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Castbox vs Podverse: catalog facts
Castbox	Podverse
Freemium A free ad-supported tier is available. Premium is a paid subscription.	Freemium Free and open source. Podverse Premium is a paid subscription; self-hosting is free.
Android, iOS, Web	Android, iOS, Web
In-audio search finds spoken phrases inside episodes Works on phones, web, Alexa, CarPlay and Android Auto	Create and share clips and highlights from episodes Open source throughout, including the server, with self-hosting possible
Advertising and recommendation-heavy interface on the free tier Closed source	Queue sync and backups need the paid Premium tier or self-hosting Smaller catalogue features than the big commercial apps
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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