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PressPlayed vs Notch Radio

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PressPlayed compared with Notch Radio
DetailPressPlayed logo PressPlayedNotch Radio logo Notch Radio
What it doesRSS and news reader that reads article text aloud as continuous audio briefings Internet radio player for macOS that lives in your Mac's notch
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Pricing modelFree Freemium
PricingFree with no credit card required. New accounts include approximately two hours of newly generated narration per day. Future paid pricing has not been set. Free: $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.
Key features
  • Follow publishers, topics, or import RSS/OPML feeds
  • Natural voice narration with multiple voice options
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Lock-screen playback controls
  • Muted words, article length, language, and played-article controls
  • Private accounts with no advertising trackers
  • Install as home screen app on iPhone and Android
  • Ready-made starter briefings
  • Continuous listening without algorithm curation
  • 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
What makes it different
  • Listen to news instead of scrolling through endless text feeds
  • Private, algorithm-free briefings based on your chosen publishers and topics
  • Hands-free listening continues with screen off and in car controls
  • Completely free with no credit card or sign-up requirements
  • Respects publisher paywalls and access controls
  • Free forever with no account or lock-in required
  • No tracking, analytics or personal data collection
  • Native macOS app with media key support
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
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Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)1 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)110
Citation Flow (Majestic)2215
Referring domains (Majestic)157

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