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Podverse vs Fountain: catalog facts
Podverse	Fountain
Freemium Free and open source. Podverse Premium is a paid subscription; self-hosting is free.	Free Free to use. Payments to creators come from your own Lightning wallet.
Android, iOS, Web	Android, iOS, Web
Create and share clips and highlights from episodes Open source throughout, including the server, with self-hosting possible	Streams value-for-value payments to independent creators as you listen Full Podcasting 2.0 support including cross-app comments
Queue sync and backups need the paid Premium tier or self-hosting Smaller catalogue features than the big commercial apps	The payment features assume familiarity with Bitcoin Lightning wallets Catalogue and polish trail the mainstream podcast apps
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account 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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