The Podcast App vs Notch Radio

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The Podcast App compared with Notch Radio
Detail	The Podcast App	Notch Radio
What it does	Free podcast player with no app-inserted ads and AI features for listeners	Internet radio player for macOS that lives in your Mac's notch
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	2025	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Freemium
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).	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	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	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	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	Free forever with no account or lock-in required No tracking, analytics or personal data collection Native macOS app with media key support
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	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	22	15
Referring domains (Majestic)	35	7

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