Waves Podcast Player
Podcast Player & Walking
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Waves is a podcast player built for people who actually listen.
Browse top charts, search millions of shows, and follow the ones you care about — in a clean, dark interface that stays out of your way.
LISTENING
Stream anything instantly or save episodes for offline. Waves supports chapter markers so you can jump to any part of a long episode with one tap. Set a sleep timer, dial playback speed from 0.8x to 3x, and drop bookmarks with notes whenever something's worth keeping.
WALKING MODE
Start a walk, keep listening. Waves tracks your route on a live map, counts steps and distance using your phone's sensors, and saves a workout to Apple Health when you're done. Simple idea, genuinely useful.
DISCOVERY
The home screen shows top charts, category picks, and mood-based suggestions for Commute, Focus, Walking, and more. The more you listen, the better it gets.
LOCK SCREEN & DYNAMIC ISLAND
See what's playing without unlocking your phone. Control playback from your lock screen, headphones, or the Dynamic Island.
PRIVACY
No account required. No ads. No tracking. Waves runs entirely on Apple's public podcast feeds and RSS — your listening history lives on your device and nowhere else. Sign in with Apple is there if you want it, not because we need it.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• Stream any podcast via RSS
• Download for offline listening
• Top charts by country and genre
• Mood-based episode filtering
• Chapter support
• Bookmarks with notes
• Sleep timer
• Playback speed 0.8x–3x
• Walking Mode with live map
• Apple Health workout logging
• Live Activity + Dynamic Island
• Lock screen controls
• Follow & organize shows
• Queue management
• Alternate app icons
• Sign in with Apple (optional)
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Your ears are in good hands. Here's what dropped:
- Fresh app icons, because your home screen deserves a glow-up
- A profile page that actually feels like yours now
- Got an idea? Request a feature straight from the app. We're listening
- Tap a new release on the home screen, land straight on that episode. No hunting required
- Guest mode no longer offers to delete an account that doesn't exist. Logic, restored
- Fixed a sneaky bug where deleting your account was quietly keeping a backup. Gone for real this time
Plus the usual under-the-hood tidying. Go press play on something good.
The developer, Akshay Lodha, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Akshay Lodha
- Size
- 4.3 MB
- Category
- Entertainment
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Akshay Lodha