Castro Podcast Player 4+
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Castro is a beautiful, full-featured podcast player that makes it easy to track and manage lots of podcasts at the same time. Only listen to the episodes you want and easily skip the rest, queue up hours of podcasts at a time and enjoy a seamless listening experience with carplay compatibility, chapter support, trim silence and much, much more!
HOW IT WORKS
1. New episodes land in the NEW tab. Read their descriptions, add episodes you like to your QUEUE, and clear the rest.
2. Press play to listen to episodes from your QUEUE in order. Queued episodes are downloaded automatically.
3. Re-order your QUEUE to plan your next few hours of listening at any time. Browse your LIBRARY to review the back catalogue, quickly access starred shows, and see your listening history.
Subscribing to a podcast is no longer a commitment to listen to every episode. You don’t have to manage a huge list of subscriptions or choose a few shows and miss the rest.
WHY OUR USERS LOVE CASTRO
• Drag and drop podcasts to plan your listening with Castro’s unique queue
• An elegant dark mode and thoughtfully designed sleep timer offer the best in night time podcast listening.
• CarPlay support makes it easy to pick up where you left off while driving.
• Apple Watch app to control playback and select another episode from your queue.
• Episode notifications include a summary of the episode to help you decide if it interests you. Play, queue or clear the episode directly from the notification without opening the app.
CASTRO PLUS
Castro Plus is an optional paid subscription available for $24.99/year (includes a one-week trial). Plus unlocks a range of advanced features:
• Trim Silence — With this option on, the app will analyze audio as it plays to detect silent parts and accelerate those parts. Get through more episodes faster.
• Enhance Voices improves the listening experience for many podcasts and makes it easier to hear in loud environments. Under the hood, Enhance Voices applies a dynamic compressor to increase volume just where it’s needed.
• Sideloading: Import audio files directly, just by dropping them in iCloud Drive
• Mono-Mix — Mixes a stereo podcast to mono, which makes it easier to hear podcasts that pan some guests on left/right channels.
• Chapter Support: Artwork, Skipping & Pre-selection.
• Custom settings per-podcast: Episode Limit, Trim Silence, Enhance Voices, Mono Mix, Skip Intros, Playback Speed.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
“Castro 3 is an incredible app.”
— The Sweet Setup
“Castro 3 is everything Castro already was, but better.”
— MacStories
Castro 3 Is a Great Modern Podcast App”
— Beautiful Pixels
“Unlike other podcatchers, Castro's primary virtue is its simplicity and ease of use. The app combines sleek visual design with crystal clear audio.”
— Tom’s Guide
CASTRO PLUS SUBSCRIPTION TERMS
Castro Plus costs $24.99 per year. Prices are in US dollars and may vary in countries other than the US.
Castro Plus is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. It will renew on the day before the current subscription period ends. You can cancel auto-renewal any time from the Castro settings screen.
You can switch between the two subscription periods after you pick one, but your trial period will end immediately if you do, so it's best to wait till your free week is over before changing.
Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://castro.fm/privacy-policy
What’s New
Version 2024.11.1
2024.11.1
- Fix for icons on older devices
2024.11
- Sorry, Halloween is over. The pumpkin is no longer the default icon, but you can still get it back in settings for free
- Fix an issue in the last release where the timestamps would sometimes not be clickable in episode details
- iOS 18.1
- Various bug fixes
Ratings and Reviews
Editors’ Notes
The only issue we have with podcasts today? Keeping track of all of the good stuff. Castro acts as our podcast personal assistant. Once we’d rifled through the app’s vast (and we mean vast) offering, Castro helped us prioritize and organize what we wanted to hear—and clear our in-tray by deleting them once we’d listened.
Beste Podcast-App noch besser geworden
Mit der Version 3 schiebt Castro viele Features anderer Konkurrenten nach. Vor allem die Funktionen Stille automatisch herauszuschneiden, Kapitelmarken, für schlecht abgemischte Podcasts die Möglichkeit von Stereo auf Mono umzuschalten erweitern das gute Grundgerüst deutlich. Auch der Player-Screen wurde überarbeitet und zeigt sich nun viel aufgeräumter. Und all dies baut auf dem tollen Design der Vorgängerversion auf, die meiner Meinung nach mit Abstand das schönste Design aller Podcasts-App hatte. Vor allem das Konzept von Inbox und Queue, mit der man sich sehr einfach durch seinen Podcast-Feed wühlen kann, und sich nur die auch wirklich interessanten Episoden in die Playliste legt machen den Charme der App aus. Auch wenn einige Funktionen erst mit der Abovariante freigeschaltet werden, finde ich die 8,99€ pro Jahr mehr als fair, wenn man bedenkt wie viel Zeit man mit dieser App verbringt.
Wo bleibt die iPad-Version?
Eigentlich mag ich Castro und ich wäre durchaus bereit, die Miete für die Pro-Version zu zahlen. Aber solange ich meine Podcasts in zwei unterschiedlichen Apps verwalten muss, ist es mir den Preis nicht wert. Ich verstehe auch nicht, wie man in Zeiten von Auto-Layout das iPad so konsequent über Jahre ignorieren kann.
An die suboptimale Einhandbedienung nach dem Sprung auf Version 2 habe ich mich ja langsam gewöhnt, leider hat sich hier mit Version 3 nicht viel getan. Am nervigsten ist, dass man die Episodendetails nur über den kleinen Pfeil am rechten Rand erreicht. Hier wäre eine Geste praktisch. Seltsam finde ich auch, dass der Player weiterhin zweigeteilt ist. Entweder bekomme ich die Controls zu Gesicht oder die Beschreibung der aktuell laufenden Episode. Ein direkter, intuitiver Wechsel (zum Beispiel durch Tipp auf den Titel) ist nicht möglich. KORREKTUR: Es gibt eine Wischgeste nach Rechts, um im Player die Shownotes sehen zu können, immerhin. ;)
Das Update fühlt sich eher an wie v2.5, aber da würde vielen dann wohl das Abo aufstoßen. Leider ist nicht klar, was man langfristig für das Abo bekommt. Bei Ulysses gibt's zum Beispiel das Versprechen der Weiterentwicklung mit Einblick in die Pläne. Die derzeitigen Pro-Features rechtfertigen meiner Ansicht nach eher einen einmaligen In-App-Kauf. Für eine Mietgebühr erwarte ich schon dauerhafte Leistungen.
Subscriptions
App Privacy
The developer, Bluck Apps, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
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Bluck Podcast LLC has identified itself as a trader for this app and confirmed that this product or service complies with European Union law.
- DUNS Number
- 093049936
- Address
- 344 DeGraw St APT 4A Brooklyn New York 11231-5412 United States
- Phone Number
- +1 3154001972
- support@castro.fm
- Size
- 390.2 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- Apple Watch
- Requires watchOS 8.7 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Bluck Podcast LLC
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Castro Plus Annual 24,99 €
- Castro Plus Monthly 3,99 €
- Castro Plus Quarterly 9,99 €
- Early Supporter Special 24,99 €
- Castro Plus Family Plan 39,99 €
- Early Supporter Family Plan 39,99 €
Supports
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Family Sharing
Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.
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Siri
Get things done within this app using just your voice.