Great App! One small thing..
I love this app! It’s amazing. I can import any audio file I like and audiobooks 🙂 One small thing I think would be great for this app is PLAYLISTS. My Monday morning podcasts all in one place. I like the idea of folders but Playlists would be a great addition and would change the way I see the app. Thanks for reading!
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Amazing app
I really love this app
Old versions more usable
Certainly the best podcast app, have used it for years. Still haven’t got used to the new menu buttons at the bottom, however. Why would they hide options? It’s not as intuitive as it once was.
Emma’s review
I love this app it makes me calm 😊
Update made now playing too small
Update 7/28 now the past couple days things are worse. I can no longer resume playing from the lock screen or using controls on my headphones. If these issues aren’t fixed I’m done with pocket casts. I’ve been using it since 2015 across windows phone, android, and iOS.
The currently playing controls are way too small in the app after the recent update. It’s now shrink in a floating bubble at the bottom of the screen.
The currently playing controls are way too small in the app after the recent update. It’s now shrink in a floating bubble at the bottom of the screen.
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Sleep timer behaviour changed
Sleep timer now appears to clear automatically. Which is confusing and not what you want when you’re using it to fall asleep. The behaviour changing has led to lots of disturbed nights waking to podcasts still playing.
Buttons still too small and so much wasted space elsewhere
UPDATE: There have been multiple updates since I wrote this review. The buttons on the mini-player remain far too small to reliably press correctly, and the new location on the right is infuriating when you have the phone in your left hand. Meanwhile, the artwork collage at the top of playlists is such a waste of space and there's no way to turn those off. The developers know these elements are extremely unpopular, but they have so far refused to properly fix them. Why?!?
Some of the recent updates for the app miss the mark for me. The latest version of the minimized audio control bar within the app has shrunk the play/pause/skip buttons so much that it's difficult to hit the button you want every time. This seems to have been done to create space on that bar to show the episode name and progress indicator, but I'd rather just be able to reliably hit the buttons correctly as on previous versions. Conversely, the playlists now include a giant episode art collage at the top that takes up SOOOOOOO much space at the top for no actual benefit. Give us more space at the top of playlists and bigger buttons on the control bar!
Some of the recent updates for the app miss the mark for me. The latest version of the minimized audio control bar within the app has shrunk the play/pause/skip buttons so much that it's difficult to hit the button you want every time. This seems to have been done to create space on that bar to show the episode name and progress indicator, but I'd rather just be able to reliably hit the buttons correctly as on previous versions. Conversely, the playlists now include a giant episode art collage at the top that takes up SOOOOOOO much space at the top for no actual benefit. Give us more space at the top of playlists and bigger buttons on the control bar!
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Response from developer
Hi there, We appreciate you sharing your experience regarding the small button sizes and the layout of the playlists. It’s clear how these changes can affect your enjoyment of the app. We invite you to share more details with our team so we can help — please reach out via in-app support or at https://support.pocketcasts.com/contact-us/.
Was great. New update is bad.
Why on earth would anyone want the episode to be minimized to a tiny bar on the bottom of the app as soon as you press play on an episode? The pause / play and other buttons are so tinny they are hard to click. It’s so irritating I stopped using the app. I’ve also had issues with episodes just stopping playback after a few minutes only to have them play correctly on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts. This app was my absolute favorite for years but the new layout is infuriating. Please fix and I’ll be happy to use again.
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Much better UI for me
Quickly become my favourite podcast app, has the best options to play th le next episode in the right order, couldn't get on with Apple podcasts for that, it just works better and is easier to use in general for me. Has all the podcasts I listen to, all good 👍
I’m moving on
Gets worse with every update. Bizarre disappearing ui, unnecessary extra taps needed, now need a magnifying glass to see controls. Ugh.
Great app
Honestly, one of the best podcasting apps that I have used over the years. Pure and simple doesn’t slow the phone down or do anything in the background that isn’t downloading a podcast i wanted to listen too.
Simply the best!
"I absolutely love using Pocket Casts. The layout is lovely and it
Gone downhill
Basic navigation is now unintuitive and clunky since the recent updates
Best way to discover podcasts
Great app for podcast listening and discovery.
Sometimes podcast progress between devices seems hit and miss and podcast album art sometimes goes blank in Apple CarPlay.
Maybe Claude can help to fix those bugs? 🤖
Sometimes podcast progress between devices seems hit and miss and podcast album art sometimes goes blank in Apple CarPlay.
Maybe Claude can help to fix those bugs? 🤖
Using it since 2015
I’ve occasionally tried others but nothing beats it. Works perfectly. It’s an amazing app. Consistent updates as well.
Stats since 2015:
102 days of listening time
I’ve saved about 12 days of listening time with its time saving features like speed and auto trim.
I recommend this app.
Stats since 2015:
102 days of listening time
I’ve saved about 12 days of listening time with its time saving features like speed and auto trim.
I recommend this app.
あのぉぉぉぉ〜（本文に続く）…
（タイトルからの続きです…）
ではサブスクリプター（？‥有料会員）です（前の要件は削除して‥）では改めて…ポッドキャストのページ‥新旧順の入れ替え…出来ませんかね…。
新しいのを聴けるには嬉しいのですが…いかんせん…話（脈絡）が追いつけないので‥（前に記述した‥）ストレージとの関係性から渋々削除してます。
これでは有料会員の意味を成さ無いので…頼みませんですかね‥希望のチャンネル次第では‥旧新の入替（いれかえ）機能の設置（設定）を…。
ではサブスクリプター（？‥有料会員）です（前の要件は削除して‥）では改めて…ポッドキャストのページ‥新旧順の入れ替え…出来ませんかね…。
新しいのを聴けるには嬉しいのですが…いかんせん…話（脈絡）が追いつけないので‥（前に記述した‥）ストレージとの関係性から渋々削除してます。
これでは有料会員の意味を成さ無いので…頼みませんですかね‥希望のチャンネル次第では‥旧新の入替（いれかえ）機能の設置（設定）を…。
Response from developer
フィードバックをお寄せいただきありがとうございます。新旧順の入れ替えができず、ストレージの事情で渋々削除してしまう状況は、有料会員としての体験が分かりにくくなってしまっていてもったいないですね。差し支えなければ、問題が起きるときに見えている画面（並び順の挙動）を教えてください。あわせて、状況の確認のため https://support.pocketcasts.com/contact-us/ からサポートチームにもご連絡ください。
Glitchy
Used to be the best, now it’s glitchy as heck and the new design is counter-intuitive and ugly and unhelpful. Like many apps these days it seems more focused on nonsense features than it is making sure its core functionality and UI are solid. Also commits the cardinal crime of pretending support is human when every email is obviously an AI-generated response. Not worth your money.
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Buggy interface
App just gives me an eternal loading animation when clicking on a podcast in search results. Podcast descriptions freeze the interface when expanded
Needs better cache management
This is hands-down the best cross platform podcast player I’ve ever used. But please (pretty please with cherries on top) do something about the cache size creep. Even after deleting all downloaded files I still had over 400MB of user data. Had to delete and reinstall to clear it. Even if it’s a use option to clear all cache and resync from scratch. Thanks. 😊
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The best out there
Ran through a roster of apps before settling for this one. Clean, simple, and great discovery angle as well.
