Pocket Casts - Podcast Player

In-app purchases
4.4
81.9K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Content rating
Teen
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About this app

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 3x.
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.
Updated on
21 Nov 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info and App info and performance
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.4
77.9K reviews
Andre Palm (iStackSilver)
18 November 2024
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.
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A Google user
16 November 2024
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.
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Automattic, Inc
18 November 2024
I'm sorry to hear about the experience of the Pocket Casts app having random cuts. I recommend contacting us via the channels at https://support.pocketcasts.com/contact-us/ so we can investigate this issue further.
Feng Yu
9 November 2024
I'll be nuanced here. The app works great, except it doesn't handle situations gracefully. One day I was listening to a 2hr podcast and every time I got into the car it started from the beginning. I used the skip controls on the car. No response. I pressed pause then play. It restarted. On the phone, I had to open the app on the phone while driving to try to work the controls. The issue? It thinks there is a corrupted header. If it can play and download, it can fast forward or rewind. Excuses!
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Automattic, Inc
11 November 2024
Hi! We're sorry to hear about the inconvenience you experienced. To help us troubleshoot this issue, please reach out to our support team directly. They can provide specific guidance and collect logs to identify the root cause. You can contact our support team through the Pocket Casts app via Profile > Help & Feedback > Get in touch.

What's new

Got a friend who deserves the best podcast experience? Now you can send them referrals for a two months free subscription! Hablas Català? We’ve got you covered with full Catalan support. Plus, you can now auto-download the latest episodes whenever you subscribe to a new podcast. Enjoy these updates and keep on listening!