Pinepods
Pinepods Podcast Client
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Now with full CarPlay support and a new native audio engine. Your self-hosted podcasts, beautifully synced across iPhone, CarPlay, and the web.
PinePods is a complete podcast management solution that allows you to host your own podcast server and enjoy a beautiful mobile experience.
This is the official companion app for Pinepods servers, designed for iOS
Features of Pinepods:
• Self-hosted podcast server synchronization that syncs everything between your devices
• Beautiful, intuitive mobile interface with loads of themes that sync between devices and platforms
• Full Carplay App and Audio Support
• Download episodes for offline listening or archiving on your server
• Chapter support with navigation
• Playlist management
• User statistics and listening history
• Multi-device synchronization
• Search and discovery
• Background audio playback
• Sleep timer and playback speed controls
PinePods gives you complete control over your podcast experience while providing the convenience of modern podcast apps. Perfect for users who want privacy, control, and a great listening experience.
Note: This app requires a PinePods server to be set up. Visit the PinePods GitHub repository for server installation instructions.
Thanks for using Pinepods!
CarPlay Support
• Full CarPlay integration added
• App registers as a CarPlay audio app with proper entitlements and Info.plist declarations
• Scene-based app lifecycle updated to support CarPlay scene sessions alongside the main iPhone scene
• CarPlay templates and Now Playing information channel implemented
• Multiple rounds of CarPlay fixes and refinements
Native Audio Architecture
• iOS: Complete native Swift audio layer replacing Flutter audio
• Platform-specific playback
• Audio path fixes and startup finalization for reliable playback initialization
Dynamic UI
• Episode cards dynamically reflect play/download/saved state
• Mini player updated with dynamic icons
• Home screen dynamically shows recommended and recent episodes
• Podcast details page major overhaul with inline queue controls
• Episode details page updated with improved layout and action buttons
• Progress bar color fixed on mobile
Downloads, History, Saved, Podcasts — UI Overhaul
• All four major list screens heavily reworked for consistency with improved episode card layouts and action menus
• Downloads page rewritten with download dashboard
• Download activity screen added with progress tracking
• History and Saved screens converted to paginated loading
• Paginated episode list widget added for reusable paginated UI
• Feed and playlist episodes screens updated with pagination
Mobile Bug Fixes
• Mark incomplete bug fixed
• Progress bar color corrected
• Hold-down context menu interaction fixed
• Episode search screen rebuilt with improved filtering and layout
• Mobile download service and download utils updated
• iOS lock-screen / Control Center now uses the real asset duration instead of the (unreliable-unit) metadata duration — fixes a wildly inflated lock-screen length
• Episode artwork now honors the user/podcast "use podcast cover" preference instead of always falling back to per-episode artwork
• Mobile downloads screen layout and state fixes
Mobile Infrastructure
• `pinepods_service.dart` significantly expanded with pagination support, search, and download management
• Offline action queue system added for offline-to-online sync
• Pending action entity and persistence layer added
• iOS project configuration updated for CarPlay scenes and audio entitlements
The developer, Collin Pendleton, 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
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Information
- Seller
- Collin Pendleton
- Size
- 30.1 MB
- Category
- Entertainment
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Medical Treatment information
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- Copyright
- © 2025 Gooseberry Development
