Podbean

Podbean stores your episodes and sends them to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and the other apps. You also get a simple show website and a player you can drop on a page. Paid plans add stats, money tools, and helpers for notes and cleanup.

It fits people who want one login for publishing, a site, and ads, without stitching tools together. The phone app can record and publish if you like to work from your pocket. Network and Business plans exist if you later run many shows or a private staff feed.

The appeal is having publishing and monetization options in one hosting account. Check the selected plan, program eligibility and platform requirements before relying on ads or paid episodes. This entry does not rate support responsiveness.

What bites: the free plan fills up and does not reset. Paid plans still limit how much you can upload each month, and extra shows cost extra on the lower tiers. Some creators were surprised when the in-file ads were pulled in Europe with little notice, and livestream is being wound down.

Make an account. Add your show name, art, and a short description. Upload an episode, write the title and notes, then publish. Use the directory buttons to send the show to the big apps. If you are moving in, import from your old host, then wait until the new episodes appear in Apple and Spotify before you cancel the old place.

Start free if you are only testing. Upgrade when you need more hours, video, or more than one show. If you needed a truly free long-term home, people already leave.