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Don’t let anyone make you feel bad about taking an interest in your podcast reviews.\u00a0You put a lot of time and hard work into your podcast.\u00a0Even though your official line is a modest, “it helps the show to be found”, we know it’s really because it makes your day to hear that p0ddyl1znr881<\/em> from Uganda really likes what you do.<\/p>\n

And even though audiobro436895<\/em> from New Zealand told you that your voice makes him want to throw up, you just need to accept that your show isn’t going to be for everyone.<\/p>\n

But we’re not going to talk here about why<\/em> you like to keep an eye on your reviews. Instead, we’ll take a look at how<\/em> you do it.<\/p>\n

Incidentally, we’ll mainly be talking about iTunes\/Apple Podcasts<\/a> in this post. Though it’s far from the only podcast directory<\/a> out there, it is comfortably the biggest. That means that podcasters naturally pay more attention to reviews on there than anywhere else.<\/p>\n

\"iTunesManually Checking Reviews<\/h2>\n

There’s 155 different regional iTunes stores. You can only see the reviews in the country or region you have selected in your app.<\/p>\n

Looking through this is slightly easier when in the desktop app – you just need to click the little round flag icon in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.<\/p>\n

This takes you to a menu where you can click on any other available country or region and see your reviews there.<\/p>\n

But let’s be honest, it’ll take ages to run through every single one of them. And as much as I sympathise with you wanting to read your reviews, this is just taking time away from actually working on your podcast.<\/p>\n

So, is there a better way?<\/p>\n

Podcast Review Tracking Apps<\/h2>\n

I’ve been testing out two really great apps that take all the time and effort out of this process.<\/p>\n

Not only that, but they actually make your reviews shareable too. This isn’t possible inside the iTunes desktop or Apple Podcasts app.<\/p>\n

Using MyPodcastReviews<\/a> or Podrover<\/a> means any reviews you get are delivered to you automatically, in a shareable format. So your days of clicking your way around the globe in search of praise are over.<\/p>\n

Incidentally, both have the capability to include Stitcher reviews too. We’ve all got that one review on Stitcher, and it’s nice to make it feel welcome alongside the rest.<\/p>\n

\"MyMyPodcastReviews<\/h2>\n

MyPodcastReviews<\/a> is the original podcast review tracking app, and it’s the brainchild of The Audacity to Podcast’s Daniel J. Lewis.<\/p>\n

To date it has helped over 2,500 podcasters to track over 160,000 reviews.<\/p>\n

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“Of the reviews we’ve tracked, 95.2% are positive 4- and 5-star reviews. The least-popular rating is a 2-star review (under 1%), while 1-star reviews are under 1.6%. This says that the majority of people love the podcasts they listen to and almost no one is apathetic.”<\/p>\n

– Daniel J. Lewis<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"SharingSharing<\/h3>\n

Both from the website and the email digests, every review has its own link.<\/p>\n

When you visit that page, you’ll see that review alone, subscription links for the podcast, and social-sharing buttons.<\/p>\n

Price<\/h3>\n

With MyPodcastReviews you can sign up for a free ‘Personal’ plan to track reviews on one podcast.<\/p>\n

With the ‘Solo’ plan you can track two podcasts for $55 a year, or $5 a month.<\/p>\n

Then there’s the ‘Pro’ plan which allows you to track seven podcasts for $165 a year, or $15 a month.<\/p>\n

And the ‘Network’ plan gives you up to fifteen podcasts for $275 a year, or $25 a month.<\/p>\n

Paying yearly means you’ll save 10%.<\/p>\n

Paid Tier Extras<\/h3>\n

The free ‘Personal’ plan doesn’t include “business-oriented show” (a podcast that’s about business, or run by a business).<\/p>\n

The three paid tiers offer Stitcher reviews, as well as sorting and filtering features (so you’ll never have to see\u00a0audiobro436895<\/em>‘s one-star review ever again).<\/p>\n

With the free plan, you’ll have your last 30 reviews delivered to you via a monthly email, but with the ‘Solo’ tier you can get all your new reviews on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n

On the ‘Pro’ or ‘Network’ tiers you can have all new reviews sent to you on a daily basis if you so desire.<\/p>\n

The paid tiers also offer an ‘Integrations’ feature. This combines all the reviews from evert country into a single valid RSS feed, which you can then tie in to things via IFTTT, Zapier, etc.<\/p>\n

Podrover<\/h2>\n

Podrover<\/a> is a review tracking service with a mobile app option, created by Cesare Rocchi.<\/p>\n

Cesare makes software that is “meant to save people time, stress, sometimes both.”<\/p>\n

\"PodroverSharing<\/h3>\n

Each review has its own independent link with social media sharing and RSS\/podcast app subscribe buttons.<\/p>\n

You can also create graphics of each review which can be downloaded and shared. These can be optimised for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.<\/p>\n

There’s also an embeddable widget option. It gives you some code to copy onto your website, which automatically displays some reviews on there.<\/p>\n

You can set these to be 1-5 of the most recent, or 1-5 randoms from your bookmarked reviews – basically you can ‘heart’ all your five-starrers so that you don’t end up with\u00a0audiobro436895<\/em>‘s one-star takedown polluting your homepage.<\/p>\n

Your bookmarked reviews can be set to automatically share in your Twitter feed at chosen times of the week too.<\/p>\n

\"PodroverPrice<\/h3>\n

There’s no ongoing free option, but you can try out Podrover by tracking one podcast with a free 30 day trial.<\/p>\n

Similar to MyPodcastReviews, Podrover also use a tiered pricing structure.<\/p>\n

You can track one podcast for $30 a year.<\/p>\n

There’s a ‘Pluto’ package to track three podcasts for $50 a year, or $5 a month.<\/p>\n

The ‘Saturn’ package tracks up to twelve podcasts for $150 a year, or $15 a month.<\/p>\n

And the ‘Jupiter’ package tracks up to twenty podcasts for $300 a year, or $30 a month.<\/p>\n

Paying yearly means you’ll save 17%.<\/p>\n

You can get 10% off your first purchase by using our Podrover<\/a> affiliate link too.<\/p>\n

\"PodroverOther Features<\/h3>\n

All tiers come with the same features.<\/p>\n

Podrover doubles up as an RSS feed validator, so you’ll be notified if there’s ever any problems with your feed.<\/p>\n

Notifications can be set to come through by email, on Slack, or both. And on a daily or weekly basis.<\/p>\n

Podrover includes Stitcher reviews too.<\/p>\n

There’s also stats graphs that show you where (on a world map) and when you received your reviews.<\/p>\n

And if you want easy access on your iPhone, there’s a free app you can download for that very purpose.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/h2>\n

These are both excellent services for keeping track of your podcast reviews.<\/p>\n

You know your own situation, requirements, and budget best, so hopefully this roundup has been useful in helping you to decide which one to opt for.<\/p>\n

MyPodcastReviews<\/a> 2.0 is in the planning stages as the first iteration of this post went live, and Daniel tells me it’ll have more analytics, a WordPress plugin, more attractive sharing options, and some other cool features.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the mobile app is currently a big plus point for Podrover<\/a> if you’re an iPhone user.<\/p>\n

By all means though, try out both and see how you get on before settling on a paid tier. Let me know what one you eventually opt for too, and why.<\/p>\n

And in the meantime, if you want to take a trip further down the podcast reviews rabbit hole, here’s a couple of articles for you…<\/p>\n