# Pickaxe Player — Listen to podcasts your way

> Listen to podcasts your way (iPhone/iPad app by Tampa Bay Coders.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pickaxe-player/id6794137497 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Tampa Bay Coders](https://appshunter.io/developer/1476078506)
- Category: News, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-20
- Data updated: 2026-10-08

## What is Pickaxe Player?

You decide what plays next. Pickaxe Player builds your Up Next from Listening Blocks — ordering rules you set once — so every session starts exactly where you want it, not where an algorithm guesses.

Stack blocks in the order you want your day to sound: morning news up top, current events next, long serials to finish. Each block arranges its own episodes — grouped by show or interleaved, oldest or newest first — and refreshing brings in new episodes without losing your place.

LISTENING BLOCKS
Standing rules that keep Up Next arranged your way. Pick the shows, choose the order, drag blocks to rearrange your day. New episodes slot in where your rules say they belong.

A QUEUE THAT ALWAYS COMES FIRST
Want something specific right now? Add it to the Queue and it plays before everything else. Reorder by hand anytime — the plan works around what you place.

PRIVATE FEEDS, FIRST-CLASS
Members-only RSS plays like any other show. Feed URLs and tokens stay on your device and are sent only to the feed's own server.

LOCAL-FIRST. NO ACCOUNT.
There's no sign-up and no cloud. Subscriptions, progress, and rules live on your device, and feed refreshes are built to preserve your progress, queue, and played states.

THE ESSENTIALS
Background audio, lock-screen and headphone controls, playback speed, and adjustable skip intervals.

PRIVACY
No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. The app doesn't collect data, so there's nothing for anyone else to see. Full policy: https://player.pickaxe.media/privacy

## Is Pickaxe Player safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Pickaxe Player.

## Is Pickaxe Player legit?

Pickaxe Player appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Pickaxe Player is 68 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-20

No release notes.

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