Podcast & Audio Publishing · head to head
Pocketcasts vs Auphonic
Pocketcasts
Podcast & Audio Publishing
The powerful podcast player for serious listeners
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Auphonic
Podcast & Audio Publishing
Automated audio mastering and loudness processing
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Pocketcasts two paid tiers above the free app: Plus and Patron, but no figures are shown in the fetchable page content; Auphonic the free tier covers 2 hours of processed audio a month
- They diverge on capability: Pocketcasts covers Podcast discovery, Auphonic covers Automatic loudness optimization.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pocketcasts and Auphonic actually diverge.
| Attribute | Pocketcasts | Auphonic |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Ios, Android, Web, Windows, Macos | Web |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Podcast & Audio Publishing), founded (2010).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Pocketcasts
- Podcast discovery
- Variable speed playback
- Silence trimming
- Cross-device sync
- Custom filters
- Apple Watch
- Wear OS
- Sonos
Only in Auphonic
- Automatic loudness optimization
- Noise reduction
- Audio restoration
- Intelligent processing
- API integration
- Auto-upload
- Podcast hosts
- Dropbox
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Pocketcasts
- Podcast listeningnot Auphonic
- Audio content consumptionnot Auphonic
- Learning on the gonot Auphonic
Auphonic
- Automatic loudness levelling and noise reduction on podcast audionot Pocketcasts
- Batch processing an archive of recordingsnot Pocketcasts
- Generating transcripts and chapters from an episodenot Pocketcasts
- Producing consistent output across multiple formats from one uploadnot Pocketcasts
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Pocketcasts
- Two paid tiers above the free app: Plus and Patron, but no figures are shown in the fetchable page content
Auphonic
- The free tier covers 2 hours of processed audio a month
- Billing is by audio duration with a 3 minute minimum per production, so many short clips cost more than the running time suggests
- Multilingual speech recognition, automatic chapters and show notes all require a paid plan
- Watch folders, batch productions and team accounts are paid features
- Free output carries an Auphonic jingle
Pricing, plan by plan
Pocketcasts
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited podcasts
- Cross-device sync
- Playback effects
- Plus$39.99/year
- Desktop apps
- Cloud storage 10GB
- Extra themes
Auphonic
Free- FreeFree
- 2 hours/month processing
- Basic mastering
- Download files
- Personal$10/month
- 50 hours/month
- Advanced mastering
- API access
Which should you pick?
Choose Pocketcasts if
- You need podcast discovery.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web, Windows, Macos.
- You also want variable speed playback.
Choose Auphonic if
- You need automatic loudness optimization.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want noise reduction.
Questions people ask
- Is Pocketcasts or Auphonic better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pocketcasts starts at Free and Auphonic at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pocketcasts or Auphonic?
- Pocketcasts starts at Free and Auphonic at Free.
- Does Pocketcasts or Auphonic run on more platforms?
- Pocketcasts runs on Ios, Android, Web, Windows, Macos. Auphonic runs on Web.
- Can I use Pocketcasts for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Pocketcasts best used for?
- Pocketcasts is most often used for podcast listening, audio content consumption, learning on the go. Of those, podcast listening and audio content consumption are not what Auphonic is typically brought in for.
- What can Pocketcasts do that Auphonic cannot?
- Pocketcasts covers Podcast discovery, Variable speed playback, Silence trimming, Cross-device sync. Auphonic covers Automatic loudness optimization, Noise reduction, Audio restoration, Intelligent processing. Both handle Web support.