Pod Promo
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The facts
Each one read from Pod Promo's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access
- The homepage says Pod Promo is in private alpha and invite-only, with onboarding through Pete Club and a waitlist.checked 11 Oct 2026
- AI integration
- The AI features use an OpenRouter API key supplied by the user, who pays OpenRouter directly for model usage.checked 11 Oct 2026
- AI key security
- Pod Promo says OpenRouter keys are encrypted with AES-256-GCM, stored so browsers cannot read them, and decrypted on its server when an API call is made.checked 12 Oct 2026
- AI tools
- AI features include transcription, show notes, title ideas, keywords and tags, social posts, and podcast chapters, using a user-provided OpenRouter API key.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- The site says users can see real-time play counts per episode and per show.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Analytics level
- basicchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Audio handling
- Pod Promo says uploaded audio is stored and served as uploaded, without re-encoding.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audio uploads
- Episodes can be uploaded as MP3 or M4A/AAC files up to 2 GB each.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The site says Pod Promo is in private alpha and invite-only, with onboarding through Pete Club and a waitlist for others.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Cancellation
- The FAQ says feeds and pages stop being served after the paid period ends following cancellation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Custom domains
- Custom domains are not available; shows use podpromo.ai/your-slug.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Directory distribution
- manual submissionchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Episode features
- Users can publish episodes immediately or schedule them for a set date, and each episode has a public page with a player and sharing controls.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting features
- It provides an RSS feed, play analytics, episode scheduling, and a public page for each show.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Infrastructure
- The maker says the service is built on Firebase and Vercel.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Limits
- Custom domains are not available yet; show pages use podpromo.ai URLs, and the FAQ says one account can hold multiple shows.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Migration
- Users can import an existing podcast feed; the migration guide says episodes, artwork, show notes, descriptions, and original publish dates can move, while analytics history does not.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Pod Promo describes itself as podcast hosting with RSS feeds, play analytics, episode scheduling, and a public page for each show.checked 12 Oct 2026
- RSS and distribution
- Pod Promo generates an RSS 2.0 feed that users can submit to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast directories.checked 12 Oct 2026
- RSS distribution
- Users submit their RSS feed to directories such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify; new episodes then appear automatically.checked 11 Oct 2026
- RSS feed
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Show limits
- One account can hold as many shows as the user likes.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free access
- The FAQ says there is no free plan and no trial; the service is subscription-only.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
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