Supercast review (2026): is it any good?
Paid subscriptions and private feeds for podcasters
Supercast report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for paid private podcast feeds
Supercast sells paid subscriptions and private feeds for podcasters, with newsletters too. There is no monthly fee: it takes $0.59 a month for each subscriber, plus Stripe's fees. It needs your own Stripe account, and multi-show support is on the sales-only Custom plan.
Who Supercast is for
- Fits if you run one podcast and want to charge for private episodes
- Works for podcasters who already have a Stripe account
Who Supercast is not for
- Pricey if you grow: $0.59 per subscriber a month adds up on top of Stripe's fees
- Watch out: one-time payments cost 15% up to $1.50 a payment, plus Stripe fees
- Not for you if you run several shows or bundles, as those are only on the Custom plan
- Skip it if you want another processor, as the pricing page names only Stripe
Why Supercast gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyNo flat fee, but $0.59 a month per subscriber plus Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 and 0.7% on recurring payments. Cost grows with your audience, so the middle fits.
- CFree plan and trialNothing to pay until you have paying subscribers, but there is no free plan or trial, and the fee starts with the first one.
- CFeaturesPrivate feeds, flexible plans, subscriber tools, public episode sync, video and newsletters. The listing shows multi-show and bundles only on Custom.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and you connect your own Stripe account and your feed first.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, linking Stripe and YouTube as the two connections.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Supercast's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/supercast#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/supercast.svg" alt="Supercast: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Supercast stands among course and community platforms
Supercast's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 23 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 21.
Supercast has no paid plan.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 99 course and community platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Supercast’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 17 of 98, level with 61
- CFree plan and trialAbove 34 of 98, level with 36
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 98, level with 54
- CEase of useAbove 23 of 98, level with 72
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 98, level with 24
Price against what you get
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Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Supercast, or make your own?
Keep it
Supercast is free, so making your own would save you nothing.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 54 of the 98 other course and community platforms grade higher.
What you could make
- Paid newsletters: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to.
What this rests on. Supercast’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Supercast?
Supercast lets podcasters sell subscriptions to premium audio, bonus episodes and ad-free feeds. Subscribers add the private feed to the podcast app they already use, and billing runs through the creator's own Stripe account. The vendor charges a per-subscriber fee rather than a monthly plan, and has added newsletters to the product.
Worth knowing
- The $0.59 per subscriber a month is charged on top of Stripe's fees, which the page lists as 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction and 0.7% on recurring payments.
- One-time payments cost 15% up to a maximum of $1.50 per payment, plus Stripe processing fees.
- Multi-show support and bundle subscriptions are only on the Custom plan, which is sold through sales.
- Requires a Stripe account; the pricing page names no other payment processor.
Key features
- Private subscriber feeds
- Premium content is hosted by Supercast, and subscribers add a private feed to their podcast app in two taps.
- Your own Stripe account
- Creators connect their own Stripe account, so subscriber billing data stays with the creator and can be taken elsewhere.
- Flexible subscription plans
- Unlimited subscriber plans: monthly, annual and lifetime, with free trials, limited-time promotions and custom pricing.
- Subscriber tools
- A landing page for subscribers, built-in email, an AMA platform, analytics dashboards and feed security with alerting.
- Public episode sync and video
- Public episodes sync from the creator's podcast host into Supercast, and YouTube video feeds are supported.
- Newsletters
- A banner on the site says newsletters have arrived, for growing free and paid followers.
Supercast pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Supercast is free to use.
- Starts at
- Free
- Free plan
- No monthly fee is listed: Supercast charges $0.59 a month for each subscriber, plus Stripe's payment fees, which are deducted from subscriber payments.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| All-in | $0 | No flat fee. $0.59 a month per subscriber plus Stripe fees (2.9% + $0.30 and 0.7% on recurring payments). One-time payments: 15%, capped at $1.50. |
Read from supercast.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Supercast before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Supercast have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Supercast is listed for Web.
Does Supercast have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Supercast is listed for Web.
Is Supercast open source?
Supercast is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.