Pocket Casts - Podcast App

8.17

Automattic, Inc

4.83

119,002 reviews

1,000,000+
Downloads

Free

Stream, download, and organize your podcasts

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4.83 · 119,002 reviews · 1,000,000+ downloads · #19 in News & Magazines

Pros & Cons

Cross-device sync keeps your library consistent across platforms
Smart Playlists empower powerful organization across multiple podcasts
Offline listening with optional speed control, sleep timer, and trim silence for efficient playback
Beautiful Material Design UI with OLED-friendly themes and a polished user experience

Competitors may emphasize radio-style live content or RSS/OPML import workflows that Pocket Casts does not highlight as core features
Some users may prioritize richer news-focused feeds that are not the app’s primary emphasis
User-perceived feature gaps in niche podcast discovery compared with specialized rivals

About Pocket Casts - Podcast App

Pocket Casts - Podcast App is a news & magazines app developed by Automattic, Inc.

How many times has Pocket Casts - Podcast App been downloaded?

Pocket Casts - Podcast App has been downloaded 4.7 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 54 thousand times. It is ranked #10 in news & magazines.

What is the rating of Pocket Casts - Podcast App?

Pocket Casts - Podcast App is rated 4.83 out of 5 stars, based on 120 thousand ratings.

Is Pocket Casts - Podcast App free?

Pocket Casts - Podcast App is free to download. The APK download size is 23.79 MB. The latest version available is 8.17. The last update was on July 31, 2026.

What are the requirements for Pocket Casts - Podcast App?

The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play March 2011.

Description

Pocket Casts is the world's most powerful free podcast app, made by listeners, for listeners 🎧. Our free podcast player makes it easy to listen, discover, and enjoy podcasts your way.

More data about Pocket Casts - Podcast App

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	4.7 million
Recent downloads	54 thousand
Rating	4.83 based on 120 thousand ratings
Ranking	Top ranked
Version	8.17
APK size	23.8 MB
Number of libraries	30
Maturity	Medium Maturity
Ads	NO ads

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Pocket Casts - Podcast App has been downloaded 4.7 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 1.8 thousand downloads per day.

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Comments on Pocket Casts - Podcast App for Android

★★★★★ Dwight Coutts · Jul 2, 2026

I've been using both Pocket Cast and Pocket Cast+ for several years. I've never found a better podcast player. Highly configurable or just stay with the way it comes.

★★★★☆ Kate Toms · Aug 12, 2026

The app is brilliant. Both my husband and I use it, but we have both noticed recently that it will just stop randomly. Both android, but different makes (pixel and a Motorola) and on different networks.

★★★★☆ Ron Deagle · Jul 15, 2026

Recent 3 July update: Listening to podcast and on the episode screen, in landscape orientation: is anyone else having issue pressing the button in the upper right to go to the Up Next queue? Trying to go to the queue so that I can archive episodes that I don't want to listen to, but a having quite a time getting that button to respond to my presses. Rotating to portrait, all is well.

★☆☆☆☆ Aaron Cammarata · Jul 14, 2026

Huge data hog - how does it download 1.1 Gb of podcasts on mobile when I didn't make any changes to my subscriptions?! Used half my mobile data and put me over for the month. Expensive podcast app...

★☆☆☆☆ Mominul Islam · Jul 15, 2026

Really? Now playing only shows the auto generated chapter instead of the title of the episode. What!!! It's frustrating.

★★☆☆☆ Jedediah Russell · Jul 9, 2026

I tried using Pocket Casts for podcasts and the app is great. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to go back to Spotify. The app is a data hog. My wife and I share 10 GB a month and this app used 6 GB in the last month alone on my phone. Unfortunately, downloading isn't a valid workaround for me. And it's sad because I know the technical/hardware lift it would be to implement an option to choose streaming playback quality allowing users to save data. The minute Pocket Casts adds it, I'm back.

Google Play Rankings for Pocket Casts - Podcast App

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
19	Canada	News & Magazines	Top Free
10	Australia	News & Magazines	Top Free
35	United States	News & Magazines	Top Free
15	United Kingdom	News & Magazines	Top Free
18	Sweden	News & Magazines	Top Free
19	United States	News & Magazines	Top Grossing
39	Germany	News & Magazines	Top Free
41	France	News & Magazines	Top Free
41	Japan	News & Magazines	Top Free
15	Canada	News & Magazines	Top Grossing

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