Pocket Casts - Podcast App

Name: Pocket Casts - Podcast App
Rating: 4.8281894 (123752 reviews)
Author: Automattic, Inc

By: Automattic, Inc App

Stream, download, and organize your podcasts

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

4,748,213 ▲ 16.32K

Data as of 2026-08-31

Rating:

4.83 +32

(123,752)

Version:

8.18

Last updated: 2026-08-28

News and magazines (Gross)

Features & Capabilities

Pocket Casts is the world's most powerful free podcast app for listeners. Stream, download, and organize episodes with smart playlists, offline playback, and cross-device sync.

Features across devices include Material Design, offline mode, fast search, and broad platform support (Android Auto, Chromecast, Wear OS, Sonos). Enjoy curated recommendations, instant episode notifications, and easy library import/export for a seamless listening experience.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Content Entertainment News & Magazines

By:

Automattic, Inc

Downloads:

4,748,213 16.32K

Rating:

4.83

(123,752) 32 new ratings

Version:

8.18 Last updated: 2026-08-28

Version code:

9446

Creation date:

2011-03-06

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.BLUETOOTH Moderate risk
android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE Moderate risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE Moderate risk
android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC Low risk

Size:

32.73MB

Email:

su*****@pocketcasts.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-31

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 25,048 ▲ 4

Other rankings

#19 in News and magazines (Gross) ▼ 1#36 in News and magazines (Free) #48 in Android wear (Gross) ▲ 4#95 in Android wear (Free) ▲ 2

For Developers

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Automattic, Inc

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts

Email:

su*****@pocketcasts.com

Website:

https://pocketcasts.com/

User Reviews

Pros: cross-device sync, easy-to-use UI, strong customization, solid free features, and broad popularity. Cons: auto-download failures, intrusive ads and pricey upgrades, syncing/queue bugs, disliked redesigns, and monetization concerns. Overall, Pocket Casts offers powerful podcast management but repeated auto-download, bugs, and pricing issues drive some users to switch apps.

Pros

Cross-device sync and resume playback across Android, iOS, and web
User-friendly, intuitive UI with a strong feature set
Powerful customization options like playlists, drag-and-drop reordering, and genre grouping
Robust functionality in the free version with flexible options
Generally regarded as one of the best Android podcast apps by users

Cons

Auto-download often fails or stops after updates, ignoring settings
Intrusive mid-play ads and expensive ad-removal/Plus pricing
Persistent bugs around syncing and queue management (reappearing deletions, reordering issues, playback glitches)
Controversial redesign/UI overhaul that many users dislike or find unusable
Perceived overpricing for extra features and exclusionary pricing for premium options

Recent reviews

Utter frustration that I'm told organizing a list is possible (i.e. downloads) but not how to actually do it. I've even tried adding items one at a time, but alas, this app disorganizes it with no way to put things in order.

Ch*****, 2026-08-18

Almost perfect. However with one big issue for me that keeps it from 5 stars. I want a PERMANENT setting to sort podcasts from oldest to newest. By default it is newest to oldest and every time it get in my car to listen to podcasts, it always changes back to default. I want a persistent setting that I can change that will stay oldest to newest on ever podcast by default if I set it that way. If that setting exists, then I've not found it.