Castamatic Podcast Player

Castamatic is the best app to listen to podcasts on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Quickly assemble a custom sequence of episodes or create a smart playlist, and enjoy your favorite shows with enhanced audio quality thanks to Castamatic's machine learning Auto-leveler.

New in Castamatic 13: on-device intelligence powered by Apple Intelligence. Generate full episode transcripts, automatically create chapters, and follow along with a live-scrolling transcript panel — all processed privately on your device.

Highlights
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Magic Transcript: generate full episode transcripts directly on your device. Tap any line to jump to that exact moment.

Magic Chapters: automatically split episodes into chapters using on-device AI, even when the podcast doesn't include them.

Transcript Panel: follow along with a live-scrolling transcript right in the player, with full transport controls.

Key Features
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-Chapters: quickly jump to favorite topics. Works with published chapter marks and AI-generated Magic Chapters.

-Smart playlists with priority shows.

-"On the Go" Playlist: quickly pick shows for the next listening session.

-Support your favorite producers with Podcasting 2.0 and Value4Value.

-Live podcasts: listen to live shows and get notified the moment they go live.

-Podping: receive new episodes immediately after they are published.

-Full support for Siri shortcuts.

-Automatic Leveler: increase audio level consistency between different parts/voices of each show, without altering original audio character.

-Adaptive Gap-Zapper: increase play speed without losing intelligibility by shortening silent parts.

-Streaming: spare network traffic downloading only the parts you want to play. Or automatically download episodes as soon as they are published.

-Apple Watch: control playback, volume, pick episodes, and adjust audio effects from the watch.

-CarPlay: take your favorite shows with you in your car.

-iCloud sync: sync subscriptions and playhead position across all your devices.

-Backup and restore: manual and automatic backups keep your data safe.

-Custom AudioUnit player: maximum performance and minimal battery drain.

-Serverless design: Castamatic will keep on working until there are podcasts to listen to on planet Earth.

Subscription (in app purchase)
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Castamatic is free to use. An optional subscription supports indie development, hides the Premium banner and unlocks extra features.

Subscription: "One Year Premium Subscription". Price: $14.99/year (may vary by country). Payment charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings after purchase.

Privacy policy: https://castamatic.com/privacy
Terms of Use: https://castamatic.com/terms_of_use/

Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription.

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