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Should I use CastFox?

Search 5M+ podcasts with AI. Podcast analytics, chart rankings, audience demographics, and contact data for marketers and agencies. - castfox.net

Depends. Buy if you pitch guests or buy podcast ads and need transcript-level search, chart rankings, and contact data. Skip it if you just want a podcast player or analytics for your own show.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 18 public sources; pricing and security evidence thin.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • PR teams pitching podcast guests
  • Marketers vetting ad-target shows
  • Agencies doing podcast research at scale

Not for

  • Casual listeners who just want a podcast player
  • Podcasters tracking only their own show's stats
  • Security-conscious enterprises needing vendor audits
  • Anyone needing only title search — free directories do that

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

No public security page; enterprise procurement and data reviews will stall

medium

Pricing tiers not published in sources; confirm paid plan costs before committing

medium

114M+ episode coverage is self-reported; test your niche before buying

medium

Was offered 100% free in 2025; verify current limits and caps now

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Searches inside 114M+ episode transcripts, not just titles or descriptions
  • Chart rankings across 100+ countries with listener stats and demographics
  • Free Android app rated 4.3/5 by 2,278 users
  • Natural-language search: describe topic, country, or medium to find shows
  • AI-generated outreach and follow-up management built in

Cons

  • No public security page found on
  • Early-stage startup running self-hosted Gemma 3n on a startup budget
  • Some Android reviewers say search didn't help find what they wanted

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/21/2026 - 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; castfox.net/security returned no security page.

official x5review x4security x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Free tier confirmed; paid pricing unpublished
  • Ease of use: 4/5. 4.3/5 across 2,278 Google Play ratings
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Transcript search, analytics, charts, demographics, outreach combined
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture: 2/5. No public security page found
  • 4.3/5 Google Play rating 2,278 ratings
  • 114M+ Episode coverage across 5M+ podcasts
  • 100+ Chart countries chart rankings tracked
  • Yes Free tier "Try CastFox free" on site; free Android app

Pricing

Free tier: Yes

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; castfox.net/security returned no security page.

What users say

Independent reviews are scarce; Google Play shows 4.3/5 from 2,278 ratings, with at least one reviewer finding the search unhelpful.

“Though entertaining, it didn't help me find what I was looki”
Google Play review
Full analysis

Based on 18 public sources; pricing and security evidence thin.

Strong transcript search and analytics for PR/marketing teams; opaque pricing, thin security posture, mixed consumer app reviews.

Methodology

Based on 18 public sources; pricing and security evidence thin.

Sources

  1. CastFox — homepagecastfox.net
    official
  2. CastFox — AI Podcast Search feature pagecastfox.net
    official
  3. CastFox — Security page (not found)castfox.net
    security
  4. CastFox - AI Podcast Agent — Google Playplay.google.com
    review
  5. CastFox adopts Gemma 3n — Google DeepMind Gemmaversedeepmind.google
    official
  6. Podcast Search Beyond Titles and Descriptions with CastFox — LinkedInlinkedin.com
    official
  7. CastFox — Capterra Canada listingcapterra.ca
    review
  8. Research Any Podcast in 60 Seconds — YouTubeyoutube.com
    official
  9. Reddit: searching podcast episode transcripts (Podscripts.co)reddit.com
    review
  10. AntennaPod forum: search beyond subscriptions (Podcast Index)forum.antennapod.org
    review

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