Pocket Casts: Podcast Player Reviews – Page 9
4/5 rating based on 162 reviews. Read all reviews for Pocket Casts: Podcast Player for iPhone.
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player is free iOS app published by Automattic, Inc.
Android and iOS version
Kijar
Both Android and iOS versions are wonderful. I will get the desktop version too even though I don’t really need it right now - just because you are awesome.
Updated Review: No More Data Use Problem
noname2771
Nice interface, and with the newly-added options to auto download only on wifi and to warn before using cellular data, I can have my podcasts set to auto-download without worrying about wasting data every time I am out of wifi range and still want to stream an occasional podcast. The developer fixed what for me became a fatal problem with the app design. I’m glad to be able to use this app again for my podcasts!
Essential
fuelbytea
As a ravid podcast listener this app is simply just a gamechanger. Beautiful, intuitive and lovely supported, switching from Android to iOS I was worried about having to massively reset all my podcasts, nope - Pocketcasts had me covered. Love you guys, keep up the great work! One suggestion: on Apple Watch app I find myself using the built in audio app more than Pocketcasts while listening to podcasts to use the wheel to control and adjust audio, could you add that to the Pocketcast Watch app as well?
Simply the best
jbond024
For those of you still using the stock Apple podcast app, let me tell you the three big things that will keep my locked in with pocket casts. I’ve listened to 16 DAYS of podcasts since I picked up my iPhone 7 back in 2016 so I think I can give a fair review here. 1. Silence removal, intro skipping and precise speed controls. When you listen to a large quantity of podcasts these features save you a lot of time. While Apple podcast allows speed control, it goes 1x all the way to 1.5 which are find too fast. I keep my pocket cast at 1.3 2. It works with my in car forward and back buttons to skip forward and back. This is probably the single biggest thing preventing me from ever using the stock app. With Pocket cast My 2013 VW skips forward by 45 seconds when I hit the “skip forward” in car button. Apple podcast app does not do anything when I hit the in car button. The ability to skip ads when driving is absolutely a must have because it’s probably where I listen the most. 3. Faster refresh rate - I find pocketcast pulls the latest streams faster than the stock app. If you are even a moderately frequent podcast listener this is the most obvious purchase I can think of. I think by pure run time this is probably the most frequently used app on my phone, it’s basically always running. 10/10 great Dev, great app.
Regarding notes
ZKswift
Hey. This is to whoever it is writing the notes for the app updates. You make my day. You are always a delight to read. These five stars are for you ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Needs better search function
Timbo907
It would be incredibly useful to be able to search say “mickey mouse” and be able to see all episodes that mention “Mickey mouse” and listen to an individual episode. Currently frustrated that I have to subscribe to a podcast before I can merely view the episodes. I still cannot search or filter through the episodes.
Chromecasting fixed
Bottleosmoke
I use chromecast audio devices around my house and pocket casts was always really flakey with which devices it found. The latest update has fixed that, so this is the ultimate podcast app for me now. Syncing across devices, silence trimming, chromecast and car play in a beautifully designed app, it ticks every box for me.
Best Podcasting App
AdamBenCloutier
I listen to a LOT of podcasts. I’m a librarian, who, every day repairs, labels, and shelves books. In other words, I have a lot of time to listen to new podcasts. Pocket Casts provides a BEAUTIFUL app layout that makes listening to new (and my favorite) podcasts easy and efficient. Old podcasts that are no longer in Apple’s podcasts, PC has them. It’s such a wonderful app and I use it almost all day, everyday. Perfect for an iPhone X or iPad mini (I use both). Thank you for your support on the app, and I look forward to new things you plan on adding!
It just works
Goflihi
Great app. Intuitive. My search for a great podcast player is over. And this developer writes profoundly thoughtful release notes on updates - would that Facebook and the other giants ever made the effort... ?