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Downcast

Downcast

Podcast player

2.7K ratings
520 reviews
#2 in paid News
🎬 Entertainment
📡 News
$2.99
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • October 1, 2010
  • January 26, 2025

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Developer

Jamawkinaw Enterprises LLC
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About

Manage and listen to podcasts with a powerful, feature-rich player. Offers extensive download and playback options, including variable speed and CarPlay support. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

✓Search, subscribe, and download podcasts
✓Manual subscription via URL
✓Automatic downloads and background downloading
✓Variable playback speed
✓AirPlay and Google Cast support
✓iCloud syncing for subscriptions and settings
✓Smart playlist creation
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Downcast. Based on 2.7K reviews and a 4.3/5 average, it highlights the 8 positives and 6 negatives reviewers mention most about this News app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Powerful features
  • 👍Highly customizable
  • 💡Granular podcast management
  • 🚀Reliable performance
  • 👍Great organization and playlists
  • 👍Offline listening
  • 👍Excellent value
  • 👍Responsive developer

Negative things

  • 🐛Crashes and bugs
  • 🔋Battery drain issues
  • 🔍Subpar search functionality
  • 👎Outdated user interface
  • 👎Syncing problems
  • 👎Chromecast support issues
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What's New in Downcast

2.11.33

January 26, 2025

* Dropped MS App Center for Crashlytics for opt-in crash reporting. No functional changes. * Fixes a potential crash.

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In-App Purchases

$2.99

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Charts

Top Paid

🥈 2

News

The app has maintained its position at 2 recently.

Last updated on August 28, 2026.

User reviews

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Super for offline podcast listening! Just one little request…

Perfect for podcast enjoyment without an internet connection! The one feature I would really like to see added are additional playback speeds, especially 0.8x, 0.85x and 0.9x, which would really help those of us learning a new language through non-English podcasts. Otherwise, super app!
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Exactly what I want

Downcast simply works-easily, reliably, no nonsense. No flashy uselessness. Can’t imagine using anything else
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FAN-FRICKEN-TASTIC PODCAST PLAYER, DEFINITELY THE BEST, BEST PODCAST PLAYER!! Highly Recommend!!

Great app for holding all of my 96.8 GB’s of podcasts. Easy to use with some cool features, like being able to make a podcast list with just certain podcasts and excluding others.
Having podcasts start after a set time and end after a certain time you can control, in case your podcasts don’t droll on about commercials for the 1st 5-15 minutes or the last 10 minutes. The jump skip is also a helpful feature.
I am very happy with this podcast and grateful to use it every single day!
I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS APP TO OTHER PEOPLE AND TWO OF MY FRIENDS STARTING USING IT AND WONT GO BACK TO THEIR OLD 🍏 PODCAST NETWORKS.
5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 😎⚡️🤙
Thank you!
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Mr. D speaks the thruthMr. D speaks the thruth

URLs not resolving

All of a sudden all my urls stopped resolving. Everything is stuck in the download queue.
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Not good anymore

Update your app you *****
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

5 issues

Podcast downloads failing

Bug

Playback position not saved correctly

Bug

Podcast artwork and information mix-ups

Bug

Continuous play issues

Bug

Crashing on startup

Bug
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Requested Features

5 requests

Bookmark feature

Feature

Playback speed of 1.75x

Feature

Podcast triage/management tools

Feature

Improved CarPlay integration

Feature

Apple Watch app with volume control

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FAQ

What is Downcast?

Downcast is a powerful and easy-to-use podcast player designed to help you manage and listen to your favorite podcasts. It offers a comprehensive set of features for discovering, downloading, and playing both audio and video podcasts.

What are the key features of Downcast?

Key features include searching, subscribing, and downloading podcasts, manual subscription via URL, automatic downloads, background downloading, variable playback speeds from 0.5x to 3x, AirPlay and Google Cast support, chapter support, and iCloud syncing across devices.

Is Downcast free to use?

The application is free to download and use, with certain advanced features available through in-app purchases. This allows users to try out the core functionality before committing to premium features.

What devices is Downcast compatible with?

Downcast is available for iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads, and offers CarPlay support. iCloud syncing is also available with Downcast for Mac, which is a separate purchase.

How can I manage my podcast subscriptions with Downcast?

You can easily search for and subscribe to new podcasts, manually add podcasts via their URLs, and import/export your podcast feeds using OPML. The app also allows for automatic refreshing of feeds and settings for episode retention.