AGPLv3 license. The project states official support for iOS 14–16 and Android 11–13. Podcast audio and video load from podcasters’ public servers rather than being hosted by Podverse. Clips can be any length, but dynamic ads may make their timestamps inaccurate.