# Airshow: Lightweight Podcasts — user reviews > 30 indexed App Store user reviews of Airshow by Feedbin, Inc., rated 4.50/5 from 32 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airshow-lightweight-podcasts/id1584582270/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airshow-lightweight-podcasts/id1584582270.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 23 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 0 ## Newest reviews (10 of 30) ### 4/5 — Great app, does what it says *2024-01-07, version 2.0* This app is a fab podcast player without the usual clutter. I’m coming from the now defunct Castro podcast app and this is the closest thing to replicating the Castro inbox/queue system. Only one quibble with airshow though: if I add an episode to my queue, it turns blue in the episodes list. This is great so I can tell what I’ve already added to the queue. BUT; once I’ve listened to the episode and it gets auto deleted, there is no way to tell from the episodes list that I’ve listened to it already. With a lot of podcasts subscribed meaning ten-15 episodes per day to choose from it’s impossible to remember what I’ve already heard. I beg of the developer, please add some sort of indication to an episode that has been played. Perhaps a blue bar when it’s in the queue and a grey bar when it’s been played (and then deleted). Or, even more stunning, a toggle to *hide* episodes that have been queued! Then the only episodes that show up in the new episodes list are genuinely new ones or those that I’ve chosen not to listen too. This would make the triaging of new content so powerful (I don’t listen to every episode of every podcast I’m subscribed to). In conclusion; it’s great! So close to being the greatest! ### 4/5 — Good Podcast player *2023-12-12, version 2.0* There doesn't appear to be a way of having the number of podcasts queued up displayed as an icon badge? ### 5/5 — Great Podcast App! *2023-12-11* Airshow is a wonderful app that I hope to use as my podcast player for years to come. Previously, I have used Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts and Castro. Castro was my favorite among those, as I really liked its design and I the elegant simplicity of its inbox and queue system. That served me well until the app stopped working reliably due to lack of updates. Fortuitously, around the time I was starting to be frustrated by Castro, Airshow was released. I have been a happy Feedbin user for years, so I was excited to see a podcast app by its creator. It does not disappoint. Like Castro, it takes a simple approach to managing podcasts (yet provides flexibility with playlists if needed). You can either subscribe to a podcast and have new episodes automatically added to your queue, or you can “bookmark” a podcast and add individual episodes to your queue as you like. This system works very well for me. I also find the interface to be beautiful and logically organized. While Airshow is working great for me so far, I would welcome the addition of customizable notifications for individual podcasts. I like to receive notifications when some of my favorite podcasts release new episodes. However, I also subscribe to an hourly news podcast and do not need notifications for each new episode. Other than that, it would be nice to be able to automatically skip intros and outros of podcasts too. ### 4/5 — Good use experience *2023-10-17, version 2.0* I’ve been used Feedbin for years, really love it. If Airshow can sync my Feedbin subscriptions that’d be awesome, some of my RSS subscriptions are podcasts, I used to listen on Feedbin, so if Airshow can detect these subscriptions and sync them here. ### 4/5 — Gute app mit einem Manko *2023-10-05, version 2.0* Alles Top nur müsste man einzelne Podcast Folgen löschen können die man aus Versehen heruntergeladen hat. ### 5/5 — ✅ *2023-04-13, version 1.3.2* Perfect no-nonsense podcast player. ### 5/5 — Sehr gute Podcast-App *2022-12-22, version 1.3.1* Die App hat mich aus dem Stand überzeugt. Auf das Wesentliche reduziert..einfach und schnell im Handling…und vermisst habe ich nichts. Macht genau was sie soll…und das sehr gut! ### 4/5 — Solid app. Could be better with a couple features. *2022-08-17, version 1.2* Like the title says, this is a solid podcasting app. And with the added benefit of Feedbin sync, you can't beat the value. But some features are sort of expected now with any podcast app, that this one is missing. Things like: - trim silence - speed controls - voice enhancing - stereo/mono audio - sleep timers - continuous playback I think that with the addition of those, Airship would be my top podcasting client. ### 4/5 — Perfect interface for the car *2022-08-17, version 1.2* One of the simplest podcast apps you can find and CarPlay is the addition I was looking for. The CarPlay interface is perfect. Just a running list of episodes, no hunting through menus and no settings to mess with. Steering wheel controls automatically move the episode forward and back. Great implementation. The app itself is a little tricky to use, but once you figure it out it is good to go. ### 5/5 — Works Great! *2022-07-27, version 1.1* This is an excellent idea to sync podcasts with a feed reader. The first version has been flawless so far and sounds great on both my iPhone and iPad. It does not have some of the fancy features that other podcast players have. But, the data model matches how I listen to podcasts. There is a queue of episodes and that’s it. I pick what is automatically added to the queue and everything else get’s added when I want to listen. Simple. I imagine that Feedbin will roll out additional features in the future, but the current version works great for me. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 2/5 — Want to love it *2024-07-24, version 2.5.3* It’s almost the killer feature of a feeding subscription. As is, huge features are missing, no option to listen to a feed oldest to newest, or to drop old, unlistened episodes (like a daily news show I’ve fallen behind on) or to find episodes I haven’t listened to yet in a given feed. There are also a fair number of bugs. I haven’t been able to add a new show for about a month. The dialog just hangs loading the list of episodes. ### 2/5 — Not intuitive *2023-01-26, version 1.3.2* While promising at first, with a clean interface, I found this app hard to use. I could not keep track of the episodes I'd played. If there was a way to play at 1.5 speed I never found it. It always opened with a blank screen, never the last episode I played or the next one in a series that I should be playing. A disappointment from this developer who is usually good. ### 3/5 — Great, with big gaps *2024-03-01* Great app, maybe feedbin’s killer feature. The problem is it has no concept of keeping track of played episodes. The playlist/queue pattern is great for new episodes, but if someone recommends Serial, you want to listen to it from beginning to end. Airshow is no good for that. Lots of other shows, say I jump into LeVar Burton reads, I don’t need to hear every episode in order, but I do want to be able to quickly find episodes I haven’t heard yet. Also, similalrly, I need to be able to search for specific episodes. So it’s good. It’s much cleaner than Apple Podcasts. It’s getting me to subscribe to feedin even, but it really needs some missing features. ### 3/5 — Missing Audio Options *2023-03-14, version 1.3.2* Love the simplicity of the app, but it needs audio controls like trim silence, speed controls, and voice boost to compete with the other podcast apps. Would also benefit from some download control options. ### 3/5 — Missing audio enhancement. Issues with feed directory *2022-11-11, version 1.3* -1 star for missing audio enhancements. -1 star for issues with feed directory / refresh. I know UI is subjective, but I like it, a lot. I would really love to be able to add Airshow feed inside Feedbin on my desktop. All in all, an OK app. Audio enhancement would make it great. No Apple Watch support, I can forgive that one. What I can’t forgive is the missing audio enhancement. Trim silence, audio boost, etc. are pretty much standard for any podcast app now. ### 4/5 — Good looking, but questions *2024-07-07* First the positive, love the player display, shows episode art very well, que works great, imports opml well generally. Search works well, can’t search by episodes, but finds podcasts well. Now I am rewriting my review, as k be cause my complaint about playlists, I have taken back because I figured out how to use them. One thing about this app, compared to many others, I haven’t met a bug, or freeze, crash etc. yet. Very impressive! ### 4/5 — Good looking, but questions *2024-07-04* First the positive, love the player display, shows episode art very well, que works great, imports opml well generally. Search works well, can’t search by episodes, but finds podcasts well. Now the questions, you can make named playlists, but where do they go? I made one but can’t find where it’s located in the app. Also I couldn’t find the notes, or the chapter setting. Am I missing something? I like this app, but still learning how it works ### 4/5 — Simple and clean *2024-03-19, version 2.5.1* Airshow’s simplicity is a delight. I’ve moved from Castro after having sync issues, and Airshow has been a fine replacement that seems to be getting better with time. The way the queue and chapters are handled is especially slick! The integration with Feedbin is nice, too, although I wish there were an easy way to view episodes that aren’t in the queue on the Feedbin web interface! Other than that, my only real wish is for played episodes to be marked in the library. Oh, and I’ve spotted that some podcasts such as the excellent Podcastle audio fiction magazine seem to not display their artwork once added from the directory – but the podcast still plays back okay! ### 4/5 — Love the simple player but needs a few tweaks *2024-01-12, version 2.5* As Castro increasingly becomes unreliable, I was looking for a good alternative. Airshow seems to fit the bill pretty well. I really like how easy it is to set up your queue and that you can sort them into playlist. It’s a fairly intuitive system that doesn’t feel overwhelming. That said, there are at least two features that I would love to see added. I would like to see the ability to add episodes to the bottom of the queue not just the top of the queue. it would be great to be able to adjust the skip speed so that instead of only being able to go backwards 15 seconds I could do 10 seconds instead. Down the road, it would also be great to be able to customize listening preferences for each podcast like setting the playback speed and being able to trim the silence. ### 4/5 — My almost favourite *2024-01-11* Love it. Very aligned with how I like to listen: I add shows to my library, and new episodes are automatically downloaded to a queue. I then shuffle the queue or delete episodes as I like, and hit play (at 1.5x speed). Simple. Intuitive. No messing around. The one and only thing that I don’t like is the Bluetooth control. In other podcast players, I can tap the button on my headphones or in the car and the player pauses; tap the button again and the player resumes (and if it is really good, it resumes from a couple of seconds earlier). Unfortunately Airshow does not do this. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Much better! *2026-08-04, version 3.0* I really liked this app originally, but found the layout rather awkward. Happy to say, the app is much improved. It’s much faster now in its general operation, and the search is much improved. I have always liked the way the artwork is displayed, but now the rest of the app is worthy of use, just keep up with bugs, the episode search still needs work, doesn’t seem to handle RSS either etc with this version. To quote Spock, “Live long and prosper “ I like it better now ### 5/5 — Good. *2026-03-01, version 2.7.1* The app is nice, thank you. I wish I could see what I have already heard. ### 5/5 — This is a well designed app *2024-10-17, version 2.6* Just a truly delightful app. Worth the subscription price alone or even a better a great add on for Feedbin subscribers. I love the design and the organization of podcasts. I hope the developer continues to give this app the love it deserves. ### 5/5 — Love it…just want.. *2024-01-28, version 2.5* Please add smaller tiles in tile view for all my podcasts and app to default open to new episode view in Library. Then it will be 🧑‍🍳💋 ### 5/5 — Excellent queue system *2024-01-23, version 2.5* Great simple design, lovely queue system like Castro. I like that my podcasts are front and centre; the directory is only there if I want it. ### 5/5 — So good! *2024-01-14, version 2.5* I used Castro for a bunch of years, but it stopped working and I switched to Airshow. After using it a few weeks and figuring out how to use playlists, I like it even better than Castro. Thank you for making the podcast app I’ve been looking for! ### 5/5 — Use it daily *2024-01-12, version 2.5* The best way for me to keep on top of my podcasts and even set myself a sleep timer each night. ### 5/5 — The only podcast player that doesn’t drive me crazy! *2024-01-12, version 2.5* Castro used to be my go-to player for its queue system, but the recent server issues sent me looking for a replacement. Airshow’s been pretty easy to use - it doesn’t overcomplicate itself like every other app I tried! If I could leave some requests, I’d love to have the option to add episodes to the top of a queue, and more specific speed options (1.1x or 1.15x are usually my go-tos). But above all else, please keep the app simple and straightforward! It’s a breath of fresh air :) ### 5/5 — Slick and Fast Podcast App *2024-01-12* I’ve used Castro, Overcast and the stock podcast app. They’ll all have their strengths but Airshow is by far my favorite. It’s wicked fast and full featured. I’m personally a big fan of the clear and simple playlist paradigm they’ve implemented. The care, polish and small details make all the difference! ### 5/5 — Long live “queue” based podcast apps *2024-01-07, version 2.0* I am another long time Castro user trying Airshow as a replacement. So far so good :) My one, humble feature request is to have episodes “jump” to the top of the queue when you play them. Stepping back, I hope the app is gradually improved over time, but truly the app is doing a great job as-is. Plays podcasts in a queue. Displays show notes. Exposes chapters. Love it. Every person is different, but I do **not** miss the fad/advanced features like SmartSpeed, share clip, “Discover” tab. Keep this app lean & reliable and it’ll be a standout. Good luck Feedbin! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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