# podstow — listen-later podcast

> Save web articles to a private podcast feed, narrated in a natural voice.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.podstow.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.podstow.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `app.podstow.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** podstow Ltd
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 4
- **Version:** 1.0.4751
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-18
- **First published:** 2026-07-18
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 2.75 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.podstow.android)
- **Website:** [https://podstow.com](https://podstow.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://podstow.com/privacy/](https://podstow.com/privacy/)

## Description

Turn what you&#39;ve been meaning to read into something you can listen to.<br><br>podstow saves web articles to your own private podcast feed, narrated in a natural-sounding voice — so you can get through your reading list while you walk, commute, or do the dishes.<br><br>HOW IT WORKS<br>• Share any article to podstow from your browser or any app — tap Share, then podstow.<br>• podstow extracts the article and turns it into clear, natural narration.<br>• Listen right in the app, or subscribe to your personal feed in Pocket Casts, AntennaPod, Podcast Addict — any podcast app you already use.<br><br>MORE WAYS TO SAVE<br>• Browser extensions — one click from Chrome or Firefox on your computer.<br>• AI assistants — podstow is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-aware assistant and have it write episodes straight into your feed — a morning briefing, a papers digest, whatever you ask for.<br><br>WHY PODSTOW<br>• Your own private feed — no algorithm, no social layer, just what you saved.<br>• Natural narration — real-sounding voices, not robotic text-to-speech.<br>• It&#39;s just a podcast — offline, at your pace, on any device you already listen on.<br><br>Save long reads, newsletters, blog posts, and documentation, and let podstow read them back wherever you listen.<br><br>Free to start, no credit card required. Needs a free podstow account — sign in from the app.

## Rankings

- #2,993,295 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `app.podstow.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.podstow.android)