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Fountain vs gPodder: catalog facts
Fountain	gPodder
Free Free to use. Payments to creators come from your own Lightning wallet.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Android, iOS, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Streams value-for-value payments to independent creators as you listen Full Podcasting 2.0 support including cross-app comments	Downloads to plain files, so any player and any backup tool works Cross-platform with optional subscription sync through gpodder.net
The payment features assume familiarity with Bitcoin Lightning wallets Catalogue and polish trail the mainstream podcast apps	Plays through external players rather than having a polished built-in one Interface is utilitarian
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Account 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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