# Capsule: Podcast Player

> Private podcast player with no banner ads, downloads, radio & easy discovery.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/studio.goodegg.capsule](https://chrome-stats.com/d/studio.goodegg.capsule)

## Overview

- **ID:** `studio.goodegg.capsule`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Good Egg Studio 🥚
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 14,358
- **Rating:** 4.24 / 5 (163 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2026.8.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-08
- **First published:** 2018-09-07
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 16 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=studio.goodegg.capsule)
- **Website:** [http://thegoodegg.studio](http://thegoodegg.studio/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://cdn.rawgit.com/GoodEggStudios/capsule-privacy/d28900b2/privacy-policy.html](https://cdn.rawgit.com/GoodEggStudios/capsule-privacy/d28900b2/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Capsule is a beautifully clean, private podcast and radio app built to be tiny and distraction-free. At just 2–4MB, Capsule uses minimal space, contains no advertising banners, and doesn’t collect or share personal information. Discover trending shows, browse categories, or search across 525,000 active podcasts and 18.5 million episodes for fast discovery and listening.

Subscribe to your favorite shows, download episodes for offline listening, and pick up where you left off with an “In Progress” queue. Listen to local and worldwide radio stations, customize the app theme, and enjoy a simple, privacy-first experience. Built with care by Dai & Uyen — feedback and issues welcome at goodeggs@protonmail.com.

## Rankings

- #492,151 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `studio.goodegg.capsule.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users consistently praise Capsule’s beautiful, minimal UI, speed, lack of ads and responsive developers who add features (sleep timer, queue, auto-download). Frequent complaints are missing organization (tags/folders, multi-select), playback/Bluetooth control issues, limited download controls (Wi‑Fi restriction, auto-download visibility), weak discovery by region, and clumsy episode-info UX (play-on-tap, hard-to-expand descriptions).

### Pros

- Beautiful, clean and minimal user interface with good theme options
- Lightweight, fast and uncluttered (no ads) — easy to use
- Developers are responsive and ship frequent fixes/updates
- Solid core podcast features (sleep timer, queue, auto-download added)

### Cons

- Lacks organization tools: folders/tags, multi-select and bulk actions for episodes
- Playback control problems reported with Bluetooth and after other apps take audio focus (some fixes noted)
- Download management is limited or unclear: Wi‑Fi-only restriction and auto-download settings/visibility
- Discovery is sparse/region-limited and categories often contain few shows
- Episode info / UX: play-on-tap can be annoying and descriptions aren’t always easy to expand or read

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