Podverse
An open source podcast app built with support for the newer podcast namespace tags, popular with the open podcasting and value for value crowd.
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Podverse is an open source podcast app built by people active in the open podcasting movement, supporting namespace features like chapters, transcripts, and Bitcoin lightning based value for value payments as first class citizens rather than afterthoughts.
It fits podcasters already using tools like Podhome or RSS Blue that emphasize these same namespace tags, giving that content somewhere it actually gets used and displayed properly.
The realistic audience size here is small compared to Apple or Spotify, this is a niche, engaged community rather than a mass market discovery channel.
Being listed costs nothing and takes little effort, so there's no real downside to including it even if you don't expect much volume from it specifically.
Sources for this review
- Official product website · Checked 2026-08-27
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