Castamatic Podcast Player vs Discrete

Castamatic is a podcast player for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and CarPlay. Build a custom sequence of episodes or a smart playlist, follow along with on-device transcripts, and hear every show at an even level thanks to the machine learning Auto-leveler. New in Castamatic 14 --------------- -Share as video: share a moment of an episode as a video with the artwork, the waveform and captions. Choose a vertical, square or landscape format. The vertical format goes straight to Instagram Stories. -Chapter selection (Premium): turn off the chapters you don't care about, and playback skips them for you. -Undo (Premium): for 10 seconds, take back a skip, a chapter change or an accidental "Listened". -Chapters from show notes: episodes that list their chapters only in the notes now get real chapters. Highlights --------------- Magic Transcript: generate full episode transcripts directly on your device. Tap any line to jump to that exact moment. Magic Chapters: split episodes into chapters with on-device Apple Intelligence, even when the podcast doesn't include them. Transcript Panel: follow along with a live-scrolling transcript right in the player, with full transport controls. Key Features --------------- -Chapters: quickly jump to favorite topics. Works with published chapter marks, chapters in the show notes and Magic Chapters. -Smart playlists with priority shows. -"On the Go" Playlist: quickly pick shows for the next listening session. -Support your favorite producers with Podcasting 2.0 and Value4Value. -Live podcasts: listen to live shows and get notified the moment they go live. -Podping: receive new episodes immediately after they are published. -Full support for Siri and Shortcuts. -Automatic Leveler: increase audio level consistency between different parts/voices of each show, without altering the original audio character. -Adaptive Gap-Zapper: increase play speed without losing intelligibility by shortening silent parts. -Streaming: save network traffic by downloading only the parts you play. Or download new episodes automatically, and skip the titles you don't want. -Apple Watch: control playback, volume, pick episodes, and adjust audio effects from the watch. -CarPlay: take your favorite shows with you in your car. -iCloud sync: sync subscriptions and playhead position across all your devices. -Backup and restore: manual and automatic backups keep your data safe. -Custom AudioUnit player: maximum performance and minimal battery drain. -Serverless design: Castamatic will keep on working as long as there are podcasts to listen to on planet Earth. Castamatic Premium (in-app purchase) --------------- Castamatic is free to use. An optional yearly subscription, "One Year Premium Subscription", supports indie development and gives you: -No Premium banner -Chapter selection -Undo of your last action -Unlimited imports of external audio files The app shows the price before you buy. The price may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage the subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://castamatic.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://castamatic.com/terms_of_use/ -------------- We don't feel comfortable interrupting your listening experience to ask for reviews, but if you are feeling generous please take a minute to leave a nice review. Thank you for your support.

Discrete is a carefully crafted native music player for your Jellyfin library, made for iPhone and iPad. Enjoy a clean interface, thoughtful controls and layouts that feel at home on your device. Stability and performance are central to the design, with cached library views, progressive loading and background downloads to support everyday listening. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Thoughtfully adapted library navigation and a dedicated player make the most of iPhone Duo. Enjoy artwork, playback controls and your queue or lyrics together on its expanded screen, with layouts that respond as you rotate or fold the device. YOUR LIBRARY, CLOSE AT HAND - Browse albums, artists, playlists and All Tracks, with artwork and useful music details. - Find songs, albums, artists and playlists in one search. - Rediscover your collection through Home suggestions, new releases and recently added music. - Keep favorites close and revisit your listening history. LISTEN YOUR WAY - Play a song next, add it to the queue, or drag upcoming tracks into the order you want. - Save your queue and playback position between app launches. - Shuffle, repeat, set a sleep timer, or start a Jellyfin Instant Mix from a song, album or playlist. - Follow synced lyrics and tap a timed line to jump to that part of the song, when lyrics are available on your server. - View audio format, bit depth and sample rate while listening. TAKE YOUR MUSIC WITH YOU - Download tracks, albums and playlists for offline listening. - Browse and search downloaded music without a connection. - Let audio downloads continue in the background and follow their progress in a Live Activity. - Stream original files or use automatic or custom Jellyfin transcoding, with separate preferences for cellular, Wi-Fi and downloads. MADE FOR IPHONE, IPAD AND CARPLAY - Enjoy player layouts for portrait and landscape, with support for iPad multitasking. - Swipe between tracks in the mini player, listen in the background, and use Lock Screen controls or AirPlay. - Browse your library, play downloaded music and manage Up Next in CarPlay. MAKE THE COLLECTION YOURS Create and rename playlists, add or remove songs, and reorder them with a drag. Playlist changes and favorites are saved to your Jellyfin server. FREE TO ENJOY. PRO TO SUPPORT. The core listening experience is free, including playback, downloads, playlists, lyrics and CarPlay. Optional Discrete Pro supports continued development and adds multiple accounts, alternate app icons and accent colors. Pro is available through monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscriptions, or a lifetime purchase. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Requires access to a Jellyfin server with a music library. Format support and transcoding depend on your device and server. Privacy Policy: https://discrete.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/