Wear Casts: Podcasts and MP3

Name: Wear Casts: Podcasts and MP3
Rating: 3.52 (1078 reviews)
Author: Wearible Solutions

By: Wearible Solutions App

An offline podcast, mp3 and audiobook player for Wear OS smartwatches

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

209,847 ▲ 1.06K

Data as of 2026-10-05

Rating:

3.52

(1,078)

Version:

1.36.73

Last updated: 2026-09-05

Ranking

#157,096 ▼ 574

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Wear Casts is a dedicated Wear OS podcast, MP3, and audiobook player that runs on Google Pixel Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch. Listen on your wrist without your phone, with podcasts synced from the phone app and offline playback. It is designed for watch-first listening, with some limitations.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Music & Audio Entertainment

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Downloads:

Rating:

Version:

1.36.73 Last updated: 2026-09-05

Version code:

544363

Creation date:

2017-08-25

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION High risk
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk

Size:

10.42MB

Email:

kr*****@live.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-10-05

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Developed by:: Wearible Solutions
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.krisdb.wearcasts
Email:: kr*****@live.com
Website:: http://krisdb.github.io/

User Reviews

The app offers Wear OS-focused playback with watch controls and offline transfer, but is hampered by frequent reliability issues. Most complaints center on unstable file transfers, flaky playback and controls, and unstable phone–watch connections. UI quirks and crashes are common, and premium features don’t consistently resolve these problems. Overall, valuable Wear OS features exist, but ongoing instability severely limits regular use.

Pros

Wear OS watch controls and the media control tile make playback control convenient from the watch.
Playback on the smartwatch speaker is supported.
Some users find the app simple to navigate and suitable for local listening on Wear OS (e.g., Pixel Watch 3).
Supports transferring podcasts/music to the watch for offline listening.

Cons

Unreliable file transfer/sync between phone and watch; large files often fail or don’t appear on the watch.
Playback instability and unresponsive controls; lag, failed Play/Pause, and occasional audio glitches.
Frequent phone–watch connectivity issues and disconnections requiring restarts.
User interface and overall stability problems; unintuitive GUI, watch complications may disappear, and heavy bugs.
Premium limitations and inconsistent behavior (5 MP3 upload limit without premium; paid users reporting unreliability and missing features).