Podcast App

Name: Podcast App
Rating: 4.8 (297637 reviews)
Author: Evolve Global, Inc.

Player for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

298K Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

News
Developer

Evolve Global, Inc.
Language

EN
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Size

105.4
MB

Stop scrolling, start listening. Find your perfect podcast in seconds with the #1 most downloaded podcast app. Millions of shows, zero learning curve. Get millions of podcasts at your fingertips and any curiosity on-demand, only on Podcast App: the #1 most downloaded podcast app in The App Store. Sharpen up in your downtime with free and easy access to millions of shows. Start feeding all of your interests from news and comedy to true crime, sports and infinitely more. Find something new to listen to in less than 10 seconds. With endless personalized recommendations, interest categories, and our powerful search and filters, it’s easy to discover the perfect show or episode for your mood. Once you’re listening, pick up where you left off, speed it up or rewind 10 seconds and track your listening history. We provide the tools to take your time back and make the world of podcasts your own. Time to stop scrolling and just listen. Features * Search any person, topic, sport, mood, and more to discover millions of the most popular and up-and-coming shows waiting for you. * Infinite personalized recommendations and "Best of" lists to help you find exactly what you want to listen to. * Favorite what you find, or save for later. Start building your podcast collection and settle in. * We won't forget about you—easily keep up with your favorite shows, pick up where you left off, and track your history and streaks in your personal profile. — — — — — — — — — Subscription pricing and terms — — — — — — — — — — — Our free app is ad-supported, but includes visual ads only. If you purchase our Premium subscription you can… * Remove all visual ads completely * Access our entire library of curated Deep Dive Playlists * Unlock your full listening history * Add your own private podcasts by URL The payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period and will identify the cost of the renewal. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Prices may vary from country to country. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://evolve.xyz/privacy/

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

298K Ratings

My go to podcast app!
09/21/2024

Colstrid
I switched to this app from the Apple app years ago and have never regretted it. it’s a nice, light, air design, but more than that it is super user-friendly and intuitive. I love that I can have my favorite podcasts all in one place and know who’s dropped a new one. In another view, I can see the episodes in order of release dare on all my favorites in one list, no tapping around the app to collect them one by one! The other thing I really love is that I can save episodes to listen later (just once) in a list and it auto clears them once I’ve listened to them. I can also create a playlist to listen to again and again. These guys are killing it! If there’s a development opportunity, I would say it’s around the ability to organize podcasts within the permanent playlist, though that might be my user error. I would love to be able to reset the podcast easily – I have a Yoga playlist and I would love to have a single button “start from the beginning “option.
My go to podcast app!
09/21/2024

Colstrid

I switched to this app from the Apple app years ago and have never regretted it. it’s a nice, light, air design, but more than that it is super user-friendly and intuitive. I love that I can have my favorite podcasts all in one place and know who’s dropped a new one. In another view, I can see the episodes in order of release dare on all my favorites in one list, no tapping around the app to collect them one by one! The other thing I really love is that I can save episodes to listen later (just once) in a list and it auto clears them once I’ve listened to them. I can also create a playlist to listen to again and again. These guys are killing it! If there’s a development opportunity, I would say it’s around the ability to organize podcasts within the permanent playlist, though that might be my user error. I would love to be able to reset the podcast easily – I have a Yoga playlist and I would love to have a single button “start from the beginning “option.
No auto-play?
05/25/2020

Marmosette
I have used the heck out of this app and it is mostly awesome. It just has a weird quirk where podcasts don’t automatically play the next episode. It used to. I thought maybe they’d changed that in an update, but I just went back and caught up on another podcast with 4 new eps since the last time I’d listened, and those DID start right off—when one episode ended, the next one would start playing after only a second or two. Most of the time, when one episode ends, it moves to the next episode and just stops. I have to hit play for it to start loading the ep, wait a few secs for it to stop loading and say “error,” turn my wifi off and back on again, go back to the app, hit “play” again, and usually do that a few more times while I wait 5-10 min for it to download the entire episode. Then I have to go to the podcast’s page, scroll to find the last ep I’d listened to, hit play on THAT, then go to the one I just loaded and hit play on that. Then it will play. I know my connection speed is slow, but it does this when I’m connected in other locations with better speeds. I was just resigned to this weird buggy thing until I just checked up on that other podcast and it actually started playing the next ep right away without nannying and cajoling, and before it had downloaded the whole thing. Is that just happening to me?

Developer Response
Hi Michta2, how are you? We are so sorry to hear you are having a bad experience with our app. Please contact us at help@podcastapp.io so we can help you with this and further investigate what is the issue that you are having. Thanks!
No auto-play?
05/25/2020

Marmosette

I have used the heck out of this app and it is mostly awesome. It just has a weird quirk where podcasts don’t automatically play the next episode. It used to. I thought maybe they’d changed that in an update, but I just went back and caught up on another podcast with 4 new eps since the last time I’d listened, and those DID start right off—when one episode ended, the next one would start playing after only a second or two. Most of the time, when one episode ends, it moves to the next episode and just stops. I have to hit play for it to start loading the ep, wait a few secs for it to stop loading and say “error,” turn my wifi off and back on again, go back to the app, hit “play” again, and usually do that a few more times while I wait 5-10 min for it to download the entire episode. Then I have to go to the podcast’s page, scroll to find the last ep I’d listened to, hit play on THAT, then go to the one I just loaded and hit play on that. Then it will play. I know my connection speed is slow, but it does this when I’m connected in other locations with better speeds. I was just resigned to this weird buggy thing until I just checked up on that other podcast and it actually started playing the next ep right away without nannying and cajoling, and before it had downloaded the whole thing. Is that just happening to me?
Developer Response 05/28/2020
Hi Michta2, how are you? We are so sorry to hear you are having a bad experience with our app. Please contact us at help@podcastapp.io so we can help you with this and further investigate what is the issue that you are having. Thanks!
Ads are dangerous, these developers are psychos
07/30/2023

Stoltz23
I think most people can agree that although staying off your phone while driving should be done 100% of the time, there will be the once in a while where you have to tap a slip or pause button while on the road. If you're driving and you need to hit one button in the app, you expect it to be a 2 second procedure, yet it is not, because as soon as you interact with the app after not doing so for more than 5-10 minutes, you will be harassed with 10 second ads that are purposely hard to close out of, and purposely put in places that are the most distracting (going to your listen later will prompt it, as well as going to your currently playing podcast, aka the 2 most used functions while listening). I then have to pullover to do what originally should have been, again, a 2 second procedure at most. Many people who are more impulsive will not pull over, and instead will probably battle with the ads with their hand still on the steering wheel, and these developers know this. They know they are creating an absolute road hazard with where they place these ads and what they look like and it's extremely disheartening to see no regard for safety or their users to this degree. You don't deserve to have an app this functional/useful to so many people, you are not responsible with the power.

Developer Response
Hi Stoltz23! We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you've experienced with our app. Your feedback is highly valuable to us, and we are committed to continuously improving through regular app updates. Rest assured, we will thoroughly investigate this matter. In the meantime, you may want to try creating a playlist to enable continuous episode playback. Additionally, if you encounter ads while listening, you can play the podcast, lock your phone, and then pause and resume listening without interruptions or seeing ads. We take safety seriously, especially while driving, and we have taken note of your input for our development plans. If you have any questions or require further assistance, please feel free to contact us at help@podcastapp.io. Thank you for your time!
Ads are dangerous, these developers are psychos
07/30/2023

Stoltz23

I think most people can agree that although staying off your phone while driving should be done 100% of the time, there will be the once in a while where you have to tap a slip or pause button while on the road. If you're driving and you need to hit one button in the app, you expect it to be a 2 second procedure, yet it is not, because as soon as you interact with the app after not doing so for more than 5-10 minutes, you will be harassed with 10 second ads that are purposely hard to close out of, and purposely put in places that are the most distracting (going to your listen later will prompt it, as well as going to your currently playing podcast, aka the 2 most used functions while listening). I then have to pullover to do what originally should have been, again, a 2 second procedure at most. Many people who are more impulsive will not pull over, and instead will probably battle with the ads with their hand still on the steering wheel, and these developers know this. They know they are creating an absolute road hazard with where they place these ads and what they look like and it's extremely disheartening to see no regard for safety or their users to this degree. You don't deserve to have an app this functional/useful to so many people, you are not responsible with the power.
Developer Response 08/02/2023
Hi Stoltz23! We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you've experienced with our app. Your feedback is highly valuable to us, and we are committed to continuously improving through regular app updates. Rest assured, we will thoroughly investigate this matter. In the meantime, you may want to try creating a playlist to enable continuous episode playback. Additionally, if you encounter ads while listening, you can play the podcast, lock your phone, and then pause and resume listening without interruptions or seeing ads. We take safety seriously, especially while driving, and we have taken note of your input for our development plans. If you have any questions or require further assistance, please feel free to contact us at help@podcastapp.io. Thank you for your time!
Used to work great, mostly....and it devours data even when it doesn’t have access to it
07/29/2019

m1234dse543
So here is an update to my last two reviews...a few months ago this app used all my months cellular data in the first two days of my billing cycle even when it didn’t have access to my cell data. It was supposed to only use WiFi. Well I’ve been watching and it seemed the issue was fixed....until today.....half my cell data is gone again due to this app....and my phone tracked its use of the data even when it isn’t supposed to have access to my cell data....I have no idea how that happens but I’m done with this app....the other issues from my second review listed below still exist as well....and I have deleted and reloaded the app....no help.....2nd review is below...this app used to work great with the exception of burning up all my data in two days last month. Now the app crashes and freezes all the time. Also it doesn’t seem to want to download new podcasts for future listening and many of the ones that I have already downloaded over WiFi and show available to listen to off line won’t play anymore without being connected to WiFi. When I try to download new podcasts for future use it just sits and won’t download and old ones already downloaded fail to play off line. Help.

Developer Response
Hi m1234dse543! We are very sorry to hear about this issue with cellular data. There's an iOS bug (in the operating system) that has been reported with iOS 12.3.1, that describes a similar behavior to what happened to you. So it might not be a bug in our app. Could you tell us if it fits your situation? Here's a link with more info: https://mjtsai.com/blog/2019/07/26/broken-ios-cellular-data-switch/You can always reach us at help@podcastapp.io if you want to continue the conversation.Thanks!
Used to work great, mostly....and it devours data even when it doesn’t have access to it
07/29/2019

m1234dse543

So here is an update to my last two reviews...a few months ago this app used all my months cellular data in the first two days of my billing cycle even when it didn’t have access to my cell data. It was supposed to only use WiFi. Well I’ve been watching and it seemed the issue was fixed....until today.....half my cell data is gone again due to this app....and my phone tracked its use of the data even when it isn’t supposed to have access to my cell data....I have no idea how that happens but I’m done with this app....the other issues from my second review listed below still exist as well....and I have deleted and reloaded the app....no help.....2nd review is below...this app used to work great with the exception of burning up all my data in two days last month. Now the app crashes and freezes all the time. Also it doesn’t seem to want to download new podcasts for future listening and many of the ones that I have already downloaded over WiFi and show available to listen to off line won’t play anymore without being connected to WiFi. When I try to download new podcasts for future use it just sits and won’t download and old ones already downloaded fail to play off line. Help.
Developer Response 07/30/2019
Hi m1234dse543! We are very sorry to hear about this issue with cellular data. There's an iOS bug (in the operating system) that has been reported with iOS 12.3.1, that describes a similar behavior to what happened to you. So it might not be a bug in our app. Could you tell us if it fits your situation? Here's a link with more info: https://mjtsai.com/blog/2019/07/26/broken-ios-cellular-data-switch/You can always reach us at help@podcastapp.io if you want to continue the conversation.Thanks!

Hey there, loyal users! In this release, we are improving the overall reliability of the app. Your feedback makes The Podcast App better. Keep it coming! Please email us at help@podcast.app We read it all. By the way, App Store reviews are very helpful for us. If you think The Podcast App is worthy, would you mind taking a moment to write a review? We'd greatly appreciate it. :)

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