Is there a good app for get podcast transcripts?
Poorly Executed: 20 apps already serve this, and 34 data points mined from real user reviews across 2 sources show where they fall short. The right features exist but the execution is buggy, dated, or painful. Out-execute it.
Data refreshed September 7, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
A podcast is just an RSS feed pointing at an audio file — an open standard nobody owns. Spotify and Apple dominate discovery, but anyone can build a podcast app or tool with no licensing and no permission. Overcast, a top podcast app, is literally one developer. The real risk is content going exclusive (e.g. Rogan/Spotify), not a platform cutting you off.
The way in: Build a podcast client or creator tool directly on open RSS — no API key, no licensing, no permission.
No structural moat — runs on an open standard · platform risk: low · why: podcasts = open RSS 2.0 enclosure standard · Overcast is a one-person app · AntennaPod is volunteer open-source · no central gatekeeper to revoke access
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to get podcast transcripts, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| replays already-listened episodes | bug | 2 | keeps playing episodes that I’ve already listened to |
| episode transcripts | missing-feature | 1 | スクリプトが出ればもっといい |
| auto-transcript on podcast now playing screen | ux | 1 | GET RID OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSCRIPT ON PODCASTS NOW PLAYING SCREEN |
| no podcast download support | missing-feature | 1 | for some reason it doesn't do podcasts |
| can only import from Apple Podcasts | missing-feature | 1 | Can only import from the Apple podcast app |
| only imports from Apple Podcasts | missing-feature | 1 | Only allows import from Apple Podcasts...importing isn't possible |
| podcast deletion | reliability | 1 | they keep deleting some of the podcasts I listen to |
| no import podcasts via URL | missing-feature | 1 | Nothing to import podcasts via url |
| podcast playback interruption | bug | 1 | You keep stopping a podcast episode at a random point for no reason |
| podcast playback direction | bug | 1 | Podcasts play backwards |
| transcript sync with audio | bug | 1 | transcript/lyrics are getting out of sync with the audio |
| ads during podcast playback | ux | 1 | The way ads played during podcasts initially drove me to look for a different app |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podcast App | 4.3 | 22,400 | Free |
| Apple Podcasts | 4.9 | 2,073,989 | Free |
| Podcast App | 4.8 | 308,238 | Free |
| Podcast App & Player - Castbox | 4.9 | 199,133 | Free |
| Podcast Republic - Podcast app | 4.5 | 103,436 | Free |
| iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts | 4.8 | 641,146 | Free |
| iTranscription | 0.0 | 0 | $8.99 |
| Podcast & Radio iVoox | 4.7 | 360,952 | Free |
Should you build it?
The right features exist but the execution is buggy, dated, or painful. Out-execute it. Opportunity here scores 65 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| chostudio/PodcastToText | stale | 2 | Python |
| jaredfiacco2/FirebasePodcastTranscription | stale | 2 | Python |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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