4.84·118,883 reviews·1,000,000+ downloads·#19 in News & Magazines
About Pocket Casts - Podcast App
Pocket Casts - Podcast App is a news & magazines app developed by Automattic, Inc.
Download Statistics
Pocket Casts - Podcast App has been downloaded 4.7 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 51 thousand times. It is ranked #9 in news & magazines.
User Ratings
Pocket Casts - Podcast App is rated 4.84 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 120 thousand ratings.
App Information
Pocket Casts - Podcast App is FREE to download. The APK download size is 23.83 MB. The latest version available is 8.16. The last update was on July 17, 2026.
Technical Requirements
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. Stream podcasts, trending shows, and audiobooks all in one powerful audio app. Are you a podcast addict? Find new shows with our curated podcast recommendations and enjoy personalized podcast recommendations for every mood. Catch the latest podcast episodes and manage your library with our smart app for listening to podcasts features.
🌟 BEST PODCAST APP EXPERIENCE 🌟 * Material design - Beautiful, intuitive interface with themes including Extra Dark for OLED screens * Everywhere you listen - Android Auto, Chromecast, Alexa, Wear OS, and Sonos * Playlists & Smart Playlists - Combine episodes from different podcasts, create custom rules, and keep your listening organized * All-in-one audio player for podcasts and audiobooks with seamless playback
🔊 POWERFUL PLAYBACK 🔊 * Offline podcast player - Listen anywhere, even without internet * Trim silence & variable speed - Save time while enjoying every episode * Sleep timer - Automatically stop playback after a set time * Cross-platform podcast support - Your subscriptions, history, and playlists sync across devices * Enjoy audiobooks and apple podcasts with smooth streaming and offline listening
🧠 SMART TOOLS 🧠 * Auto download and cloud sync * Notifications for new episodes * Advanced smart podcast player features for filtering and sorting * Find exactly what you want with the app’s lightning fast podcast search
❤️ ALL YOUR FAVORITES ❤️ * Subscribe on iTunes and beyond using our podcast app for iphone or Android version * Share episodes or collections with friends * Import or export your library effortlessly * Enjoy your pocket casts podcast collection seamlessly
🏆 LOVED BY THE PRESS 🏆 * Android Central: “Pocket Casts is the best podcasts app for Android” * The Verge: “The best podcast player for Android” * Google Play Top Developer, Editors’ Choice, Material Design Award recipient * Explore audiobooks, and discover new audio content anytime, anywhere.
Whether it’s your daily commute, a workout, or relaxing at home, Pocket Casts is the ultimate podcast player app. Download now and get your favorite shows, the latest podcast episodes, and expert podcast app recommendations all in one place 🎉
Recent changes: Ever found yourself looking for a long episode to fill a dog walk, or a short one before your train arrives? This release is for you. You can now sort your Up Next queue by duration. Just don’t kid yourself into queuing that 3 hour history podcast. Even Scruffles doesn’t want to walk that far.
We’ve also reduced the app’s data usage after investigating reports from users who noticed it was higher than expected.
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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.
★★★★★Zengyou Zhang· Jun 30, 2026
I feel this APP is really wonderful. It has a simple and clear user's interfaces which is quite a lot easy to use and smoothy interaction. In addition, the last but not least, it has fewer ads.
★★★★★cameron hill· Jun 26, 2026
I love this app I listen to my favorite dnd podcasts on this app
★★★★★Rob Farfan· Jun 23, 2026
I have been using pocket casts since forever I think. It's really the only podcast app I have ever used. It's very easy to use, lots of great features, there's no reason to switch to anything else, it's really the gold standard. Simply, the best.
★★☆☆☆Paul Radke· Jul 13, 2026
I'd been a long time happy user, but the latest update has forced inaccurate and useless AI generated chapter titles (that can't be hidden or turned off) into the app. I would like to see the actual episode titles when a podcast is playing, not whatever slop titles the AI is hallucinating these chapters to be. If they don't get rid of this "feature" or allow it to be turned off, I'm going to have to find a new podcast player to use instead. They should have left a good app alone.
★☆☆☆☆Aural Angst· Jul 16, 2026
I can't see any option to automatically download episodes ONLY via Wi-Fi. I just installed this app as having the same problem with Antenna pod. If I can't find a free app with this feature, I will simply stop listening to podcasts via a mobile pod player as I can't afford the data usage.
★★☆☆☆ffolliott Fisher· Jul 9, 2026
I have used this app for over 5 years and keep it up to date. Recently, however the app has become more and more glitchy. Sections of podcasts are repeated or skipped, some time out and finish suddenly etc. Most recent problem is that the app crashes immediately on playing a podcast. Updating and reinstalling makes no difference. Just to repeat before I get an unhelpful reply from Pocket Casts, these issues have remained over many updates and my app is always up-to-date.
★★☆☆☆Jed· Jul 13, 2026
I dislike the auto generated chapters. Please let me turn them off
★☆☆☆☆Adrien Pajot· Jul 1, 2026
Uses cellular data to download podcasts even with correct settings. I think it's when a podcast started downloading on Wi-Fi but didn't finish.
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