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24 alternatives to SmarterPod

A smart chrome extension for your podcast subscriptions

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SmarterPod launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Text to Podcast Extension by Podcastle▲520

   Convert news/articles to a podcast using machine learning

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Podcatch▲81

   A good podcast listen, now.

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Podcat▲269

   IMDB for podcasts

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Podcats▲131

   Discover and upvote podcasts you love

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hear Your Handle▲90

   Discover great podcasts based on your Twitter handle.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Smart Podcast Player 2.0▲76

   The best podcast player for serious podcasters

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Overcast▲350

   The powerful, simple podcast app from Marco Arment

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   reddit's upvoted podcast▲190

   A reddit podcast for all the stories behind the stories

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tung▲96

   A social podcast player

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Web Platform Podcast - 67: Keeping Fluent with Web Technology▲59

    A podcast that dives deep into ‘all things’ web

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    PodcastRank▲81

    Discover and upvote podcast episodes

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hot Pod▲108

    A weekly newsletter all about podcasts

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Podcast Universe▲111

    Visualization of podcast networks

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Intelligence Squared▲74

    A podcast of Oxford-style debates on complex topics

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Chicken▲76

    Easy podcast player

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Remarks▲128

    Discuss a podcast while you listen

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Overcast▲60

    The powerful, simple podcast app from Marco Arment

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Knomad▲90

    A social platform to share and discover podcasts

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Inside Podcasting▲126

    Curating the resurgence of the spoken word

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Auphonic▲127

    Automatic audio post production for podcasts & more

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Podcast Gift 2.0▲164

    Find the best podcast episodes. Share, upvote and comment.

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ShoutEngine▲76

    Podcast Hosting + Analytics

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    RAUR 2.0▲145

    Listen to and interact with your favorite podcasts.

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tech.eu Podcast▲97

    A weekly show about the European technology scene

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →