# drift cast — Podcasts and audiobooks, calm

> Podcasts and audiobooks, calm (iPhone/iPad app by Michael Helsel.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drift-cast/id6813979565 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Michael Helsel](https://appshunter.io/developer/1846180862)
- Category: Entertainment, Books
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 32 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-12
- Data updated: 2026-10-16

## What is drift cast?

drift is a quiet player for podcasts and the audiobooks you own. It keeps your place, sounds good at any speed, and never asks for an account.

Listen
• Find shows in the podcast directory, or bring your own RSS feeds and OPML.
• Up next plays in your order. Each show can send new episodes to Up Next, to New from your shows, or nowhere.
• Download episodes for offline listening, or let drift fetch Up Next on Wi-Fi.
• Speed from 0.5× to 4× with sliders or knobs, per show, with fine tuning.
• Sleep timer: minutes, the end of an episode, or the end of a chapter.
• drift checks your shows when you open it, and you can pull to check any time.

Audiobooks you own
• Import DRM-free M4B, M4A or MP3 files from Files. A book split across many files becomes one book with one timeline.
• Chapters, per-book speed, and your place kept across restarts.
• Smart rewind after a break, never back into the previous chapter.
drift can't open copy-protected books.

Sound
• An equalizer made for voices, with presets for clarity, the car, less boom and less hiss.
• Level voices evens out quiet guests and loud laughs.
• Give a show or a book its own sound.

Find your way
• Publisher chapters, and skip the ones you choose. Per show, you can also skip chapters the publisher marked as sponsors, or a show's outro.
• Read along with transcripts from the publisher, or made on your iPhone.
• Moments and snips: mark a spot or save the last 30 seconds, add a note, and export them as Markdown.

Read
• Follow blogs and newsletters next to your shows, in a calm reader with highlights and notes.

Around your iPhone
• Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen.
• Say "resume drift" to Siri, or use it in Shortcuts.
• Light, dark, or follow your iPhone.
• Listening stats, with podcasts and audiobooks kept apart.

Yours to keep
• No account needed. Sign in with Apple, Google or email only if you want to.
• Your library stays on your iPhone. Export a backup or OPML any time, free.
• No tracking and no analytics. drift adds no ads; publishers may include their own.

## Is drift cast safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess drift cast.

## Is drift cast legit?

drift cast has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for drift cast is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-10-12

No release notes.

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