iCatcher! Podcast Player
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| News | $2.99 | Joe Graf | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
FEATURES
• Subscribe to your favorite podcasts in the app and manage them in the app
• Download episodes over WiFi or Cellular (on devices that have cellular).
• Support for Password Protected feeds
• Background Refresh
• Download in the background
• Download multiple episodes at once (up to 3 on WiFi and 2 on cellular).
• Sync subscriptions, episode playback positions and playlists between your devices with iCloud
• Universal App (iPhone/iPad)
• Search in all views to find that podcast or episode you are looking for
• Custom playlists with filtering options by podcast, episodes and more.
• Support for continuous playback (toggle it on now playing screen just below time elapsed).
• All device orientations supported with configurable option in the settings
• You can unsubscribe to podcasts and still have them on your device. Use that for those less than stellar podcasts!
• Full VoiceOver support
PLAYBACK
• Variable playback speed
• Playback speed remembered per podcast
• Support for podcasts with chapters and chapter images (MP3 and M4A)
• Use your headset controls including Bluetooth car controls (when paired) to play/pause, jump forward or back 30 seconds
• Sleep timer
• Beautifully rendered show notes
• Onscreen controls for jumping ahead 30 seconds, or jump back 30.
• Gesture Support on the now playing screen (when the podcast logo is showing) to aid in hands free use
• Double-tap to play/pause
• Swipe up to toggle playback speed
• Swipe left/right to rewind/fast-forward
• Home of the L gesture for the 2 minute Leo jump.
• See Settings and Gestures for more and for customizing rewind/fast-forward gestures
• Support for AirPlay, watch or listen to those podcasts on your big screen
• Support for external display of videos for devices that support an external display (get the Apple HDMI adapter)
• Watch or listen to your favorite podcasts with a familiar layout
• Customizable options like Auto-Play on connect to start playing the last playing podcast when you plug your headphones in (some restrictions, settings, playback, general).
FIND NEW PODCASTS QUICK
• Find your podcasts by title, keyword or by author
• Browse the top podcasts by category
• Manually add podcasts with a URL
• Support for Password Protected feeds
• Option to download a single episode
• Browse the web in the app to find podcasts to add. Browser will prompt if you tap a link that is podcast feed.
• Import Podcast subscriptions for episodes that are already in your device from iTunes
• Import your OPML file from iTunes or other iOS podcast app
• Import media by using iTunes File Sharing feature
• Add your existing audiobooks (non-password protected ones) using iTunes File Sharing feature
• Add previously downloaded podcasts from your computer using iTunes file sharing feature (see settings and import media for details).
MORE
• Completely customizable to meet your podcasts needs.
• Swipe across a podcast or episode to access additional options
• Podcast settings allow you to set the days the podcast typically comes out or the number of days between.
• Specify the number of episodes to download when new ones are available
• Share the podcast information via email with your friends
• Post to Twitter or Facebook from the now playing screen
CONTACT
Email: tap Help tab and tap Email Support
Twitter: @Joeisanerd
PLEASE NOTE: The app does NOT sync with iTunes. Like other podcast apps it is standalone app meant to subscribe and download on the device.
* If a feed doesn't work, then let me know so I can take a look at it
Requires iOS 10 or higher.
Reviews
The most functional podcast app for iOS
BeezerH
I've tried so many podcast apps for iPhone. Some were good - for a short time, but eventually they would start having problems, especially if you are subscribed to a lot of podcasts. I kept an android phone just to use the Podcast Addict app and was so thrilled to stumble upon iCatcher. It has a lot of settings and takes some work to set it up to each user's specs, but the good news is you can control every aspect, including how many podcasts feeds are polled at the same time. Good work. A solid app, and thank you for making it so that it's not a subscription. One price plus tip jar is genius.
Greatest Podcast App!
Seraphine77
This by far the greatest Podcast app! Very simple to use with excellent features!
I’ve come to really like this app
TimeznChallenged
While there are many pod playing possibilities, I keep returning to the app because of the obvious dedication of the developer to making this as good as he can. Lots of features. Attention to documentation too. Thanks!
Browser function now useless
Joewf2v
Why do you mess up the browser function? Now I cant download because my download page has the link at the bottom of the page, of which you can no longer get to!
Still the most well-made and most powerful media app in the App Store
DarkSquared42
I have been using iCatcher for about nine years. This app is frequently updated with new features, bug fixes, and so on. The author is very responsive, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. It is extremely configurable. Almost anything you could possibly want to do with a podcast, can be done with this app. Playlist, feed specific sorting, streaming, downloading, playback offsets, priorities, download frequencies, iCloud sync, and lots more I’m forgetting about. And if you’re blind, it is completely accessible to VoiceOver.More people need to find out about iCatcher.
Joe isaNerd rocks!
GoetheMuse
He is improving the already very good iCatcher podcast app all the time--and answers help queries very quickly. Rock on Joe!
Works Great
Buddy Bolden
This app works reliably, has a great interface, and is thoughtfully designed, with very useful features. It is an excellent substitute for Apple's lousy podcast app. In fact, though I was initially very disappointed when Apple introduced that app and removed the capability to download podcasts within their music app, now I'm glad they did it, because iCatcher is so much better for podcasts than the Apple music app ever was.
Incredibly functional and easy to use
BuckBackup
This is the app that Apple should buy to replace their podcast app. There are so many features and yet it just works. If you don't want to mess with the wide variety of settings you don’t have to. I never have problems downloading or playing any podcasts and it just works. I'm not one to buy apps, especially if Apple makes an 'official' app that covers my needs but, this was worth every penny. All the problems I had with the Apple podcast app just don't exist in this excellent and well supported app. The author emailed me personally when I had a simple question! Worth it. And then some.
