Castro: Podcast App & Player

Castro: Podcast App & Player

Queue & listen to pod episodes

9.1K ratings
591 reviews
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Manage and listen to your favorite podcasts with a smart queue system. Organize episodes, skip unwanted content, and enjoy features like CarPlay and chapter support. Unlock advanced tools with an optional subscription.

Smart episode queue
CarPlay compatibility
Trim silence
Enhance voices
Chapter support
Sideloading audio files
Dark mode and sleep timer
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What's New in Castro

2026.7.1

July 15, 2026

Revamp downloads - Fix a number of issues where files wouldn't be deleted properly - Fix "grace period" and make it apply in more situations - Add episode downloads menu in settings to review your downloaded files - Add option to manually download file in inbox or past queue length

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Subscription plans

Castro Plus Annual

Annual access to advanced player features

$24.991 Year
7 Days trial
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Events

Read more about Device Sync & iPad

Device Sync & iPad

Castro's biggest release ever

Aug 8, 2025 Aug 31, 2025

User reviews

garbage search feature garbage user interface

Somehow it is still the best podcast app.

Yet another rent seeking podcast app

I’d make a crack about podcast apps being super easy to squirt out, but this one wasn’t even written. The developer just bought a free app and started charging for it. Clever.

It’s a breeze

Ordering the queue is a piece of cake. Love your podcasts! Take control.

has become almost completely unusable

Now it’s crashing every time I add a podcast to the queue. Every morning I have about a half a dozen new episodes from three or four different podcasts. Each time I go into a different podcast new episode list it hangs up and I have to exit the app and restart and go back in to add the episode and then go on to the next, where it crashes again. I have to do this three or four times each morning to set up my queue.
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Beautiful app!

This app is gorgeous. Minimalism is refreshing. Doesn’t look and feel like an Android app like most others. Castro is full of customization and podcast features. You can smoothly import all of your Apple podcasts in a couple taps. Love the name too haha. Very cool and clever. The app is free to use but if you love it and want to deep dive into more features, the annual subscription won’t be annoying either. It’s incredibly reasonable unlike most premium subscriptions out there. It’s a win for me!
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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Podcasts not updating properly

Bug

Playback not resuming after interruptions

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Inconsistent behavior when switching audio sources

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Podcast artwork not loading consistently

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Requested Features

5 requests

Add chapter support

Feature

Implement silence trimming

Feature

Provide per-podcast playback settings

Feature

Introduce podcast transcript display

Feature

Add cloud sync between devices

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FAQ

What does Castro do?

Castro is a podcast player designed to help you manage and listen to your favorite shows efficiently. It features a smart queue system that allows you to organize episodes, skip unwanted content, and enjoy a seamless listening experience. The app also offers advanced playback options and CarPlay compatibility.

What are the key features of Castro?

Key features include a drag-and-drop queue for planning your listening, CarPlay support for driving, an Apple Watch app for playback control, and episode notifications with summaries. The optional Castro Plus subscription unlocks advanced features like Trim Silence, Enhance Voices, sideloading, Mono-Mix, and chapter support.

How much does Castro cost?

The basic version of Castro is free to use. An optional subscription called Castro Plus is available for $24.99 per year, which includes a one-week trial. This subscription unlocks a range of advanced features for an enhanced listening experience.

What devices is Castro compatible with?

Castro is available for iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads. It also features CarPlay support for in-car listening and an Apple Watch app for convenient playback control on your wrist.

How can I use Castro to manage my podcasts?

New episodes appear in the 'NEW' tab where you can read descriptions and add desired episodes to your 'QUEUE'. You can re-order your queue at any time to plan your listening. Your 'LIBRARY' allows you to browse past episodes, access starred shows, and view your listening history, making it easy to manage a large number of subscriptions without feeling overwhelmed.