Luminary Podcasts & Originals

Name: Luminary Podcasts & Originals
Rating: 4.8 (12219 reviews)
Author: Luminary Media, LLC

By: Luminary Media, LLC App

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Overview

Version:

61.5

Last updated: 2022-11-12

Features & Capabilities

Luminary Podcasts & Originals is a subscription podcast network offering original shows, exclusive content, and immersive audio experiences from top creators. On this Chrome extension page you can learn about Luminary Original Podcasts like The Midnight Miracle, The C-Word, Spooked, and more, plus music experiences and millions of free podcasts. Download and subscribe to enjoy diverse voices and conversations wherever you listen.

Key features include personalized recommendations, editorial curation, cross device syncing so you can pick up where you left off across platforms, robust search with rich results, offline downloads, favorites with alerts, drag and drop bookmarking, adjustable playback speed, and seamless streaming to AirPlay and Bluetooth devices. A sleep timer helps wind down your listening, and you can manage your subscription across devices.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Entertainment Music & Audio Content

By:

Luminary Media, LLC

Rating:

4.80

(12,219) 5 ratings

Version:

61.5 Last updated: 2022-11-12

Version code:

853280726

Creation date:

2019-04-22

Compatible devices:

Size:

56.55MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-09

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 15,609 ▼ 22

Other rankings

#5 in Keep Up With Your Podcasts #15 in Audio Apps Worth A Listen #32 in airtime keyword 1 ▲ 4#64 in medium keyword 20 ▼ 6#74 in media keyword 22 ▲

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Developed by:

Luminary Media, LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/luminary-podcasts-originals/id1398370417

Website:

https://luminarypodcasts.com/

User Reviews

User sentiment is mixed: the app offers a strong content library and an intuitive design, but is plagued by reliability issues (loading crashes, missing content, offline problems), billing frustrations (unwanted renewals, refunds trouble), and weak customer support. Ads on paid plans add to dissatisfaction. If Luminary can stabilize performance, improve support response times, and resolve billing, the overall rating could improve significantly.

Pros

Broad library and variety of shows, including Luminary Originals, offering a rich selection for users.
Well-designed, user-friendly interface and overall ease of use when functioning.
Library management and episode notifications help users track new content.
Content variety described as a 'cornucopia' of shows, appealing to different interests.

Cons

Frequent app instability: loading failures, crashes, and content not loading or showing up (blank screens).
Content and library disappearing or being unavailable, with saved shows missing and search results not populating.
Billing and subscription problems: unexpected renewals, charges after cancellation, and difficulty canceling or obtaining refunds.
Poor or unresponsive customer support: slow or no responses to issues and refunds, with multiple reports of contact difficulties.
Ads are still shown on paid subscriptions, making the experience feel ad-supported.

Recent reviews

New GWF episode that released on Friday is still not available and it is Sunday. Did the on-call engineer quit? I’ve been a subscriber for years to be able to get the GWF bonus episodes. This app has always had issues with restarting an episode after pausing, with load times of several minutes or it will not load. I’ve came up with my own troubleshooting trick over the years- starting another episode and jumping back to the one I’m meaning to play. However with this week’s episode just straight up not appearing, it has actually warranted a negative review.

by Ti*****, 2026-07-26

I’ve been a luminary subscriber for years and pay $4.99 ($5.39 tax) specifically to listen to GWF. Today episode will not load and apparently there are subscriber only episodes on the Apple Podcast app that aren’t available on the actual Luminary app. I really don’t want to switch my subscription over to the podcast app because I’ll have to pay more ($6.99 plus tax) fix your app and give me the episodes I’ve paid for or honor my current subscription rate and switch me over to Apple.