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Best Podcast Apps in 2026

Podcast apps help you find shows, keep track of episodes, and listen across the devices you use. Compare supported platforms and cross-device sync, then check offline downloads for listening without a connection.

  1. 01 Pocket Casts

    Pocket Casts suits listeners who want podcast discovery and playback across phones, computers, web, wearables, speakers and car systems.

    From $3.33/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS
    9.3 Visit Specs
  2. 02 Castro

    Castro suits podcast listeners who want queue management, offline playback, and controls across Apple devices.

    From $2.08/mo Free plan macOS · iOS
    9.1 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Apple Podcasts

    It suits podcast listeners who want free shows, offline playback, transcripts, or video podcasts across supported devices.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS
    9.0 Visit Specs
  4. 04 Podbean

    Podbean suits podcasters who want hosting with mobile recording and publishing, distribution, analytics, or monetization tools.

    From $17/mo Free plan iOS · Android
    9.0 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Podverse

    Podverse suits listeners who want podcast playback across mobile and web, including video, livestreams, or private feeds.

    From $1.50/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android
    8.9 Visit Specs
  6. 06 FluidCast

    FluidCast suits podcast listeners who want transcripts, offline downloads, and playback controls across a range of platforms.

    From £2.49/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.8 Visit Specs
  7. 07 Podurama

    Podurama suits podcast listeners who want synchronized apps across several platforms, offline mobile listening, or support for private and custom RSS feeds.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS
    8.8 Visit Specs
  8. 08 YourPods

    YourPods suits podcast listeners who want offline listening, transcripts, private feeds, and playback controls across Apple devices and other listed platforms.

    From $2.50/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.8 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Podimo

    Podimo suits individual listeners seeking podcasts and audiobooks, including offline playback and video podcasts.

    From €4.17/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android
    8.8 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Overcast
    Free plan macOS · iOS
    8.6 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Player FM

    Player FM suits podcast listeners who want to discover shows, import feeds and download episodes for offline listening.

    Free plan Web · iOS · Android
    8.6 Visit Specs
  12. 12 Podcast Republic

    It suits listeners who want podcasts, radio, audiobooks, and RSS feeds managed in one app across Android, iOS, and web.

    Free plan Web · iOS · Android
    8.6 Visit Specs
  13. 13 PinePods

    PinePods suits podcast listeners who want to run a self-hosted server and sync listening across web, desktop, and mobile clients.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.6 Visit Specs
  14. 14 Spreaker

    It suits podcasters who need hosting, directory distribution, and monetization tools.

    From $20/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS
    8.6 Visit Specs
  15. 15 Castbox

    Castbox suits podcast listeners who want discovery, offline downloads, private feeds or playback across several device types.

    Free plan Web · iOS · Android
    8.5 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Fountain

    Fountain suits podcast listeners who want transcripts and offline playback, and podcasters managing publishing, promotion or analytics.

    From $1/mo Web · iOS · Android · API
    8.5 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Metacast

    Metacast suits thinkers, learners, knowledge seekers, professionals, and lifelong learners who want searchable podcast text and navigation tools.

    From $1.67/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android
    8.4 Visit Specs
  18. 18 opencast
    Free plan macOS · iOS
    8.4 Visit Specs
  19. 19 Moon FM
    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS
    8.4 Visit Specs
  20. 20 AntennaPod
    Free plan Android
    8.2 Visit Specs
  21. 21 iVoox

    iVoox suits listeners seeking podcasts, radio, or audiobooks, particularly those interested in its Spanish-language catalog.

    Free trial Web · iOS · Android
    8.2 Visit Specs
  22. 22 OpenAir
    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.2 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Castamatic
    From $1.25/mo Free plan macOS · iOS
    8.2 Visit Specs
  24. 24 gPodder
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Android
    8.2 Visit Specs
  25. 25 Anytime Podcast Player
    Free plan iOS · Android
    8.0 Visit Specs
How this list is ordered. Specifiction scores each tool on how fully its maker documents it, whether its prices are published, where the research puts it, the platforms it runs on and whether it can be tried for free (how we rank). Makers can also buy a numbered place (how Specifiction is paid for).

Episode transcripts and video podcast support may shape how you follow a show, while private feed support matters for feeds that are not public. Free plans and paid-from pricing add another basis for comparison. FluidCast, Apple Podcasts, and Pocket Casts are among the apps to consider against your listening habits and the features you rely on.

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