Pocket Casts: Podcast Player Software
Company Name: Podcast Media LLC
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Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States.
Pocket Casts Overview
What is Pocket Casts? Pocket Casts is a podcast platform that offers a powerful podcast player with advanced listening, search, and discovery tools. The app provides hand-curated podcast recommendations for easy discovery and allows users to enjoy their favorite shows without the hassle of subscribing. Pocket Casts offers a unique set of simple yet powerful features and a limitless podcast database.
Features
- Design: Easily listen to, manage and find new podcasts.
- Themes: Offers dark, light, and extra dark themes.
- Universal: Custom but familiar iPad interface, supporting Slide Over, Split View and Picture in Picture.
- Everywhere: CarPlay, AirPlay, Chromecast, and Sonos. Listen to your podcasts in more places than ever before.
- Up next: Automatically build a playback queue from your favorite shows.
- 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.
- Audio & video: Play all of your favorite episodes, toggle video to audio.
- Skip playback: Skip episode intros, jump through episodes with custom skip intervals.
- Apple Watch: Control playback from our Apple Watch app, adjust the volume or change playback effects, all without ever touching your phone.
- Sleep timer: Pause your episode so you can rest your weary head.
- Airplay & Chromecast: Send episodes straight to your TV or speakers with a single tap.
- Sonos: Browse and play your podcast collection directly from the Sonos app.
- CarPlay: When you're in the car, so are we.
- Sync: Subscriptions, Up Next, listening history, playback and filters are all securely stored in the cloud.
- Refresh: Let our servers check for new episodes, so you can get on with your day.
- Notifications: Get notified when new episodes arrive.
- 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.
- 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.
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Product Details and Description of
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: Wired: "Pocket Casts Is the Podcast App Every iPhone User Needs" iMore: "Pocket Casts is the best podcast app for iPhone" With a unique set of simple yet powerful features and a limitless podcast database, you're sure to find something you love. WE SWEAT THE DETAILS Design: Easily listen to, manage and find new podcasts. 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. Universal: Custom but familiar iPad interface, supporting Slide Over, Split View and Picture in Picture. Everywhere: CarPlay, AirPlay, Chromecast 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. Apple Watch: Control playback from our Apple Watch app, adjust the volume or change playback effects, all without ever touching your phone. Sleep timer: We'll pause your episode so you can rest your weary head. Airplay & Chromecast: Send episodes straight to your TV or speakers with a single tap. Sonos: Browse and play your podcast collection directly from the Sonos app. CarPlay: When you're in the car, so are we. 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 this app.com for more info about the web and other platforms supported by Pocket Casts.
Top Reviews
By Spinnaker093
Look beyond the Apple store average and give Pocket Cast a look...you will not be disappointed!
I have been an Audible junkie for the past 5 years and just started listening to Podcasts about 6 months ago. I have literally tried most of the podcast apps (The Podcast App, Overcast, Castbox, Podbean, Himalaya, Breaker and Castro) in search of the best podcast app. To be honest, I did not try Pocket Casts because of the low rating on Apple App Store. I downloaded the Pocket Cast app the other day and think they have one of the best (if not the best) user interface of any podcast app I have tried with the best functionality. The interface is smooth, they have very playback effect available (speed control, trim the silence and volume boost), an easy to access notes section that gives you the option to jump to a certain section of the podcast if available, and a nice way to organize the podcasts you subscribe to (although Castbox give the greatest control). In addition, you can stream via Chromecast (not all apps provide this) and a really nice iPad app that syncs nicely with you iPhone app. This is really a great app! Look past the overall score of this app on the Apple store and give this app a look. You will not regret it!
By robotfool228
Fantastic
I was looking for a way to cast podcasts from my iPhone or iPad to my Google Home and some online suggestions pointed me toward this app. At first I was wary to pay for the app but I don’t regret it. Others complain about the UI and I find it pretty simple and nice to use. Everything is organized in a way that I can manage the podcasts I’m subscribed to. Another great thing is the cross platform support. While the desktop app costs an additional $10, it isn’t that bad considering it’s a one-off fee. Instead of paying per-month or per-year, I think it’s better to just pay one time and be done. I can easily start a podcast in the car and later in the day continue it in the same spot (give or take a few seconds) on my computer or iPad.
By laser.guided.spork
Love the newest version
I’ve been a longtime user of Pocket Casts, and the latest version is a huge upgrade. The ability to upload your own files and drop them into the queue is wonderful! I occasionally check out other apps to see if there are any features I’m missing out on, and Pocket Casts always seems better. There’s still a little bit of wonkiness when manually reorganizing the queue, and I do wish they would bring landscape mode back from a couple versions ago. That said, the quick actions you can take on episodes or entire series, and the ability to easily see the status of each episode (downloaded, in the queue, already listened) are so much better than the other apps I’ve tried.
