Podcast App reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 516 Reddit reviews across 49 subreddits and 95 posts to rank the best Podcast App brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/androidapps, r/podcasts, r/audiodrama, r/Earwolf, r/GalaxyFold. Top-rated brands include Pocket Casts (4.5/5), Podcast Addict (4.6/5), Overcast (4.5/5).
Stats
Reviews516
Subreddits49
Posts95
Brands58
Products0
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#1
Pocket Casts
4.5
(135)
"I've used PocketCasts for a decade, very happy with it and they recently made cross platform functionality completely free so you can pick up where you left off in real time on your PC/Mac too."
"Pocket casts"
"And Pocket Casts just released its Web Player for regular users so that’s a plus too!"
"Pocket Casts and Overcast have been the best apps for me."
"Pocket Casts - love it"
"Pocket Cast has been great for me"
"I love pocketcast. I wanna say I've been using it for about ten years now."
"Pocket Casts is the most versitle podcast app across and systems and browsers."
"I've used all of them and the best platform by far is Zune, but since that's dead, Pocketcasts for sure."
"Pocket Cast is one of the best podcast apps around. Amazing UI and simple controls that do it all"
#2
Podcast Addict
4.6
(70)
"If you use Android, Podcast Addict is excellent. Tons of features and it's very reliable at downloading episodes to listen to offline."
"That's the one I been using since God maybe 2012 if it was out then? I just paid him a little money and have never had ads since. It updates constantly."
"This. By far the best one I've ever used."
"I've been using podcast addict for more than a decade. It's absolutely perfect for me and has incredible support."
"Podcast addict. I have been using it for a long time and it only has gotten better over time."
"Podcast addict. Active Development I have been using it for many years and it hasn't let me down."
"The $6 to get rid of the ads in Podcast Addict is worth it."
"Podcast Addict is incredible. I have over 8000 hours into listening time on that app alone."
"The app is great and allows you to set up feeds and really anything you might need."
"I love it, works great."
#3
Overcast
4.5
(49)
"I do much prefer Overcast."
"I'll second Overcast! It's been my main podcast app for almost 10 years now."
"I went back to Overcast a little over a month ago and really enjoy it now."
"Overcast. It works on both the iPhone and Apple Watch. The developer is very responsive to issues as well."
"Overcast does this for me out of the box, write a support request."
"Overcast, the best of them all."
"Overcast."
"Overcast’s iPad app can run in the Mac."
"Overcast"
"I agree completely about Overcast."
#4
Podcast Republic
4.3
(41)
"Podcast Republic shows played and unplayed episodes, with total hours."
"Podcast Republic"
"Podcast Republic allows you to tag your podcasts with tags."
"Podcast Republic! Hands down."
"The best podcast for me is Podcast Republic. It's customizable, powerful and easy to use."
"I've been using Podcast Republic for 10+ years."
"I switched to Podcast Republic as a temporary replacement until Pocketcasts got fixed."
"R/PodcastRepublic has been my favorite for years."
"Podcast republic has been my favorite on android."
"I'm a fan of Podcast Republic myself."
#5
AntennaPod
4.3
(36)
"Free and open source *Antennapod*"
"AntennaPod"
"Antenna pod is op"
"Piling on for AntennaPod."
"You can take a look at AntennaPod"
"AntennaPod"
"Antenna Pod if you want an open source alternative."
"I'm not sure about the other apps but I use antennapod."
"Check out my full list of privacy friendly apps and services"
"Is my favorite"
#6
Spotify
4.1
(30)
"Literally just use Spotify"
"Spotify"
"Spotify"
"Spotify is the way forward. Why have 2 pass that do the same thing!"
"Spotify is what works best for me."
"I believe it’s the best one."
"I pretty much use spotify for most podcasts."
"I use Spotify for podcasters for my podcast show"
"So far using Spotify cause they are partnered with Riverside"
"I use Spotify, mostly because I like having one app for everything."
#7
Castbox
3.8
(18)
"Castbox is absolutely perfect, best one."
"I use Castbox! I love it."
"Is amazing. Using it since years now."
"Castbox is quite good. A lightweight app with a huge library."
"Castbox is my favorite"
"I use castbox"
"Another vote for Castbox."
"I used Castbox it works well for me."
"I use Castbox and it downloads the latest podcast."
"I use castbox because I like to pick what podcast download regularly."
#8
Google Podcasts
3.7
(15)
"The thing I liked about Google podcast is you could just drop the .XML link to the podcast straight in and start listening."
"The thing I like most about Google Podcasts was how simple it was."
"The thing I like most about Google Podcasts was how simple it was."
"GP works great for me."
"Google podcasts has been pretty good for me."
"The Google podcast app/website is probably the simplest solution."
"I use Google podcasts."
"I've been using Google Podcasts."
"I use google podcasts because of syncing between apple and android devices."
"I put the rss link in Google podcasts."
#9
Downcast
4.2
(13)
"I’ve been using it for over 10 years."
"Downcast has been solid for me for years. iOS here."
"Downcast is quite good. Especially if you like playlists."
"Downcast"
"Downcast is my go-to aggregator."
"Downcast and BBC Sounds."
"Useful to set start x seconds in and finish y seconds from the end to auto skip ads."
"I love Downcast."
"I like Downcast."
"Downcast."
#10
Podbean
4.1
(13)
"Have you tried podbean?"
"I am thrilled with Podbean."
"I found PodBean to be the easiest to use."
"I record with GarageBand and host with Podbean."
"I went with Podbean because I prefer the pricing structure over some other options."
"Podbean."
"My listeners use Podbean."
"My listeners like Podbean."
"Podbean. Spotify"
"I like Podbean. Has almost every podcast I've looked for."
#11
Apple Podcasts
3.2
(13)
"It seems really good now."
"Apple Podcasts if you have an iPhone"
"Apple podcast also lets you sort in either reverse chronological or chronological order."
"I resigned myself to using Apple’s first party app, and, honestly, it’s not that bad these days."
"Apple Podcasts😂"
"Apple Podcasts. To me it’s simple and easy to use."
"Apple Podcasts"
"I’ve gone back and forth between Apple Podcasts and Overcast as well. I’ve just settled on Apple Podcasts, it’s fine for my need and free haha."
"The Apple podcast app keeps episodes that you download and hit the button to 'save episode' even after they are removed from the feed."
"I’ve always just used Apple."
#12
iCatcher
4.4
(7)
"ICatcher! Has been my go to for years. CarPlay and headphones. The best I’ve ever used."
"I’ll throw out the name of the iOS app I’ve been using forever: iCatcher."
"This is by far the best one. (And again, no data collection.)"
"ICatcher"
"I think iCatcher! has that feature"
"Some good reliable and feature rich podcasts apps besides Pocket Casts are:"
"I’ve used iCatcher for iOS for over 10 years now."
#13
PocketCasts
4.0
(7)
"I love PocketCasts! Been using it for years and I can’t use any other podcast app now 😆"
"I use PocketCasts for both audio and video podcasts."
"I've been using Pocketcast for a long time."
"PocketCasts"
"Pocket cast is actually pretty decent"
"At least Pocketcasts is still available and working as flawlessly as ever!"
"I tried Pocketcasts."
#14
Podurama
3.9
(7)
"I like Podurama, so far so good."
"I like Podurama, so far so good."
"I saw Podurama mentioned a few weeks ago."
"Try Podurama for this :)"
"In Podurama you can save notes and even add bookmarks with notes."
"Try Podurama. It has all those features and is available for mobile and web."
"Podurama."
#15
Miaocast
4.3
(4)
"[Miaocast](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miaocast.phenix)"
"Miaocast has a great UI, plenty of functionality and the Dev is always active."
"If you are on Android, I just release the app (miaocast) that I've been developing to open beta."
"Check out miaocast at [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miaocast.phenix](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miaocast.phenix)"
#16
Outcast
4.0
(4)
"One app not mentioned yet is Outcast. it's the only one that lets you do everything on the watch."
"The developer charges an annual fee of $15 to support his continued improvements to the application. The app works if you don’t use it it just shows some minor ads."
"Try Outcast, it’s a watch exclusive app."
"Outcast. buy once for a dollar and manage podcasts directly on the watch."
#17
Player FM
3.8
(4)
"I also like the features of Player FM. You can make an account and sync between Android and PC, gratis with some ads."
"You can sort and download oldest first."
"I have been using Player FM for years."
"I am trying to like Player FM."
#18
Snipd
4.7
(3)
"It sounds like Snipd is exactly what you are looking for :) --> www.snipd.com"
"Try snipd"
"I use Snipd, because I like to highlight snippets of my podcasts."
#19
Amazon Music
3.3
(4)
"I use Amazon (Ultimate)Music and I love it with all my heart save for one flaw that they REALLY need to work on..."
"If you’ve got an Amazon account, Amazon music is good too."
"Amazon music appears to have podcasts on the free version."
"Amazon Music had podcasts."
#20
Castro
4.5
(2)
"As for apps, I always recommend Castro."
"I really like Castro, I don't see it mentioned that often but I think it has a really intuitive design."
#21
Podverse
4.0
(2)
"It's open source and you can get it in the f droid store as well."
"Podverse works fairly well."
#23
Stitcher
2.5
(2)
"Have you tried stitcher?"
"I wish stitcher would just work better."
#24
Goodpods
5.0
(1)
"I’m a big fan of Goodpods. It lets you create lists but ever better it makes recommendations based off your subscribes."
#25
Anchor
5.0
(1)
"After using anchor to record podcast for two years."
#26
Riverside.fm
5.0
(1)
"It's very easy to use and will give you high quality audio & video quality recordings."
#27
Podkicker
4.0
(1)
"Podkicker"
#28
Dogcatcher
4.0
(1)
"I really like dogcatcher for years."
#29
Amazon
4.0
(1)
"Amazon, Spotify, or Deezer work well for me!"
#30
Aurelian
4.0
(1)
"Aurelian is the closest to Google Podcasts and is a really good app."
#31
Smart Audiobook Player
4.0
(1)
"I use [Smart Audiobook Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ak.alizandro.smartaudiobookplayer) for exactly this."
#32
Amplify Podcast
4.0
(1)
"I think you give Amplify Podcast a try."
#33
Himalaya
4.0
(1)
"I use Himalaya now and really like it."
#34
Podcast Guru
4.0
(1)
#35
PlayerFM
4.0
(1)
"I use PlayerFM and it does everything I want it to."
#36
FocusPodcast
4.0
(1)
"I used antennapod but switched recently to focuspodcast (a fork of antennapod)"
#37
YouTube Music
4.0
(1)
"YouTube music is far more ideal for podcasts though and is rather amazing"
#38
Podcast Apps
4.0
(1)
"Use the comments here as a kind of *what should I try* list and give them all a couple weeks to a month."
#39
MOCA Player
4.0
(1)
"I would try the MOCA Player. It's web-based, so you can use anywhere."
#40
Google Play Music
4.0
(1)
"I always had good luck with Google Play Music."
#41
Riverside
4.0
(1)
"I’ve been using Riverside to record."
#42
Libsyn
4.0
(1)
"We record with Zoom, host with Libsyn."
#43
RSS Radio Player
4.0
(1)
"* RSS Radio Player * Snipd"
#44
TuneIn
4.0
(1)
"Tunein has podcasts and is free. That is what I use."
#45
VLC
4.0
(1)
"So, for me, VLC and/or EscapePod. I'll take minimalism and efficiency over eye candy and fancy tools."
#46
Music Folder Player
4.0
(1)
"Music Folder Player Free (on Android - I don't know if it's available for ios) is good for local media."
#47
iCatcher!
4.0
(1)
"I can tell you 'iCatcher!' does actually have a filter by year function."
#48
GarageBand
4.0
(1)
"Try GarageBand, its a sweetspot for podcast production."
#49
WearCasts
3.0
(1)
"The phone app (needed to trigger downloads) is aids without premium but the watch app has no limitations and works well."
#50
BeyondPod
3.0
(1)
"BeyondPod"
#51
Mini Pod
3.0
(1)
"Mini pod."
#52
Apollo
3.0
(1)
"Is super helpful for finding fiction shows."
#53
iHeartRadio
3.0
(1)
"IHeartRadio. Maybe not the best, but it's free."
#54
SiriusXM
3.0
(1)
"I'm a SiriusXM subscriber and have found the SXM app to be good for podcasts."
#55
YouTube
3.0
(1)
"I heard Google Podcasts is merging into YouTube."
#56
Lavender
3.0
(1)
"I’m working on one called Lavender!!"
#57
iHeart
3.0
(1)
"Personally, I use iHeart."
#58
Podcast Player
2.0
(1)
"The one Google suggested, is pretty bad."
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