# Spreaker Podcasts — user reviews > 702 indexed App Store user reviews of Spreaker Podcasts by Spreaker Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 13,452 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spreaker-podcasts/id388449677/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spreaker-podcasts/id388449677.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11,853 · 4★ 1,044 · 3★ 277 · 2★ 100 · 1★ 178 ## What do users think of Spreaker Podcasts? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - ⭐ Truth, honor & integrity - 🙌 Awesome service - 🎉 Great show - 👍 Wonderful platform - 💯 Excellent - 🔥 Maravillosa! - 🎧 Podcast fun! - 🤩 Amazing! - 🔊 Excellent audio quality - 🤖 Easy to use **Cons** - 🙄 Too many ads - 🤯 Ruined the app - 🤔 Could be better - 😡 Can't upload audio files - 🤖 Dragging voice - 🤖 Crashes a lot - 🤖 Keeps crashing - 🤖 Error 404 - 🤖 Hard to find what you're looking for - 🤖 Terrible app **Commonly reported bugs** - Chat facility issues - Podcast search not working - Podcast list not updating properly - Frequent crashes and freezes **Most requested features** - Add Apple CarPlay support - Implement episode sorting by date - Add jingle options for broadcasters - Improve streaming and caching - Provide offline podcast downloads ## Newest reviews (13 of 702) ### 4/5 — So Close to Being Great! *2026-07-05, version 7.58.1* They made this app accessible. It’s an amazing resource for podcast creators, but, despite having “Use Cellular data network” it streamed episodes that weren’t downloaded, during my workout.” ### 3/5 — Clearly show what’s PLAYED *2026-04-02, version 7.56.3* Super frustrating I can’t sort by what’s unplayed And what has been played is not obvious—- some podcasts are not necessarily listened to in order, this oversight makes me consider unsubscribing and suffering through the advertising Please please please create an option to hide the played episodes ### 2/5 — WTH!? *2026-03-18, version 7.56.1* Im listening to an episode and the ads are literally speaking over the show! And I can’t pause the podcast because it pauses the commercials and if I skip it just skips the show and not the AD! Fix this! ### 2/5 — Totally unusable *2025-11-08, version 7.50.5* Recently app is freezing and even after closing down and restarting it still doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Version 7.50.5 *2025-11-05, version 7.50.5* Nach und nach kehren zwar „alte“ Funktionen wieder zurück, aber warum man eine funktionierende App so verschlechtern musste, ist mir unbegreiflich. Die Version 7.50.5 ist eingefroren, nichts geht mehr. Ich teste jetzt Alternativen. ### 2/5 — I love it but! *2025-10-30, version 7.50.4* For the past three days, all it does is hang when I open it, stays open for a couple of minutes and then crashes! I have done everything except reload the app. This is on multiple devices, same issue! Sorry I had to downgrade my review, app is still not working. I have reinstalled it. It opens, but then freezes. Please repair this app. ### 2/5 — Não está funcionado direito *2025-08-21, version 7.49.16* Não consigo editar o áudio, fica travando no iOS… ### 4/5 — Ótimo *2025-07-26, version 7.49.14* Gosto muito do App, mas senti falta do sleep timer depois da última atualização. Vai retornar ou foi permanentemente retirado? Se voltar, vai para 5 ⭐️ ### 1/5 — Spreaker stole $443 from me. *2025-07-22, version 7.49.13* I have 2 podcasts. I paid for marketing on both got valid impressions and they canceled my Ad Exchange and told me the money I made wasnt valid money. Stay away. I'm a Bipolar Single Mother. Thats what my podcasts are mostly about. I lost my job in May due to a hospital stay and really believed I did a good thing with these podcasts. They also help me. I did valid marketing and people really took to my story. I now have to figure out how I am going to replace this money to feed my child. Well done, Spreaker. Samwel is the person who explained to me that what I was doing was wrong. If you didnt want to pay a small content creator, you could have just said that. But stealing, yikes. Im now on Libsyn. I said I was going to take legal action, but I realize letting the Universe handle this one for me will be more fun. What can I say am also a highly spiritual Tarot reader? I know what happens when you do bad things, to good people. *edit* They keep saying I violated their policies. No problem Spreaker. Like I said, I’ll let the Universe handle this one for me. You say you all are not wrong. No problem, but i still have the right to share my horrible experience with your company. God bless. ### 1/5 — Spreaker stole $443 from me. *2025-07-14* I have 2 podcasts. I paid for marketing on both got valid impressions and they canceled my Ad Exchange and told me the money I made wasnt valid money. Stay away. I'm a Bipolar Single Mother. Thats what my podcasts are mostly about. I lost my job in May due to a hospital stay and really believed I did a good thing with these podcasts. They also help me. I did valid marketing and people really took to my story. I now have to figure out how I am going to replace this money to feed my child. Well done, Spreaker. Samwel is the person who explained to me that what I was doing was wrong. If you didnt want to pay a small content creator, you could have just said that. But stealing, yikes. Im now on Libsyn. I said I was going to take legal action, but I realize letting the Universe handle this one for me will be more fun. What can I say am also a highly spiritual Tarot reader? I know what happens when you do bad things, to good people. ### 1/5 — English *2025-07-08, version 7.49.12* I chose English as a language and Spanish stuff keeps playing. I cannot understand Spanish that’s why I chose English. ### 1/5 — In app *2025-05-27, version 7.44.3* Platform hides or shadow bands certain podcasts, cost per month is to high, not enough cost promotions for small podcasters ### 1/5 — Update ruined it *2025-05-01, version 7.49.4* Worst update ever. Wont play anything. It just hangs trying to play. Nowhere to click download or remove download. No options anywhere. Basically useless. And NO, this is every time not the first time. Fully auto-downloaded episodes which have been paused on wifi will NOT play unless back on wifi. This is a recent change. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Looks Great *2026-07-17, version 7.58.2* I was excited to get this podcast. It looked great and worked perfectly well. But why does everybody have to have ads? Everything is ads. I don’t want ads, so I’m deleting the app. ### 1/5 — YOURE NOT ELGIBLE TO USE SPREAKER *2026-06-16, version 7.57.3* RACIST BASTARDS ### 1/5 — عيا يسجلني! *2026-05-25, version 7.57.2* يقولي منت مؤهل! ### 1/5 — No funciona *2026-05-14, version 7.57.2* Hace tiempo probé el creador de podcast y funcionaba. Hoy no. Cuando seleccionó un archivo para fondo no lo carga. Y ya no deja reproducir nada. Y menos subir el podcast ### 1/5 — Missing feature: Reset / Mark as Unplayed / Clear Progress *2026-01-24, version 7.52.2* Spreaker iOS app permanently saves episode progress to the account, but there is no way to reset it. There is no option to: • Reset episode progress • Mark episode as unplayed • Clear listening position Because of this, when listening to audiobooks or sequential content, episodes always resume from the middle, even if the user wants to listen again from the beginning. This makes re-listening almost impossible. This should be a basic feature for any podcast / audiobook app. Please add: • “Reset progress” • or “Mark as unplayed” • or “Clear episode progress” Without this, the user loses control over playback. ### 1/5 — Forced signup *2025-11-22, version 7.50.7* As of 22/11/25 an account is required after not needing one for years, to download and listen to podcasts. Sad to go but have deleted the app. ### 1/5 — NO CREEN PODCAST DESDE ALLÍ *2025-11-15, version 7.50.6* Tardamos 5 horas editando un podcast y cuando le dimos la opción de subir, no sirvió. Tiene cosas de edición por mejorar, además. Un fracaso total. ### 1/5 — Freezes. won’t load podcasts *2025-11-08, version 7.50.5* I updated to the newest iOS and it freezes whenever I try to listen to Alex jones and anything else. ### 1/5 — Freeze with current version *2025-11-07, version 7.50.5* Pls fix this ### 1/5 — I love it but! *2025-11-06, version 7.50.5* Just did a reinstall, 11/6/25. We shall see. Still broke and zero response. For the past three days, all it does is hang when I open it, stays open for a couple of minutes and then crashes! I have done everything except reload the app. This is on multiple devices, same issue! Sorry I had to downgrade my review, app is still not working. I have reinstalled it. It opens, but then freezes. Please repair this app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Podcast *2026-05-09, version 7.57.1* Sean ### 5/5 — Happy Everything’s fixed *2026-03-01, version 7.54.0* So happy with so much about Spreaker. They fixed all the bugs I wanted them to, they made this app accessible & it’s an amazing resource for podcast creators. ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2025-12-30, version 7.52.1* You’re doing great job ### 5/5 — Thank you for the fix! Now plays well with Apple *2025-11-19, version 7.50.7* My goto application for one of the best podcasts there is, TST9Ryan Gable). Thank you for the fix! ### 5/5 — Podcast *2025-05-25, version 7.49.6* Sean ### 5/5 — Great except for Downloads *2025-05-18, version 7.49.5* Thank you for fixing the downloads feature. Spreaker is great app for both creators & listeners. ### 5/5 — Amazing for Podcast Creators *2025-04-28, version 7.49.4* Since the publishing feature are so amazing there app is also my go to listen to others podcasts. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2025-02-27, version 7.48.2* Best app. Please add the dark mode to app icon ### 5/5 — Truth honor & integrity *2025-01-12, version 7.47.1* Great show ### 5/5 — Awesome Service *2024-12-25* I used to be really disappointed that my budget wouldn’t let me support my local iHeartRadio shows. Spreaker made me very happy I can now support these shows and I can start my own podcast which I’ve been preparing for for a long time. If you don’t like using cellular data instead of disabling this option within the app, you’ll want to go to settings in your iPhone and disable it there since the button within the app seems to be the only feature that struggles to work. I really like iHeartRadio, but my hobby budget is $5 a month so it’s out of reach to use away from home. Spreaker is amazingly free. **Developer response:** We are so happy you're enjoying Spreaker! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*