PodCruncher Podcast Player App Reviews

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Much better than the Apple podcast tool. Since Apple has begun to push cloud, apps like iTunes, movies, and podcasts have become extremely confusing. I find that whether or not I subscribe or intend to put actual content on my phone, more often I see that stupid little cloud with the arrow signifying that I can only pull it down over the air. This application has a perfect workflow and makes it very obvious and clear whether or not the podcast will be synced down and how. Instead of the hazy Apple solution where hopefully you have Wi-Fi at the time, this trough a demarcation between Wi-Fi and your mobile provider bandwidth. Something that Verizon customers will appreciate. I also think it does a better job of managing the space on the phone. By time I figure out how to force the Apple application to save it on the phone I've overdone it and I find it's taking up too much room. There are too many too confusing options in the Apple workflow. Just use this one you will not be sorry. I have sprint all my podcasts are done real time in other words I just pulled them down off the air with my phone band with my provider bandwidth. Since most of these are MP3, I have never had to pause due to network conductivity issues despite many of those.

Love this App!!. I really find this app to be very useful and configurable to meet all my podcast needs. I hope there is an update in the near future as I'd like to see what could be next. I find this really makes keeping the podcasts organized is fantastic. I might like an ability to group podcasts on the main view, though I suppose I could create a playlist that would group them. Also it would be nice to be able to search the podcasts in my list for key words found in titles, show notes etc. GREAT APP!

It's ok.. This app is ok. It is way more reliable than the Apple podcast app as far as actually playing things when I try to listen to them, however the interface isn't as streamlined. I like that the official podcast app has the option to move podcasts up or down in the grid view design depending on which is your favorite or most listened to. I also wish this app had two views for each podcast: what you have downloaded and what you haven't. Having 700+ that you have to scroll through on some to find what you downloaded is a bit irritating. At least it has been more consistent on playback.

What Apple should have done with their app.. When using this app, I think to myself, “Man, it would be nice if there was a shortcut to do this...oh wait...the developer thought about that and made an easy way to take care of said task or problem”. Good job making the app everything it should be. 👍🏻 Now, the rest of this is for Apple: This app takes care of the lack of a good built in iPhone Podcast app. Don’t get me wrong Apple, Microsoft still beats anyone/everyone in terrible UI design. Just an IT guys rant about change for the sake of change, and not because we are adding/improving features. Do us all a favor and keep the designers and creatives away from the Dev team’s technical progress (if it’s not broken don’t try and fix it). Honestly at this point, you should buy the rights to this app because yours is missing simple features! Again, not hating on you because Microsoft takes the technical flub award every time. At least you guys test your software before releasing it to the public.

Decent player, delete functionality is terrible. The player is alright, does what it needs to do for the most part. One thing I don’t like is its “delete” functionality. If you go to delete an episode from a playlist, the default behavior is to actually delete the episode, so that it won’t show up on your phone ever again! I have no idea why this functionality even exists, let alone why it’s the default. When you delete something from a playlist, what you want is to take it off the playlist. Why would you want to delete it permanently? Makes no sense. And the worst part is if you delete an episode, the only way to get it back is to unsubscribe from the podcast then resubscribe. What’s funny is this misfeature got even worse recently. When deleting an episode, it used to ask you “are you sure?” Now it gives you the option to suppress that dialog. I made the mistake of choosing that option. The problem is, there’s no way to reset the option and get the dialog back. I even tried “reset all settings” and that didn’t work. So yeah, they need to fix this.

Needs skip silence feature, more adjustable speed, and keyword downloading.. Overall pretty good podcast app but needs skip silence feature and maybe more adjustable playback speed. I have yet to find a podcast app that lets adjust the speed better than .25. I like have the option to play at 1.3 or 1.45 if i want. Also i finally figured out which podcasts had downloaded. The apple podcast app does a better job on that part and it's free. Lastly, I have a podcast I want downloaded automatically. One problem, it is a network and they make about 30-40 podcasts in that channel each day for the multiple shows on that network (example tastytrade). It would be nice to be able to download just the shows i want and not every single show on the podcast channel automatically( maybe keyword download per podcast setting).

Does what I need. This is my favorite podcast app. I bought and deleted several other apps before finding PodCruncher. It’s easy to use and rock solid reliable. The playlist features are the best thing about PodCruncher for me. It’s much more flexible than other apps. I listen to old radio shows and I like to make a static playlist I can listen to over and over. Other apps wouldn’t let me put the episodes in any order I wanted and/or they would delete an episode after it played. PodCruncher allows me to create, order, and keep a playlist.

Perfect for Power Users. I had been growing enraged by the iTunes podcast app, because of its lack of features. PodCruncher was the result of trying 4-5 different popular apps including Stitcher, Overcast and even the upcomer Castro. I thought they had their strengths, but were but were not viable candidates for me. PodCruncher is amazing because it allows me to sort through my subscriptions and curate playlists of podcast to listen to depending on mood or theme. I listen to more podcasts this way because what prevented before is, I would only have a few moments to pick an episode (before going on a long drive for instance) and not enough time to make the right decision. I would get bored quickly but not have the attention span, while driving, to pick a better episode. PodCruncher allows me to create "low energy", "entrepreneurship", "meditation" lists which I can cue up when I want. I have been shocked to find out to what extent this is really an uncommon feature (to have multiple playlists).

Great concept - bad implementation. I have been using the app for the last 3 months. I downloaded it because in the description it said I can create my own playlists. As soon as I downloaded it, I had a problem with the search bar. I emailed them (and tweeted a screenshot), and… crickets. I uninstalled and reinstalled the app and the problem persists to this day. The app’s navigation is terrible. When you switch from “Podcasts” to “Downloads” and then back to “Podcasts,” it forgets in which podcast you were and it puts your back on the main Podcasts menu. It’s annoying. Yes, you can make playlists but you have to manually curate those as you listen to the episodes. Deleting episodes after you listen to them is about as annoying an not having a playlist. Adding a podcast to a playlist is also kinda clunky graphically. Overall, while the app is a great concept, it is implemented very poorly and the developer provides no support.

Love it but small recent bug is driving me crazy. Hey guys, love this app. I've used it for over a year, and besides it occasionally crashing or refusing to load a podcast, requiring restart, it's awesome. Lately though there's a little bug that's annoying. The search bar in the "Add" screen (little plus sign) displays directly overtop of the All/Title/Author toggle. You can't really read it and it's difficult to search. Also, and this isn't a bug so much as an annoyance: if the search bar could auto-clear after returning to it from elsewhere in the app, that'd be great. Usually I hit the plus sign and "search" and start typing so quickly I don't even realize I'm typing at the end of my last search phrase, and I have to take the time to clear the search bar and retype. It's a little thing but it's annoying for someone who uses the app on a daily basis.

Enthusiastic rating, but not 5 stars. I’ve searched and paid for several podcast apps but PodCruncher is my favorite. Highly customizable settings, simple interface, and remote control settings (for those of us that listen on a long commute). Other unique features: Viewing all listening my history; the ability to customize each podcast’s download schedule; a feature that lets you view an entire podcast episode history; and many more. Room for improvement - options menu requires several clicks before i can tag episodes (Ex - move episode to playlist, move episode to queue, etc.). But overall, still 4 Stars.

Not as good as reviews. Due to many flaws, on the whole it is not appreciably better than the iOS app. Can't download or stream an episode unless you subscribe to the podcast. Maybe you can but I can't figure it out. Emailed the developer but surprise!...no response. The search text box shows up on the screen under some other text so you can't see the text box or what you are typing. The FWD button on the app doesn't do anything. Also the pause play and other controls on my car audio system do not work. There is a lot of improvements to the iOS app but the flaws have me looking for another replacement. $5 down the tubes.

Great app. I used Podcaster for a long time because it offered an array of variable playback speeds, but otherwise was the worst app I'd ever used. Apple's Podcasts app also didn't quite cut it in terms of flexibility in managing podcasts and playback speeds. Podcruncher has great features and is also very stable. I've been using it for nearly a month now (and listen to podcasts on a daily basis). I couldn't be happier. Well worth it. UPDATE June, 2014: I've been using PodCruncher for over a year now, on a daily basis, and still couldn't be happier with it! Great, stable app. Developer is responsive to feedback.

This is just what Apple should have provided.. UPDATE: I still find this app to be more convenient than Apple’s native podcast player, mostly because of its useful customizable features that can be applied to all podcasts or to specific ones. I listen to news shows and like that I can speed all of them up automatically. Also, the filter features make it simple to sort and select what I want to download. My wishlist for options was added, except for videos only playing in landscape mode. But, after using this app daily for years, the only change that I’d like is to have the opening screen be the downloaded podcasts. I rarely add new podcasts, so it doesn’t make sense to open up on the subscriptions page every time. All in all, this is the app that Apple SHOULD HAVE written. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I came looking for a podcast app only after Apple destroyed its own with horrible implementation of iCloud. This app has common sense defaults, plus its customizable functions give you easy, one-screen options. I'm pleased with most of its features. Some things to improve, 1. Inability to mark multiple podcasts played or to eliminate from the download list. 2. Background playing sometimes has glitches where podcasts turn off suddenly. 3. Video casts can only be seen in landscape mode.

It just *works*!. Unlike other Podcast apps out there (I'm looking at you, Cupertino!), this app works very well. The search, playlists, and episode management features are all intuitively presented. The multiple scheduled download options are great. As in the title, it just works. One feature I'd like to see (if the developers are reading this!) would be the ability to mark 'all' episodes as played or unplayed, rather than having to tag them one by one. Not a big deal, I still give the app a full 5. ***update! They now support mass selection of episodes, and fully customizable playlists. It's the best podcast app out there, IMHO.

Visually compact and easily navigable. This is the podcast app I’ve been looking for after Apple redesigned their app for iOS 10. There’s little point in promoting one app by only criticizing another, so let’s discuss the merits of PodCruncher as compared to Apple’s native app. These are the three most significant features PodCruncher offers vs the native iOS app: Visually compact. This was my most sought-after feature. A small icon with the title in text is all I want. Same goes for browsing episodes within a podcast. I don’t want to be limited to seeing only 6 podcasts on a screen to display the podcasts’ big title graphics. Usability #1. A hamburger icon next to each episode gives easy access to the functions I need: download, add to a playlist, play now, view show notes. Usability #2: Easily access playlists from the bottom toolbar. Create and manage custom playlists. Yaaaas! I thought Apple had done away with playlists in their iOS 10+ app. They sort of did. They were replaced with “Up Next,” and I had to google the multi-step process for accessing that playlist (scroll up while playing an Up Next episode. PodCruncher has none of that nonsense. Bonus #4: browsing for new podcasts by subject and searching by title, author, and country is also very convenient and nicely implemented. Thank you for keeping it simple and functional, and stepping up where Apple really missed mark!

Two small but major features missing. 1) you can’t search through your subscription library. Meaning, if I want to look at the episodes of a particular podcast I have to scroll down to find it. I have 100+ subscriptions so this is a major pain. 2) you can’t listen to episodes from podcasts you’re not subscribed to. (funny enough this worsens problem #1). I’m the type that listens to many individual episodes from random podcasts so this makes this app near unusable. I like the design and playback features and also the ability to create playlists. That’s why I decided to give this app a try since other good apps don’t have playlists. I guess I’m still in the search of a good app that has that feature.

One of my top two podcast players. As a podcaster, I’ve used just about every podcast player out there and I’d put PodCruncher tied at number one with Overcast for my favorite. The only feature I wish they would add is an option for a played episode to automatically be deleted once completed. Overcast doesn’t play video while PodCruncher does. That is a huge plus for PodCruncher. It would also be nice for PodCruncher to add landscape orientation. As of right now, landscape only works while playing video. My phone is usually in landscape in the car because it’s better for mapping. When flipping between apps, PodCruncher while come up sideways in portrait mode. This makes it difficult to select podcasts. Overall, I’d highly recommend it.

Finally found a good one.. I listen to podcasts every day and I have literally tried them all. I was never able to find one that did everything I needed. Some have a clunky interface. Some don't have playlists. What? How can you not have playlists? Some are subscription. Just no. This one does everything you need with a few minor quirks. I love the playlists. You can make your own but it also has smart playlists. Last episode of each,starred,recent,etc. Rearranging the order of the list in various ways is appreciated and swiping to go forward or back across the screen is a nice feature. Most importantly thank you for not following the subscription model. Some minor suggestions. I would request some type of "Podcasts Like this one" feature for exploring similar podcasts. Also clicking on the podcast title should show information instead of starting it. It feels more natural than having to click 2 extra times for show notes. Thank you for a great app.

Best Podcast App - But One Issue. I like that it’s easy to use, straightforward, and fast. My only complaint is I wish the default when deleting downloaded episodes was to delete the media file off of the device, instead of deleting the episode. When I go back to the podcast episode it is gone. There is a way to delete just the media file, but it is not the default for swiping episodes or for selecting multiple episodes to delete. More than once I’ve had to unsubscribe and resubscribe to the entire podcast to access an episode I wanted to hear again.

Playback issues but otherwise solid. I’ve been using this app for many years. I like its sorting options and the ability to skip 15 seconds at a time using my car’s steering wheel buttons which are two reasons I prefer this app over the stock Apple version. Unfortunately there’s been a bug for over a year now that I originally assumed was from the podcasters but its so persistent i had to bring it up. Occasionally the podcast I’ll be listening to will randomly replay a segment from fewer than 15 seconds before sometimes more. I won’t be touching any buttons and I’ll randomly rehear a segment that just played. This happened on my previous phone as well and it’s an unfortunate bug for an otherwise great app.

My favorite podcast app. I like to listen to my podcasts in the order that they were published, and I have been searching near and far for an app that does that while going from one podcast to another. The smart playlists let me do exactly that! The only feature I wish was slightly different is the Play Mode - Continuous/Stop at end of episode. I wish the Sleep Timer included a “Stop at end” option so that I wouldn’t have to go back to the options every night when I listen to my last podcast, and then again in the morning to set it back to Continuous. Otherwise, it’s great.

Functional and Satisfying. This seems to be the only podcast app that lets you ORGANIZE ANYTHING. It’s so frustrating to me when I can’t see what I’ve listened to and what I haven’t. I hate massive covers and text. I hate having to download episodes. I hate random unnecessary playback options. This app has none of those things. It’s really satisfying to be able to see how many episodes I have left to listen to. Would like to be able to click on links in the episode notes. But other than that, I absolutely love using this app.

Never Explain Never Complain. Hello Christine! I recently was introduced to you by a lady that I met and connected with named Amy Lloyd here on Georgia. We are both new business owners and she told me to listen to your pod cast! (Wasn’t really into them) I am on my third episode and I finished listening to “NEVER COMPLAIN NEVER EXPLAIN!!!” Well let me tell you something! This is the best advice ever for business. My business was set back for months… and I kept finding myself explaining to people and always feeling exhausted and worn down afterwards. So I want to thank you for letting me know that it’s my job to not only set boundaries and standards…but I was loosing my power with each explanation. 🤯 I just want to say thank you for that power piece on never explain and never complain. I’m going to open my business with a brand new mind set. I will always remember that other people’s opinions of me… is none of my business! I feel like I’ve been to church! Thanks again. I am now a fan!

Great podcast app. Couple requests?. Not sure if you guys read all these but I love the app and just have one thing that I regularly think I'd love to see. Figured I'd drop a line and see if if might get added. * play videos like audio. I have a lot of videos I only care about for the audio, and I never have time to watch them. TED, stand up comedy, or just periodic live video versions of normally audio only podcasts. I'd like some way to listen to them like Norma. Maybe a "play videos in this podcast as audio only" so my phone can be off and I keep listening and it includes them in smart playlists?

Almost perfect, but NEEDS AN UPDATE. Update: Ok seriously. I love this app and use it exclusively for my 80+ subscriptions, but it's seriously high time for an update. Original review: This app finally convinced me to jump ship on all other podcast apps because it's almost perfect, but it hasn't been updated for the iPhone 6/6+ yet, so there are some funny little visual quirks that make it less than ideal. An update for the visuals, more control over speed variation, and a way to listen to only the audio in video episodes, and this app would be literally perfect. Enjoy!

Too many glitches. Although this podcast app looks pretty good, there are a few frustrating glitches that made me look elsewhere. One is that on iOS, the search bar is obscured by the title, author, etc., categories. It was also hit or miss as to whether a podcast would even play. I would have to change what I planned on listening to based on what worked at the time. You also can't see every podcast episode done by the creators (though I don't know if that is an issue with this app or the podcasters themselves). Not having the option to go back and listen to an old episode is frustrating, and this occurred on multiple shows. My friends don't have the same issue on their apps. I don't love the player interface either, though I can't tell you why because I just tried playing an episode and it wouldnt work so I can't remind myself of the cons. (I already deleted the app so I no longer have all my podcasts available. I tried downloading a random one to do a proper review.) This app has potential, but it needs some big changes first.

Interface needs work. The interface has a few frustrating bugs and one deal-breaker issue. The more minor glitch is that while deleting a podcast by left swiping, as you begin to swipe, the sort/settings/filter header bar disappears causing the entire list of podcasts to shift up resulting in an unsettling impression that the podcast you're deleting is actually the one beneath the one you intended. But by far, the more aggravating is that there is no synopsis of the podcasts in the episodes list. The only way to see what the podcast is about is to first select the hamburger menu icon then select show notes. Then you can only see one show's description at a time. I can understand including the synopsis would make the list longer to scroll through but subscribers don't care about that. Programmatically, an accordion style drop down to show the synopsis would be such a better solution - one touch without leaving the page. This aspect is enough to frustrate me to the point of looking for a better app. Fix these and the app would get a much higher review.

Feature Requests. I love using Podcruncher. I’ve used it for the past 1-2 years, and I love it. My favorite feature, which made me get it in the first place, are the playlists. I’m appalled that few podcast players allow you to create multiple playlists, and no other one allows you to customize your playlists’ episode orders, etc. If you’re a heavy podcast listener (30+ podcasts), the other apps pale in comparison. Two minor things: after using it for a while, I get a few error notices when opening up the app for the first time during the day. It doesn’t affect any functions of the app, but it happens. I’d also like some of the functions I’m seeing in a few other apps: cut out silences, faster playback to 3x, and playback stats. I’m just a sucker for stats.

Best Podcast App Out There. Period.. To my knowledge, I have never written an App Store review before this one. That’s how much I love this app, I felt compelled to spread the gospel. I searched and searched for a new podcast app after the Apple app became useless. With some, I couldn’t get all the podcasts I listen to. With others, I couldn’t manually arrange the list of podcasts I listen to. (That’s a critical feature for me because I don’t use playlists, I go through a daily rotation.) Podcruncher is perfect. It has all the podcasts I listen to. I can move my podcasts around the way I want. It’s super easy to use. It just plain works. I have zero complaints. Seriously, thank you to the people who created this wonderful app.

Love this app! (But...). This is *by far* my favorite podcast app with all the features I really like. For example, one pull down from the main page refreshes all my subscriptions. And being able to continuously stream all episodes of a video podcast with no intervention (or cleanup of downloads). Absolutely love it. I’ve been trying many different podcast apps recently just to keep current on their updates and what’s out there... so frustrating, always love coming home to PodCruncher! Now with this version of the app it gets even snappier, the fonts look better, and landscape video works in iOS 11! Keep up the great work folks! iPhone X update: the only problem with this app is that the “swipe up bar” at the bottom of videos never go away! This is just annoying. And I’ve asked nicely to have this fixes a few times and the app has been updated multiple times and this issue remains. Dropping my rating to 4 stars.

Please fix the search bar issue.. I've been using this app for a few years now. It's definitely a better alternative to the Apple Podcasts app, but that's not saying much. Two things that have bugged me for a while: 1) The Search bar, when subscribing to a new Podcast, covers the option to switch between Title and Author, so it is impossible to change between the two. A very annoying glitch. 2) When deleting a podcast episode, you have to make sure to choose carefully between 'delete media file' or 'delete'. If you choose 'delete' you can no longer find that podcast in the app without deleting the app itself (and losing your playlists) and starting from scratch. Honestly, there shouldn't even be a 'delete' feature, just a 'delete media file' feature or an option to hide episodes instead.

To the Developers. Could you PLEASE fix the bug that causes the iPhone lock screen player control panel to get stuck on a previous podcast episode from long before even though I’m listening to something several episodes ahead from a completely different podcast? The play/pause, skip forward/backward buttons work, but the time counter and cover art stay on the old episode until I restart my phone. I tried to contact support, but was unable to send an email because I don’t use the native Apple email app. I used my last podcast app for over a year (1,200+ hours), and bugs is what caused me to delete it and look for a new one. Considering PodCruncher is a paid app, this inconvenience is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping to avoid.

Exactly what I was looking for. I was getting really frustrated with all of the Podcast apps out there that were simply too clumsy to use and too complicated to deal with. I wanted something simple and straightforward but yet reliable. So glad that I found a PodCruncher! It is deceivingly simple and yet very powerful. Don’t let easy fool you though, it has a lot of features but doesn’t allow them to complicate things. If you’re looking for a podcast player to, you know, play Podcasts then this is the one for you. It won’t do your laundry or take the garbage out but it will make listening and finding podcasts extremely easy.

App is broken and unsupported. Find a different app, save your money.. It is now impossible to find an app through the search "feature". There are 3 categories to search from except you can not select any. It stays on one because the selection is literally on top of where you type. You can't see what your typing and you can't select what you want to search for. I was literally just trying to add a new podcast and the 3 options randomly decided to change. So even though I'm inputting the exact name, nothing is showing up. App starts playing the podcast your listening to while you are somewhere in the episode making you hear two loops of the same episode. Doesn't always do this, but it happens more and more.

Far, Far Better Than Apple's Podcasts App. I decided to write a review when I thought about how horrifying it would be for me to go back to the Apple Podcasts App. This App is just far, far better. It's all about user interface. There's one "smart playlist" that works just like Apple's but you can make all your own regular playlists (add and remove podcast episodes one by one like always) or "smart" playlists that follow whatever rules you give them. Another really nice touch is letting you customize the jump back and jump forward to be the number of seconds you want, and customizing what the "remote" buttons do... Aka the track forward buttons on your car. You can pick what their functions are. What a great idea! I love this app! If they told me I had to pay $100 or else go back to Apple Podcasts I would pay $100 in a heartbeat.

By Far The Best Podcast App. I've tried a few podcast apps but none of them worked the way I wanted. This one did. My issue was having trouble with the ease of marking multiple episodes of shows as something I've already played. All other apps were buggy and just reset my lists constantly. PodCruncher did not. I was able to easily mark previous episodes and it's kept them in check for the 5+ months I've been using it. The only issue I have is sometimes the app does crash and/or doesn't play the episode I've been listening to. But a quick app restart fixed it. Hopefully they'll fix that with an update soon.

5 months. I've been using this about 5 months, before that I was using iTunes and the default player. The best thing is the extra control such as more playback speeds. The most annoying thing is that it tends to download a podcast but not be able to play it. It happens most often on networks in hotels for some reason. Even at the house though it can occur occasionally. There should be a way to redownload those. They can be selected and sent to the queue but the queue will then remove them since it will not download already downloaded podcasts. There needs to be a check when items are added to the queue that retries if the podcast is invalid. I would also suggest an additional option for controlling the total amount of flash reserved for all podcasts. Definitely pleased with it besides the above issues. (Updated) A few times a week when the player finishes one podcast and switches to a new one, there will be silence. The podcast is playing but is muted. Usually it recovers and starts playing after 30 seconds or so. If you change the playback speed, jump backward, or the volume, then it un-mutes. Different podcasts have different volumes. Under iTunes you can select to have the podcasts volume leveled which helps somewhat. During playback a few times a week the volume will decrease suddenly, if you jump back and forward this usually fixes it.

Improved interface, but new bug. I've been enjoying this app for years, and a few years ago an annoying glitch (the new podcast search issue) showed up resulting from one of the past iOS or screen changes from Apple that the app didn't properly handle. This release has finally resolved that issue. Unfortunately, it now PAUSES every time I adjust the volume in my car using the car's volume controls. After years of using this app, I've had to switch to another player that is in many ways inferior to this one, but the pause bug just makes it completely unusable in my car. Still 3 stars because it's a 5 star app when it works, but unusable to me with the bug.

Nope Nope Nope. Been using this app for a few years and just has nagging issues. One issue: using the search bar when looking for a podcast, The search term you type in is superimposed over the text that the app has in the search bar itself. It's a jumbled mess, and you can't see what you've typed in. I've written twice about this issue and never heard back. Second issue: For some reason, this app has terrible play back quality over Bluetooth. The signal is weak, the playback blanks out every couple of seconds and it sounds like it's coming through 1940s transistor radio. The same podcasts sound strong and crystal clear when play through Apple podcast app. It is easy to create playlists and that's worth something but I think I paid for this app and that's the rub.

The best podcasting app imo, just needs one thing.... Been using this a long time, has exactly the interface and almost all the features I want. Really pleased with the latest update too, they overhauled one part of the app that needed it - the look of it was a few OS updates old - and they made it compatible with the new phones, but didn't fix anything that wasn't broken. All the features and functionality I love are intact, and they didn't add anything extraneous. But they just need to add one feature - the ability to search within your library of subscribed podcasts. Like some podcasts have hundreds of episodes and I might want to revisit ones with one particular guest, and it would be so much better to be able to search rather than have to scroll through the full list.

Among the Best Podcast Apps. There are only two things missing from this app to make it my daily driver for listening to podcasts, both of which are personal preferences and do not relate to the usability of the app itself (this app is incredibly usable): 1. External sync 2. Silence skip Podcast discovery would also be a nice addition, but not something I personally need in a podcast player. EDIT: podcast discovery is actually okay, better than many others (eg Castro, Network). Also, there is a random bug that pops up sometimes, moving the scrubber on its own, possibly related to listening at increased speeds. But it's random, infrequent, and difficult to reproduce. Otherwise this really is a perfect app and delightfully customizable - it will absolutely conform to your individual use preferences. More than that, even with all the customizable views and playlists, it does not feel cluttered. The settings aren't confusing and everything just works. I've purchased all podcast apps (I can count at least 12, all if the big guys and a bunch of the little ones) and this is as close as any of them come to perfect. Silence skip had become too important for me recently, so I haven't been able to use PodCruncher fulltime.

Best podcast APP on the market!. I love this APP. I use it 2 to 4 hours a day. I subscribe to a whole range of podcasts from News, Politics, Business, Tech, Science, Movies, Radio Theatre, Cultural, Educational and Comedy. PodCruncher is the most comprehensive podcast APP on the market. It allows me to control selection, downloads, storage, organization, replay, offline use and sharing content better than any other APP. They have build in the most intuitive and subtle options you can imagine. As a user for over 6 years I give it my highest rating.

Favorite podcast app for years- please update!!!. Podcruncher has been my favorite podcast app for years, I’ve deleted it and come back several times. The last update was exciting, it had been far too long. Please continue to update the app with bug fixes, lack of support and declining stability is the only reason I defect but it’s not my choice- please keep making Podcruncher the best! **NEEDED FIX: import directly from Apple Podcast app isn’t working. Podcruncher is the only app I’ve ever found that allows importing directly without having to use iTunes and OPML. But it’s no longer syncing the available subscriptions from Apple to import. Given that the Apple Podcast app is dreadful, the issue is likely on that side. Please fix!!!

Best IPhone/iPod Podcasting App Ever!. I have used many podcasting apps over the years and found this one the best on mobile devices! The user interface is really optimized for a small screen. The best thing for me is the simplified playlists that give quick access to shows. This really helps if you have multiple devices to sort through just what you have downloaded and what's now available. If I could make only one request it would be for an option to select the last app's version grey colors instead of Apple's mandated bright color scheme pushed on developers for the new iOS look that is way too bright. Overall, the best mobile podcast app I have used - free or paid.

No Question- The Best for Podcasts. I read a few of the lower rated posts and can say with certainty they are just wrong. There are no issues with streaming, they do save your place, and the best feature (as far as I'm concerned) is the ability to create different playlist so you don't have to scroll and/or figure which ones you have already listened to. If this review helps one person give this app a shot, then I have done my duty. I have never posted a review but this one seemed necessary. 5 Stars! Not even sure what changes could be made to make it better!

Great. I've used this app for a couple of years and it's the best podcast app I've been able to find. Only one issue I've ever had: I have a kind of routine in the morning where I open the app, open my podcast, pick an episode and click on "show notes". The first time I click on that, no matter what, it crashes. It doesn't have any other problems while I use it but when I click on show notes for the first time, it shuts down and I have to start over. It's a fairly minor inconvenience but can get annoying after 2 years.

Fast but outdated interface. I switched from Downcast for two reasons - the app was dog slow (on my iphone 5 and my new 6) and it frequently shut down in the background. I was looking for something fast and feature rich. Podcruncher advertises speed and delivers. I have two complaints. One is a weird bug that only happens when i stream a podcast and stop halfway through. Sometimes I'll come back to it the next day and it will only play the next few minutes and stop. I can't scrub or play past that stop point. I have to manually download the episode to continue. The other complaint is the old interface. If they're going to keep charging for it then i need to be able to fit more than six podcasts on the screen at once. Scrolling through such a fat blown up interface takes forever. I'd also love more options for listing and sorting, like a way to filter the oldest unplayed (for catching up on a backlog) or being able to sort the podcast list without changing the priority of each podcast. I'll keep using it just for sheer performance, though

Good App, Add. Smart Playlist Features Be Nice. I like the layout and simplicity of this app. It displays all podcasts’ available episodes by default (without having to navigate and expanding views), which saves a lot of time. The use of smart playlists and notifications to sort through new episodes keeps things manageable and focused, as opposed to having to go through each show’s page or an uncustomizable list. I DO wish there were a browsable library, so it were easier t discover shows without importing an OPML file or feed from another source. I also wish smart playlists had more sorting criteria, e.g. “Excluding podcasts” in addition to episodes “From All Podcasts,” as I want to exclude two podcasts specifically and must manually revise my smart playlist any time I subscribe to new shows. Also, the option to choose “Played Only” in addition to “Unplayed Only” episodes would be helpful for anyone looking to create both a later-listening queue (unplayed) of starred episodes while also maintaining a smart playlist of favorited past episodes (played). The first is possible, but the latter is not. Overall, happy with the app.

Duped by the reviews. I've been using the native podcast app for a while now but was looking for something that had a little bit more control. Given the number of five star reviews and that this was one of the paid apps compared to several other highly rated free apps, I decided to give this a go. 1. I transferred over from Podcasts but it only transferred seven of my 15+ subscriptions. It also did not retain any information on what I already listen to or deleted so I essentially had to start from scratch. 2. I really don't like the UE when I swipe to delete an episode. The top menu bar disappears so the line that you're deleting skips. I had to do a lot of cleanup because further to point number one, it didn't transfer over for me what I had or had not already listened to. 3. Finally I don't like that it doesn't give you a quick preview up with the podcast is about. It takes several clicks in to get to the podcast description.

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Excellent podcast manager. Much better then few of such applications I tried so far.

Podcruncher is great. I love this app it is stable and downloads really well and is very user friendly. It is infinitely better than the podcast app, the only thing I would love to see is for podcruncher to be able to replace podcast app and one day sync with iTunes so I could import mp3s and make them podcasts from my computer

Perfect podcast app. This app is simple brilliance, and the pre-download feature is a must to save on data charges and choppy playback. 5 stars

I like Pod Cruncher. Easy to use and download episodes of the shows I like. Episodes play in the car without any issues, great app.

Does what is says. Much better than the native Podcasts app. Downloads and plays podcasts. Good UI.

Helps me keep my edge. Apple make great phones and computers, but I find their software uninspiring. I stumbled on pod cruncher and could not be more delighted. True set and forget. One of the most frequently used apps on my phone.

PodCruncher in Australia. Here we have the free Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) who creates lots of quality content. I have been using PodCruncher for a few years now and it has become part of me and my life. When combined with the ABC it is a quantum leap in training & entertainment. When in airplane mode I can listen to downloaded content. Keep up the great work PodCruncher.

Not what I was hoping for. A well featured app, but unfortunately it doesn't interact with my podcasts loaded from iTunes. It will access the feeds from your Music app, but you need to download and manage the podcasts from the device then. I want to manage my feeds in iTunes and use this as the player only. Oh well

Saved!. After Apple twice updated their podcast app & I could still not listen to anything, I was tearing my hair out! I wish I has discovered this app earlier. Stable & with far more features, this is what Apple's app should be!

Updated and nearly perfect. Well done podcast listening app with loads of features and a well thought out UI. It's only missing feature is silence removal.

Does what Apple's version doesn't - it downloads podcasts consistently. Really needs to continue downloading while in background mode, next version maybe????

Awesome finally an update. I can finally give a 5 star. Latest update fixed my only complaints. I’m back to using this app full time.

It works!!!!!!. It is easy to use It works It doesn't crash Worth spending the money

Not unmatched playback. Doesn’t even have a volume boost. I expected this to be in the “unmatched” playback tools but there is nothing. I feel lied to and I have wasted my money.

Excellent!!. A great podcast app. Highly recommended.

100 x better than the apple app.. This has options to limit data sources and amounts. Brilliant!

Great App!. This is a great app which I constantly use and high recommend. The 'PlayLists' feature adds a real ability to easily manage your podcasts from new downloads, unplayed episodes, etc, etc. Really handy ..... If you're looking for an app which extends well beyond the basic Apple app, you can't go past PodCruncher.

Why so long??. Finally a simple but effective podcast synch and player app. No need to hook up to iTunes too. Nice!

My podcast app of choice. Works really well, lots of customisation options, auto downloads, does everything I need with no fuss. A good app to have.

At last!!. At last they’ve updated the app I most use for podcasts. Great app anyway but now they’ve fixed the little annoyances that was making me look elsewhere. Thanks

Excellent app. Perfect app for subscribing to podcasts of choice and managing episodes. I have been using this app for my daily commute solidly for over a year now and it doesn't miss a beat.

Love it. Great app

Great except for bugs in new version. Been using pod cruncher as my podcast client for ages and it is excellent. However the new version frequently requires me to force exit and restart in order to see my podcast list and play episodes. Please fix it, thanks.

Great App. Great app for listening to podcasts. Works perfectly and way better than syncing to iTunes.

Excellence app. Apple should offer this developer a job reworking their stock podcast app. This is excellent work.

Better than Apple Podcast. Better than Apple Podcast

The perfect podcast app!. Look no further for the app you'll never think twice about using for controlling your podcasting habits

Good, functional app. I use this app all the time and it gets the job done. One or two clunky bits, but still better than the apple iPhone version. Very happy with it.

Way better than Apple's default. They are in different leagues (Apple's Podcast app and PodCruncher) but there's one simple feature I'm chasing that I can't get: Chromecast

Great Pod cast app. I have tried others, including Apples, but I think this is very easy to use and I have never had an issue. Thank you because I am addicted to podcasts. My wife hates that I have my ear phones all the time. I see it as a good thing!

Finally!. Perfect at last. Far better than every other podcasting app I've used. Absolutely worth it.

All good. No complaints.

It just works - great app. Downloaded this after getting frustrated with the buggy built in app. It just works. Easy to add podcasts. Easy to customize.

Good but hasn't been updated in ages. This podcast app has lots of features the other apps don't have but unfortunately, very unfortunately, it hasn't been updated in ages. When you search for something the tab header covers the search term. I mentioned this to them more than a year ago but it still hasn't been fixed. I suspect they have given up on updating it.

The only podcast app you need.. I’ve been using PodCruncher forever. It’s stable, it takes private feeds, you can make playlists and it’s so easy to use. There’s no reason to try any other podcast app. Period.

It Works.. I love listening to podcasts. But Apples Podcast app doesn't cut it- it has glitches, it wont download my favourite shows. This is $1.99 well spent. I love it, you will too.

Best podcast app by far. The app developers finally updated it and I can now see what I'm searching for again. Still my favourite podcast app after five+ years, and I've tried a lot on a lot of platforms. PodCruncher rocks!

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Good all round podcast player. Does most things well. Loses a star as it does not automatically restart downloads when it reconnects to wi-fi.

Simple and great. Can't fault this app, simple, stable and has all the functionality you need. Searching, setting up and managing podcasts is easy.

So Glad I Found This App. After using the iphone built in app and becoming increasingly annoyed at the interface and bugs I encountered I switched, so glad no more bugs easy to use, just perfect!

It just works.. I follow 43 podcasts and other apps have let me down - they’ve updated & ‘forgotten’ what i’ve listened to or just not worked with new iOS etc. I just updated this app and everything is still working. 10/10.

Downloads much faster!. The new version does parallel downloads.

Good enough. I'm picky with podcast software. Glad I've found one that does the job

Atoraya. Love it. Makes everything so simple and allows you to customize everything the way you like. Love the wifi auto download function.

Great App!!. Does what it says. If you like podcasts this app is for you. Only prob is it doesn't automatically start downloading when podcasts are available. Thus 4 stars.

Not bad, but still missing a couple features. If the app can get a way to "select all" so they can be marked as read en mass, that would be handy. Also a way to backup other than via email... Perhaps Dropbox/iCloud?

Would recommend. Stable, easy to use, doesn't play up like the Apple podcast app. Can sometimes be hard to explore and find a new podcast, but that could be user error...

Great app. I’m enjoying this. I have a list of about 30 casts I listen to and PodCruncher let’s me organise downloads and playing order simply

Apple app begone!. Wow - I can't believe I battled with the stupid bug-infested Apple podcast app for so long... Or iTunes for that matter! This has made my podcast listening SO much simpler. Such fine-grain tailoring. This subscription has lots of slow talking: 1.75x speed. That one is heavy going: 1x. Video also speed variable! Oldest first here, newest first there. Download behaviour also customisable. Dead simple playlists. Only criticisms are that it only imported subscriptions that had downloaded files present, requiring manual subs of the others. And had to manually delete all the episodes I've already listened too - one at a time. Took ages. But now everything is smooth as... If your listening revolves around podcasts, you just can't go wrong with this app. Goodbye to that dog of an app iTunes, and all its endless syncing, hello simple listening!

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The only one to use. The best app for playing podcasts.

Best!. Love this app. Just needs a refreshed look!

Great viewer. Easy to use. Love the playback speed control.

One stop for Podcasts!. Like everybody else that has rated this happen I think it is an awesome app for podcasts. Very good at helping you find the podcasts you want and then making sure that you have them all in one place. It's very easy to use app!

Flawless & Reliable... with one tiny bug: Search. I switched to this app in 2014, after Apple's dumpster fire of an app blew away my synced podcasts for the umpteenth time. It's always worked well for me, except for the podcast search bar, which DOES search but appears as a transparent element on top of the interface, making it tough to read. Unfortunately, I don't think the developer is still working on the app, as no fixes/upgrades in 3 years.

THE BEST.. Long time user. Years. Love your updates! Love the attention to details. Love that I can now organize the shows in a list. Only thing it’s missing for me is a “night mode”. My eyes ache at the white screen when I go to change podcasts in bed. I’d just like to be able to switch it to an all over black background anytime I need to. Which might even be always :) I would never knock a star off for not having this though. This app is just so good. Trapped on a desert island I’d want 1. My pocket computer. 2. Podcruncher app.

Awesomesauce. I will be telling other apple podcast app haters all about this app. It's great! Also, to the earlier comment about missing older episodes; it's possible to download them, you just have to create a new playlist. Easy peasy!! A++

Love it. It has playlists that work like the old Apple podcast app, on the go and customized. I listen to episodes multiple times and don't want them to just disappear. I also happy, the app works great (this was the 3rd one I had tried)

Significantly easier to manage than Apple Podcasts. Streamlined and more intuitive than Apples offering.

Better than apple. Solid app.

Dsimply does the job without too many unnecessary features. I will happily give 5 stars if an apple watch app is added where I can download some episodes and I can listen to them on the go without taking my phone with me. I need it for my running sessions. Otherwise, this app is perfect.

Great app. Some podcasts unavailable like those from CNN ?

Best podcast app I’ve used. Has just about every feature you would want. Unlike in the Apple Podcasts app, you can see a lot of information at once without having to tap or scroll. Everything is just easier to do and find. Excellent app. Worth every penny. The only negative is that the app hasn’t been updated for over 3 years. It still works fine, but I wish it had a dark mode.

Always Works. Easy to search for and add new podcasts.

Love this App. Works flawlessly. Easy to use.

Works fine, great interface. Some issues with downloads and configuration but that might be me. I'm on the road a lot, and I love that the interface is large and clear, so I can use it safely and easily while I'm driving.

Great update. Great app. I use it every day!

Excellent & Dependable. Used it for years. Able to make smart folders.

Best overall. This is the best overall podcast app I’ve found on IOS, however there’s no search feature within podcasts -which means you have to scroll until the end of time to find an old podcast you’re looking for. I’ve also emailed the developers a few times and have not heard a response. The pros: - intuitive and easy to use queuing feature - multiple ways of creating playlists as well as “smart playlists” that are based on pre-set conditions - user friendly and aesthetically pleasing interface - sleep timer, speed adjustment (tho only at intervals of 25%) Cons - no search feature within subscribed podcasts - no skip silence, and overly large rate control options

Quality. It's quality. Well worth the few bucks it cost. Haven't had one problem and have been using it almost daily in the car. I love the way you can set it to automatically download podcasts when you're in wifi.

Good. Works well

So far awesome. Way better than the crashing apple app!!!

Not Being Updated!. No updates since 2018 on this app. Should be removed from the store

Saved me years of frustration. PocCruncher has been very reliable for years! i have recommended to my sister in law who was as frustrated as i had been with other podcast player. My only complaint is that my logo has disappeared.

Weird search function. Good app. One annoying thing though is that the search field is hard to read because it is overlapped by a bar that says "All..Title..Author". Very awkward search function, never seen it anywhere else. And it's hard to read what you typed because of the weird search bar. Otherwise, pretty darn good.

Brilliant. Absolutely wonderful. One stop shopping [and everything is free!] for a world of podcasts. Makes driving in traffic a pleasure.

Needs updating. This app still works great for managing podcasts but hasn't been updated for the larger screen sizes of the 7/7+

Avoid. Garbage. Don’t waste your money. Downloads don’t work, ugly barebones interface. Instacast has all the same features, looks the exact same and doesn’t cost $4.

This is the one. Tried several. One had as good or even better features, but half downloaded files would sometimes end up not getting deleted and the app would balloon in size. The only way to fix this was to reinstall the app That was getting old Other podcatchers were stable, but missing essential features. This app, on the other hand, is just right. Worth the slight fee. Worth every penny.

Straight forward, simple, robust. I think that says it all. Well worth the money. I love the adjustable forward and back increment times and that you can set the headphone controls to jump forward and back a few seconds, not move you to the next podcast. Very handy in a bundled up walking mode!

Good but.... No update since 2014?! I've messaged the developers a few times about a glitch with the search bar that prevents me from properly searching for new podcasts but I'm sceptical anyone's paying attention to this app anymore.

Great app. After reading reviews of other podcast apps this one looked the best. Definitely not disappointed. Works flawlessly and simply. Highly recommended.

Intuitive and easy to use :). Yup!

best podcast app that I’ve ever used. as with all software, it can be better, of course, but it’s way ahead of similar apps in terms of usability and simplicity; well worth the money; highly recommended

Excellent App!. Every possible thing that I might want to do has been thought of and included. Easy to manage the memory used.

Perfect. Works great.

Best Podcast App. When Apple updated its Podcast App with iOS 11 they ruined it. I started using PodCruncher and love it. The only thing I didn’t like is the sleep timer doesn’t have End of Podcast but realized if I removed the episodes that would play next it ends with that one. Very user friendly. I highly recommend it.

Love it! Needs 1 key feature.. I love this app, and it’s good value for money. Sometimes lags when loading episodes.

Always make me pull through my day. Simple platform. Easy to use and navigate. Love the wifi restriction and how easy it is to add/delete/search fot podcasts. The region selection for top podcasts is also awesome. It allowed me to select specific podcasts that are from different countries. Thanks for this awesome app!

Excellent. I like PodCruncher

Great product. I love this app. Wish it updated a little more often but it’s hard to improve on perfection

Finally. Wow, finally a decent podcast app, considering the default podcast app just gets worse and worse. This app is designed well and straight forward to use.

Problem saving after updating podcast stats on refresh. Every time I open this app, I get that message at least three times

Great app!!. Really happy with the function of this app.

Best podcast app out there. I’ve used many podcast apps on iOS and none of them have a sane approach to playlists. They all do something weird at some point. Podcruncher has a simple and easy to use playlist system that I love. It just works. Thanks for a great app!!

Everything I wanted in a podcast app!. This great and it is fairly easy to get the hang of it. I have enjoyed trouble free listening ever since.

Was the best. Was truly an excellent app but now not updating. It repeatedly pauses when synced to my car via Bluetooth. Cant use it anymore

Works great. Works great

This is legit and terrific. Hated using apples crap app. Decided to use this, and after only 5 mins am wildly pleased with the quality and functionality of this fine product. Use this, there is only happiness to follow :)

Nearly perfect. Been using for nearly two years. Never had any issues with it whatsoever. My only gripe is that it lacks a search function for podcast episodes, which can make it tedious to look for episodes in podcasts with hundreds or thousands of episodes. Otherwise excellent app

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