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Apple Podcasts

Audio that informs & inspires

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Discover and listen to a vast library of podcasts that entertain, inform, and inspire. Get personalized recommendations and curated collections to explore new shows. Seamlessly sync your listening progress across all your Apple devices.

✓Listen and watch podcasts
✓Download and play offline
✓Personalized recommendations
✓Top Charts and curated collections
✓Sync across Apple devices
✓Playback controls and sleep timers
✓Subscriber-only content access
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Apple Podcasts. Based on 2.1M reviews and a 4.9/5 average, it highlights the 5 positives and 5 negatives reviewers mention most about this Entertainment app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Seamless integration with Apple ecosystem
  • 🎨Sleek and modern user interface
  • 💯Vast library of podcast content
  • 🔍Helpful podcast discovery features
  • 🗓️Convenient episode management

Negative things

  • 🐛Buggy and unreliable playback
  • 🤯Confusing and unintuitive navigation
  • 🔀Inconsistent episode ordering and playlist management
  • 🔋High data and battery consumption
  • 🗑️Difficulty removing/deleting unwanted episodes
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What's New in Apple Podcasts

4.5

April 27, 2026

Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements

Events

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Jun 26, 2025 — Jul 12, 2025

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User reviews

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Widget malfunction

I have my podcast app in the bottom right of my screen in that widget that takes four. Instead of having the podcast I’m currently listening to as what we play if I hit play it’s always putting some new podcast there
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Useless

Funny. Many conservative podcasts — on the Apple podcast app— are forever “temporarily unavailable” — meaning, NEVER.

This has become useless.
trtkntrtkn

Ugh

So frustrating. Can no longer link to Bloomberg subscription. Tried uninstalling both apps and starting over. The spinner icon wins every time.
Listener RoscoeListener Roscoe

Deletes my downloaded episodes that I haven’t listened to yet

I download old episodes of podcast. I have all the settings to remove old downloads turned off and the app automatically deletes my downloaded episodes constantly
NicknameFillInNicknameFillIn

Terrible UI, like apples other recent projects

Every time I pause a podcast I have to go back into the app and find the episode again to resume play. Also when an episode ends it doesn’t go to the next. You have to scroll back down 200 episodes to find the next unless you are queuing them. How does Apple fail so bad at UI in this day and age ? The music app is trash too. Steve Jobs rolling in his grave.
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Reported Bugs

5 issues

Frequent crashes and app freezes

Bug

Inconsistent episode downloads and sync issues

Bug

Randomly playing incorrect or outdated episodes

Bug

Continuous playback setting changing on its own

Bug

Deleted episodes reappearing in the library

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Requested Features

5 requests

Add option to sort episodes by oldest first

Feature

Improve playlist and queue management features

Feature

Introduce a dedicated sleep timer function

Feature

Allow users to manually mark episodes as played/unplayed

Feature

Enhance integration with Siri and Apple Watch

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FAQ

What is this app?

This application is a platform for discovering, listening to, and managing podcasts. It offers a wide range of audio content that can entertain, inform, and inspire users. You can explore new shows, follow your favorites, and enjoy content both online and offline.

What are the key features of this app?

Key features include the ability to listen and watch podcasts, download episodes for offline playback, and receive personalized recommendations. It also offers Top Charts, curated collections, seamless syncing across Apple devices, customizable playback controls, and access to subscriber-only content.

Is this app free to use?

The application itself is free to download and use for listening to podcasts. However, it does offer in-app purchases, which may include subscriptions for premium content or ad-free experiences from creators.

What devices is this app compatible with?

This app is designed for Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads, and Macs, allowing for seamless syncing of your listening progress. It also supports listening on Apple Watch and via CarPlay for on-the-go access.

How can I discover new podcasts?

You can discover new podcasts through personalized recommendations tailored to your interests, by exploring trending shows and episodes in Top Charts, and by browsing curated collections assembled by editors. You can also add your favorite categories to find shows that match your tastes.