Player FM — Podcast App

Name: Player FM — Podcast App
Rating: 4.7 (4671 reviews)
Author: Maple Media Apps, LLC

By: Maple Media Apps, LLC App

Best Offline Podcast Player

Overview

Version:

5.3.0

Last updated: 2026-05-29

Features & Capabilities

Player FM is a top independent podcast player and library, empowering listeners to search, discover, save and listen to 20+ million free podcasts. It covers education, news, business, technology, sports, comedy, and more, with a daily-updated catalog that includes free audiobooks, documentaries, and video podcasts.

Key features include offline listening, seamless cloud sync, social sharing, hot topics, colors and dark themes, organization by genre, sleep timer, and picture-in-picture for video podcasts. Premium options add Space Saver compression, Relax & Sleep sounds, custom app icons, iPad and Apple Watch support, ad-free listening, multi-device sync, playlists and bookmarks, theme editor, Turbo Fetch, and personal search.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Entertainment Music & Audio Education News & Magazines Content

By:

Maple Media Apps, LLC

Rating:

4.70

(4,671) 2 new ratings

Version:

5.3.0 Last updated: 2026-05-29

Version code:

886159160

Creation date:

2018-10-25

Compatible devices:

Size:

233.79MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-19

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 27,529 ▼ 656

Other rankings

#13 in Keep Up With Your Podcasts #33 in media keyword 12 ▲ 1#38 in mediapanel keyword ▲

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Maple Media Apps, LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/player-fm-podcast-app/id940568467

Website:

http://maplemedia.io

User Reviews

Highlights include strong cross‑platform sync and a robust feature set with good organization and discovery. Common complaints focus on bugs and crashes, intrusive ads despite Premium, login/sync issues with possible data loss, unwanted automatic downloads/subscriptions, and inconsistent UI/UX and accessibility.

Pros

Excellent cross-platform sync between the iPhone app and the web app, keeping your podcast library in sync across devices.
Power‑user friendly with a robust feature set and strong organization tools for managing subscriptions and episodes.
Large content catalog and strong discovery/features that many users find hard to match in other apps.

Cons

Persistent bugs and crashes that degrade reliability and performance.
Ads and sponsored content appearing even for Premium subscribers, including recommended apps and ads within the playback flow.
Login/sign‑in failures and sync errors that can lead to data loss (downloads, bookmarks, etc.).
Unwanted automatic subscriptions and downloads that consume storage without user consent.
Poor UI/UX and navigation, including hard-to-find controls and accessibility issues for screen readers.

Recent reviews

I had no issues with app for a long time. Now it’s started crashing trying to open.

by be*****, 2026-06-15

I used this podcast app for probably over a decade on Android, and loved it. But after switching to Apple I think I'm going to need to find a new player. Things that don't work: 1) Nothing gets marked as "played", even after fully playing through the episode and beginning the next one. This means "auto-delete when played" setting doesn't work. 2) It only plays based on the download order, not the playlist order. When combined with the first bug that means it frequently will start replaying an episode you already completed. 3) The "switch to series grid view" setting in the "following" tab doesn't stick. It resets to chronological episode view every time you leave the tab.