Podcasts are gold. A 45-minute episode can contain an idea that changes the way you work, a figure that clarifies a decision, or a book reference you’ll want to find again six months later. Except that without the right tools, all of that disappears. The audio plays, the knowledge doesn’t stay.
That’s exactly the problem we set out to solve with Audioask.
The problem with podcasts
You listen. You absorb. Then you forget.
Not because you’re distracted — but because audio is ephemeral by nature. You can’t highlight a passage, copy-paste a quote, or search through a transcript you don’t have. Podcasts are extraordinarily rich in content, but extraordinarily poor in tools to exploit that content.
We wanted to change that.
What Audioask actually does
Transcribe. Add an episode, paste an RSS link, or connect a podcast feed directly. Audioask transcribes the audio with accuracy that handles accents, technical jargon, and numbers. The result is indexed and searchable within minutes.
Ask. Once transcribed, ask questions directly to the episode. “What is the definition of X according to this episode?” or “Summarize the three main points” — the AI answers with verifiable quotes anchored in the transcript. No hallucination, no response out of thin air: everything is traceable.
Automate. This is where Audioask becomes truly different. You configure it once: every new episode from a subscribed podcast is automatically transcribed, then run through your own AI prompts. Every morning, you receive a synthetic digest of everything published overnight. No more choosing between listening and staying up to date.
Coming soon: translate. We’re working on automatic translation of transcripts. A podcast in English, German, or Japanese — readable in your language, searchable in your language.
The plans
We wanted Audioask to be accessible from day one.
The Free plan at €0/month covers the essentials: 1 hour of transcription, 3 AI analyses per month, full-text search access. That’s enough to seriously explore the product.
The Premium plan at €3/month unlocks full automation, 5 hours of transcription, unlimited exports, and priority access to new features. Less than a coffee — for a tool that saves you hours.
185 million episodes available
Audioask is powered by the Listen Notes index, giving you access to over 185 million podcast episodes directly from the interface. You don’t start from a blank page. Search for a podcast, add it to your library, subscribe, set up your automations. All in a few clicks.
Swiss Made
Audioask is a project by Natives Sàrl, a studio based in Geneva. Your data stays in Europe, the team is reachable, and decisions are made close to you. We’re not trying to build yet another productivity tool that raises €10M and disappears two years later. We’re building something we use ourselves, every day.
What’s next?
Audioask is available now, for free, no credit card required.
If you listen to podcasts to learn, to stay informed, to fuel your work or your curiosity — give it a try. Transcribe an episode that stuck with you. Ask it a question. See what comes out.
We can’t wait to hear from you.
— The Audioask Team, Geneva
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