The Podcast App vs transcript.im

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The Podcast App compared with transcript.im
Detail	The Podcast App	transcript.im
What it does	Free podcast player with no app-inserted ads and AI features for listeners	Free YouTube transcript generator and audio transcription tool
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: 3 transcripts per day, 50 AI credits and 30 transcription minutes per month. Lite: $10/month (or $96/year) for 200 credits/month. Pro: $20/month (or $192/year) for 1,000 credits/month. Max: $50/month (or $480/year) for 4,000 credits/month. One credit covers 1 transcript, 5 minutes of audio tra
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	Transcription from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and X video links Upload and transcribe your own audio and video files up to 500 MB on Free and 5 GB on paid plans AI transcription when captions are missing Search and copy transcripts in the browser Export as TXT, SRT or VTT files Summarize, translate and rewrite transcripts REST API and MCP server for developers and AI agents Batch processing up to 20 videos on Pro and 100 on Max No per-video length limit on any plan
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	Works across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X and your own files with one unified workflow Full timestamped transcript you can search, copy and export, not just a read-along panel Handles videos without captions by transcribing the audio with AI Same transcripts available in web app and through API, MCP server and agent skills Timestamps preserved in all exports and translations
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	53 +21 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	11
Citation Flow (Majestic)	22	30
Referring domains (Majestic)	35	67

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