Pocket Casts - Podcast Player

In-app purchases
4.3
80.2K 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
Aug 30, 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

4.3
76.4K reviews
Logan T
August 26, 2024
New update provides unessary aspects but doesn't fix it he core problem of podcasts losing 5-15 minutes of audio. Until they fix it avoid this app. In the middle of a podcast it will cut back several minutes and replay what you've just been listening to. In and of itself just an annoyance. But the problem is the original play time stays the same so if the podcasts cut back ten minutes, you lose the last ten minutes of the podcast. It's been an issue for weeks. And still not fixed.
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Automattic, Inc
August 27, 2024
That's certainly unexpected! If you're still experiencing this issue, our support team would be happy to help troubleshoot. You can reach out to us through one of the methods here: https://support.pocketcasts.com/contact-us/
Ethan Dashiell
August 24, 2024
[Updated] Okay, this app has an unbelievably great CS team. I stupidly forgot to update the email address associated with my lifetime membership, and was unable to fix it due to not remembering my password. I had also lost access to the old email, so no chance of a password reset. The pocketcasts team very kindly worked with me for over a month to find a way to confirm that the account was really mine, and helped me update my email address so I could keep the membership I paid for.
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Gerard G
August 27, 2024
I really want to compliment the devs for the improvements that have been made. But I noticed a couple days ago, the one thing that takes away from this app is the frequent stops that occur to every podcast while streaming. This bug makes it hard to use this as my main podcast app. Using the Pixel 9 Pro XL.
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Automattic, Inc
August 28, 2024
Thanks for the review! A couple of things to check: does it happen on a downloaded episode? Do you have a sleep timer or skip setting applied? Does it happen on a specific podcast or to all of yours? If you could provide all the details, we can help you troubleshoot this issue. You can contact us at https://support.pocketcasts.com/contact-us/

What's new

Big news! You can now rate podcasts directly in the app, helping others discover your favorites. We’ve also introduced Gravatar support, so you can personalize your avatar in account settings. Lifetime members, you’re now Pocket Casts Champions!

We’ve turbocharged podcast refresh for faster updates and fixed autoplay issues on Android Auto. Plus, episodes shared from the player will now track your playback status, keeping everything in sync.