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XMRPod vs Escapepod: catalog facts
XMRPod	Escapepod
Best for: Podcast listeners who want a private player and to tip creators in Monero	Best for: Listeners who want a no-frills podcast player on Android
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Android	Android
No tracking, analytics or ads Podcast discovery runs on the device All 3 strengths for XMRPod No tracking, analytics or ads Podcast discovery runs on the device Built-in Monero tipping for XMRChat creators	Very simple two-screen interface Actively maintained with regular releases All 3 strengths for Escapepod Very simple two-screen interface Actively maintained with regular releases Translated into many languages
Tipping only works for creators on XMRChat Android only All 3 limitations for XMRPod Tipping only works for creators on XMRChat Android only The website is about XMRChat, with little documentation on the app itself	No podcast discovery or search Minimal feature set by design
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for XMRPod xmrchat.com f-droid.org/packages/com.xmrchat.xmrpod Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Escapepod codeberg.org/y20k/escapepod Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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