Podme
Podme is a subscription service combining premium podcasts and audiobooks, with open RSS podcasts also available in the app.
What Podme is
Podme is a subscription service combining premium podcasts and audiobooks, with open RSS podcasts also available in the app. Its Swedish offering includes comedy, sport, true crime, and documentary podcasts, plus audiobooks in fiction, crime, feel-good, and biography categories. Podme says recommendations are hand-picked for listeners’ tastes. Subscribers can download content for offline listening, resume playback, and use CarPlay or Android Auto. The service runs on Android, iOS, and the web and describes its audience as listeners in Sweden, Finland, and Norway. There is no free plan, but a 14-day trial is offered. Premium costs 99 SEK a month; Premium Student is 49.00 SEK, Premium Duo 129.00 SEK, Premium Total 189.00 SEK, and Premium Total Duo 239 SEK a month. A Schibsted account is required, and each account allows one listener at a time.
Good
- Premium podcasts and audiobooks in one app
- Open RSS podcasts are also available
- Downloads support offline listening
- CarPlay and Android Auto are listed
- Hand-picked recommendations reflect listener tastes
Watch out
- No free plan
- Requires a Schibsted account
- One listener per account at a time
- Student pricing requires SheerID verification
Who it suits
Podme suits listeners in Sweden, Finland, or Norway seeking premium podcasts, audiobooks, offline playback, and open RSS shows. Student and Duo options address verified students or households needing an additional account.
Verdict
Podme combines premium audio, open RSS access, downloads, and car integrations across major platforms. Its plans cover students and paired accounts, but listening limits and the paid-only model should be considered.
Plans and prices
From Podme's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Student | 49 SEK a month | Premium podcasts · ad-free · student verification required and valid for 12 months · 99 kr 49 kr/månad |
| Premium | 99 SEK a month | Unlimited access to premium podcasts · ad-free · cancel anytime · 99 kr/månad |
| Premium Duo | 129 SEK a month | Premium access · one extra account · one listener at a time per account · 129 SEK/månad |
| Premium Total | 189 SEK a month | Premium podcasts · unlimited audiobooks · ad-free · 189 kr/månad |
| Premium Total Duo | 239 SEK a month | Premium Total access · one extra account · one listener at a time per account · 239 SEK/månad |
The facts
Each one read from Podme's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account and payments
- Podme requires a Schibsted account for sign-in and electronic payment services.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Account limit
- Only one person can listen at a time; an extra account can be added for simultaneous listening with a friend.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Podme describes itself as a service for listeners in Sweden, Finland and Norway.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Car integrations
- The subscription page lists listening with CarPlay or Android Auto.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Content
- The Swedish offering includes podcasts across genres such as comedy, sport, true crime and documentaries, plus audiobooks including fiction, crime, feel-good and biographies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Discovery
- Podme says it offers hand-picked recommendations tailored to listeners’ tastes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- For creators
- Podme invites podcast creators to partner with it and says partner podcasts must be exclusive.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline listening
- Subscribers can download content and listen offline, then resume where they left off.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Open RSS podcasts
- The Podme app also provides access to open RSS podcasts available in other podcast players.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Podme’s terms direct users to Schibsted’s privacy policy for information about personal-data handling and privacy protection.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Service
- Podme offers premium podcasts and audiobooks in one app.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Student eligibility
- Premium Student requires student verification through SheerID, which is valid for 12 months.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Podme lists [email protected] for customer-service questions and complaints.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- Podme says it was founded in 2017.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Oslo, Norwaychecked 28 Sep 2026
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