# Onlurn - Podcast Discovery — Listen/Discover on Apple Watch > Apple Watch podcast discovery and player with advanced playback options. (iPhone/iPad app by Nicholas Seawater.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/onlurn-podcast-discovery/id1526624923 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Nicholas Seawater](https://appshunter.io/developer/1176366615) - Category: News, Entertainment - Price: Free - Rating: 5.00/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 24 MB - Languages: Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German and 23 more - Released: 2020-08-17 - Data updated: 2026-06-23 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/onlurn-podcast-discovery/id1526624923/reviews.md ## What is Onlurn? Introducing Onlurn: Apple Watch Podcasts - the ultimate podcast listening experience for your Apple Watch. With Onlurn, you can easily search and browse through the entire iTunes podcast library, listen to and discover your favorite podcasts on the go, and keep up with the latest news and entertainment. Our advanced podcast player is fully optimized for the Apple Watch, allowing you to control what you download and stream with ease. You can go to the chapter section of the player and load chapters on demand, saving you bandwidth. Our player also includes rapid downloading and progress indicator, saving your place in the podcast and autoplay options. Manage your favorite podcasts, create custom playlists and enjoy super-fast streaming and smooth playback. And the best part, it's all right on your Apple Watch. You can also, use our data your way with Onlurn. Our advanced settings allow you to adjust the audio playback speed, skip interval, audio interaction options, and more. And with our iCloud feature, you can easily transfer your playlists and favorites to any device. With Onlurn, you'll never miss a moment of your favorite podcasts. Download now and start listening on your Apple Watch today. ## Key features - Search iTunes podcast library - Optimized Apple Watch player - On-demand chapter loading - Rapid downloading - Customizable playback speed - iCloud playlist sync ## Recent user reviews (3 of 3) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/onlurn-podcast-discovery/id1526624923/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Really cool *2024-11-05* It’s really nice not having to plug in AirPods or Bluetooth earbuds to listen to something on the Apple Watch. But this app does need updated. **Developer response:** Hi Eyeless Fish, Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re thrilled to hear you’re enjoying listening on your Apple Watch without needing AirPods or Bluetooth earbuds. 🙌 We also appreciate your feedback about updates—stay tuned! We’re actively working on improvements and new features to make Onlurn even better. Thanks for being part of our community! 💛 — The Onlurn Team ### 5/5 — add bookmark time in apple watch *2024-05-12* Hi there Developer! thank you so much for your app 🙏 I tend to listen to long lectures on the apple watch without my iPhone near, wanted to ask if you could add time bookmark in the apple watch app so it's easy to go back and forth between bookmarks to review the lecture. **Developer response:** Hi Good-but-not-great, Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to share your feedback! 🙏 We love hearing how you’re using Onlurn on your Apple Watch for long lectures—it’s exactly why we built it. Your suggestion for time bookmarks on the Apple Watch is a great idea, and we’ll definitely consider it for future updates. We’re always looking for ways to make reviewing and navigating lectures easier. Thanks again for helping us make Onlurn better! 💛 — The Onlurn Team ### 1/5 — Useless *2023-05-20* The podcasts are not updated and there is no way to refresh. ## Frequently asked questions about Onlurn ### Does Onlurn have ads? No, Onlurn is ad-free, allowing for an uninterrupted listening experience. ### What devices does Onlurn support? Onlurn is available on Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and iPod. ### How often is Onlurn updated? The latest version, 1.4.3, was released on January 12, 2023. Updates are provided by the developer, Nicholas Seawater. ### What is the age rating for Onlurn? Onlurn has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide audience. ### Can I sync my playlists with Onlurn? Yes, Onlurn features iCloud sync, allowing you to easily transfer your playlists and favorites across devices. ### How does Onlurn handle podcast chapters? Onlurn allows you to load chapters on demand within the player, which can help save bandwidth. ### What are the user reviews like for Onlurn? Onlurn has a perfect 5.0-star rating from 4 user reviews, indicating high user satisfaction. ### Is Onlurn free to use? Yes, Onlurn is available for free, with no in-app purchases or advertisements. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.4.3 — 2023-01-12 Onlurn Version 1.4.3 includes the following improvements: ⍟ New Look: App Icon, Artwork, and Metadata improvements were implemented. ### 1.4.1 — 2022-12-05 Onlurn Version 1.4.1 includes the following improvements: ⍟ New Feature: Shuffle (Watch Only) ⍟ New Feature: Shuffle control support in the Now Playing app (Watch Only) ⍟ New Feature: Repeat (Watch Only) ⍟ New Feature: Repeat control support in the Now Playing app (Watch Only) ⍟ New Feature: Chapter art download setting lets you decide if you want to download chapter artwork. (Watch Only) ⍟ Bug Fix: An issue has been resolved that had resulted in intermittent issues with automatically going to next podcast episode when the audio playback reached the end of an episode. (Watch Only) ⍟ Bug Fix: An issue has been resolved that had resulted in some users experiencing no mini player being displayed after the player was minimized on the iOS version of the app. (iOS Only) ⍟ UI Optimization: Parent podcast name is now displayed for playlist items. ⍟ New Feature: Search History ⍟ New Feature: Viewing History ⍟ New Feature: Playback Rate in Now Playing app can now be set to anything between 0.1 and 2.0 by an interval of 0.1. ### 1.4.0 — 2022-11-29 Onlurn Version 1.4.0 includes the following improvements: ⍟ New Feature: Onlurn for the Apple Watch now displays color-coded images that display the status of the audio player. ⍟ New Feature: Onlurn for the Apple Watch now displays a custom autoplay switch below the play button of the player. ⍟ Bug Fix: An issue was resolved that had resulted in the play button sometimes displaying incorrectly. ⍟ UI Improvement: The volume control that is tapped to utilize the Digital Crown to adjust volume has been improved to flash green when tapped. ⍟ Language Support: Catalan ⍟ Language Support: Chinese, Hong Kong ⍟ Language Support: Chinese, Traditional ⍟ Language Support: Croatian ⍟ Language Support: Czech ⍟ Language Support: Danish ⍟ Language Support: Finnish ⍟ Language Support: Greek ⍟ Language Support: Hungarian ⍟ Language Support: Malay ⍟ Language Support: Norwegian ⍟ Language Support: Portuguese ⍟ Language Support: Romanian ⍟ Language Support: Slovak ⍟ Language Support: Swedish ⍟ Language Support: Thai ⍟ Language Support: Turkish ### 1.3.8 — 2022-11-25 Onlurn Version 1.3.8 includes the following improvements: ⍟ New Feature: Onlurn for Apple Watch now saves your place in your podcast so you can come back and start listening where you left off. ⍟ New Feature: Onlurn for Apple Watch now supports more features in the Now Playing app such as audio play rate adjustment, audio skip interval and going to the next audio track. ⍟ New Feature: Onlurn for Apple Watch now rewinds the podcast by 2 seconds when paused to improve the listening experience. ⍟ Bug Fix: An issue with Onlurn for the Apple Watch has been resolved that had resulted in some users experiencing brief periods of app unresponsiveness when the app first loads. ⍟ Bug Fix: An issue with Onlurn for the Apple Watch has been resolved that had resulted in renamed playlists appearing to display the previous name until the screen was reloaded. ⍟ Bug Fix: An issue with Onlurn for the Apple Watch has been resolved that had resulted in playlist episodes being numbered incorrectly. ⍟ New Language Support: Arabic ⍟ New Language Support: Chinese ⍟ New Language Support: Dutch ⍟ New Language Support: French ⍟ New Language Support: German ⍟ New Language Support: Hebrew ⍟ New Language Support: Hindi ⍟ New Language Support: Indonesian ⍟ New Language Support: Italian ⍟ New Language Support: Japanese ⍟ New Language Support: Korean ⍟ New Language Support: Polish ⍟ New Language Support: Russian ⍟ New Language Support: Spanish ⍟ New Language Support: Ukrainian ⍟ New Language Support: Vietnamese ### 1.3.7 — 2022-11-22 Onlurn Version 1.3.7 includes the following improvements: ⍟ New Feature: Onlurn for iOS has received an update making it so users can move episodes added to a playlist up or down on the list as well as delete them. ⍟ New Feature: Onlurn for iOS has received an update making it so pausing podcast audio rewinds it by 2 seconds so the ear has an easier time re-orienting to the podcast when playback resumes. ⍟ New Feature: Onlurn for iOS has received an update making the player display the last-viewed podcast episode. ⍟ New Feature: Onlurn for iOS has received an update making the player automatically seek to the time in the episode that was being listened to when the listening session stopped. ⍟ New Feature: Onlurn for Apple Watch has received an update adding the ability to save and load playlist and favorites remotely using iCloud. ⍟ New Feature: Onlurn for Apple Watch has received an update adding a button to the player's Chapter pane that can be tapped to check for episode chapter data. This reduces the time it takes to start streaming the audio. ⍟ New Feature: Onlurn for Apple Watch has received an update making episodes load faster after being selected from the list. ⍟ New Feature: iCloud syncing has been added letting users save and load their favorites and playlists on demand over iCloud. ⍟ New Feature: Onlurn for iOS has received a new Get Chapters button that is tapped to retrieve chapter data. This reduces the time it takes to start streaming an episode. ⍟ UI Improvement: A UI improvement ensures podcast searches start only after the 'done' button is pressed. ⍟ UI Improvement: Saved settings to persist between sessions. ⍟ Bug Fix: Onlurn for iOS has received a fix for a minor issue that had resulted in some images not displaying in the Favorites screen. ⍟ Bug Fix: Onlurn for iOS has received a fix for a minor issue that had resulted in playlist images being displayed incorrectly in the Favorites screen. ⍟ Bug Fix: Onlurn for iOS has received a fix for a minor issue that had resulted in some users experiencing incorrect audio being played in the player after changing podcast episodes. ⍟ UI Improvement: A spinner-style loading indicator has been added to the search screen. ⍟ Bug Fix: Onlurn for iOS has received a fix for a minor issue that resulted in two taps being required to add a podcast to the favorites list. ⍟ UI Improvement: Onlurn for iOS has received a UI improvement making it so the search screen does not show all-black when searching for podcasts. ⍟ UI Improvement: Onlurn for iOS has received an update to the Search screen UI that makes it display appropriate status text during podcast searches. ⍟ UI Improvement: Onlurn for iOS has received an update to the player's status label to be more responsive to player play status. ⍟ UI Improvement: Onlurn for iOS has received an update to the player's play button to be more responsive to player play status. ⍟ Bug Fix: Onlurn for iOS has received a fix for a minor issue that had resulted in duplicate downloads being listed. ⍟ UI Improvement: Onlurn for iOS has received an update to the player's download button that makes it more responsive to the episode's download status. ⍟ Bug Fix: Onlurn for iOS has received a fix for a minor issue that had resulted in lack of responsiveness from the Delete File button in the player screen. ⍟ UI Improvement: Onlurn for iOS has received an update to the Favorites screen making it more clear which mode is selected with a yellow highlight behind mode buttons. ⍟ UI Improvement: Onlurn for iOS has received an update to the Info pane of the player screen's utility area that displays a larger episode image. ⍟ UI Improvement: Onlurn for iOS has received an update to the Playlist screen indicating the name of the podcast associated with the episode of the playlist. ⍟ UI Improvement: Onlurn for iOS has received an update to the player's Playlist pane that displays the podcast name associated with episodes added to the playlist. ## Apps similar to Onlurn | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Mimir - Podcast Player](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mimir-podcast-player/id1508343025) | 4.3 (31) | Free | News | | [Podbean Podcast App & Player](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/podbean-podcast-app-and-player/id973361050) | 4.8 (53,886) | Free | News | | [Moon FM - The Podcasts App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moon-fm-the-podcasts-app/id1243771413) | 4.7 (186) | Free | News | | [Flyleaf: Read Later](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flyleaf-read-later/id6475200381) | 5.0 (6) | Free | News | | [AI Podcast Player: Podurama](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-podcast-player-podurama/id1497491520) | 4.3 (371) | Free | News | | [Podcatcher: Podcast App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/podcatcher-podcast-app/id6736467324) | 4.8 (9) | Free | News | ## More apps by Nicholas Seawater - [4D Cards](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/4d-cards/id1549363477) - [Blastar 4201 AD](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blastar-4201-ad/id6499177229) - [Ink'd Mayhem](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inkd-mayhem/id6502246034) - [Card of War](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/card-of-war/id6503222604) - [Tanks of Nations](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tanks-of-nations/id6504627452) All apps by Nicholas Seawater: https://appshunter.io/developer/1176366615 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-23.*