Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to PodBear – A Podcast Search Engine
Hi all, a few weeks ago I found myself in a situation without anything interesting to listen to. Been through all podcast recommendations from friends and the usual recos from itunes, etc were not cutting it for me. So I build myself a podcast search engine. Based on the data from podcastindex.org and some other available infos. It doesnt (yet) have all available podcasts, only the ones I could find some rating/engagement infos on. But its still around 60k podcasts to discover :) One can search / filter / sort by category, rating, popularity, episodes, language, update date,…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PodBear – A Podcast Search Engine launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi HN, wanted to share a project that I’ve been working on recently. PodText allows users to find anything said on a podcast. You can also listen and share clips to a specific part of the podcast audio, simply by highlighting the text of that part. Currently there are just over 25k podcast episodes and I’m adding a lot more in the coming weeks (yes my GPU bill is painful). In order to monetize it, I’m building a sponsorship database to help sponsors find podcasts and vice versa. This will be sold in the form of a $99/month “PodText Business” subscription. I bet I could charge a lot more…
2023 · podtext.ai · its alternatives →
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Podseeker▲96Searchable podcast database with audience and contact data
2021 · podseeker.co · its alternatives →
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2022 · podbabble.com · its alternatives →
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The smart search engine for Lenny’s Podcast
2023 · broadn.io · its alternatives →
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2018 · fluiddata.com · its alternatives →
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Podkite▲101All of your podcast's rankings and reviews in one place.
2018 · podkite.com · its alternatives →
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Castro▲93A new app from Castro that helps find podcasts you'll love
2014 · castro.fm · its alternatives →
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Find anything inside your favorite podcasts
2020 · podcasts.captionapp.net · its alternatives →
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2023 · podseeker.xyz · its alternatives →
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Extract answers from every podcast episode
2023 · podai.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Echo Podcasts▲174A community for discovering podcasts and favorite episodes 🎙
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The best podcast API trusted by 15,200+ companies and developers since 2017. Search 3,809,867 podcasts and 193,809,384 episodes by people or topics.
2017 · listennotes.com · its alternatives →
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