Alternatives to Podverse
Open-source podcast app with Podcasting 2.0 support. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Podverse
Open-source podcast app with Podcasting 2.0 support.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Podverse.
Fountain
Podcast app with Lightning value-for-value payments to creators.
Fountain also supports Podcasting 2.0 on Android, iOS and web and adds Lightning payments to creators, but is closed source with no self-hosting.
Pocket Casts
Cross-platform podcast player with cloud sync and trim silence.
Pocket Casts adds desktop apps with synced subscriptions and silence trimming, while desktop, web and some features require its paid Plus tier.
Castbox
Cross-platform podcast app with in-audio search.
Castbox covers Android, iOS and web with in-audio search, but is closed source with an advertising-heavy free tier and no self-hosting.
Player FM
Podcast app with offline playback and topic-based discovery.
Player FM offers topic-based discovery and cloud sync on Android, iOS and web, but is closed source with an ad-supported free tier.
Podcast Addict
Android podcast manager with very deep customisation.
Podcast Addict is Android only with deep per-podcast customisation, but is closed source and shows ads in its free version.
gPodder
Simple desktop podcast client that downloads episodes to disk.
gPodder is a GPL-3.0 desktop client for Windows, macOS and Linux that downloads episodes to plain files, with no mobile apps or clip sharing.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Podverse as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Castamatic
Customisable iOS podcast player with on-device transcripts.
Podverse is open source under AGPL-3.0, runs on Android, iOS and web, and supports clips and Podcasting 2.0, with queue sync needing Premium or self-hosting.
Castro
iOS podcast app built around triaging an inbox of episodes.
Podverse is open source under AGPL-3.0 on Android, iOS and web, adding episode clips and Podcasting 2.0, with queue sync behind Premium or self-hosting.
Downcast
Apple-platform podcast player with fine-grained per-podcast rules.
Podverse is open source and runs on Android, iOS and web, adding clips and Podcasting 2.0, but has no macOS app and needs Premium for queue sync.
Overcast
Podcast app that shortens silences and normalizes volume across shows.
Podverse is open source under AGPL-3.0 on Android, iOS and web with clip sharing, while queue sync needs its paid Premium tier or self-hosting.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
termusic
A terminal user interface music and podcast player written in Rust.
