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Player FM vs Podverse: catalog facts
Player FM	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
Topic channels make discovery easier than a raw chart list Cloud sync of position between phone and web	Create and share clips and highlights from episodes Open source throughout, including the server, with self-hosting possible
Free tier is advertising supported with limited offline storage 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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