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Pocket Casts: Podcast Player app for iPhone and iPad


4.4 ( 704 ratings )
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Developer: ShiftyJelly PTY LTD
Free
Current version: 7.48, last update: 5 months ago
First release : 26 Jan 2011
App size: 108.83 Mb

Pocket Casts is the worlds most powerful podcast platform, an app by listeners, for listeners.Our podcast player provides next-level listening, search and discovery tools. Find your next obsession with our hand curated podcast recommendations for easy discovery, and seamlessly enjoy your favorite shows without the hassle of subscribing.

Heres what the press has to say:
Wired: "Pocket Casts Is the Podcast App Every iPhone User Needs"
iMore: "Pocket Casts is the best podcast app for iPhone"

With a unique set of simple yet powerful features and a limitless podcast database, youre sure to find something you love.

WE SWEAT THE DETAILS
Design: Easily listen to, manage and find new podcasts.
Themes: Whether youre a dark or light theme person weve got you covered. We even have you OLED lovers covered with our Extra Dark theme.
Universal: Custom but familiar iPad interface, supporting Slide Over, Split View and Picture in Picture.
Everywhere: CarPlay, AirPlay, Chromecast and Sonos. Listen to your podcasts in more places than ever before.

POWERFUL PLAYBACK
Up next: Automatically build a playback queue from your favorite shows. Sign in and have that Up Next queue sync to all your devices.
Trim silence: Cut silences from episodes so you finish them faster, saving hours.
Variable speed: Change the play speed from anywhere between 0.5 to 3x.
Volume boost: Increase the volume of voices, while decreasing background noise.
Stream: Play episodes on the fly.
Chapters: Jump between chapters easily, and enjoy embedded artwork that the author has added (we support MP3 and M4A chapter formats).
Audio & video: Play all of your favorite episodes, toggle video to audio.
Skip playback: Skip episode intros, jump through episodes with custom skip intervals.
Apple Watch: Control playback from our Apple Watch app, adjust the volume or change playback effects, all without ever touching your phone.
Sleep timer: Well pause your episode so you can rest your weary head.
Airplay & Chromecast: Send episodes straight to your TV or speakers with a single tap.
Sonos: Browse and play your podcast collection directly from the Sonos app.
CarPlay: When youre in the car, so are we.

SMART TOOLS
Sync: Subscriptions, Up Next, listening history, playback and filters are all securely stored in the cloud. You can pick up where you left off on another device and even the web.
Refresh: Let our servers check for new episodes, so you can get on with your day.
Notifications: Well let you know when new episodes arrive, if you like.
Auto download: Automatically download episodes for offline playback.
Filters: Custom filters will organize your episodes.
Storage: All the tools you need to keep your podcasts tamed.

ALL YOUR FAVORITES
Discover: Subscribe to any podcast in iTunes and more. Browse by charts, networks and categories.
Share: Spread the word with podcast and episode sharing.
OPML: Jump on board without any hassle with OPML import. Export your collection at any time.

There are many more powerful, straight-forward features that make Pocket Casts the perfect podcasting app for you. So what are you waiting for?

Visit pocketcasts.com for more info about the web and other platforms supported by Pocket Casts.

Pros and cons of Pocket Casts: Podcast Player app for iPhone and iPad

Pocket Casts: Podcast Player app good for

Ive tried the Lite version and was so amazed that I brought the full App (1st App I paid for), and the extra functions make this App even better! Must have if you listen to webcasts!!
Great app with beautiful design !! But could be more useful and powerful if we had settings for each podcast instead of global settings. I do not have the same rules to download and manage the podcasts I like. Hope it will be added in the next update. Thanks.
I tried a few podcast apps and I find this one to be the best, both for its clean design and rich feature set.
You can stop looking around for other podcast apps. This is the best. Full. Stop.
The only feature i would like to see and is not there is choosing a time interval for the automatic refresh on the podcasts, for users subscribed on 50+ channels like me, i am afraid the app does get new episodes all day long and this might be battery consuming even though i dont see this ranked too much up battery wise, is something to remember. Otherwise i tested and purchased all other good rates and famous podcast apo ans this is the best one.
Guys, youre getting better and better every version!! Thanks for this great work!

Some bad moments

When using Bluetooth, it hangs a lot. In the previous version it never happened.
It used to be awesome. The latest version is too slow, though. Its been a pain to use it.
...which renders the nicest podcast app pretty much useless. Would be great otherwise.
A lot of the podcasts that are downloadable on another app come up with and error. Half the podcast album art doesnt load and wont refresh. Customer service wont answer any of my emails. I want my money back.
This app is really visually appealing and easy to use. I like a lot of the features and how easy it is to add/delete episodes. But they have no playlist option. Weirdly, you can create a playlist, but there is absolutely no way to add episodes to the playlist, rendering the function useless. Maybe update this so the playlist function is actually useable?
Looks like they havent updated it in a long time, maybe theyre leaving it. I have emailed them with no response about a bunch of glitches. I dont use this anymore as its buggy, Overcast works better and is kept up-to-date so take a look at that if looking for another podcast option.

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