Pocket Casts
Podcast player supporting streaming and downloads, advanced search, cross-device 'Up Next', improved discovery, playback effects, and offline listening essentials.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Apple Watch
- Android Auto
- Android Wear
- Apple Car Play
Features
- Podcast Player
- Cloud Sync
- Works Offline
- Import/Export OPML Feeds
- Podcast Manager
- Dark Mode
- Playlist Filtering
- AirPlay Support
- Chromecast Support
- Auto-delete on listen
Tags
- Podcast Catcher
- Podcasting
- podcast-clients
- podcatchers
- Download Podcast
- sonos
- amazon-alexa
- Podcasts
Pocket Casts News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about Pocket Casts
Pocket Casts makes listening to podcasts easier than ever with free web and desktop accessPodcast Casts, a well-regarded podcast application, has announced that its web player is now access...
Recent activities
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- POX updated Pocket Casts
- updated Pocket Casts
- phobus309 liked Pocket Casts
- jasonwaterfalls rated Pocket Casts
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What is Pocket Casts?
Stay up to date with all the latest podcasts (or netcasts if you're Leo) with one easy to use app. Simply add your favourite podcasts, and you'll be able to stream or download new episodes as they become available.
Play without subscribing Committing to things is so 2015. Browse podcasts and hit play on episodes that look interesting, no strings attached.
Episode search Trying to find your favorite guest on that one amazing episode? Looking for your pet topic but confronted with hundreds of shows to sift through? Episode search to the rescue!
Up Next syncing Have you built the perfect list of shows to play on your phone? Wouldn't it be nice if they were all there, ready to go, on your PC at work? How about the tablet sitting on your coffee table? Pocket Casts 7 has you covered.
Improved discovery With so many new podcasts launching daily, how do you find your next obsession? We've invested heavily in curation to make discovery easy. Our best algorithms teamed up with our best people to bring you the best podcasts.
Streamlined experience Everything is easier in Pocket Casts 7. We've spent months fine-tuning the app so that it gets out of the way and lets you seamlessly enjoy your favorite podcasts.
So much more… New archiving features. Playback effects while streaming. Enhanced Apple Watch support. Siri Shortcuts. Listening history. Syncing improvements. Season and episode numbering support. Almost everything that could be improved has been to take Pocket Casts 7 to the next level.
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Pocket Casts information
Developed by
Automattic Inc. Licensing
Open Source (MPL-2.0) and Freemium product.Pricing
Subscription ranging between $1 and $2 per month + free version with limited functionality.Rating
Average rating of 4.1Alternatives
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- 303 Open Issues
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Comments and Reviews
I had been looking for a long time trying to get a half decent pod-caster for Android. I trialed about 10 different leading apps. I found that Pocket Casts was leagues ahead of everyone else in design, usability and function.
Clinchers for me was the ease of setting up playlists and managing a feed. Also being able to discover new podcasts via the application was a bonus.
Every now and then I get duped into trying this """""free""""" ecosystem. It is not free, let's get that out of the way first - the devs SAY they will only charge you for the web player, but the APPS COUNT AS THE WEB PLAYER. So apart from the ANDROID APP, this ecosystem is totally unusable without paying. As in, it will not let you sign in or click anything.
I AM SICK OF SEEING THIS LISTED INCORRECTLY.
The best podcast player for iOS followed by Overcast
Pocket Casts scored 2.5 / 5 stars on Amazon Alexa.
The Pocket Casts Web Player is not available to free users –– it is only available to paid subscribers. A paid subscription costs $3.99 - $9.99 / month.
https://play.pocketcasts.com/user/plans
The desktop apps are also available only to paid subscribers of Pocket Casts Plus –– not free users.
https://pocketcasts.com/plans/
As of March 11, 2025, the web and desktop apps are available on the free tier too. Source:
Note that the Downloads page may redirect you to straight to the web player based on your user agent.
After Stitcher closed, I had to find a lightweight, useful app that worked on ALL my devices with web interface as well as full featured app. Pocket Casts seems to be the best, full featured , multi-platform app available in 2024. Thanks!
It has all the right settings to let me make it behave precisely as I wish, depending on the podcast and syncs my progress between all my devices. Nothing else I've tried comes close to working so well and reliably.
Simple interface, no account needed.