The Podcast App vs Earth.fm

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The Podcast App compared with Earth.fm
Detail	The Podcast App	Earth.fm
What it does	Free podcast player with no app-inserted ads and AI features for listeners	Pure, immersive natural soundscapes from around the world
Stage	Startup	Established
Founded	2025	Not given
Based in	Not given	EE
Pricing model	Not given	Free
Pricing	Free: Core player with unlimited offline downloads, OPML import/export, Smart Ad-Skip free with daily cap on supported shows, Podcast Brain free with daily usage allowance. $4.99/month: Lifts caps on Smart Ad-Skip and AI features (Podcast Brain, Synthesis Radio).	Not given
Key features	Unlimited offline downloads free Smart Ad-Skip: tap to skip marked ad breaks on supported shows No account required to start OPML import and export Podcast Brain with daily usage caps CarPlay and Android Auto Apple Watch support with offline listening Speed controls, sleep timer, and chapters YouTube to podcast RSS resolver AI-generated episode summaries and chapters	1200+ nature soundscapes from field recordists worldwide Themed playlists Daily new soundscape sharing Sound map for discovery iOS and Android apps Mac OS app available
What makes it different	Independent app with no media company or ad network ownership Core listening and offline downloads free with no artificial paywalls No data selling or ad-based tracking Open podcast ecosystem with portable subscriptions via OPML Smart Ad-Skip respects podcasting format and never strips audio	Non-profit model with all revenue supporting recordings and artists Curated by experts in soundscape ecology Supports underprivileged field recordists globally
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	29 +1 (up) since last check	61 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	17
Citation Flow (Majestic)	22	41
Referring domains (Majestic)	35	836

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