Offline Podcast App: Player FM

Name: Offline Podcast App: Player FM
Rating: 3.9718645 (106857 reviews)
Author: Maple Media

By: Maple Media

Offline podcast player for streaming trending audio, video & tech podcast shows

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Features & Capabilities

Player FM is a powerful, cross-platform podcast player designed for podcast lovers who want seamless offline listening experience. With Player FM, you can easily download your favorite podcasts and enjoy audio and video shows without needing wifi. It offers smart features like syncing play positions across devices, customizable themes, playlist management, auto volume boost, and silence skip.

Discover trending and diverse podcasts covering education, news, business, technology, sports, comedy, music, and more from major networks like NYT, NPR, and MSNBC as well as indie creators. Player FM supports Android Auto, Chromecast, WearOS, and provides an elegant interface for phones, tablets, desktops, and even cars. Premium features include ad-free listening, playlist bookmarks, audio compression to save space, early content updates, and personal episode search. Whether you’re into TED Talks, Tim Ferriss, Serial, or comedy shows, Player FM is your go-to app for uninterrupted podcast enjoyment anywhere, anytime.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Entertainment Music & Audio

By:

Maple Media

Downloads:

12,530,443 49.72K

Rating:

3.97

(106,857) 18 new ratings

Version:

7.7.0(27873) Last updated: 2026-05-26

Version code:

27873

Creation date:

2013-04-28

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE Very high risk
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT Moderate risk
com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE Moderate 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.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk

Size:

82.15MB

Email:

su*****@player.fm

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 11,294 ▲ 20

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Developed by:

Maple Media

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.player

Email:

su*****@player.fm

Website:

https://player.fm

User Reviews

User reviews are mixed. Many users praise general quality, a simple UI, and features like Play Later, but frequent and recurring complaints focus on ads (even for paid users), market-access restrictions, and playback stability (Bluetooth car playback issues, navigation-prompt muting, freezing, resume problems). Additional gripes include nag screens urging upgrades and unwanted podcast suggestions. A few long-time users note UI changes but still value the app overall. The key tensions are reliability and usability vs. ads and intrusive prompts. Overall, strong positives are tempered by recurring behavioral and accessibility issues.

Pros

Generally good quality and reliability across reviews, with users sticking with it despite some issues.
Simple UI with effective search that many users find easy to use.
Play Later feature that saves to an online account for easy access across devices.
Custom categories and reliable organization mentioned by some users.

Cons

Intrusive ads and upgrade nag screens, including ads appearing even for paid/premium users.
Market accessibility restrictions (e.g., blocked in Spain) and account access issues tied to market changes.
Playback stability problems such as Bluetooth disconnects with cars, muting issues with navigation prompts, playback freezing, and problems resuming where left off.
Auto-subscribing to random podcasts and aggressive sponsored content in feeds or suggestions.
UI changes perceived as degrading usability and cluttered menus, plus persistent upgrade prompts.

Recent reviews

poor app

mo*****, 2026-05-23

Changed from a 5 star to 1 because they've added pop up ads that promote podcasts, even though I'm paying for premium that describes itself as removing all ads. I contacted support and they said this is a feature and did not say this was being done in error.

Na*****, 2026-05-23

Great app with plenty of controls that would be five stars but it's very annoying to open the app and have to see a "featured podcast" pop up. I want to go straight to my content especially as a paying customer. Their support team says this is a feature for free or paid customers. Get rid of it or at least give us the option to turn it off!! I've had the app for over a year and this is a stupid "feature" they added recently.