# Podcastly: Learn Chinese — Real Podcasts, Tap Any Word

> Real Podcasts, Tap Any Word (iPhone/iPad app by Kenzo Weiss.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/podcastly-learn-chinese/id6804347234 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Kenzo Weiss](https://appshunter.io/developer/6804347236)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 76 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-14
- Data updated: 2026-10-25

## What is Podcastly?

Learn Chinese by listening to real podcasts.

Podcastly turns any Chinese-language podcast into a language lesson. Pick an episode, and Podcastly transcribes it, splits every sentence into words with pinyin and meanings, and lets you save the words you want to keep.

LISTEN WITH A LIVE TRANSCRIPT
• Follow along sentence by sentence while the episode plays
• Tap any word for pinyin, meaning and example sentences
• Show pinyin or a translation for every line
• Slow the audio down when speech gets fast

FIND SOMETHING AT YOUR LEVEL
• Every show carries a difficulty level: Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced
• "Ready to learn" collects hand-picked episodes whose transcripts are already finished — free on every plan
• Or search the Chinese podcast charts for a show of your own

IN YOUR LANGUAGE
• Use Podcastly in English, German or Japanese
• Menus, word meanings, example translations and AI explanations all follow the language you pick

BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY
• Save words straight from the transcript
• Review them with spaced-repetition flashcards, right before you would forget them
• Hear natural pronunciation for words and whole sentences

GO DEEPER
• Ask the built-in AI to explain a word or sentence in context
• Read short mini stories written from your own saved words
• Track your listening time, streak and learning progress day by day

FREE AND PRO
The free plan includes 60 minutes of new episode transcription per week, 500 characters of pronunciation audio and 10 AI explanations per day, and keeps up to 50 saved words. Listening, the dictionary and every episode that has already been transcribed are free and unlimited.

Podcastly Pro removes these limits: up to 10 hours of new transcription per month, 40,000 characters of pronunciation audio per month, 100 AI explanations per day and unlimited saved words. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, available monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings at any time.

Terms of Use: https://kenvoice.github.io/podcastly-legal/terms/
Privacy Policy: https://kenvoice.github.io/podcastly-legal/privacy/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Podcastly Pro | $5.99 | per month |
| Pro Yearly | $44.99 | per year |


## Is Podcastly safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Podcastly.

## Is Podcastly legit?

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


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-18

• Podcastly now speaks German and Japanese. Choose your language in Settings – menus, word meanings, translations and AI explanations all follow.
• Podcasts show a difficulty level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced), so it is easier to find shows that match your Chinese.
• The full "Ready to learn" list: hand-picked episodes whose transcripts are already done – free on every plan.
• Smaller fixes and polish.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-14

No release notes.

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