# Up Next - Podcast client — Listen to all your shows

> Listen to all your shows (iPhone/iPad app by Holger Krupp.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/up-next-podcast-client/id6477821584 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Holger Krupp](https://appshunter.io/developer/362806171)
- Category: Entertainment, Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 145 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2025-09-15
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/up-next-podcast-client/id6477821584/reviews.md

## What is Up Next?

No data is collected.
No tracking.
No account required.
No central server involved.
No ads, subscriptions, in-app purchases, or paywalls.

Up Next is local-first and built around open podcast standards, so your listening stays in your control.

What makes Up Next different:

Smart chapter skipping with keyword rules, including per-podcast customization
Private on-device transcription processing (no cloud upload required)
Powerful Up Next queue management with manual reordering
Chapter-aware playback, bookmarks, playback speed, and sleep timer
Offline downloads with automatic refresh and cleanup
OPML import/export, feed URL support, CarPlay, and Siri Shortcuts
Up Next is 100% free to use, with no locked features.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2026.19 — 2026-08-20

Bugfixes

### 2026.18 — 2026-07-24

Faster switch between episodes
Maybe better watch playback
Design change of the Episode and Podcast View

### 2026.17 — 2026-07-06

Bugfixes

### 2026.16 — 2026-07-03

New Category browser
Better background refreshes
Release Schedule calculation
Identification of abandoned podcasts

### 2026.15 — 2026-06-20

Bugfixes
New Widget design
Restructured Settings
improved background refresh

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All apps by Holger Krupp: https://appshunter.io/developer/362806171

## Related topics

[upnext](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/upnext)

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