Updated September 30, 2026 · AcademyCue Editorial Team
Headway: Fun & Easy Growth vs Podimo
What sets them apart
| Compare |  Headway: Fun & Easy Growth |  Podimo |
|---|---|---|
| Price per month | $12.99 | €6.99 |
| Price from | $0 | €6.99 |
| Free trial length | 7 days | 30 daysHigher |
| Access model | Unlimited | Hour cap |
| Titles in the catalogue | 2,500 | 70,000Higher |
| Monthly listening cap (hours) | Not confirmed | 20 |
| Catalogue languages | English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Japanese, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian | Not confirmed |
Same on both: Keep titles after cancelling (No), Offline use (Yes).
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Key differences
- Headway: Fun & Easy Growth scores higher overall: 9.2 vs 9.0.
- Free trial length is higher at Podimo: 30 days vs 7 days.
- Titles in the catalogue is higher at Podimo: 70,000 vs 2,500.
- Support channels: only Headway: Fun & Easy Growth offers Phone.
- Content types: only Headway: Fun & Easy Growth offers Summaries.
- Content types: only Podimo offers Audiobooks, Podcasts.
Our verdict on each
Headway: Fun & Easy Growth
Headway: Fun & Easy Growth suits readers who want short summaries in a small library rather than long listening sessions. Entry costs $0, so trying it costs nothing, and a catalogue of 2,500 titles keeps browsing quick. Keep after cancel is no, so a subscription ends cleanly.
Podimo
Podimo suits listeners who want a cheap audio subscription rather than a permanent library, since the monthly fee of €6.99 buys a fixed 20 hours of listening each month. Readers who want to keep what they bought, or who prefer buying titles outright, should look at Audible instead.
Score breakdown
| Area | Headway: Fun & Easy Growth | Podimo |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | 9.6Entry at $0, but the paid plan bills $12.99 a month, above Audible at CAD 8.99 and AfriKDP at $3. | 9.6Monthly price of €6.99 and entry price of €6.99 sit well below the site median of €18.59 for monthly fees. |
| Offer | 8.8unlimited access, offline use, 7 days free and content limited to summaries. | 8.8Catalogue of 70,000 titles, a free trial of 30 days and an hours cap of 20 hours per month. |
| Trust | Not confirmed | 8.3Operated by Podimo ApS in DK, with support limited to email and help centre and no keep after cancel. |
Positions in our rankings
| Ranking | Headway: Fun & Easy Growth | Podimo |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobook, ebook and book-summary apps | 8 of 24 | 13 of 24 |
If neither fits
BookBeat has titles in the catalogue at 1,000,000, against 2,500 for Headway: Fun & Easy Growth and 70,000 for Podimo.
BookBeat reviewEvery fact side by side
| Fact | Headway: Fun & Easy Growth | Podimo |
|---|---|---|
| Content types | Summaries | Audiobooks, Podcasts |
| Legal entity | GTHW App Limited | Podimo ApS |
| Headquarters | Cyprus | Denmark |
| Founded | Not confirmed | 2019 |
| Support channels | Email, Phone, Help centreCovers more | Email, Help centre |
Where each stands against the rest
| Fact | Headway: Fun & Easy Growth | Podimo | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free trial length | 7 daysbelow the median | 30 daysat the median | 30 days |
| Monthly listening cap (hours) | Not confirmed | 20lowest quarter | 100 |
| Titles in the catalogue | 2,500lowest quarter | 70,000below the median | 240,000 |
Median across 19 listed providers.
Pros and cons
Headway: Fun & Easy Growth
Pros
- Offline use is supported, so saved summaries open on a train or a flight with no connection at all.
- Support runs on email, phone and help centre, and phone help places it with the 22.7% of these apps that answer the phone.
- The catalogue is unusually wide for its size, running across English, Spanish and French, so a reader can switch language without leaving the app.
Cons
- Keep after cancel is no, so downloaded summaries and reading progress end with the billing period, while 50% of the apps compared do keep access after cancelling.
- Content types are summaries, so a listener after long-form narration has nothing here to weigh against Audible at CAD 8.99 a month.
- A catalogue of 2,500 titles sits far below the 240,000 median for the brands tracked here, so picking a title is the whole of the choice.
Podimo
Pros
- Monthly price of €6.99 and an entry price of €6.99 keep the cost low for a subscription in this group
- A free trial of 30 days is long enough to judge the catalogue before paying
- The catalogue of 70,000 titles covers audiobooks and podcasts under one subscription
Cons
- Access is capped at 20 hours a month, so longer listeners must wait for the cap to reset
- Nothing is kept after cancel, so downloaded titles are lost when the subscription ends
- Support runs on email and help centre only, with no live channel listed
Who each suits
Headway: Fun & Easy Growth
Who it suits
- Readers who want to finish something on a commute, since offline use is supported and the catalogue stays small enough to browse.
- Readers learning a second language, since the catalogue runs across English, Spanish and French.
- Anyone who prefers a phone call to a ticket queue, since support runs on email, phone and help centre.
Who should look elsewhere
- Listeners who want full-length audio, since content types here are summaries while Audible at CAD 8.99 a month is priced around narration.
- Subscribers who want downloads to survive cancellation, since keep after cancel is no against 50% of the apps compared that keep them.
- Price-first households, since AfriKDP at $3 a month comes in well under the $12.99 Headway plan.
Podimo
Who it suits
- Listeners who want podcasts and audiobooks in one app without buying titles one by one
- People who listen inside a fixed monthly window and can pace their hours
- Anyone who wants to test an audio subscription with a long free trial before paying
Who should look elsewhere
- Readers who want to keep bought titles after ending a subscription, where Audible suits buying outright
- Listeners who want unlimited monthly hours, since the cap here is 20
- Anyone who prefers a paid reading tutor service, since Readability sits at $19.99 for monthly access
Current offers
Headway: Fun & Easy Growth
Current offer
Free trial
7-day free trial on yearly plan: 7 days
Yearly plan only, once per app store account, auto-renews unless cancelled before end of trial
Source, checked September 30, 2026
Questions about each
Headway: Fun & Easy Growth
How much does Headway cost?+
Two figures matter. Entry on the Headway plan starts at $0, so a reader can look before paying, and the paid plan bills $12.99 a month. That monthly figure is the recurring rate, so a renewal looks the same as the first paid period. Budget for $12.99 each month once the trial ends.
Is there a free trial, and how long is it?+
The free trial runs 7 days, which is shorter than the 30-day median for audiobook and reading apps in this group. Long enough to judge the format and a handful of summaries, short enough that a reader who wants a broad sample should start at the free entry point instead.
Podimo
How much does Podimo cost each month?+
The Podimo monthly plan is priced at €6.99, and the figure listed as the price from is €6.99. Both are quoted in the plan's own currency rather than a converted local amount, so the amount billed outside that market can move with exchange rates. Neither figure is a one-off charge.
Is there a free trial before the first payment?+
Yes, the free trial runs for 30 days, which is a full month of access before billing starts. That is a generous trial by the standards of this category, where the group median sits at 10 days. It gives enough time to try the audiobooks and podcast side of the catalogue.