iCatcher! Podcast App
Nieuws
€ 5,99 · In-app aankopen · Ontworpen voor iPad. Niet geverifieerd voor macOS.
Download, listen, watch, and relish your favorite podcasts.
FEATURES
- Subscribe to your preferred podcasts within the app and manage them conveniently.
- Download episodes over WiFi or Cellular (available on devices with cellular capabilities).
- Support for password-protected feeds.
- Background refresh and download in the background.
- Sync subscriptions, episode playback positions, and playlists between your devices using iCloud.
- Universal App (compatible with iPhone and iPad).
- Search across all views to locate the podcast or episode you’re seeking.
- Customize playlists with filtering options based on podcasts, episodes, and more.
- Support for continuous playback (toggle it on the now playing screen just below the time elapsed).
- Portrait and landscape orientation supporter, with a configurable option in the settings.
- Unfollow podcasts and still keep them on your device. This feature is particularly useful for podcasts that don’t meet your expectations.
PLAYBACK
- Variable playback speed.
- Remembered playback speed per podcast.
- Support for podcasts with chapters and chapter images (MP3 and M4A formats).
- Utilize your headset controls, including Bluetooth car controls (when paired), to play/pause, jump forward or backward 30 seconds.
- Sleep timer.
- Beautifully rendered show notes.
- Onscreen controls for skipping ahead and skipping back.
- Gesture support on the now playing screen (when the podcast logo is visible) to facilitate hands-free use.
- Double-tap to play/pause.
- Swipe up to adjust playback speed.
- Swipe left or right to rewind or fast-forward.
- Home to the L gesture for the 2-minute Leo jump.
- Refer to Settings and Gestures for more information and customization options for rewind/fast-forward gestures.
- AirPlay support allows you to watch or listen to podcasts on your large screen.
- External display support for videos is available for devices that support an external display (use the Apple HDMI adapter).
- Enjoy your favorite podcasts with a familiar layout.
FIND NEW PODCASTS QUICKLY
- Search for your podcasts by title, keyword, or author.
- Browse the top podcasts categorized by different genres.
• Manually add podcasts by entering their URLs.
• Support for password-protected feeds.
• Option to download a single episode.
• Import podcast subscriptions for episodes already on your device from iTunes.
• Import your OPML file from iTunes or other iOS podcast app.
• Import media using the iTunes File Sharing feature.
• Add your existing audiobooks (non-password-protected ones) using the iTunes File Sharing feature.
• Add previously downloaded podcasts from your computer using the iTunes file sharing feature (see Settings and Import Media for details).
SHORTCUT ACTIONS
• Search your podcasts and episodes using shortcut actions.
• Easily create an export from other apps into iCatcher using the subscribe action.
• Control playback.
• View podcast action including currently playing.
• Import media directly into the app (like audiobooks).
• Transfer your media to the watch via shortcut actions.
• Pull chapter images.
• Many more actions available.
MORE
• Completely customizable to suit your podcast preferences.
• Swipe across a podcast or episode to access additional options.
• Podcast settings allow you to set the days the podcast typically releases or the number of days between.
• Specify the number of episodes to download when new ones are available.
• Share podcast information via email with your friends.
CONTACT
Email: Tap the settings tab and select Send Questions or Feedback.
Twitter/X: @Joeisanerd.
PLEASE NOTE: The app doesn’t sync with iTunes. Like other podcast apps, it’s a standalone app designed for subscribing and downloading on the device.
* If a feed doesn’t work, please let me know so I can investigate it.
Requires iOS 18.5
… meer I don’t understand how this isn’t the most popular podcast app around. It’s easy to use, very well organised. Playlist function is top notch. You can have a list of podcast you don’t subscribe to but occasionally like to listen to. Syncing cross devices is no trouble at all. 10/10
I don’t understand how this isn’t the most popular podcast app around. It’s easy to use, very well organised. Playlist function is top notch. You can have a list of podcast you don’t subscribe to but occasionally like to listen to. Syncing cross devices is no trouble at all. 10/10
I’ve been looking for a good podcast player that isn’t the default Apple one. The latter is fine, but especially stuff like exporting transcripts and subscriptions is missing. This app fills that void and then some! Privacy minded, lots of controls and you can sync via iCloud. And the price is very fair compared to similar apps. Absolutely top notch. Kudos.
I’ve been looking for a good podcast player that isn’t the default Apple one. The latter is fine, but especially stuff like exporting transcripts and subscriptions is missing. This app fills that void and then some! Privacy minded, lots of controls and you can sync via iCloud. And the price is very fair compared to similar apps. Absolutely top notch. Kudos.
The app has all the features a podcast player should have. You can download or stream podcasts, discover new ones, change playing speed, discover podcasts. and more.
The app has all the features a podcast player should have. You can download or stream podcasts, discover new ones, change playing speed, discover podcasts. and more.
I have a huge collection of DRM-free audiobooks NOT bought in iTunes, so the audiobooks app on my Apple Watch doesn’t want to download them.But with iCatcher, this CAN be done!Just upload your books to (for example) iCloud and use the iPhone app to transfer to the Apple Watch.Now, I can finally leave my heavy iPhone at home when I’m going for a walk or jog.It even lets you play through the Watch’s internal speaker, exceeding expectations even more!Incredible work!!!
I have a huge collection of DRM-free audiobooks NOT bought in iTunes, so the audiobooks app on my Apple Watch doesn’t want to download them.But with iCatcher, this CAN be done!Just upload your books to (for example) iCloud and use the iPhone app to transfer to the Apple Watch.Now, I can finally leave my heavy iPhone at home when I’m going for a walk or jog.It even lets you play through the Watch’s internal speaker, exceeding expectations even more!Incredible work!!!
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What’s New
+Added adjustable audio normalization boost levels that make quiet spoken audio louder while protecting loud peaks.
+Added a count beneath each Podcast Defaults setting showing how many podcasts use a custom value. Tap it to see those podcasts and set them back to the default one at a time, in a selection, or all at once.
+Improved the layout of the Now Playing screen for foldable iPhones and other wide windows.
+Added a prompt when you start a different episode while another is partly played and [Up Next](x-icatcher://settings/help/upnext) has episodes. Choose to play it now, play it and resume the current episode afterward, play it next, or add it to the end of Up Next. Episodes in Up Next now also show a small icon in episode lists.
+Updated the Include Podcasts and Exclude Podcasts lists in the playlist editor: Select Visible and Clear Visible now act only on the podcasts currently shown (with a confirmation before clearing), All and Selected are now a segmented control, and podcasts you follow are marked Following. Added options to filter by follow status and to sort by title, following, or selected.
+Improved performance when refreshing podcasts.
Bug fixes
-Fixed a crash that could occur when a download failed or the server returned an error.
-Fixed excessive storage writes at startup for users with large libraries of downloaded episodes.
-Fixed high CPU and battery use in CarPlay when the Listen Now list refreshed.
-Fixed the Library icons in CarPlay showing as black instead of white.
View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates.
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15.2.1 3 dgn geleden
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What’s New
+Added a left-to-right swipe in the same area as swipe-to-dismiss on the new Now Playing view, so you can dismiss it like other pushed views.
+When Appearance › Episode Images from Feed is enabled, the episode-specific image (if available) now downloads when an episode is made playable. Previously, this only happened once playback started.
+Added the [Up Next queue](x-icatcher://settings/help/upnext).
+Updated watch widgets to support watchOS 27 features, including new widget configurations.
+Added a Download Episodes shortcut action that lets you choose from already queued episodes.
+Improved VoiceOver for episodes within a podcast: each row now has a single callout, with more available actions.
+The Now Playing view now appears as a pop-up by default to address issues with the tab bar flashing. The experimental setting has moved to Playback › [General](x-icatcher://settings/playback/general).
+Episodes on the Apple Watch now show hours and minutes remaining instead of just minutes.
Bug fixes
-Fixed the playback pie slice not showing progress.
-Fixed the missing download option when tapping an episode that's already queued within a podcast.
-Fixed built-in playlists not being reselected automatically on relaunch.
-Fixed remote mark as played not working with headphone controls.
-Fixed playback not resuming correctly when started from a cold launch.
View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates.
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15.2 9 okt
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What’s New
+ Updates to better support the latest OS.
+ Adjusting the coloring of progress indicator to assist with identifying new/unplayed items. See episode status in help topics.
+ Now Playing screen (Experimental) adding ability to translate sections of a transcript as well as export as text file
Bug fixes
- fix for some slowness starting episodes.
- various transcription improvements.
- fix for deleting multiple downloads within a podcast and it would also delete the episode.
- fix for next/previous episode navigation via headphones.
- fix for certain crash scenarios.
15.0 - What’s new
+Sleep timer enhancement. Settings tab, playback, Sleep Timer. New Alert on Sleep to present an app alert when the sleep timer expires. New Sleep Timer Action - Episode Ends that allows for specifying what happens when you use episode ends. Should stop (default) or pause. If pause, then it will also rewind by the rewind amount specified in sleep timer settings.
+Added a sidebar option on iPad.
+iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast.
+Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts.
+The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view.
+Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view.
+The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available.
+Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled.
+Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable.
+Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings.
+Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users, added translate button to convert to your language of choice.
+New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link.
+Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions.
+New experimental feature to use a game controller to control certain aspects of the application.
View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates.
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15.1.1 23 sep
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What’s New
+ On new now playing transcript view added context menu (press and hold) on a row to allow for copying the text.
Bug fixes
-fix for time codes in show notes on the new now playing (experimental, improved now playing view).
-fix for rare crash.
15.0 - What’s new
+Sleep timer enhancement. Settings tab, playback, Sleep Timer. New Alert on Sleep to present an app alert when the sleep timer expires. New Sleep Timer Action - Episode Ends that allows for specifying what happens when you use episode ends. Should stop (default) or pause. If pause, then it will also rewind by the rewind amount specified in sleep timer settings.
+Added a sidebar option on iPad.
+iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast.
+Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts.
+The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view.
+Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view.
+The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available.
+Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled.
+Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable.
+Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings.
+Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users, added translate button to convert to your language of choice.
+New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link.
+Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions.
+New experimental feature to use a game controller to control certain aspects of the application.
View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates.
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15.1 12 sep
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What’s New
+ Apple watch now playing view added support for the hand gesture to toggle playback.
+ Added subscription export (OPML) while in the Recovery area.
Bug fixes
-fix for iCloud sync crash
-fix for sync and podcast refresh that could cause some slow UI
-fix for partially played episodes that are not ready to play not showing the progress
-fix for dark mode issue when dark mode is turned on at the system level, but disabled in the app
15.0 - What’s new
+Sleep timer enhancement. Settings tab, playback, Sleep Timer. New Alert on Sleep to present an app alert when the sleep timer expires. New Sleep Timer Action - Episode Ends that allows for specifying what happens when you use episode ends. Should stop (default) or pause. If pause, then it will also rewind by the rewind amount specified in sleep timer settings.
+Added a sidebar option on iPad.
+iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast.
+Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts.
+The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view.
+Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view.
+The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available.
+Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled.
+Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable.
+Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings.
+Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users, added translate button to convert to your language of choice.
+New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link.
+Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions.
+New experimental feature to use a game controller to control certain aspects of the application.
View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates.
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15.0.10 9 sep
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What’s New
+Sleep timer enhancement. Settings tab, playback, Sleep Timer. New Alert on Sleep to present an app alert when the sleep timer expires. New Sleep Timer Action - Episode Ends that allows for specifying what happens when you use episode ends. Should stop (default) or pause. If pause, then it will also rewind by the rewind amount specified in sleep timer settings.
Bug fixes
-fix for crash on the mac.
-fix for the screen not dimming based on the auto lock setting.
15.0 - What’s new
+Added a sidebar option on iPad.
+iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast.
+Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts.
+The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view.
+Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view.
+The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available.
+Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled.
+Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable.
+Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings.
+Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users, added translate button to convert to your language of choice.
+New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link.
+Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions.
+New experimental feature to use a game controller to control certain aspects of the application.
View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates.
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15.0.9 6 sep
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Bug Fixes
- fix for mark as played within a podcast when selecting edit, select episode and mark as played when the episode is currently playing.
- fix for Auto-Play on now playing setting not working.
- fix for Tapping episode from builtin playlist pops back to playlists list.
- fix for missing delete options for voice over action on episodes within a podcast.
- fix for playlist settings not saving.
- fix for now playing screen causing app to freeze.
- fix for rare crashes.
15.0.5 - 15.0.7 Updatess
What’s new
- Playlists list view allows for selecting multiple playlists to delete
- Podcasts tab badge setting now lets you see unplayed count as another badge. Values over 50 show as 50+
- iOS 18 visual updates.
- Updated Now Playing View under experimental. It is labeled Improved Now Playing View and replaces the previous experimental version.
- New shortcut action to refresh a single podcast or multiple podcasts
- Within a podcast you can now select multiple episodes and then choose to share
Bug Fixes
- Fix for import subscription crash
- fix for importing a playlist that was exported.
- fix for local playback on the watch causing crash.
- fix for cleanup temp data action.
- fix for app settings visual display.
- Fix for the dark theme colors. Downloaded items had the same info icon color as streaming making it difficult to distinguish
- Fix for the Navigate to Shortcut Now Playing action
- Other fixes for identified crashes
15.0 - What’s new
+Added a sidebar option on iPad.
+iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast.
+Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts.
+The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view.
+Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view.
+The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available.
+Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled.
+Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable.
+Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings.
+Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users, added translate button to convert to your language of choice.
+New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link.
+Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions.
+New experimental feature to use a game controller to control certain aspects of the application.
View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates.
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15.0.8 3 sep
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Bug Fixes
- Fix for import subscription crash
- Fix for the what’s new information
15.0.5 & 15.0.6 Updates
What’s new
- Playlists list view allows for selecting multiple playlists to delete
- Podcasts tab badge setting now lets you see unplayed count as another badge. Values over 50 show as 50+
- iOS 18 visual updates.
- Updated Now Playing View under experimental. It is labeled Improved Now Playing View and replaces the previous experimental version.
- New shortcut action to refresh a single podcast or multiple podcasts
- Within a podcast you can now select multiple episodes and then choose to share
Bug Fixes
- fix for importing a playlist that was exported.
- fix for local playback on the watch causing crash.
- fix for cleanup temp data action.
- fix for app settings visual display.
- Fix for the dark theme colors. Downloaded items had the same info icon color as streaming making it difficult to distinguish
- Fix for the Navigate to Shortcut Now Playing action
- Other fixes for identified crashes
15.0 - What’s new
+Added a sidebar option on iPad.
+iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast.
+Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts.
+The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view.
+Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view.
+The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available.
+Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled.
+Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable.
+Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings.
+Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users, added translate button to convert to your language of choice.
+New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link.
+Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions.
+New experimental feature to use a game controller to control certain aspects of the application.
View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates.
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15.0.7 1 sep
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What’s new
- Playlists list view allows for selecting multiple playlists to delete
- Podcasts tab badge setting now lets you see unplayed count as another badge. Values over 50 show as 50+
Bug Fixes
- fix for importing a playlist that was exported.
- fix for local playback on the watch causing crash.
- fix for cleanup temp data action.
- fix for app settings visual display.
- fix for transcript export
- fix for mutiple crash scenarios
15.0.5 Update
What’s new
- iOS 18 visual updates.
- Updated Now Playing View under experimental. It is labeled Improved Now Playing View and replaces the previous experimental version.
- New shortcut action to refresh a single podcast or multiple podcasts
- Within a podcast you can now select multiple episodes and then choose to share
BugFixes
- Fix for the dark theme colors. Downloaded items had the same info icon color as streaming making it difficult to distinguish
- Fix for the Navigate to Shortcut Now Playing action
- Other fixes for identified crashes
15.0 - What’s new
+Added a sidebar option on iPad.
+iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast.
+Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts.
+The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view.
+Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view.
+The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available.
+Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled.
+Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable.
+Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings.
+Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users, added translate button to convert to your language of choice.
+New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link.
+Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions.
+New experimental feature to use a game controller to control certain aspects of the application.
View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates.
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15.0.6 30 aug
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What’s new
- iOS 18 visual updates.
- Updated Now Playing View under experimental. It is labeled Improved Now Playing View and replaces the previous experimental version.
- New shortcut action to refresh a single podcast or multiple podcasts
- Within a podcast you can now select multiple episodes and then choose to share
Bug Fixes
- Fix for the dark theme colors. Downloaded items had the same info icon color as streaming making it difficult to distinguish
- Fix for the Navigate to Shortcut Now Playing action
- Other fixes for identified crashes
15.0 - What’s new
+Added a sidebar option on iPad.
+iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast.
+Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts.
+The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view.
+Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view.
+The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available.
+Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled.
+Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable.
+Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings.
+Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users, added translate button to convert to your language of choice.
+New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link.
+Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions.
+New experimental feature to use a game controller to control certain aspects of the application.
View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates.
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15.0.5 29 aug
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What’s new
- Added additional playlist sort for media modified. This should give a close enough sort by date downloaded since that is a media modified event.
Bug Fixes
- Fix for playback not starting in some cases
- Fix for swipe and tap play
15.0.3
What’s new
- Changed edit button to a pencil icon instead of the rounded rect with a pencil
- Import media tapping some items will show using the QuickLook preview instead of opening the file in iCatcher. This is for files that are not supported by iCatcher, such as PDFs, CSV, etc.
Bug Fixes
- Fix for crash during refresh
- Fix for crash navigating to next episode in playlist in rare scenarios
- Fix for play/pause issue for picture-in-picture playback.
- Fix for bulk mark as played not always updating the counts for a podcast
- Fix for the Podcast Defaults text color in certain night mode scenarios
- Fix for sorting within a podcast when using the global default
- Potential fix for issue with now playing view when connected to external device
- Fix for dark mode flashing white on startup when you have the schedule and/or brightness threshold set and active
- Fix for adding episodes from within a podcast and it would prompt if you wanted to make those episodes playable.
15.0 - What’s new
+iOS 26+, Added a sidebar option on iPad.
+iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast.
+iOS 26+, Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts.
+The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view.
+Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view.
+The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available.
+Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled.
+Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable.
+Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings.
+Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users, added translate button to convert to your language of choice.
+New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link.
+Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions.
+New experimental feature to use a game controller to control certain aspects of the application.
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15.0.4 19 jul
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What’s new
- Changed edit button to a pencil icon instead of the rounded rect with a pencil
- Import media tapping some items will show using the QuickLook preview instead of opening the file in iCatcher. This is for files that are not supported by iCatcher, such as PDFs, CSV, etc.
Bug Fixes
- Fix for crash during refresh
- Fix for crash navigating to next episode in playlist in rare scenarios
- Fix for play/pause issue for picture-in-picture playback.
- Fix for bulk mark as played not always updating the counts for a podcast
- Fix for the Podcast Defaults text color in certain night mode scenarios
- Fix for sorting within a podcast when using the global default
- Potential fix for issue with now playing view when connected to external device
- Fix for dark mode flashing white on startup when you have the schedule and/or brightness threshold set and active
- Fix for adding episodes from within a podcast and it would prompt if you wanted to make those episodes playable.
15.0 - What’s new
+iOS 26+, Added a sidebar option on iPad.
+iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast.
+iOS 26+, Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts.
+The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view.
+Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view.
+The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available.
+Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled.
+Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable.
+Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings.
+Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users, added translate button to convert to your language of choice.
+New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link.
+Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions.
+New experimental feature to use a game controller to control certain aspects of the application.
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15.0.3 16 jul
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15.0.2
+Podcast list view added option to toggle show categories. List mode also shows unplayed episode count and space used for each podcast that has downloaded items
+Updated context menu (tap and hold) on episodes to be more consistent between the different views
Fixes
- fix for podcast defaults 'show downloaded first' and the 'default sort’
- fix for numerous German translations
- fix for episode playback progress look and feel
- fix for some shoes not show the show notes preview in the episode list
- fix for smaller device screens and the floating media toolbar
- fix related to the media toolbar and smaller devices
- fix for some German translations. Hopefully
- fix for changing a podcasts name and it not saving after force close and reopen
- fix for delete episode after playing not working as expect at the global level
- fix related to file transfers to the watch failing to complete
- fix for podcast settings potentially not saving
- fix for missing menu in the apple watch settings
15.0.1
Bug fixes
-fix playlist editor being able to select downloaded, streaming, not downloaded/streaming
-fix for voice-over button mis-labeled
-fix for selecting all in downloads queue, deselect a few and take action on the rest
-fix for some items not showing due to the color mismatch
-fix for lock-screen widget not showing the right icon
-fix for playlist grid icons not have correct accessibility labels
-fix for ui if user had the experimental podcasts tab enabled before the 15.0 update
15.0
+iOS 26+, Added a sidebar option on iPad.
+iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast.
+iOS 26+, Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts.
+The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view.
+Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view.
+The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available.
+Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled.
+Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable.
+Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings.
+Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users added translate button to convert to your language of choice.
+New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link
+Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions.
+New experimental feature to use a game controller to controller certain aspects of the application
Fixes
-fix for the episode show notes popover where links were not recognized
-fix for fullscreen video not taking stretching to fill cop and bottom in landscape view.
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15.0.2 1 jul
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15.0.1
Bug fixes
-fix playlist editor being able to select downloaded, streaming, not downloaded/streaming
-fix for voice-over button mis-labeled
-fix for selecting all in downloads queue, deselect a few and take action on the rest
-fix for some items not showing due to the color mismatch
-fix for lock-screen widget not showing the right icon
-fix for playlist grid icons not have correct accessibility labels
-fix for ui if user had the experimental podcasts tab enabled before the 15.0 update
15.0
+iOS 26+, Added a sidebar option on iPad.
+iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast.
+iOS 26+, Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts.
+The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view.
+Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view.
+The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available.
+Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled.
+Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable.
+Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings.
+Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users added translate button to convert to your language of choice.
+New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link
+Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions.
+New experimental feature to use a game controller to controller certain aspects of the application
Bug fixes
-fix for the episode show notes popover where links were not recognized
-fix for fullscreen video not taking stretching to fill cop and bottom in landscape view.
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15.0.1 23 jun
Download, listen, watch, and relish your favorite podcasts.
FEATURES
• Subscribe to your preferred podcasts within the app and manage them conveniently.
• Download episodes over WiFi or Cellular (available on devices with cellular capabilities).
• Support for password-protected feeds.
• Background refresh and download in the background.
• Sync subscriptions, episode playback positions, and playlists between your devices using iCloud.
• Universal App (compatible with iPhone and iPad).
• Search across all views to locate the podcast or episode you’re seeking.
• Customize playlists with filtering options based on podcasts, episodes, and more.
• Support for continuous playback (toggle it on the now playing screen just below the time elapsed).
• Portrait and landscape orientation supporter, with a configurable option in the settings.
• Unfollow podcasts and still keep them on your device. This feature is particularly useful for podcasts that don’t meet your expectations.
• Generate transcripts on device with iOS 26+ devices
PLAYBACK
• Variable playback speed.
• Remembered playback speed per podcast.
• Support for podcasts with chapters and chapter images (MP3 and M4A formats).
• Utilize your headset controls, including Bluetooth car controls (when paired), to play/pause, jump forward or backward 30 seconds.
• Sleep timer.
• Beautifully rendered show notes.
• Onscreen controls for skipping ahead and skipping back.
• Gesture support on the now playing screen (when the podcast logo is visible) to facilitate hands-free use.
- Double-tap to play/pause.
- Swipe up to adjust playback speed.
- Swipe left or right to rewind or fast-forward.
- Home to the L gesture for the 2-minute Leo jump.
• Refer to Settings and Gestures for more information and customization options for rewind/fast-forward gestures.
• AirPlay support allows you to watch or listen to podcasts on your large screen.
• External display support for videos is available for devices that support an external display (use the Apple HDMI adapter).
• Enjoy your favorite podcasts with a familiar layout.
FIND NEW PODCASTS QUICKLY
• Search for your podcasts by title, keyword, or author.
• Browse the top podcasts categorized by different genres.
• Manually add podcasts by entering their URLs.
• Support for password-protected feeds.
• Option to download a single episode.
• Import podcast subscriptions for episodes already on your device from iTunes.
• Import your OPML file from iTunes or other iOS podcast app.
• Import media using the iTunes File Sharing feature.
• Add your existing audiobooks (non-password-protected ones) using the iTunes File Sharing feature.
• Add previously downloaded podcasts from your computer using the iTunes file sharing feature (see Settings and Import Media for details).
SHORTCUT ACTIONS
• Search your podcasts and episodes using shortcut actions.
• Easily create an export from other apps into iCatcher using the subscribe action.
• Control playback.
• View podcast action including currently playing.
• Import media directly into the app (like audiobooks).
• Transfer your media to the watch via shortcut actions.
• Pull chapter images.
• Many more actions available.
MORE
• Completely customizable to suit your podcast preferences.
• Swipe across a podcast or episode to access additional options.
• Podcast settings allow you to set the days the podcast typically releases or the number of days between.
• Specify the number of episodes to download when new ones are available.
• Share podcast information via email with your friends.
CONTACT
Email: Tap the settings tab and select Send Questions or Feedback.
Twitter/X: @Joeisanerd.
PLEASE NOTE: The app doesn’t sync with iTunes. Like other podcast apps, it’s a standalone app designed for subscribing and downloading on the device.
* If a feed doesn’t work, please let me know so I can investigate it.
Requires iOS 18.1 or higher.
15.0 19 jun
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Fixes:
-Bug fix for when device is in dark mode, but you have it disabled in iCatcher (light mode).
-Bug fix for the lock screen widgets not doing anything when tapped. Also added 2 additional options when configuring widgets. Do nothing and show episode details.
-Bug fix for playback queue (x of y episodes)
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9.3.3 12-11-2025
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Fixes:
-Bug fix some buttons that don't look right with the button shapes accessibility option enabled.
-Bug fix for the import episode from the web shortcut action
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9.3.2 28-10-2025
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Fixes:
- Resolved the issue where the shortcut for the last update was not displayed as available in the shortcuts app.
New:
- Introduced a new podcast default setting (found in the settings tab, under podcast defaults) that allows users to prevent the disabling of the streaming tag on an episode after streaming.
9.3
Fixes
- Bug fix for some episodes downloading, then appearing to not be downloaded
New
- New shortcut action 'Import Media Items' to process 1 or multiple files to import into an existing podcast or to create a new import media podcast (like audiobooks). Set up a shortcut that works with the share sheet and you can import a folder into iCatcher. If the folder has an artwork file, then that will be used for that new podcast’s artwork.
- New shortcut action 'Import Episode From Web'. This action expects a webpage URL. Attempts to scrape the webpage output looking for meta tags (og:title and og:description) and a source tag that contains the media file.
- New option under settings, playback, controls for Volume Slider. Disable to hide the volume slider on the now playing view.
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9.3.1 19-10-2025
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Fixes
-Bug fix for some episodes downloading, then appearing to not be downloaded
New
-New shortcut action 'Import Media Items' to process 1 or multiple files to import into an existing podcast or to create a new import media podcast (like audiobooks). Setup a shortcut that works with the share sheet and you can import a folder into iCatcher. If the folder has an artwork file, then that will be used for that new podcasts artwork.
-New shortcut action 'Import Episode From Web'. This action expects a webpage url. Attempts to scrape the webpage output looking for meta tags (og:title and og:description) and a source tag that contains the media file.
-New option under settings, playback, controls for Volume Slider. Disable to hide the volume slider on the now playing view.
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9.3 19-10-2025
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New
-New setting under playback, controls for Always show now playing to show now playing when tapping an episode to play. This also works with the media toolbar enabled.
-Additional option for the media toolbar (Settings, Playback, Controls) to show the rewind button
Fixes
-Fix for media toolbar setting not respecting users choice to disable it
-Fix for downloading episodes on the watch that wouldn't finish completely
9.2.7
New
-Control Center widget to open iCatcher for iOS 18+
-Updated media toolbar with new layout. Tapping the artwork (left side) will show additional options previously on the right. Tapping the title will now show now playing.
Fixes
-Fix for links in show notes popover not being clickable
-Fix for playback getting stuck in fast forward/fast reverse in rare scenario
-Playback fix
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9.2.8 07-10-2025
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New
-Control Center widget to open iCatcher for iOS 18+
-Updated media toolbar with new layout. Tapping the artwork (left side) will show additional options previously on the right. Tapping the title will now show now playing.
Fixes
-Fix for links in show notes popover not being clickable
-Fix for playback getting stuck in fast forward/fast reverse in rare scenario
-Playback fix
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9.2.7 28-09-2025
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New
+Added Stop Playback intent available as an action in the shortcuts app.
+Updated podcast episode entity in app intents (shortcut actions) to include imageUrl. If the episode has an image url that will have the url.
Fixes
-Experimental New Podcasts Tab UI updated to support multi select and drag like the existing UI. This now works with the grid layout.
-Experimental New Podcasts Tab UI updated to support multi select and drag like the existing UI. This now works with the grid layout.
-Fix for watch local playback not playing at higher than 2.5x speed
-Fix for Portrait only orientations
-Fix for feed parsing
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9.2.6 20-06-2025
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New
+Additional download options included in context menu (tap and hold) for episodes.
Fixes
-Fix for import media shortcut not properly handling movie files
-Fix for not selecting the last tab that was active on relaunch
-Performance improvement during podcast refresh
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9.2.5 06-06-2025
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New
+Added share action to the list of playlists when swiping right to left. Also added share within a playlists settings.
Fixes
-Fix for apple watch auto transfer playlist when deleting the playlist
-Fix related to the import media app intent shortcut action
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9.2.4 21-05-2025
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New
+New AppIntent to set playback rate. See shortcuts app for this new item
+New AppIntent to import media to allow for importing files via the shortcuts app. You could make the shortcut available a share action to import a media file from the files app directly into the app
Fixes
-Fix for playback speed with voiceover
-Fix for issue with CarPlay
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9.2.3 14-05-2025
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What’s New
+Added adjustable audio normalization boost levels that make quiet spoken audio louder while protecting loud peaks.
+Added a count beneath each Podcast Defaults setting showing how many podcasts use a custom value. Tap it to see those podcasts and set them back to the default one at a time, in a selection, or all at once.
+Improved the layout of the Now Playing screen for foldable iPhones and other wide windows.
+Added a prompt when you start a different episode while another is partly played and [Up Next](x-icatcher://settings/help/upnext) has episodes. Choose to play it now, play it and resume the current episode afterward, play it next, or add it to the end of Up Next. Episodes in Up Next now also show a small icon in episode lists.
+Updated the Include Podcasts and Exclude Podcasts lists in the playlist editor: Select Visible and Clear Visible now act only on the podcasts currently shown (with a confirmation before clearing), All and Selected are now a segmented control, and podcasts you follow are marked Following. Added options to filter by follow status and to sort by title, following, or selected.
+Improved performance when refreshing podcasts.
Bug fixes
-Fixed a crash that could occur when a download failed or the server returned an error.
-Fixed excessive storage writes at startup for users with large libraries of downloaded episodes.
-Fixed high CPU and battery use in CarPlay when the Listen Now list refreshed.
-Fixed the Library icons in CarPlay showing as black instead of white.
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