Very good podcast player with lots of features. Works on Android, iOS and Sonos. You don’t need the paid version unless you want to use the specific additional features of the paid version.
Pocket Casts Key Features
- Everywhere: Android Auto, Chromecast, Alexa, and Sonos. Listen to your podcasts in more places than ever before.
- 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 (the app supports 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.
- Wear OS: Control playback from your wrist.
- Sleep timer: Your episode will be paused so you can rest your weary head.
- Chromecast: Cast episodes straight to your TV with a single tap.
- 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 servers check for new episodes, so you can get on with your day.
- Notifications: The app will 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.
- 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.
Free or paid:
- Free with in-app purchase
Accessibility Notes:
The app is accessible and works well with TalkBack.
Last Tested App version and Android version:
App version: varies with device, Android14
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