Comparison
Listen Notes is the most comprehensive podcast search engine, indexing millions of episodes with metadata, show notes, and audio. Overheard focuses on a curated set of shows with deep content analysis that Listen Notes doesn't offer.
What Listen Notes does
Listen Notes indexes 3M+ podcasts and provides search across episode titles, descriptions, and show notes. They offer a podcast API used by thousands of developers, and consumer tools for podcast discovery and listening.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Overheard | Listen Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Podcast database | 97 curated shows | 3M+ podcasts |
| Episode search | Full transcript search | Title/description search |
| Full transcripts | Yes, every episode | No (metadata only) |
| Entity tagging | Yes (companies, people, topics) | No |
| Topic trending | Yes | No |
| Sponsor tracking | Yes | No |
| Podcast discovery | Industry-focused | Yes, comprehensive |
| Audio playback | Linked to source | Yes, in-app |
| API | Yes (Pro) | Yes, widely used |
| Curated lists | By industry | User-generated |
Where Listen Notes is stronger
Catalog size: 3M+ podcasts vs our 97. Listen Notes is the definitive podcast directory.
Podcast API: the most widely used podcast metadata API, powering thousands of apps.
Discovery: if you're looking for a podcast to listen to, Listen Notes is the best tool.
Audio playback: listen directly in the app or embed episodes.
Where Overheard is stronger
Content analysis: Listen Notes searches titles and descriptions. We search full transcripts with entity tagging.
Intelligence layer: topic trending, cross-show comparison, and industry briefs don't exist in Listen Notes.
Structured entities: every company, person, and topic is tagged and searchable — not just keyword matching against show notes.
Sponsor intelligence: we identify and track sponsors at the episode level.
Professional focus: built for teams making business decisions, not podcast discovery.
Bottom line
Listen Notes is the Google of podcasts — the best tool for finding and discovering shows. Overheard is built for a different job: extracting structured intelligence from podcast content. Use Listen Notes to find shows; use Overheard to understand what they're saying.
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