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Personal development podcast app: your bonus episodes and early releases, for your subscribers
Your feed stays public; in the app under your name, your subscribers hear episodes before everyone else, plus bonus series and audio exercises, in the background or offline.
Build the native iOS and Android app of your podcast without code: imported RSS feed, episodes reserved for subscribers, early releases, episode notes and subscriptions on the App Store and Google Play.
Free 30-day trial - No credit card required
Early release episodes for your subscribers
Reserved the first week, free after that
Publish the episode in the Podcasts section of the CMS and reserve it for your subscribers: they hear it as soon as it is out. A week later, make it free in a few clicks, or publish it on your public feed. The free or reserved status can be changed at any time, episode by episode.
Your public feed stays where it is
Your listening platforms keep receiving your free episodes
Import your RSS feed, following the Apple Podcasts standard, into a section of the app: your public episodes are added on their own, and your regular listeners still hear you where they always do. Only episodes published in the CMS can be reserved; those from an external feed stay free.
Listening goes on when the listener switches apps
Background playback in the native apps, downloads to listen without a network
An option you switch on lets the episode keep playing when the listener moves to another app. They can also download an episode by adding it to their bookmarks, to listen while walking, on the train or on a plane.
The interview podcast
Each interview comes out a week earlier for subscribers, with a long version the public feed does not carry.
The podcaster who offers exercises
Each episode is followed by a ten-minute audio exercise, reserved for subscribers.
The media that writes more than it talks
When articles matter more than episodes, the magazine app is a better fit: article previews, practical worksheets, comments.
The personal development magazine appNotes for every episode
The key ideas, the books mentioned, the links to your guests
Publish an article alongside each episode: the key ideas, the books and resources mentioned, the links to your guests. Reserve these notes for subscribers or keep them free: they also give the Chatbot the material for its answers, which the audio alone does not give it.
AI in your podcast app
Three concrete uses, with their price.
To find
“Which episode was about procrastination?”
The Chatbot answers from your episode notes, published as articles, and links to the notes concerned. A non-subscriber only gets answers drawn from the free notes.
$35/month
To practice
A seven-day habit tracker
Describe the section in the back office, for example the habit suggested in the episode, ticked off every evening for a week, and the AI Extension Builder generates it in your app, in your design.
Free
To operate
Episode notes published from Claude or ChatGPT
The MCP server connects your app to the AI assistant you already use: you give it your episode outline, it prepares the notes, you review and confirm, it publishes them in your app.
Included
Opening subscriptions for your podcast: what you set up, in practice
Four settings, in this order.
The public feed
Add a Podcast section and paste the address of your RSS feed.The reserved episodes
Publish your first bonus episodes in the Podcasts section of the CMS: at least ten reserved pieces of content, episodes and notes included.The subscription
Set its price on the App Store and on Google Play, monthly or yearly, with a free trial if you want one.The notifications
One automatic push rule for the reserved episodes, another for the public feed.
Also in your podcast app
Well-organized seasons
One section per series or season, with the description of each episode.
Comments under episodes
Switched on episode by episode, and moderated by you.
Listener questions
A Form section collects the questions for your next Q&A episode.
Live audio
Stream a live recording in the Live Audio section, at the times you announce.
Episode sharing
Your listeners share an episode in one tap.
Expired subscribers
Find them in the back office and invite them back with a targeted notification.
Your app, a subscription on a listening platform or a membership platform?
Three ways to charge for your episodes. This table shows what each one gives you.
| Your app with GoodBarber | Subscription on a listening platform | Membership platform | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your app on the App Store and Google Play, under your name | native iOS and Android | No | No |
| Where reserved episodes are played | in your app | in the platform's app | on the platform or through a private feed, depending on the case |
| Articles and videos alongside the episodes | depending on the platform | depending on the platform | |
| A push with every episode | automatic | the platform's notifications | depending on the platform |
| Commission | no GoodBarber commission, the stores' applies | the platform's | the platform's |
| Your subscribers' emails and history | in your back office | depending on the platform | depending on the platform |
Pioneers of no-code
15 years of experience building native apps for businesses and content publishers. And the numbers to prove it.
25 000+
Daily downloads for apps built with GoodBarber*
30 000+
Clients have brought their app projects to life with GoodBarber
2011
The year GoodBarber was born: no-code, before anyone else
* Source: internal download tracking, App Store and Google Play, April 2026.
Extension Store
The extensions a subscription podcast will use. Memberships is available from the Premium plan, on top of it, and included in the Pro plan.
How much does your podcast app cost?
Reserving episodes for subscribers requires a native app, published with the Premium plan; Memberships is added to it, except with the Pro plan, which includes it. Hosting, push and updates are included.
| Premium · iOS, Android and web app | $55 /month, billed yearly |
| Memberships, with Premium | $49 /month |
| Pro · Memberships included | $105 /month, billed yearly |
GoodBarber takes nothing from your subscriptions; Apple and Google take their commission, 15% in most cases. Developer accounts are paid directly to the stores.
What our customers say
Reviews published by GoodBarber customers, all activities combined.
GoodBarber is a powerful app builder.
GoodBarber is a powerful app builder. If you want to build your app using a pre-built template, GoodBarber is ideal for you. At Global Academy, we almost completed the 5th year using their easy-to-use pre-built platforms to build premium Apps for our customers. Also, Goodbarber's customer support is excellent. Highly recommended.
Great support and always very helpful answers.
Great support and always very helpful answers. Nothing is too trivial for the team to answer.
Responsive support and usually quick.
Responsive support and usually quick. Software is by far the best in the market, with tremendous capabilities for configurations.
Personal development podcast app: frequently asked questions
Do my public episodes stay on Spotify and Apple Podcasts?
Yes: the app reads your feed, it does not replace it. Your public episodes stay on your listening platforms and also appear in the app.
Can I reserve an episode, then open it to everyone?
Yes, if it is published in the Podcasts section of the CMS: you change its status, reserved or free, at any time. An episode from an external feed stays free.
Can subscribers listen offline?
Yes: they download an episode by adding it to their bookmarks, then listen to it without a network.
Can free listeners still see ads?
Yes, banners in the app, through your internal ad server, Google AdMob or Google Ad Manager; one option removes them for your subscribers. Ads read in your episodes stay in the audio file.
Can I offer a free trial?
Yes: you set it on the App Store and on Google Play. The listener hears the reserved episodes during the trial, then the subscription starts unless they cancel it.
How much does a subscription podcast app cost?
The Premium plan with Memberships on top, or the Pro plan, which includes it. The public feed, the CMS episodes, notifications and updates are included; developer accounts are paid directly to Apple and Google.
GoodBarber sells your bonus episodes and early releases by subscription on the App Store and Google Play, with no GoodBarber commission
Imported public feed, reserved episodes later opened to all, episode notes, background playback, downloads for offline listening, a push with every episode.