# Podl: Podcast Player — Listen, organise and sync > Listen, organise and sync (iPhone/iPad app by Andrew Cheney.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/podl-podcast-player/id6790507182 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Andrew Cheney](https://appshunter.io/developer/1819061673) - Category: Music, News - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 17.6 · 19 MB - Languages: British English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish - Released: 2026-09-10 - Data updated: 2026-10-02 ## What is Podl? Your podcasts should move with you. Podl is a thoughtfully designed podcast player for iPhone, Apple Watch and compatible Garmin watches. Choose what to listen to on your phone, take it to your wrist and continue from the right place when you return. LISTEN YOUR WAY • Discover and follow your favourite podcasts • Download episodes for offline listening • Create playlists for runs, journeys or everyday listening • Adjust playback speed and use the sleep timer • Enjoy podcasts through CarPlay LEAVE YOUR PHONE BEHIND Take downloaded episodes with you on Apple Watch or a compatible Garmin music watch. Listen while running, riding, hiking or heading out without carrying your phone. KEEP EVERYTHING IN STEP Podl keeps your listening progress, playlists and library changes synchronised across your connected devices, so you can move from phone to watch and back again without losing your place. REMEMBER THE GOOD BITS Create a Podmark whenever you hear something worth returning to. Give it a name, find it later and jump straight back to that moment. ORGANISE YOUR LISTENING Group shows into folders, build playlists and manage downloads around the way you actually listen. SEE YOUR LISTENING LIFE Explore thoughtful statistics covering your favourite shows, listening habits, streaks and time spent listening. PODL PLUS Core podcast listening and downloads are free. Podl Plus unlocks listening on Apple Watch and Garmin, cross-device synchronisation, Podmarks, podcast folders and cloud backup. Podl Plus includes a 14-day free trial. After the trial, choose a monthly or annual subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through your App Store account. Good stories. Long miles. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Podl Plus Monthly | $1.99 | per month | | Podl Plus Annual | $14.99 | per year | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.4 — 2026-09-30 More ways to make Podl your own in 1.2.4: • New episodes at a glance : discover unstarted episodes from the last seven days in an expandable banner in My Podcasts. Prefer a simpler library? Hide it in Settings. • Skip your way : choose separate forward and back timings, plus optional tap-and-hold shortcuts for a second set of increments. • Choose your artwork size : Small, Medium or Large podcast grids, with a live preview. Works across My Podcasts and folders on iPhone and iPad. • Tidier settings : clearly organised menus make everything easier to find. • CarPlay improvements : Improved playback restoration and recovery, clearer library messages, and removal of the empty row in Playlists. • Better feed compatibility : Added support for older public Apple-hosted podcast feeds, with clearer explanations when other feeds can’t load securely. ### 1.2.3 — 2026-09-28 Podl 1.2.3 makes discovering podcasts and catching up on new episodes easier. • A cleaner Browse experience • Redesigned category pages with a Spotlight podcast • Tapping a new-episode notification now loads the new episode much quicker if it wasn't already in the your library • Refresh archived podcasts manually using pull to refresh • Performance improvements when podcast episodes have transcripts • Fixed : Browse now correctly recognises episodes you’ve already downloaded and shows an in-progress indicator for episodes in flight ### 1.2.2 — 2026-09-25 New in 1.2.2 - More precise savings: Smart Trim and playback-speed savings now show seconds in Insights. - Podcast feed updates: Supported podcasts can move to a new feed automatically while keeping your listening progress, downloads and playlists. ### 1.2.1 — 2026-09-25 Podl 1.2.1 brings a tidier library, more reliable Podmarks and some important playback fixes. • More room for your podcasts — collapsible sorting and filter controls in My Podcasts and folders remember how you like them. • Refreshed podcast pages — easier access to episodes and Podmarks, expandable descriptions, and search across both played and unplayed episodes. • More reliable Podmarks — improved audio matching helps find your saved moment across devices and shared links. Episodes download when needed for accurate matching. • Safer queue — The end-of-episode sleep timer now preserves Up Next. • More control over Downloads — choose whether completed episodes appear in the Downloads playlist. • A little more polish — refined light themes, clearer Insights charts, more reliable folder artwork, and weekly listening notifications in your chosen language. • Accurate episode dates — fixed feeds showing older episodes as newly published, with automatic corrections during refresh and updated playlist information for Garmin. • Private podcast feeds - fixed notifications from privately added RSS feeds not appearing ### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-19 Podl 1.2.0 brings more ways to personalise your app, richer library views and smoother controls. • Make Podl your own: Podl Plus members can choose from eight additional accent colours, including Blue, White/Black and Grey. Colours adapt to light and dark mode, with a playback preview to help you choose. • A refreshed Playlists screen: New glass-style cards feature podcast artwork and quick playback from In progress. Layouts adapt to your playlists, screen size and available space above the mini player. • Redesigned folders: My Podcasts folders now feature stacked artwork and names inside clean glass tiles. • Group playlists by podcast: Keep episodes from the same podcast together while retaining your playlist filters and sorting preferences. • Search within a podcast: Search directly from a podcast’s page. • Remembered episode filters: Your Unplayed, Played or All selection is saved separately for each podcast, even after closing the app. • Richer episode rows: Episode artwork appears alongside each episode, falling back to the podcast cover when needed. A fine progress line shows listening progress, a checkmark marks completed episodes, and a cloud identifies episodes not downloaded to that device. • Smoother playback controls: Enjoy haptic feedback on supported devices, animated play and skip buttons, and smoother expanding controls. Smart Trim also has a clearer scissors icon. • Clearer OPML imports: Follow import progress across the app and see a completion message showing how many podcasts were added. • Improved Listening History: A more consistent header keeps device filters readable while scrolling across all themes and accent colours. • Updated Garmin guide: Shorter, clearer instructions explain Refresh and Full refresh, downloading and syncing after listening. • Fixes and refinements: Fixed deleted playlists reappearing after sync, improved push notification registration, and polished layouts across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Enjoying Podl? 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