• NEW: Archive podcasts directly to Dropbox. • NEW: Siri Shortcuts support, including Archive Current Episode and Add Podcast Note. Assign them to the Action Button or Back Tap. • NEW: App Clips for shared episodes. Friends and family can now preview CastKeeper and listen to shared episodes instantly. • NEW: Tap timestamps in show notes to jump directly to that moment in an episode. • NEW: Explicit podcast and episode indicators, with options to hide explicit content. IMPROVEMENTS & FIXES: • Faster app launch, syncing, and overall performance. • Improved CarPlay episode sorting. • Improved transcript archiving reliability. • Larger Mini Player controls for easier navigation. • Scrolling episode titles in the Mini Player. • Added +Ads playback indicators for dynamic ad insertion. • Reduced app download size. • Added support for Apple's Age Verification and Significant Change APIs where required. • Various bug fixes and stability improvements.

Our quest for a personal and private podcast experience continues with our biggest update yet! DISCOVER Meet the all-new Discover. Search is now just the beginning. Browse curated daily themes, explore recommendations, and find your next favorite podcast to listen, watch, and save—all while maintaining your privacy. Discover becomes more personalized over time based on your choices. Simply press and hold any recommendation to tell CastKeeper to suggest more, suggest less, or hide podcasts entirely. Your recommendations remain yours. THEMES Make CastKeeper your own with 15 beautiful themes. Customize your app icon and accent colors to create an experience that's uniquely yours. MORE ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS We've added even more ways to make CastKeeper work for everyone: • Accessible Player – Larger touch targets throughout the full player for improved accessibility. • AirPods Haptic Mode – Haptic feedback now mirrors common AirPods controls: one tap for play/pause, two taps to skip forward, and three taps to skip back, helping users confidently navigate using touch. KNOW BEFORE YOU LISTEN CastKeeper now identifies podcasts that use Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI). When detected, a new indicator lets you know episode durations may vary after playback begins. Additional improvements include: • New dedicated Search button in Discover • Loading screen now reflects your selected theme and app icon • Improved Mini Player haptics • Bug fixes and performance improvements throughout the app Thank you for supporting independent software and helping us build a better podcast experience.

Podcasts should be forever — and for everybody. This release is dedicated to accessibility. A new Accessibility menu in Settings brings every option together in one place, synced automatically across all your devices. Accessibility in CastKeeper isn't an afterthought. It's built in. Hearing Accessibility: - Live Captions are here. Tap the CC button in the player to see real-time captions for any audio or video podcast, generated entirely on-device. Customize the position, number of lines, and color to fit your needs. If a transcript has been generated for the episode, captions use it automatically. You can also set captions on by default in Settings. - Transcripts now follow along in a lyrics-style view, making it easier to read as you listen. - Mono mode lets you downmix stereo audio and choose left or right channel — perfect for single-earbud listening. Sensory Accessibility - Haptic intensity can now be fine-tuned independently of your iOS system settings — dial it up or down to your preference. - A new Reduce Animations toggle removes most motion from the app for users sensitive to movement. - OpenDyslexic font support is now available across transcripts, show notes, CastKeeper notes, and Smart Summaries. Vision Accessibility - Monochrome mode removes color from the UI and renders everything in grayscale. - High Contrast mode sharpens lighter text for improved readability. - Full VoiceOver support has been implemented throughout the entire app.

OUR BIGGEST UPDATE SINCE LAUNCH IS HERE! To celebrate, our $4.99 Launch Sale has been extended through June 30, 2026. CASTKEEPER IS NOW AVAILABLE ON IPAD AND MAC. Start listening, watching, or archiving on one device — and continue seamlessly on another. CastKeeper now takes full advantage of larger screens with a beautiful native, responsive experience built specifically for iPad and Mac, including: • Apple Pencil Support • Keyboard Shortcuts • Multi-column layouts to see more at once INTRODUCING CASTKEEPER NOTES Take podcast listening to the next level with notes synced directly to timestamps, or overall episode notes. You can now: • Add notes to episodes and transcripts • Save quick thoughts while listening • Export notes to PDF with automatic MLA citations for students and researchers NEW LIBRARY + SEARCH IMPROVEMENTS • View all episodes with notes in the new Notebook area • Search now includes matches from your Notes • Full Apple Pencil support for handwritten notes and diagrams on iPad ON THE GO? JUST ASK SIRI. Siri can now save podcast notes directly into CastKeeper. Just ask Siri to create a note, speak your thoughts, and CastKeeper will attach it to the current episode automatically — perfect for CarPlay. PRIVATE FEEDS NOW SUPPORTED FOR ARCHIVING CastKeeper can now save episodes from private podcast feeds directly to your personal storage. To protect creators, CastKeeper will not allow saving to detected shared storage locations. PLUS EVEN MORE IMPROVEMENTS • Smart Chapters can now generate while on battery power • Transcription and Smart Chapter generation now display percentage progress indicators Thanks for supporting CastKeeper! For more information, including our Privacy Policy and Terms, visit castkeeper.app.

- Know what podcasts to save next in the Up Next queue. Manage your queue on your device. - Chapter Navigation now available in CarPlay - Performance Improvements

Hello, Hallo, Hej, Hola, Bonjour, and Witamy! CastKeeper is hitting the road! We’ve officially expanded to the European Union, bringing privacy-first podcasting to listeners from the Baltics to the Mediterranean. While the interface is currently in English, we’re hard at work on our Duolingo courses to bring you more languages soon. What’s New in this Version: CarPlay Support: Take your archive on the go. CastKeeper now integrates directly with your car's dashboard for a safe, seamless listening experience. AI Commute Briefings: Not sure if an episode is worth the miles? You can now listen to AI-generated episode summaries directly from CarPlay. Privacy-First AI: True to commitment to privacy, these summaries are generated and spoken using native on-device technology. Your listening habits stay where they belong: on your device and under your control. Available now in your local App Store. Safe travels!

NEW: You can now enable Enhance Voices in Settings to bring out voices in your favorite podcasts. IMPROVED: Performance has been tuned so you can get to listening and archiving your podcasts even faster.