PodRewind vs Headliner: which is right for you?
PodRewind wrote this comparison. It covers the dimensions both products share, and every fact about Headliner links to its own pages.
Each in a paragraph
PodRewind. PodRewind turns your RSS feed into transcripts with named speakers and a public, searchable archive. On the Pro plan it also makes captioned vertical videos from audio-only episodes, picked from the transcript.
Headliner. Headliner is a podcast video maker. It takes an RSS feed or an audio upload and makes waveform audiograms, captioned clips and full-episode videos, and it can post them to social platforms and YouTube automatically.
Side by side
| Dimension | PodRewind | Headliner |
|---|---|---|
| Starts from | Your RSS feed; no footage needed | RSS feed or audio upload (MP3, WAV); also full-length video (learn.headliner.app) |
| What the video shows | Word-by-word captions over episode artwork or a template | Waveform audiograms and captioned clips |
| Transcripts | Every episode, speakers named, published as a searchable archive | Transcription in 100+ languages for captions and editing (headliner.app) |
| Free plan | 5 episodes per feed; no video (PodRewind pricing) | Forever Free: one unwatermarked audiogram a month (headliner.app) |
| Plan that includes video | Pro, $39/month (PodRewind pricing) | All plans; Basic from $9.99/month, Pro from $25.99/month (headliner.app) |
Pick Headliner if
- You want a waveform audiogram for every episode, posted to social platforms and YouTube on autopilot.
- You want full-episode videos on YouTube, up to two hours long on Headliner Pro (headliner.app).
- Budget is the deciding factor and a watermark on free audiograms after the first each month is acceptable.
Pick PodRewind if
- You want the words on screen to carry the clip, picked by reading the transcript rather than scrubbing audio.
- You also want listeners to search every episode in a public archive built from the same transcripts.
- You want speaker names in every transcript for quoting guests accurately.
Where each fits
Both cover a single job, short videos from podcast audio, and differ on everything around it. Headliner is the broader video tool, with scheduling and long-form uploads. PodRewind is an archive first; video is among the things its transcripts make possible. Video clips come with the Pro plan ($39/mo) (PodRewind pricing). Free and Creator do not include video.
Questions answered
Do both work without video footage?
Yes. Headliner takes audio uploads or an RSS feed, and PodRewind reads your RSS feed. Neither needs you to film the show.
Which is cheaper for video?
Headliner publishes a Forever Free plan and paid plans from $9.99 a month (headliner.app). PodRewind video comes with Pro at $39 a month, which also covers the full archive (PodRewind pricing).
Can I use both?
Yes. Both read the same RSS feed, so you can keep Headliner for audiograms and add PodRewind for the archive and captioned clips.
Sources
Competitor facts come from each company's own pages, checked . Prices change; follow the links for current figures.
- headliner.app Headliner plans and limits (accessed )
- headliner.app Headliner features (accessed )
- learn.headliner.app Headliner audio upload (accessed )
Try PodRewind on your own feed
Your first episodes are transcribed and searchable on the Free plan.