Castamatic Podcast Player User Reviews

Franco Solerio

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An Excellent Choice

Castamatic has all of the features one would expect from a modern podcast player, presented in a very well organized, easy-to-use interface. The user experience is brilliant compared to many other players which have become almost hopelessly convoluted. When I discovered that sideloaded files also synced across devices, Castamatic even replaced my audiobook app.

The app subscription model is something I’m still getting used to, especially since multiple subscriptions add up very quickly, and Castamatic is certainly on the higher end for an app with no obvious services or storage being provided. That being said, as long as Castamatic is under continuous development the current asking price is reasonable.

My personal wishlist for Castamatic would be ‘End of Chapter’ and ‘End of Episode’ options for the sleep timer, as well as a time-based limit for News Mode, as opposed to episode count.

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jrmyr

3 years ago

Amazing!

This app is incredible! It’s clearly working with a smaller budget than some of the bigger names but it’s already better than most of them, can’t wait to see what it becomes. It feels like iOS finally has a special podcasting app that I can say “this is the one to use!!!”

splarflord

3 years ago

TOP APP

Love the app. Really well laid out, easy to use with great sound quality. Would love to see an unplayed episode count as I like to add a little more stress to my life 😂

OGKBSM

4 years ago

All my podcasts are gone.

After the update, all my podcasts are gone. How to get them back?

pavlitovelpablo

4 years ago

Best Podcast App

Listen, I have tested every podcast app out there. I mean every single one. This app is by far the best!!!! It has elements that all real podcast listeners want. The audio control is so incredible & the artwork is always on everything which makes the experience better! Please DOWNLOAD NOW!

AndiMC75

5 years ago

Crashes on iOS 13.1.3, iPhone Xs Max

Touch the “Premium Subscription” button and the app dies (disappears). There is thus no for me way to avoid the annoying ads, or for the software author to receive my money. Double Failure.

Margin_Al

5 years ago

Response from developer

Hello Margin_AI. I'm really sorry for your bad experience. I'm investigating the issue but I have been unable to reproduce the crash on any device. Could you please try uninstalling and reinstalling the app? You can contact me directly at info@castamatic.com.

Found a new favorite!

This might be the perfect podcast app - modern, simple to use UI, all the features I want (trim silence, playlists, audio enhancements, Apple Watch App, Siri Shortcuts). Kudos on the Apple Watch app btw - works with the new modular watch faces and the app itself is beautiful on the watch.
This app should be much more popular and should be included on the same lists as Overcast, Castro and Pocketcasts.

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m.t.majeski

5 years ago

App crashes on the Apple Watch

Great podcast app, but it keeps crashing on the Apple Watch when trying to load episodes. Thanks!!!!

Omari.C

5 years ago

Response from developer

Hello Omari. Thank you for leaving a review. The watch app should not crash at all, sorry to hear that. Could you contact us via email and send an opml export of your subscriptions so we can debug the issue? There's the option to export subscriptions in the app settings. Our email is info@castamatic.com Thank you very much.

The Best!

So well designed and simple to use. Great UI! Handles my 50 podcasts without interface lag or glitching like most other players. Really the best I’ve found and I’ve tried them all.

josephusmaximus

6 years ago

A great app with non intrusion email ads

I live this app, it a great podcast player and yes it has ads but they are not that intrusive. Where others put their ads at the bottom of the app, reducing the app screen real estate and making you touch the ad everytime you want to press play / back / forward, this app inserts its ads in the flow of podcasts. Good design!

Thanks for your work.

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Kenijo

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hello Kenijo. We are glad you appreciate Castamatic. I can confirm the app can play episodes in the background and play while silent mode is active. If you continue to experience this problems it's possible you need to reinstall Castamatic or reboot your device. You can contact our support at info at castamatic dot com.