# Castos

> Customized Private Podcasting

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1555924824](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1555924824)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1555924824`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Castos
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 2.80 / 5 (43 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.56
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2021-06-15
- **Size:** 50 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/castos/id1555924824)
- **Website:** [https://castos.com](https://castos.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://castos.com/privacy/](https://castos.com/privacy/)

## Description

Listen to all of your favorite private podcasts in one place with the Castos app. Log in once with your email and instantly access all of the Castos private podcasts you've been invited to. 

Great for internal company podcasts, for membership sites, courses, and online communities, and even local organizations who want to share information only with a select group of listeners.

Save yourself the trouble of trying to manage multiple private RSS feeds, and clunky 3rd party listening experiences, and get all your private podcast content in one easy-to-access app.

If a private podcast you're subscribed to is hosted on the Castos platform then it will be instantly available to you as soon as you log into the Castos app.

With private podcasting, companies can:

- Share latest updates from the leadership team
- Connect remote employees with the home office
- Communicate best practices to sales teams
- Improve and sustain employee engagement
- Help with the transition to remote work while staying connected

Online Communities, membership sites, and courses can use private podcasting to:

- Repurpose written or video content into audio format
- Share long-form content in an easy-to-consume, mobile, asynchronous manner
- Create additional ways to deliver value with their members
- Stand out from the competition with higher engagement with students and audience

App Features: 

- Customizable playback speed.
- Skip forward 30s and backwards 10s with just a tap.
- Easily view episode show notes and resources.
- Security focused: streaming only, no download allowed for listeners.
- Persistent playback bar in the bottom of the screen for easy access.
- Easy to use, Magic Link login - no password to remember (or forget).
- View new, unplayed episodes, and ones you've already listened to.

Privacy Policy: https://castos.com/privacy

## Rankings

- #223,529 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, users praise Castos for a clean UI, easy navigation, and solid playback controls with helpful played/unplayed filters. Yet many reviews cluster around reliability issues: frequent playback bugs (skips, stutter, crashes), persistent login/authentication friction (codes not received, passwordless flow issues, cross‑device sign‑in problems), offline downloading not working, inaccurate unplayed lists and progress tracking, and the missing sleep timer. Some users report improvements after updates, but stabilizing playback, improving downloads, and ensuring reliable logins are the key fixes needed.

### Pros

- Clean, well-designed UI that’s easy to use.
- Clear filters to separate played and unplayed episodes in the library.
- Playback controls include adjustable speed and volume.
- Login flow has improved after updates and works for many users.
- Library content appears and plays smoothly for some users.

### Cons

- Frequent playback bugs including skipping, stuttering, and crashes that require restarting.
- Widespread login/authentication issues, such as missing login codes and sign-in from multiple devices.
- Offline downloads don’t work, preventing offline listening.
- Unplayed tab is inaccurate and progress tracking can be unreliable, making it hard to know what you’ve heard.
- No sleep timer feature.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1555924824)