Downcast
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Description
A powerful, complete, and easy to use podcast player that will help you manage and listen to podcasts the way you want to. Now with CarPlay support! "Downcast: Probably The Best Podcast Downloader for iPad and iPhone" - Wired Gadget Lab Subscription Features • Search, subscribe to and download audio and video podcasts of any size • Manually subscribe to podcasts via URL • Download podcasts automatically • Continue podcast downloads in the background* • Browse and download older podcast episodes • Auto-refresh podcast feeds • Settings for auto-download and episode retention • Import and export podcast feeds via OPML • Import supported audio/video media files • Support for password-protected podcasts • Create and edit "smart" playlists • View podcast details and episode show notes • Rename podcast titles iCloud Syncing with other iOS devices or Macs** • Podcast subscriptions • Playlists • Settings • Episode information Playback Features • Video and audio AirPlay support • .5x, 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 2x, 2.25x, 2.5x and 3x speed playback • Chapters support for enhanced podcasts • Stream episodes without downloading • Playback control from external devices • Bluetooth devices • Headphone remote controls • Devices connected via Lightning/dock connector • View embedded images in podcast episodes • Gesture support • Sleep timer • Google Cast™ Ready ----------------------------------------- For support, please search our support site at http://support.downcastapp.com or email us at support@downcastapp.com! For the latest information about Downcast, please follow @downcastapp on Twitter! * Per iOS restrictions ** iCloud syncing with Macs requires Downcast for Mac, which is a separate purchase from the Mac App Store
What's New
* Dropped MS App Center for Crashlytics for opt-in crash reporting. No functional changes. * Fixes a potential crash.
Details
- Developer
- Jamawkinaw Enterprises LLC
- Main Category
- News
- Version
- 2.11.33
- Version Release
- 2025-01-26
- Initial Release
- 2010-10-01
- Size
- 45 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- USD 2.99
- Languages
- EN
- Bundle ID
- com.jamawkinaw.downcast
- Version Rating
- ★ 4.28 (2,654)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-28
Metadata updated 2026-06-14
Rank History
Free · Max 90 days · Top 5 categories shown (Y-axis: rank, lower is better)
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Paid Rankings
Competitive Benchmark — News Top 10
What it takes to beat this app — comparison with the category's top apps. The orange row is the current app.
| # | App | Price | Rating | Ratings | Langs | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Current - RSS Feed Reader | USD 9.99 | ★ 4.50 | 108 | 1 | 2026-05-05 |
| 2 | Downcast | USD 2.99 | ★ 4.28 | 2,654 | 1 | 2025-01-26 |
| 3 | GoodLinks | USD 9.99 | ★ 4.72 | 622 | 7 | 2026-05-30 |
| 4 | FredScanner Pro | USD 0.99 | ★ 4.40 | 10 | 1 | 2024-12-17 |
| 5 | Reeder Classic | USD 4.99 | ★ 4.12 | 819 | 1 | 2025-05-16 |
| 6 | 911 Dispatch | USD 4.99 | ★ 4.48 | 703 | 1 | 2026-06-12 |
| 7 | RIP VIP: The Death Alert App. | USD 0.99 | ★ 3.79 | 38 | 1 | 2015-01-16 |
| 8 | World News 206・Translation | USD 2.99 | ★ 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 2026-04-06 |
| 9 | iCatcher! Podcast Player | USD 4.99 | ★ 4.72 | 1,867 | 1 | 2025-11-12 |
| 10 | claw: Unofficial Lobsters App | USD 2.99 | ★ 4.73 | 11 | 1 | 2025-09-16 |
User Reviews
Downcast is easily customized to play how and when you want it, for ho long and at what speed. That’s all I want! Thanks!
Been using for years. Love the interface. Just wish there was a speed up option in between 1.25 and 1.5. Other than that, perfect.
Updated after it crashed and had to upload again. Now ALL my podcasts lists have been deleted. So bad update bad mananger.
I’ve been using this app for 10 years plus and it does everything I needed to do just for me appreciate it
No way to import files from other podcast apps. It’s a bare bones podcast app that hasn’t had any updates or bug fixes in over a month.
I've tried many different podcast players over the years and Downcast has been the best for me. If you want a lot of bells and whistles and if following the crowd is important to you, then this is probably not the player for you. If you want something that works reliably, I recommend Downcast.
Downcast is a wonderfully reliable, stable and long lived application. It’s incredibly flexible, and can be customized in many different ways. I particularly appreciate how easy it is to prioritize podcasts, to easily configure streaming or download, and to tweak the sorting and saving of episodes. I believe I have been using it for more than 10 years now, and I wouldn’t move to any other podcast app at this point. I highly recommend it!
The watch app hasn’t worked properly in a month or more. No updates in that timeframe. Time to find a new podcast app.
I find the lack of intuitive controls and the inability to perform basic function really frustrating. I am not the typical user, I want to stream my podcasts and use up all the memory space on my phone. I configure to save all and also to configure to only stream an episode. I have to delete the podcast to get all the episodes back in the library. Should not have do that.
I’ve been using Downcast for over a decade and it’s stood the test of time. I think I read video podcasts were supported but I sure can’t figure out how to make them work (must they be downloaded?) The are more aesthetically pleasing apps but the functionality will be lacking, in particular the Playlist feature. Some issues are related to Apple, such as the inability to perform background refreshes longer than (two?) minutes. The workaround here is to select the podcasts you want refreshed automatically and do the others manually.
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