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Notch Radio vs Bowhard

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Notch Radio compared with Bowhard
DetailNotch Radio logo Notch RadioBowhard logo Bowhard
What it doesInternet radio player for macOS that lives in your Mac's notch Audio and video transcription to text in Russian
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given RU
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: $0, forever, with notch player, media keys, directory browse, and 5 saved stations. Unlock: $19.99 one-time payment for unlimited stations, URL import, live track titles, album art, notch or menu bar, and country filtering. Free: 15 minutes daily. Pay-per-use: 49 ₽ per hour. Packages: 4 hours — 149 ₽, 10 hours — 349 ₽, 30 hours — 890 ₽. No subscription, unused balance does not expire.
Key features
  • Lives in your Mac's notch with hover preview
  • Per-song album art fetched to match
  • Search thousands of Radio Browser community stations by name or genre
  • Save favorite stations with green checkmark while browsing
  • Media keys integration with Now Playing
  • Move player to menu bar instead of notch
  • Works on Macs without a notch with drawn notch or menu bar
  • Add any stream URL manually
  • Filter stations by country
  • Pin player to any display in multi-display setup
  • Transcription to TXT with punctuation and capitalization
  • JSON output with words and timecodes
  • Support for multiple audio and video formats
  • Multiple speaker identification and labeling
  • File upload up to 2 GB and 4 hours
  • Cloud link support from Yandex.Disk and Dropbox
  • Automatic file deletion after 24 hours
  • API access for programmatic use
  • Batch processing for multiple files
What makes it different
  • Free forever with no account or lock-in required
  • No tracking, analytics or personal data collection
  • Native macOS app with media key support
  • No registration or subscription required
  • Processing on Russian servers with no international data transfer
  • Fast results typically 20-60 seconds per 10 minutes of recording
  • Pay-per-actual-duration without rounding up
  • Money-back guarantee for poor quality recordings
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)05
Citation Flow (Majestic)1521
Referring domains (Majestic)75

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