Pocket Casts - Podcast Player

Your favorite podcast player!

Pocket Casts - Podcast Player

App stats

Version: VARY (Last updated: 2024-11-26)
Creation date: 2011-03-06
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:
  • view network connections
  • pair with Bluetooth devices
  • change network connectivity
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • Google Play license check

Other platforms

Pocket Casts (v1.3.2)
3.40 (5) 770
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App summary

Pocket Casts is the world's most powerful podcast platform, an app by listeners, for listeners. Our podcast player provides next-level listening, search and discovery tools. Find your next obsession with our hand curated podcast recommendations for easy discovery, and seamlessly enjoy your favorite shows without the hassle of subscribing.

Here’s what the press has to say:
Android Central: “Pocket Casts is the best podcast app for Android”
The Verge: “The best podcast app for Android”
Named Google Play Top Developer, Google Play Editors’ Choice, and recipient of the Google Material Design Award.

Still not convinced? Allow us to walk you through some of our features:

BEST IN SHOW
Material design: Your podcasts have never looked so beautiful, colors change to complement podcast artwork
Themes: Whether you're a dark or light theme person we've got you covered. We even have you OLED lovers covered with our Extra Dark theme.
Everywhere: Android Auto, Chromecast, Alexa and Sonos. Listen to your podcasts in more places than ever before.

POWERFUL PLAYBACK
Up next: Automatically build a playback queue from your favorite shows. Sign in and have that Up Next queue sync to all your devices.
Trim silence: Cut silences from episodes so you finish them faster, saving hours.
Variable speed: Change the play speed from anywhere between 0.5 to 5x.
Volume boost: Increase the volume of voices, while decreasing background noise.
Stream: Play episodes on the fly.
Chapters: Jump between chapters easily, and enjoy embedded artwork that the author has added (we support MP3 and M4A chapter formats).
Audio & video: Play all of your favorite episodes, toggle video to audio.
Skip playback: Skip episode intros, jump through episodes with custom skip intervals.
Wear OS: Control playback from your wrist.
Sleep timer: We'll pause your episode so you can rest your weary head.
Chromecast: Cast episodes straight to your TV with a single tap.
Sonos: Browse and play your podcasts directly from the Sonos app.
Android Auto: browse your podcasts and filters to find an interesting episode, then control playback. All without ever touching your phone.


SMART TOOLS
Sync: Subscriptions, Up Next, listening history, playback and filters are all securely stored in the cloud. You can pick up where you left off on another device and even the web.
Refresh: Let our servers check for new episodes, so you can get on with your day.
Notifications: We'll let you know when new episodes arrive, if you like.
Auto download: Automatically download episodes for offline playback.
Filters: Custom filters will organize your episodes.
Storage: All the tools you need to keep your podcasts tamed.

ALL YOUR FAVORITES
Discover: Subscribe to any podcast in iTunes and more. Browse by charts, networks and categories.
Share: Spread the word with podcast and episode sharing.
OPML: Jump on board without any hassle with OPML import. Export your collection at any time.

There are many more powerful, straight-forward features that make Pocket Casts the perfect podcasting app for you. So what are you waiting for?

Visit pocketcasts.com for more info about the web and other platforms supported by Pocket Casts.

User reviews

I've used Pocket Casts exclusively as my podcatcher ever since I first started listening to podcasts ~a decade ago. I listen to a lot of podcasts so I've tried several different podcatchers over the years just to see what they're like, but I've never switched because it's by far the best one out there
by Hansen Lyman, 2024-11-22

This has been my go to podcast app ever since I can remember. It keeps getting better. The only thing that would make this app better is an auto volume leveling feature. The ads that play during a lot of podcasts are significantly louder than the actual podcasts themselves. It would be nice to have a way to have everything playing at or near the same volume, so I don't have to keep reaching over to turn down the ads, and then reaching over to turn the podcast back up.

This app was great years ago when I first got it, was totally worth my money. Now its age is showing. Podcasts randomly cut off anywhere from 15 seconds to a couple of minutes before they are supposed to end. Some parts replay after they have already played, much like a needle skipping on the record. Thought it might be my phone, but I just upgraded and it's all the same. Might be time to upgrade to another player.
by A Google user, 2024-11-16
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