# Podcast Maker: Home Studio App

> An All In One Podcast Maker App With Various Features. Record, Edit &Mix Sound!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.smartwidgetlabs.podcastmaker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.smartwidgetlabs.podcastmaker)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.smartwidgetlabs.podcastmaker`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Flowmatic
- **Category:** LIFESTYLE
- **Downloads:** 213,517
- **Rating:** 4.43 / 5 (2,440 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-24
- **First published:** 2021-09-29
- **Publisher country:** SG
- **Size:** 52 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartwidgetlabs.podcastmaker)
- **Website:** [https://theflowmatic.co/](https://theflowmatic.co/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://smartwidgetlabs.com/privacy-policy/](http://smartwidgetlabs.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Podcast Maker: Home Studio is an all-in-one app designed for aspiring podcast creators. It offers a seamless experience to record your voice with a single tap, edit audio files using premium tools such as split, trim, equalizer, echo, reverb, and noise cancellation. You can enrich your episodes by adding background music or sound effects from the built-in library or upload your own audio files. Organizing podcast segments is effortless with drag-and-drop features, and finished episodes can be exported directly to any cloud platform. This pocket studio platform ensures your voice is heard anytime, anywhere, with more exciting features continually being added.

This app provides a powerful yet user-friendly podcasting experience, helping creators produce high-quality audio content without needing complex software or equipment. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced podcaster, Podcast Maker: Home Studio equips you with all necessary tools to craft compelling podcasts on the go.

## Rankings

- #154,668 — 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.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.smartwidgetlabs.podcastmaker.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users largely praise the app’s intuitive design and rich editing tools, with strong potential. However, recurring negatives include music handling problems (import/upload), editing/playback limitations, stability and upload/corruption issues, and missing social-sharing options. These core issues appear across multiple reviews, while the design and tooling remain strong positives when the app functions properly.

### Pros

- Intuitive, well-designed UI that makes recording and editing easy
- Rich feature set with many editing tools and options for podcasts
- Good overall quality and strong potential when functioning
- Positive notes about ease of use and helpfulness for uploading to different sites

### Cons

- Music import/upload problems: cannot use user-provided music, background music fails to upload, and premium music features are confusing
- Editing/playback limitations: short playback cap (only a few seconds) and difficulties with trimming/merging
- Stability and upload issues: frequent upload failures, corrupted files, and some videos/podcasts won’t upload
- Missing sharing options: cannot share episodes to social networks like Facebook or Instagram
- Noise-cancellation feature sometimes adds an echo or degrades audio quality

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