# Wear Casts: Podcasts and MP3

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

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.krisdb.wearcasts](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.krisdb.wearcasts)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.krisdb.wearcasts`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Wearible Solutions
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 209,850
- **Rating:** 3.52 / 5 (1,078 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.36.73
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-05
- **First published:** 2017-08-25
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-06
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.krisdb.wearcasts)
- **Website:** [http://krisdb.github.io/](http://krisdb.github.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/wear-casts/home/privacy](https://sites.google.com/view/wear-casts/home/privacy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #157,102 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.krisdb.wearcasts.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

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).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.krisdb.wearcasts)