Podcast apps comparison.xlsx

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
1		Pocket Casts	Fountain	Apple Podcasts	Podurama	RSS Radio	Overcast	Importance per feature

2	Folders	Yes, allows fully custom order	Yes, tags, doesn't allow custom order	No	Yes, tags, allows limited custom order	Yes, tags	No	High
3	Playlists / multiple queues	No	Yes	No	Yes, best at this	Kinda, adding to queue automatically adds to a playlist corresponding to the show's primary category	Yes, best at this	Medium
4	Clip-sharing	Yes, with some hiccups and performance issues	Yes, best at this	No	No	No	Yes, max 1.5 minutes	Medium
5	Bookmarks	Yes	No, but workaround with clips (all your clips are saved in app)	No	Yes	No	No	High
6	Transcripts	No	Yes, with premium	Yes, best at this	No	No	No	Medium
7	Search within one show	Yes	Yes, but only episode titles	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	High
8	Search within all subscribed shows	No	Yes, but only episode titles, search doesn't show older episodes for some reason	Yes	No	Yes, but the search is painfully slow	Yes	High
9	Listening stats	Only basic (not by show)	No	No	Only basic (not by show)	Only basic (not by show)	Yes, only premium (seems very detailed)	Low
10	OPML import	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Low
11	Premium price (annual)	45 €	36 €	- €	35 €	3 €	18 €
12	Other				AI summaries, chapters, snippets	Slow search, and generally poor performance
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14		Points per feature out of 10 (translation of above into numbers)						Importance per feature (0.0-1.0)
15	Folders	8	8	0	9	8	0	0.8
16	Playlists / multiple queues	0	8	0	10	5	10	0.5
17	Clip-sharing	8	10	0	0	0	5	0.5
18	Bookmarks	10	3	0	10	0	0	0.7
19	Transcripts	0	9	10	0	0	0	0.4
20	Search within one show	10	5	0	10	10	10	1
21	Search within all subscribed shows	0	4	10	0	4	10	0.8
22	Listening stats	3	0	0	3	3	10	0.2
23	Premium price (annual)	2	3	10	3	9	7	0.2
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25	Total weighted score	28.4	29.9	14	30.4	24.5	28.9
26	Total unweighted score	41	50	30	45	39	52
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28	Last updated:	1 May 2025
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30	This spreadsheet is a supplement to my blog post:
31	My Quest for the Best Podcast App
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