# Podcatcher: Podcast App — Simple & Easy Player

> Free podcast player with advanced playback and discovery features. (iPhone/iPad app by CLEARTYPE SOCIETATE CU RASPUNDERE LIMITATA.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/podcatcher-podcast-app/id6736467324 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [CLEARTYPE SOCIETATE CU RASPUNDERE LIMITATA](https://appshunter.io/developer/1493354027)
- Category: News, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.82/5 from 11 App Store ratings · 12 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 104 MB
- Languages: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish and 11 more
- Released: 2024-11-15
- Data updated: 2026-07-08
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/podcatcher-podcast-app/id6736467324/reviews.md

## What is Podcatcher?

Podcatcher is a powerful podcast player with a simple user experience. It is completely free.

* Discover and subscribe to any podcast, or add a custom URL.
* Optionally, get notified when new episodes come out.
* Speed up playback without distortions.
* Support for chapters, chapter art and per-episode artwork.
* Automatically skip pauses in speech to save time.
* Boost voices with a custom eq.
* OPML import and export so you can take your collection with you.
* Reduced power consumption compared to other podcast apps.
* No ads and no third-party tracking.
* Continuous play.
* Episode transcriptions.
* Watch companion.
* CarPlay support.

Privacy Policy: https://podcatcher.net/privacy
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Podcast discovery and subscription
- Custom URL support
- Variable playback speed
- Chapter and artwork support
- Automatic silence skipping
- OPML import/export
- CarPlay support

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Podcatcher Premium Yearly | $14.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 12)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/podcatcher-podcast-app/id6736467324/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great simple podcast app

*2026-03-12*

Really enjoy using Podcatcher. I just wish it had simpler, nicer app icons that swapped between light and dark mode

### 5/5 — 搜索时添加最近一期时间

*2025-04-05*

内置搜索找频道非常方便 只是搜出来有很多频道年久失更 必须每个点进去查看有无近期内容不太方便查找活跃频道 建议在搜索结果中给各频道添加最近一期节目发布时间

**Developer response:** Thank you! That's a good suggestion. I'll try to add that in the next release.

### 5/5 — Everything you need, nothing you don’t.

*2025-03-17*

No ads, fast simple interface, it just works. Great job by the dev.

**Developer response:** Thank you!

### 4/5 — Good podcast app

*2025-03-02, version 1.4*

Nice, not complicated UI. Almost all important features. Is it possible to implement sleep timer?

### 4/5 — Podcaster

*2025-02-19, version 1.3*

Now it would be great if the app would also be optimized for the iPad!

### 5/5 — Good experience

*2025-01-29, version 1.3*

Very smooth experience. And I particularly like the icon 🫰🏻

### 1/5 — Error en las búsquedas

*2025-01-28*

No hay manera de que salga del error.

**Developer response:** Hi! If you can tell me more about what problems you’re having, I can try to help you.

### 5/5 — My two podcasts do not appear in search results

*2025-01-27*

Hello. For some reason my two podcasts are not appearing in the search results (Como Pienso Digo and Sin Propaganda). What could be happening? Thanks.

**Developer response:** Hi, thanks for the review! I am able to find Como Pienso Digo using the Discover view, but you are right about the second one. I will look into why it's not available in the search, but for now you can add it directly by pressing the plus button at the top of the Discover view and adding the RSS feed manually:

https://podcast.sinpropaganda.com/@sinpropaganda/feed.xml

### 4/5 — Off to a great start

*2025-01-27*

This app is off to the great start! I appreciate the clean layout and intuitive functionality. The only missing features keeping this from being 5 stars for me is the lack of setting episode limits per podcast and skipping intro and outros. Episode limits are a necessity for news podcasts with hourly episodes.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! I'll work on those features soon.

### 5/5 — Super simple

*2025-01-27, version 1.3*

Pretty nice App.

iCloud Sync would be nice, like you said in your block post. And Apple Watch app with being able to play without carrying the phone around.

## Frequently asked questions about Podcatcher

### Does Podcatcher have ads?

No, Podcatcher is completely free and does not have any advertisements. It also states no third-party tracking, prioritizing user privacy.

### What is the price of Podcatcher Premium?

Podcatcher offers a 'Podcatcher Premium Yearly' subscription plan for $14.99 per year. This premium tier likely unlocks additional features beyond the free version.

### What devices does Podcatcher support?

Podcatcher is available for iPhone and Apple Watch. This allows for convenient listening and management of podcasts across your Apple ecosystem.

### How often is Podcatcher updated?

The app was last updated on January 13, 2026, with version 1.9. This indicates a recent update, suggesting ongoing development and support.

### Can I import my podcast subscriptions into Podcatcher?

Yes, Podcatcher supports OPML import and export. This feature allows you to easily bring your existing podcast subscriptions into the app or back them up.

### What is the age rating for Podcatcher?

Podcatcher has an age rating of 4+. This means it is suitable for children and adults, with no mature content.

### Does Podcatcher offer offline listening?

While not explicitly stated as 'offline listening', the app allows you to discover and subscribe to podcasts, and features like continuous play and reduced power consumption suggest it is designed for on-the-go listening, implying downloaded episodes can be played.

### What makes Podcatcher's playback unique?

Podcatcher offers advanced playback options such as speeding up playback without distortions, automatically skipping pauses in speech to save time, and boosting voices with a custom EQ.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.10 — 2026-07-04

## Added

- Mark episodes as favorites.
- New-releases indicator in your library shows which podcasts have new episodes.
- Library sort order setting.
- "Mark all Pending" action in the podcast menu.
- Live countdown shown in the playback menu while a sleep timer is active.

## Changed

- "Stop After This" is now a sleep-timer menu.
- Listening stats show long durations in days.
- Better handling of Bluetooth connect/disconnect.
- New episodes appear sooner after a podcast publishes.

## Fixed

- Audio dropouts at faster playback speeds.
- A crash in the download manager.
- Unresponsive playback menu buttons during playback.
- Search and artwork loading errors.

### 1.9 — 2026-01-13

# Added

* Release date & duration to queue items.

# Fixed

* An issue with artwork redrawing too frequently in the mini playback view.
* Pull to refresh on an empty queue.
* A crash on episodes w/o titles.
* Mark as Played from the playback view.

### 1.8 — 2025-09-15

# Changed

* Updated UI for Liquid Glass.
* The playback speed slider has more steps between 1.0 and 2.0.
* Improved download performance.
* Improved battery usage.

### 1.7 — 2025-06-16

### Added

- Support for sharing from the episode detail view.
- Support for searching within transcripts.

### Changed

- Improved queue load times on cold boot.
- The "Play Podcatcher" intent now resumes the last played item, if any.

### Fixed

- A rare crash when playing an episode while unsubscribing from its
  podcast.

### 1.6 — 2025-04-28

### Added

- Per-podcast audio enhancements (premium feature).
- Support for ignoring podcast episodes whose titles match certain patterns (premium feature).
- Alternative app icon (premium feature).
- A setting to display the Queue on app boot instead of the Podcasts list.
- Double-tapping the Library, Queue and Discover tabs selects the search field.
- Last published date to discover search results.
- A “Now Playing” widget.
- Active Watch downloads.

### Fixed

- An issue playing episodes after switching from another app while AirPlaying.
- A transient error when subscribing to podcasts.
- Seeking to a specific time when subscribing & playing a deep-linked episode.

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