Castamatic Podcast Player Reviews
4/5 rating based on 33 reviews. Read all reviews for Castamatic Podcast Player for iPhone.
Castamatic Podcast Player is free iOS app published by Franco Solerio
An Excellent Choice
0x4A
Castamatic has all of the features one would expect from a modern podcast player, presented in a very well organized, easy-to-use interface. The user experience is brilliant compared to many other players which have become almost hopelessly convoluted. When I discovered that sideloaded files also synced across devices, Castamatic even replaced my audiobook app. The app subscription model is something I’m still getting used to, especially since multiple subscriptions add up very quickly, and Castamatic is certainly on the higher end for an app with no obvious services or storage being provided. That being said, as long as Castamatic is under continuous development the current asking price is reasonable. My personal wishlist for Castamatic would be ‘End of Chapter’ and ‘End of Episode’ options for the sleep timer, as well as a time-based limit for News Mode, as opposed to episode count.
Great app, mostly Podcasting 2.0 compliant
FCGreg
This is a great app with some nice features—most of the advanced features you expect from a mature app. I especially love that it allows searching the Podcasting 2.0 index of podcasts and lets you select between that and Apple’s old-school list of podcasts. The only major feature missing for me: It doesn’t support “live” chapter markers for the new Podcasting 2.0 system—it only supports the older style ID3 markers. Adding this would probably make this my new go-to podcast app on iOS.
Clean UI. Great options
mikeb1633
Really nice pod app that probably doesn’t get enough recognition. Lots of great features. The sound boost is excellent. 1 issue I have is that it is choppy as you scroll through longer episode lists or playlists. Other than that I highly recommend.
Great podcasting 2.0 features
inthehudson
Between the index, the chapters, and value streaming - this app has the most important podcasting 2.0 features. I just wish more podcasters would get with the program. Also, the app freezes every time my audio output changes, which is multiple times per day with airpods switching to laptop, etc.
Very nice!
Bicameral Mime
After a couple of days with Castamatic 8, I find it a worthy replacement for the pod catcher I have been using for the last few years, Overcast. I love the Value 4 Value feature. One minor complaint: when I skip chapters, it seems to count the skipped time into the SATs to send. I would Ike to have the option for skipped chapters to NOT count towards donations.
Best Podcast App
AndiMC75
Listen, I have tested every podcast app out there. I mean every single one. This app is by far the best!!!! It has elements that all real podcast listeners want. The audio control is so incredible & the artwork is always on everything which makes the experience better! Please DOWNLOAD NOW!
Extremely buggy update.
Mickeyi04
Extremely buggy. Can’t download podcasts. Can’t listen to them if there’s any interruption. The episode will start over. If it hadn’t crashed when I tried to find where I was, I’d still be listening to it. This is after I downloaded the update that cleared my podcast list. This, after I would only use this app because it’s so great. What happened?
Loved the app and issue fixed
Mickeyi04
I had to stop using the app because it downloads episode art and there is no way to prevent this. While you can stop the display of episode artwork, it still downloads the artwork in the background. Add Joe Rogan and watch the storage use rise. Edit: The developers have apparently fixed this issue. 5 stars