Podkicker Podcast Player

Offline podcasts player for streaming trending iTunes podcast shows

Podkicker Podcast Player - Listen Offline & Stream

"Podkicker Podcast Player" is a user-friendly Android app that allows you to manage and listen to podcasts online and offline. Explore a vast content catalog, subscribe to your favorite shows, and receive notifications for new episodes. With features like RSS feed support, customizable settings, and Chromecast integration, this app enhances your podcast experience. Enjoy the convenience of automatic downloads, a sleep timer, and extensive playback controls, all while saving your favorite episodes for offline access.
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App stats

Version: 4.3.0(378) (Last updated: 2024-11-21)
Creation date: 2011-06-16
Permissions
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Other:
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

Podkicker is one of the most popular podcast managers for android. This simple and easy to use podcast app is free for online & offline listening. Explore our endless content catalogue and find the perfect podcast for you!

Quickly find your go-to podcast episodes with Search or Browse new shows ranging from education, news, business, technology, sports, comedy, music, and more! When you tune in to a show you like, save your favorite episodes to access offline. Alternatively, you can subscribe to your favorite podcast shows/episodes for quick access & setup automatic downloads to fetch and retrieve the latest episode for offline listening. Podkicker also allows users to add their choice of RSS feeds or search the entire iTunes directory for more content.


★★★★★ KEY FEATURES ★★★★★

- Subscribe to shows and automatically fetch the latest episodes
- Notifications remind you when new episodes are added to your subscribed podcast list
- RSS feature lets you add your own feed to the Podkicker search engine (https://podkicker.com/submitpodcast)
- Sleeptimer: enable to automatically disable app after a set time
- Batch operations & automation tools
- Chromecast support
- Offline access


★★★★★ CUSTOM SETTINGS ★★★★★

PLAYLIST SETTINGS

- Classic mode: creates a separate playlist for recently saved episodes
- Reverse sorting: prioritize your latest downloaded podcasts by keeping them at the top of the list
- Show player in playlist: allows you to always expand player controls on Playlist tab
- Continuous play: automatically jumps to the next episode in your Playlist when finished
- Delete when listened: automatically deletes saved podcasts when 100% listened

CUSTOMIZATION SETTINGS

- Wifi-only mode: allows you to access the app offline and blocks mobile transmissions
- Show disc usage: automatically displays the disc space used
- Show short timesince: choose to display 1h instead of 1hour
- Resume on audio jack plugin: automatically resumes paused audio when reconnected to headphones
- Custom player controls: choose your own player controls from next/prev to fwd/rwd
- Forward skip amount: select the number of seconds you want to skip when pressing fwd
- Rewind skip amount: select the number of seconds you want to skip when pressing rwd
- Disable remote access: prevent peripherals (car, headset, bluetooth) devices from starting Podkicker
- Audiofocus misbehave: choose how to prioritize the audio output from Podkicker, enable setting to play without requesting audiofocus

STORAGE & BACKUP SETTINGS
- Backup: saves a backup of your subscriptions to OPML file
- Set download location: choose where files are saved to optimize storage
- Clear image cache: save space on your device by clearing image cache frequently

AUTOMATION & BATCH OPERATIONS SETTINGS
- Refresh on startup: automatically checks for new episodes when you start the app
- Refresh on charge: automatically checks for new episodes when you plug in for battery
- Refresh periodically: automatically checks for new episodes periodically (hourly, every 2 hours, every 8 hours)
- Automatic downloads: seamlessly save the latest content to your device, automatically
- Notifications: must be set individually for each podcast to show notifications when new episodes are added
- Download Settings: configure downloads to require Wifi, power, or a specific battery life level
- Diagnose current settings: review and optimize automatic actions

Install Podkicker Podcast Player now and tune in to your favorite podcasts for free today!

Support Email: [email protected]

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Simple to use with an easy interface
  • Ability to sort podcasts manually
  • Good selection of podcasts
  • Easy to search for podcasts
  • Good features like jump forward and back
Cons
  • Frequent crashes and bugs
  • Aggressive ads and prompts to upgrade to premium
  • Loss of downloaded podcasts and subscriptions
  • High data usage despite settings to limit it
  • Issues with podcast playback, such as stopping unexpectedly
Most mentioned
  • Invasive ads and subscription prompts
  • Frequent crashes and bugs
  • Loss of downloaded content and history
  • Good interface and features
  • Manual sorting of podcasts
User reviews
Edit: Dropping until they update to account for the garbage latest version of android. I can't go home now without it scrubbing to the middle of whatever podcast I'm listening to. It has issues but apparently they are the same as every other podcast player. Wish I could hit "play" on my headphones or speaker and have it work but apparently that's too much for any player.
by Joe, 2024-07-20

I've used this app for years. I especially love the ability to sort podcasts manually. Recently however podcasts tend to stop for no reason (haven't timed it, perhaps every 30 mins or so) and the app asks if I want to subscribe about 50 times per day (without explaining much benefit, making it clear how or allowing me to stop the interruptions). I'm sad to have to find a new podcast app. Thanks for a good few years podkicker!
by Nikolai Pitchforth, 2024-07-10

Simple to use. Good selection of podcasts. It has an easier to use playlist queue than any other podcast app I have used. It is also easier to search for podcasts. The simple interface makes it better than other apps. I also like being able to downloa, and organize in the order I want to listen to. That is working again. However it stops playing at times and doesn't show as a recently used app. Many times it finishes a podcast and stops.
by Craig O. Jones, 2024-07-04
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