The independent podcast app built for listeners, not advertising companies; your data stays private, you control how you listen.
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Podtastic learns from the episodes you actually listen to out of your 500 subscriptions! The first screen of the app is filled with perfectly tuned listening recommendations highlighted for you so you can spend less time scrolling, more time listening.
More shows publish video every day, even if you just want to listen. It's annoying when the hosts point at something on screen in an audio show. With Jump to Video you can jump into the time synced video episode, watch, then drop straight back into audio exactly where you left off, with all the Podtastic audio features.
Running, driving, walking the dog: one tap captures what you just heard. Podtastic works out what the moment was actually about, writes it up, and files it in your Clips. Pick the insight back up later, or share it.
Automatically skip past the interruptions other listeners skip. Aggregated listener data spots them, so you spend more time on what matters.
AI summaries for every podcast and episode, always evolving, always up to date. Discover new shows and decide what's worth a listen in seconds.
Key topics auto-highlighted across your favourite podcasts. Jump straight to the sections you care about most.
Speed up podcast playback by auto-removing silences. Save 5–15 minutes per episode without touching the speed dial.
Make voices clearer and even out loud and quiet podcasts. Voice-tuned EQ and compression that lifts perceived loudness without distortion.
Everything you need for the way you listen
One-tap listening in the car with Just Press Play
New episodes download automatically so they're ready when you are.
Listened episodes clean up after themselves. No storage clutter.
Keep listening while you browse, text, or lock your phone.
Listen at your pace, from 0.5x to 3x with pitch correction.
Set a timer and drift off. Playback stops when you do.
Easy on the eyes, day or night. Follows your system setting.
Organize your way, build playlists by hand or let smart rules do it.
Tap once on the car screen and Podtastic lines up a personalized queue from the shows you love, eyes on the road, hands on the wheel
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