Love, except recent UI update
I love iCatcher! and have been using it religiously for years for all of my podcasts.
I’m having problems with the recent UI update in 2 areas (I’m on an iPhone 13 Mini and will hang on to this “small” phone until it’s pried from my hands!!):
1. Deleting a downloaded episode. This is the most common thing I do every day and you used to be able to simply swipe left and pick “delete” but now you have to click on the TINY 3 dots, click Delete on the menu, and then click Delete Episode. So many steps! Also, 90% of the time, the menu quickly disappears before I’m able to even hit the delete episode button. Sometimes if I go fast enough I can grab it, but mostly I have to mark as watched and then later go to the bottom and delete. All of this is really frustrating. This appears to be a bug.
2. It’s really hard to tell if an episode has been watched. Something changed with the colors or shading where it used to be obvious, and now I have to study/compare next to another episode. :(
Thank you!!
I’m having problems with the recent UI update in 2 areas (I’m on an iPhone 13 Mini and will hang on to this “small” phone until it’s pried from my hands!!):
1. Deleting a downloaded episode. This is the most common thing I do every day and you used to be able to simply swipe left and pick “delete” but now you have to click on the TINY 3 dots, click Delete on the menu, and then click Delete Episode. So many steps! Also, 90% of the time, the menu quickly disappears before I’m able to even hit the delete episode button. Sometimes if I go fast enough I can grab it, but mostly I have to mark as watched and then later go to the bottom and delete. All of this is really frustrating. This appears to be a bug.
2. It’s really hard to tell if an episode has been watched. Something changed with the colors or shading where it used to be obvious, and now I have to study/compare next to another episode. :(
Thank you!!
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Best podcast player out there!!!!
I’ve been using iCatcher! for years. It is the best out there. Setting up playlists, syncing between devices, and managing subscriptions, it’s just the best.
Still great…
Thank you for the response from the developer. I have now resolved issues. Great app. Used it for years and still the best.
Still great, but...
Probably the only app that keeps me on ios currently. One feature that is massively missing from the recent updates is the ability to move the episodes within a play list. Previous version, I could edit the play order by selecting edit. I could then move it and a number of episodes at once to a different place in the play list. It no longer appear in these updates
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Best Podcast App
This podcast app is my favorite. Joe the developer did an amazing job. I noticed that there an a really. Life major update recently which was great.
I have been happily using this app for many many years on my iPhone and iPad. I love the swipe gestures and the user interface is nice. Swipe left or right to skip ahead or back. Swipe up and to the right to mark as played or draw an L to do the Leo skipping 2 minutes.
Double tap to pause or play. I also love the user interface. I have tried many other podcast apps but prefer this one.
This app can play video and audio podcasts.
I have been happily using this app for many many years on my iPhone and iPad. I love the swipe gestures and the user interface is nice. Swipe left or right to skip ahead or back. Swipe up and to the right to mark as played or draw an L to do the Leo skipping 2 minutes.
Double tap to pause or play. I also love the user interface. I have tried many other podcast apps but prefer this one.
This app can play video and audio podcasts.
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New UI, but disappointing performance
Update: Moore and Moore playback issues. Episodes pause. The streaming of episodes fails unexpectedly. This is becoming unusable.
The new UI is pretty nice, but I have a lot of issues with playback is unreliable since the refresh. For example, it sometimes takes several taps to get a streaming episode to play. Sometimes it jumps forward to the next episode unexpectedly. Sometimes when I tell Siri to go back several minutes it goes back to the previous episode in the queue.
These are not rare problems. I encounter them basically every other day. I’ve emailed the developer and haven’t heard anything; I’m sure he’s busy…
The new UI is pretty nice, but I have a lot of issues with playback is unreliable since the refresh. For example, it sometimes takes several taps to get a streaming episode to play. Sometimes it jumps forward to the next episode unexpectedly. Sometimes when I tell Siri to go back several minutes it goes back to the previous episode in the queue.
These are not rare problems. I encounter them basically every other day. I’ve emailed the developer and haven’t heard anything; I’m sure he’s busy…
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My favorite podcast app (again)
A mature app, and it keeps getting better. Well-designed, and you can tell that it's had real-world testing. Great usability and attention to detail. With so many features and options, you can configure the app exactly the way you want it. I especially like the Auto Start Sleep Timer, a feature I have not seen in other podcast apps. The developer is responsive and releases timely updates.
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Years of podcasting
I started listening to podcasts when Adam Curry (the Pod Father) produced the Daily Source Code podcast.
I’ve tried different podcast players over the years and haven’t found any other players that work as well as iCatcher. The user features make it both easy to use, and has power-user features.
A great product. 👍👍
I’ve tried different podcast players over the years and haven’t found any other players that work as well as iCatcher. The user features make it both easy to use, and has power-user features.
A great product. 👍👍
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Working well
So much better than Apple's Pmodcast app. It sometimes freezes on the download screen.
Great app, love it
2026 update: added features have made this even better and it’s still the best.
I love this app! It has more settings and features than anything else I’ve ever used. It has everything I need and allows for authenticated podcast which far too few apps do and this is the best of the ones that do
I love this app! It has more settings and features than anything else I’ve ever used. It has everything I need and allows for authenticated podcast which far too few apps do and this is the best of the ones that do
Mise à jour catastrophique
J’adore cette application mais la dernière mise à jour n’est pas au point. Beaucoup de bugs, des fonctionnalités pas intuitives, je regrette la version précédente mais à un point.
J’espère une mise à jour très prochainement pour plus de confort d’utilisation et une amélioration générale.
Cette application reste ma préférée en matière de podcasts mais là je souffre pour la comprendre tout simplement.
Je ne doute pas que ça va arriver 😊
J’espère une mise à jour très prochainement pour plus de confort d’utilisation et une amélioration générale.
Cette application reste ma préférée en matière de podcasts mais là je souffre pour la comprendre tout simplement.
Je ne doute pas que ça va arriver 😊
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Bad change to display
The app recently changed its appearance for the worse. Previously when viewing episodes the choice of colors and shading made it very easy to see when an episode was played vs unplayed. And you could easily delete an episode with a left-swipe. Now there is a tiny progress circle that is really hard to see at a glance and the delete podcast episode option is buried.
I would have emailed the developer about this rather than put it in a review, but the email option is disabled.
I would have emailed the developer about this rather than put it in a review, but the email option is disabled.
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was nothing to touch it
but the cracks are appearing. learn from the master evolutes - apple - and don't foist too many changes at once. appearance has changed for worse. light view is an after thought. compatibility with ios18 tenuous. liquid glass is an abomination, apple know they messed up, rewinding changes, hopefully we'll see that here too. otherwise, still the best, just.
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The best out there!
Been using iCatcher for several years, I've tried others but none compare. If you want total control over your podcast listening experience, this is the only serious contender.
Simply the best
The most feature rich podcast app. Plenty of ways to customize and setup the way you want
Don’t look for a better podcasts manager
This is it. Plenty of features for those who loves podcasts and listen them on a daily basis.
One of the best
Used this app for years and it is a daily fixture of my listening. I like the new UI it looks much more modern. The the biggest issue I have with the update, a small item, is the removal of the ability to sort for unplayed/download in oldest to newest. It saves on the endless scold when catching up on podcast and makes it much easier to move to the next episode.
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Refreshed ui is welcome!
So many capabilities. New UI is nice, but a bit too plain in some screens like playlist display. The UI is touchy: too easy to play episodes unexpectedly. Very complex customization options… very flexible. Sometimes frustrating because of the complex settings, but still one of the best.
This is the one!!!
I have been using this app daily for 11 years!! and it just continues to have the richest feature set. I especially love the gestures to quickly skip forward and backward through podcasts and the variable playback speed which can also be gesture controlled. It can also handle video podcasts which many others cannot. This is the only podcast app you need. Thank you Joe for keeping this app updated! For those of you who have been using this app for years like me, please consider leaving a “tip” periodically for the developer in Settings->tip jar to make sure the developer is compensated for keeping the app going. I usually tip $10-15 per year since I use this app every single day. Thank You!!!
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The best podcast app just got better
V15.0 bring UI changes and, most importantly, transcription.
I've been using this app for many, many, years, it's unreservedly a 5 star app and by far the best and most customisable podcast player. Thank you devs!
I've been using this app for many, many, years, it's unreservedly a 5 star app and by far the best and most customisable podcast player. Thank you devs!
