iCatcher! Podcast Player Hack 7.6.3 + Redeem Codes
Podcast Player
Developer: Joeisanerd.com
Category: News
Price: $2.99 (Download for free)
Version: 7.6.3
ID: com.joeisanerd.icatcher
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Description
Download, listen, watch and enjoy your favorite podcasts.
FEATURES
• Subscribe to your favorite podcasts in the app and manage them in the app
• Download episodes over WiFi or Cellular (on devices that have cellular).
• Support for Password Protected feeds
• Background Refresh
• Download in the background
• Sync subscriptions, episode playback positions and playlists between your devices with iCloud
• Universal App (iPhone/iPad)
• Search in all views to find that podcast or episode you are looking for
• Custom playlists with filtering options by podcast, episodes and more.
• Support for continuous playback (toggle it on now playing screen just below time elapsed).
• All device orientations supported with configurable option in the settings
• You can unsubscribe to podcasts and still have them on your device. Use that for those less than stellar podcasts!
PLAYBACK
• Variable playback speed
• Playback speed remembered per podcast
• Support for podcasts with chapters and chapter images (MP3 and M4A)
• Use your headset controls including Bluetooth car controls (when paired) to play/pause, jump forward or back 30 seconds
• Sleep timer
• Beautifully rendered show notes
• Onscreen controls for skipping ahead and skipping back
• Gesture Support on the now playing screen (when the podcast logo is showing) to aid in hands free use
• Double-tap to play/pause
• Swipe up to toggle playback speed
• Swipe left/right to rewind/fast-forward
• Home of the L gesture for the 2 minute Leo jump.
• See Settings and Gestures for more and for customizing rewind/fast-forward gestures
• Support for AirPlay, watch or listen to those podcasts on your big screen
• Support for external display of videos for devices that support an external display (get the Apple HDMI adapter)
• Watch or listen to your favorite podcasts with a familiar layout
FIND NEW PODCASTS QUICK
• Find your podcasts by title, keyword or by author
• Browse the top podcasts by category
• Manually add podcasts with a URL
• Support for Password Protected feeds
• Option to download a single episode
• Browse the web in the app to find podcasts to add. Browser will prompt if you tap a link that is podcast feed.
• Import Podcast subscriptions for episodes that are already in your device from iTunes
• Import your OPML file from iTunes or other iOS podcast app
• Import media by using iTunes File Sharing feature
• Add your existing audiobooks (non-password protected ones) using iTunes File Sharing feature
• Add previously downloaded podcasts from your computer using iTunes file sharing feature (see settings and import media for details).
MORE
• Completely customizable to meet your podcasts needs.
• Swipe across a podcast or episode to access additional options
• Podcast settings allow you to set the days the podcast typically comes out or the number of days between.
• Specify the number of episodes to download when new ones are available
• Share the podcast information via email with your friends
CONTACT
Email: tap Help tab and tap Email Support
Twitter: @Joeisanerd
PLEASE NOTE: The app does NOT sync with iTunes. Like other podcast apps it is standalone app meant to subscribe and download on the device.
* If a feed doesn't work, then let me know so I can take a look at it
Requires iOS 15.1 or higher.
FEATURES
• Subscribe to your favorite podcasts in the app and manage them in the app
• Download episodes over WiFi or Cellular (on devices that have cellular).
• Support for Password Protected feeds
• Background Refresh
• Download in the background
• Sync subscriptions, episode playback positions and playlists between your devices with iCloud
• Universal App (iPhone/iPad)
• Search in all views to find that podcast or episode you are looking for
• Custom playlists with filtering options by podcast, episodes and more.
• Support for continuous playback (toggle it on now playing screen just below time elapsed).
• All device orientations supported with configurable option in the settings
• You can unsubscribe to podcasts and still have them on your device. Use that for those less than stellar podcasts!
PLAYBACK
• Variable playback speed
• Playback speed remembered per podcast
• Support for podcasts with chapters and chapter images (MP3 and M4A)
• Use your headset controls including Bluetooth car controls (when paired) to play/pause, jump forward or back 30 seconds
• Sleep timer
• Beautifully rendered show notes
• Onscreen controls for skipping ahead and skipping back
• Gesture Support on the now playing screen (when the podcast logo is showing) to aid in hands free use
• Double-tap to play/pause
• Swipe up to toggle playback speed
• Swipe left/right to rewind/fast-forward
• Home of the L gesture for the 2 minute Leo jump.
• See Settings and Gestures for more and for customizing rewind/fast-forward gestures
• Support for AirPlay, watch or listen to those podcasts on your big screen
• Support for external display of videos for devices that support an external display (get the Apple HDMI adapter)
• Watch or listen to your favorite podcasts with a familiar layout
FIND NEW PODCASTS QUICK
• Find your podcasts by title, keyword or by author
• Browse the top podcasts by category
• Manually add podcasts with a URL
• Support for Password Protected feeds
• Option to download a single episode
• Browse the web in the app to find podcasts to add. Browser will prompt if you tap a link that is podcast feed.
• Import Podcast subscriptions for episodes that are already in your device from iTunes
• Import your OPML file from iTunes or other iOS podcast app
• Import media by using iTunes File Sharing feature
• Add your existing audiobooks (non-password protected ones) using iTunes File Sharing feature
• Add previously downloaded podcasts from your computer using iTunes file sharing feature (see settings and import media for details).
MORE
• Completely customizable to meet your podcasts needs.
• Swipe across a podcast or episode to access additional options
• Podcast settings allow you to set the days the podcast typically comes out or the number of days between.
• Specify the number of episodes to download when new ones are available
• Share the podcast information via email with your friends
CONTACT
Email: tap Help tab and tap Email Support
Twitter: @Joeisanerd
PLEASE NOTE: The app does NOT sync with iTunes. Like other podcast apps it is standalone app meant to subscribe and download on the device.
* If a feed doesn't work, then let me know so I can take a look at it
Requires iOS 15.1 or higher.
Version history
7.6.3
2022-12-10
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7.6.3
Bug Fixes
+Fix for the more playback speeds option for the classic now playing view.
7.6.2
Bug Fixes
+ Fix for playback speed button in the older now playing
+ Fix for stats in settings tab.
+ Voice over label correction for the jump back and jump forward amounts
+ Fix for text missing on confirm delete episode on the watch
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
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7.6.3
Bug Fixes
+Fix for the more playback speeds option for the classic now playing view.
7.6.2
Bug Fixes
+ Fix for playback speed button in the older now playing
+ Fix for stats in settings tab.
+ Voice over label correction for the jump back and jump forward amounts
+ Fix for text missing on confirm delete episode on the watch
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
Follow me on twitter @joeisanerd
7.6.2
2022-12-05
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7.6.2
Bug Fixes
+ Fix for playback speed button in the older now playing
+ Fix for stats in settings tab.
+ Voice over label correction for the jump back and jump forward amounts
+ Fix for text missing on confirm delete episode on the watch
7.6.1
New
+Playback, Controls setting Lock screen scrubber. Ability to disable the lock screen playback position scrubber and prevent those accidental position changes.
+Updated apple watch now playing view to take advantage of larger screens
+Playback, Video, new option to disable Picture in Picture from being available
+Update for Podcasting 2.0 chapters. Viewing list of chapters will now have a refresh button to update the chapter list (check for updates).
Bug Fixes
+Fix for marking as played when item is not downloaded and you have the settings customized for after playing action + mark as played default action (Settings, default actions, mark as played).
+Fix for Siri interactions
+Fix for rss feeds not showing content.
+Fix for apple watch local playback starting the episode over when one episode ends and the next one starts that was partially played.
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
Follow me on twitter @joeisanerd
7.6.2
Bug Fixes
+ Fix for playback speed button in the older now playing
+ Fix for stats in settings tab.
+ Voice over label correction for the jump back and jump forward amounts
+ Fix for text missing on confirm delete episode on the watch
7.6.1
New
+Playback, Controls setting Lock screen scrubber. Ability to disable the lock screen playback position scrubber and prevent those accidental position changes.
+Updated apple watch now playing view to take advantage of larger screens
+Playback, Video, new option to disable Picture in Picture from being available
+Update for Podcasting 2.0 chapters. Viewing list of chapters will now have a refresh button to update the chapter list (check for updates).
Bug Fixes
+Fix for marking as played when item is not downloaded and you have the settings customized for after playing action + mark as played default action (Settings, default actions, mark as played).
+Fix for Siri interactions
+Fix for rss feeds not showing content.
+Fix for apple watch local playback starting the episode over when one episode ends and the next one starts that was partially played.
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
Follow me on twitter @joeisanerd
7.6.1
2022-12-02
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New
+Playback, Controls setting Lock screen scrubber. Ability to disable the lock screen playback position scrubber and prevent those accidental position changes.
+Updated apple watch now playing view to take advantage of larger screens
+Playback, Video, new option to disable Picture in Picture from being available
+Update for Podcasting 2.0 chapters. Viewing list of chapters will now have a refresh button to update the chapter list (check for updates).
Bug Fixes
+Fix for marking as played when item is not downloaded and you have the settings customized for after playing action + mark as played default action (Settings, default actions, mark as played).
+Fix for Siri interactions
+Fix for rss feeds not showing content.
+Fix for apple watch local playback starting the episode over when one episode ends and the next one starts that was partially played.
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
Follow me on twitter @joeisanerd
New
+Playback, Controls setting Lock screen scrubber. Ability to disable the lock screen playback position scrubber and prevent those accidental position changes.
+Updated apple watch now playing view to take advantage of larger screens
+Playback, Video, new option to disable Picture in Picture from being available
+Update for Podcasting 2.0 chapters. Viewing list of chapters will now have a refresh button to update the chapter list (check for updates).
Bug Fixes
+Fix for marking as played when item is not downloaded and you have the settings customized for after playing action + mark as played default action (Settings, default actions, mark as played).
+Fix for Siri interactions
+Fix for rss feeds not showing content.
+Fix for apple watch local playback starting the episode over when one episode ends and the next one starts that was partially played.
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
Follow me on twitter @joeisanerd
7.6
2022-10-15
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New
+Support for lock screen widgets
+More Podcasting 2.0 support. See settings tab, Playback, Podcasting 2.0. Added support for the auto downloading of the support chapters file and transcript when the episodes support them.
+New playlist option, In Download Queue
+New playlist option, Exclude in a playlist (don't show episodes that are explicitly in a playlist)
+Use the two new options together to create a playlist that shows queued episodes that you haven't beed added into any playlists.
+New experimental options (settings, experimental) for updated podcast search. This will be enabled for all in future update.
Bug Fixes
+Fix for sleep timer restart when it is set to fade and you change the volume (it should restart the timer)
+Fix for Recently Played playlist defaults. If you create new Recently Played playlist it will now have the Recently Played setting set to No more than 7 days ago. Previous versions were setting the newer than to 7 days.
+Fix for feeds that have media urls with no extension
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
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New
+Support for lock screen widgets
+More Podcasting 2.0 support. See settings tab, Playback, Podcasting 2.0. Added support for the auto downloading of the support chapters file and transcript when the episodes support them.
+New playlist option, In Download Queue
+New playlist option, Exclude in a playlist (don't show episodes that are explicitly in a playlist)
+Use the two new options together to create a playlist that shows queued episodes that you haven't beed added into any playlists.
+New experimental options (settings, experimental) for updated podcast search. This will be enabled for all in future update.
Bug Fixes
+Fix for sleep timer restart when it is set to fade and you change the volume (it should restart the timer)
+Fix for Recently Played playlist defaults. If you create new Recently Played playlist it will now have the Recently Played setting set to No more than 7 days ago. Previous versions were setting the newer than to 7 days.
+Fix for feeds that have media urls with no extension
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
Follow me on twitter @joeisanerd
7.5.1
2022-08-19
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Bug Fixes
+Fix for version number in the app
+Fix for missing undelete button in deleted episodes area
+Fix for search text not visible when night mode enabled, but disabled in the app
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
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Bug Fixes
+Fix for version number in the app
+Fix for missing undelete button in deleted episodes area
+Fix for search text not visible when night mode enabled, but disabled in the app
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
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7.0.3
2022-06-30
Version 7.0.3
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Bug Fixes
+Fix for some app hangs
+Fix for iPad downloaded icon in dark mode
+Fix for crashes happening in certain areas
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Bug Fixes
+Fix for some app hangs
+Fix for iPad downloaded icon in dark mode
+Fix for crashes happening in certain areas
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7.0.2
2022-06-24
Version 7.0.2
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Bug Fixes
+Fix for large complication on watch
+Fix for local playback crashing after 30 seconds
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Bug Fixes
+Fix for large complication on watch
+Fix for local playback crashing after 30 seconds
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7.0.1
2022-06-22
Version 7.0.1
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New Stuff
+Apple watch will now show currently playing item in the list if no custom playlist is currently selected. This should help for those that don't use playlists, but still use the watch to control playback.
Bug Fixes
+Fix for refreshing and it only pulling in the most recent 20 or fewer episodes
+Fix for showing files transfers to the watch that are not episodes
+Fix for particular crash scenarios
+Fix for playback position reset to 0 after showing the add bookmark view
+Fix for slightly expanded show notes within a podcast.
+Fix for season filtering not properly sticking when backing out of a podcast and going back in
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
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New Stuff
+Apple watch will now show currently playing item in the list if no custom playlist is currently selected. This should help for those that don't use playlists, but still use the watch to control playback.
Bug Fixes
+Fix for refreshing and it only pulling in the most recent 20 or fewer episodes
+Fix for showing files transfers to the watch that are not episodes
+Fix for particular crash scenarios
+Fix for playback position reset to 0 after showing the add bookmark view
+Fix for slightly expanded show notes within a podcast.
+Fix for season filtering not properly sticking when backing out of a podcast and going back in
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
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7.0
2022-05-18
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New Stuff
+Watch App updated with redesigned in SwiftUI. Navigation style changed to allow for swipe actions. Option added to download episode directly on the watch in addition to the normal transfer option. Download/transfer queue now available to see the progress with the option to stop a transfer or convert to a direct download. See the Apple Watch help for more information.
+Podcast defaults, Speed Adjustment. In a prior update playback speed was added as a podcast default. This was meant to allow for having a way to have all podcasts in sync with one speed and then change the few podcasts to a different speed. This speed adjustment option allows you to change it so that changing playback speed on a podcast that is tied to the default while it is playing, will just change that podcasts playback speed and not update the global setting for playback speed.
Bug Fixes
+Fix/work-around for streaming and downloading premium podcast episodes like those from Patreon where the episodes are time-stamped.
+Fix for add to playlist context menu freezing app when there are no custom playlists
+Fix for crash when tapping edit on the podcasts tab when there are no podcasts
+Fix for view deleted episodes within a podcast, tap the info icon and app crashes
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
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New Stuff
+Watch App updated with redesigned in SwiftUI. Navigation style changed to allow for swipe actions. Option added to download episode directly on the watch in addition to the normal transfer option. Download/transfer queue now available to see the progress with the option to stop a transfer or convert to a direct download. See the Apple Watch help for more information.
+Podcast defaults, Speed Adjustment. In a prior update playback speed was added as a podcast default. This was meant to allow for having a way to have all podcasts in sync with one speed and then change the few podcasts to a different speed. This speed adjustment option allows you to change it so that changing playback speed on a podcast that is tied to the default while it is playing, will just change that podcasts playback speed and not update the global setting for playback speed.
Bug Fixes
+Fix/work-around for streaming and downloading premium podcast episodes like those from Patreon where the episodes are time-stamped.
+Fix for add to playlist context menu freezing app when there are no custom playlists
+Fix for crash when tapping edit on the podcasts tab when there are no podcasts
+Fix for view deleted episodes within a podcast, tap the info icon and app crashes
View the Help tab, What’s New to view past updates
Follow me on twitter @joeisanerd
6.8.6
2022-04-05
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Bug Fixes
+Mark as played correction with the new after playing setting
+Fix for sharing episode to email. It was missing the formatted show notes
+Fix for importing feeds causing a crash when there is an error with one of the podcast feeds
+Fix for deleting episode after playing on the watch when podcast is set to delete episode after playing
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Bug Fixes
+Mark as played correction with the new after playing setting
+Fix for sharing episode to email. It was missing the formatted show notes
+Fix for importing feeds causing a crash when there is an error with one of the podcast feeds
+Fix for deleting episode after playing on the watch when podcast is set to delete episode after playing
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6.8.5
2022-03-29
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Bug Fixes
+Fix for crash when attempting to create bookmark
Prior update (6.8.4)
New Stuff
+Delete after interval (instead of just 1 hour). See podcast defaults
+Episodes that have seasons can now also be filtered by time frame like other podcasts
+New Mark as Played setting added. After Playing Setting, which means it uses the podcasts after playing setting when determining what to do with the downloaded media. If after playing is set to delete after interval and mark as played is set to after playing setting, then marking an episode as played will delete the downloaded media after the interval
Bug fixes
+Fix for podcasts that have numerous empty items preventing the app from recognizing actual new items
+Fix for large date on the podcasts tab when increasing the font (appearance settings)
+Fix for issue downloading older patreon episodes. If you see 403 - try again, you can try starting the download again. Patreon feeds are time-based and so their url's have a time token that updates on a regular basis, therefore older episodes become out of date. Refresh the feed and start the download again.
+Fix for crash when tapping mp3 links in the built-in web browser
+Fix for end of episode sleep timer resetting to time-based with certain actions
View the Help tab, What's New to view past updates
Follow me on twitter @joeisanerd
Bug Fixes
+Fix for crash when attempting to create bookmark
Prior update (6.8.4)
New Stuff
+Delete after interval (instead of just 1 hour). See podcast defaults
+Episodes that have seasons can now also be filtered by time frame like other podcasts
+New Mark as Played setting added. After Playing Setting, which means it uses the podcasts after playing setting when determining what to do with the downloaded media. If after playing is set to delete after interval and mark as played is set to after playing setting, then marking an episode as played will delete the downloaded media after the interval
Bug fixes
+Fix for podcasts that have numerous empty items preventing the app from recognizing actual new items
+Fix for large date on the podcasts tab when increasing the font (appearance settings)
+Fix for issue downloading older patreon episodes. If you see 403 - try again, you can try starting the download again. Patreon feeds are time-based and so their url's have a time token that updates on a regular basis, therefore older episodes become out of date. Refresh the feed and start the download again.
+Fix for crash when tapping mp3 links in the built-in web browser
+Fix for end of episode sleep timer resetting to time-based with certain actions
View the Help tab, What's New to view past updates
Follow me on twitter @joeisanerd
6.8.4
2022-03-26
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New Stuff
+Delete after interval (instead of just 1 hour). See podcast defaults
+Episodes that have seasons can now also be filtered by time frame like other podcasts
+New Mark as Played setting added. After Playing Setting, which means it uses the podcasts after playing setting when determining what to do with the downloaded media. If after playing is set to delete after interval and mark as played is set to after playing setting, then marking an episode as played will delete the downloaded media after the interval
Bug fixes
+Fix for podcasts that have numerous empty items preventing the app from recognizing actual new items
+Fix for large date on the podcasts tab when increasing the font (appearance settings)
+Fix for issue downloading older patreon episodes. If you see 403 - try again, you can try starting the download again. Patreon feeds are time-based and so their url's have a time token that updates on a regular basis, therefore older episodes become out of date. Refresh the feed and start the download again.
+Fix for crash when tapping mp3 links in the built-in web browser
+Fix for end of episode sleep timer resetting to time-based with certain actions
View the Help tab, What's New to view past updates
Follow me on twitter @joeisanerd
New Stuff
+Delete after interval (instead of just 1 hour). See podcast defaults
+Episodes that have seasons can now also be filtered by time frame like other podcasts
+New Mark as Played setting added. After Playing Setting, which means it uses the podcasts after playing setting when determining what to do with the downloaded media. If after playing is set to delete after interval and mark as played is set to after playing setting, then marking an episode as played will delete the downloaded media after the interval
Bug fixes
+Fix for podcasts that have numerous empty items preventing the app from recognizing actual new items
+Fix for large date on the podcasts tab when increasing the font (appearance settings)
+Fix for issue downloading older patreon episodes. If you see 403 - try again, you can try starting the download again. Patreon feeds are time-based and so their url's have a time token that updates on a regular basis, therefore older episodes become out of date. Refresh the feed and start the download again.
+Fix for crash when tapping mp3 links in the built-in web browser
+Fix for end of episode sleep timer resetting to time-based with certain actions
View the Help tab, What's New to view past updates
Follow me on twitter @joeisanerd
6.8.3
2022-03-10
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Bug fixes
+Fix for menu options stuck saying loading
+Fix related to recent crashes
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Bug fixes
+Fix for menu options stuck saying loading
+Fix related to recent crashes
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6.8.2
2022-02-14
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New Stuff
+Option to hide the categories on the podcasts tab
+Tapping notification for downloaded episode will open app and show show notes view
Bug fixes
+Sleep timer bug fix
+Fix for embedded artwork setting (moved to appearance settings)
+Fix for shortcut action to help import from podcasts app
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New Stuff
+Option to hide the categories on the podcasts tab
+Tapping notification for downloaded episode will open app and show show notes view
Bug fixes
+Sleep timer bug fix
+Fix for embedded artwork setting (moved to appearance settings)
+Fix for shortcut action to help import from podcasts app
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6.8.1
2022-01-24
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New Stuff
+Updated sleep timer UI to allow it work on M1 Macs
+Increases number of available podcast priorities from 30 to 500
Bug fixes
+Misc. bug fixes
+Bug fix for crash when exporting media on M1 Macs
+Bug fix for auto fill playlist setting
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New Stuff
+Updated sleep timer UI to allow it work on M1 Macs
+Increases number of available podcast priorities from 30 to 500
Bug fixes
+Misc. bug fixes
+Bug fix for crash when exporting media on M1 Macs
+Bug fix for auto fill playlist setting
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6.8
2021-12-29
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New Stuff
+Basic stats added to settings tab for iOS 15+ users only
+Podcasts tab, select multiple podcasts, select delete downloads. Added option to Skip Protected.
+Added podcast default for playback speed. Playback Rate also added to each podcasts settings. For existing podcasts it won't use the system default.
+Added Edge as another browser option when tapping links if you have it installed
Bug fixes
+Potential fix for episodes starting over when selecting them
+Fix for start downloads on cellular and you choose to download. Previously it would ask you to tap start again.
+Night mode fix for show notes when night mode theme 'Gray' is used with brightness threshold
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New Stuff
+Basic stats added to settings tab for iOS 15+ users only
+Podcasts tab, select multiple podcasts, select delete downloads. Added option to Skip Protected.
+Added podcast default for playback speed. Playback Rate also added to each podcasts settings. For existing podcasts it won't use the system default.
+Added Edge as another browser option when tapping links if you have it installed
Bug fixes
+Potential fix for episodes starting over when selecting them
+Fix for start downloads on cellular and you choose to download. Previously it would ask you to tap start again.
+Night mode fix for show notes when night mode theme 'Gray' is used with brightness threshold
View the Help tab, What's New to view past updates
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6.7.15
2021-11-27
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New Stuff
* Updated show notes popover
* Added option to disable the newly added Double tap Action for the skip ahead and skip back buttons on the apple watch.
* Added additional media transfer options within settings tab, Backup/Export to transfer media at a finer detail. You can now select Protected Downloads or Select multiple podcasts that have downloaded media. Use this to transfer media between devices by selecting air drop when presented. This is meant toto work when if you restored a database
Bug fixes
* Fix for the subscribe to podcast action within Shortcuts app. This allows for connecting the Podcasts app shortcut Get Podcasts from Library with Subscribe to Podcast action for iCatcher.
* Fix for restore process when restoring from an iCatcher database backup and then receiving media files
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New Stuff
* Updated show notes popover
* Added option to disable the newly added Double tap Action for the skip ahead and skip back buttons on the apple watch.
* Added additional media transfer options within settings tab, Backup/Export to transfer media at a finer detail. You can now select Protected Downloads or Select multiple podcasts that have downloaded media. Use this to transfer media between devices by selecting air drop when presented. This is meant toto work when if you restored a database
Bug fixes
* Fix for the subscribe to podcast action within Shortcuts app. This allows for connecting the Podcasts app shortcut Get Podcasts from Library with Subscribe to Podcast action for iCatcher.
* Fix for restore process when restoring from an iCatcher database backup and then receiving media files
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6.7.14
2021-11-17
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What's New
+Apple watch actions on the now playing view. Since the force touch feature is no longer available i have add alternatives. Double tap the jump back to go to previous episode. Double tap the jump ahead to go to next episode. Double tap play/pause button to expose additional buttons for mark as played and sleep timer.
+Added the Create Episode Bookmark to Siri shortcuts to allow for creating bookmarks with our without text with Siri (or as a shortcut)
+Added Read Now Playing Show Notes Siri shortcut
Bug fixes
+Fix for payback start offset
+Fix for streaming episodes pausing when another episode finished downloading
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What's New
+Apple watch actions on the now playing view. Since the force touch feature is no longer available i have add alternatives. Double tap the jump back to go to previous episode. Double tap the jump ahead to go to next episode. Double tap play/pause button to expose additional buttons for mark as played and sleep timer.
+Added the Create Episode Bookmark to Siri shortcuts to allow for creating bookmarks with our without text with Siri (or as a shortcut)
+Added Read Now Playing Show Notes Siri shortcut
Bug fixes
+Fix for payback start offset
+Fix for streaming episodes pausing when another episode finished downloading
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6.7.13
2021-11-05
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Bug fixes
+Bug fix for missing space used and duration from showing within a podcast.
+Bug fix for CarPlay playback rate button not updating.
+Bug fix for deleting large number of episodes at once.
+Bug fix or Siri resume after mark as played action.
+Bug fix for the AirPods bug that causes a delayed response when changing speed and/or skipping forward/back.
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Bug fixes
+Bug fix for missing space used and duration from showing within a podcast.
+Bug fix for CarPlay playback rate button not updating.
+Bug fix for deleting large number of episodes at once.
+Bug fix or Siri resume after mark as played action.
+Bug fix for the AirPods bug that causes a delayed response when changing speed and/or skipping forward/back.
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6.7.12
2021-10-06
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New Stuff
+Car Play updated to support latest iOS
Bug fixes
+Fix for changing sort from a podcasts settings
+Fix for night mode colors
+Fix for badge count on downloads tab
+Fix for podcast feed parsing
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New Stuff
+Car Play updated to support latest iOS
Bug fixes
+Fix for changing sort from a podcasts settings
+Fix for night mode colors
+Fix for badge count on downloads tab
+Fix for podcast feed parsing
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6.7.11
2021-09-29
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New Stuff
+Import media changes when attempting to import multiple media files. Save now asks if you want to use filename for title instead of reading title from mp3 metadata.
+Ability to set an episodes published date. Within a podcast, swipe, tap more and then Change Episode Date
+Settings tab, Podcast Default, Import media option added for Get Title from. You can now indicate to get it from the filename. Important when importing media that you are using the filename for your expected sort.
Bug fixes
+Fix iCloud sync issue
+Fix for delete played missing in options within a podcast
+Fix for missing badge on downloads and playlists tab.
+Multi-select drag and drop fix for latest iOS
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New Stuff
+Import media changes when attempting to import multiple media files. Save now asks if you want to use filename for title instead of reading title from mp3 metadata.
+Ability to set an episodes published date. Within a podcast, swipe, tap more and then Change Episode Date
+Settings tab, Podcast Default, Import media option added for Get Title from. You can now indicate to get it from the filename. Important when importing media that you are using the filename for your expected sort.
Bug fixes
+Fix iCloud sync issue
+Fix for delete played missing in options within a podcast
+Fix for missing badge on downloads and playlists tab.
+Multi-select drag and drop fix for latest iOS
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6.7.10
2021-09-11
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New Stuff
* Additional tab added in CarPlay that shows episodes for your current selection (podcast, playlist or downloaded tab). Makes it quicker to get ot the playable content you were already accessing.
* Added button to the second pane on the apple watch to take action on the currently playing item.
* Added mark as played action to the individual episodes on the apple watch
* Added repeat indefinitely option to the continuous playback options (now playing screen, button below time elapsed).
* Added invert selection within a podcast. Use that to select a few episodes and then invert (select those not selected and deselect the selected).
* When playing video if you have the auto pause video disabled, then showing show notes while playing will no longer pause the video.
* Initial support for Podcasting 2.0 features (iOS 14+). See PodcastIndex.org for more information on Podcasting 2.0. Initial support includes support for the people tag. Now playing screen (new now playing) people icon shows host and guest for that show.
* New Shortcuts added. Go to shortcuts app, add new shortcut and search for icatcher and see the new options (iOS 14+). Includes retrieving list of episodes, playlists, playlist episodes, setting current playback position, retrieve chapters for currently playing including artwork. Use them all to create your useful shortcuts widget on your home screen.
* New download option, deterministic filename. See settings tab, download options for more details.
* Ability to delete multiple episodes from watch. Do this in the settings tab, Apple Watch in iCatcher on the phone.
Bug fixes
* Bug fix for some video playback issues
* Bug fix for web view not allowing you to scroll to the bottom
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New Stuff
* Additional tab added in CarPlay that shows episodes for your current selection (podcast, playlist or downloaded tab). Makes it quicker to get ot the playable content you were already accessing.
* Added button to the second pane on the apple watch to take action on the currently playing item.
* Added mark as played action to the individual episodes on the apple watch
* Added repeat indefinitely option to the continuous playback options (now playing screen, button below time elapsed).
* Added invert selection within a podcast. Use that to select a few episodes and then invert (select those not selected and deselect the selected).
* When playing video if you have the auto pause video disabled, then showing show notes while playing will no longer pause the video.
* Initial support for Podcasting 2.0 features (iOS 14+). See PodcastIndex.org for more information on Podcasting 2.0. Initial support includes support for the people tag. Now playing screen (new now playing) people icon shows host and guest for that show.
* New Shortcuts added. Go to shortcuts app, add new shortcut and search for icatcher and see the new options (iOS 14+). Includes retrieving list of episodes, playlists, playlist episodes, setting current playback position, retrieve chapters for currently playing including artwork. Use them all to create your useful shortcuts widget on your home screen.
* New download option, deterministic filename. See settings tab, download options for more details.
* Ability to delete multiple episodes from watch. Do this in the settings tab, Apple Watch in iCatcher on the phone.
Bug fixes
* Bug fix for some video playback issues
* Bug fix for web view not allowing you to scroll to the bottom
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6.7.9
2021-07-09
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New Stuff
+Added a partially played filter option within a podcast
+Added additional playback speeds
Bug fixes
+Bug fix for refresh issues related to adding missing episodes
+Bug fix for urls coming into iCatcher
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New Stuff
+Added a partially played filter option within a podcast
+Added additional playback speeds
Bug fixes
+Bug fix for refresh issues related to adding missing episodes
+Bug fix for urls coming into iCatcher
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6.7.8
2021-06-16
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6.7.8
+Bug fix for the Download and send to apple watch setting
6.7.7
+Bug fix for apple watch and paging the list of episodes in a playlist that has more than 20 episodes.
+Bug fix for playlists that filter by bookmark keywords
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6.7.8
+Bug fix for the Download and send to apple watch setting
6.7.7
+Bug fix for apple watch and paging the list of episodes in a playlist that has more than 20 episodes.
+Bug fix for playlists that filter by bookmark keywords
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6.7.7
2021-06-09
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6.7.7
+Bug fix for apple watch and paging the list of episodes in a playlist that has more than 20 episodes.
+Bug fix for playlists that filter by bookmark keywords
6.7.6 Details
New stuff
+Added additional playback option on now playing screen to explicitly indicate to stop after current (iOS 14+).
+Apple watch will now load the last playing local episode and highlight the podcast/episode that is currently loaded/playing to make it easier to spot when looking on the watch.
+CarPlay fix to show playback speed button again.
Bug fixes
+Missing icon for the continuous playback for iOS 13 devices. Reverted the icon to the prior one (two arrows).
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6.7.7
+Bug fix for apple watch and paging the list of episodes in a playlist that has more than 20 episodes.
+Bug fix for playlists that filter by bookmark keywords
6.7.6 Details
New stuff
+Added additional playback option on now playing screen to explicitly indicate to stop after current (iOS 14+).
+Apple watch will now load the last playing local episode and highlight the podcast/episode that is currently loaded/playing to make it easier to spot when looking on the watch.
+CarPlay fix to show playback speed button again.
Bug fixes
+Missing icon for the continuous playback for iOS 13 devices. Reverted the icon to the prior one (two arrows).
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Cheat Codes for In-App Purchases
| Item | Price | iPhone/iPad | Android |
|---|---|---|---|
| Really Big Thank You Tip (Really really likes the app) |
Free |
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| Big Thank You Tip (Next level up tip for users that use the app daily and would like to say thank you) |
Free |
BA663459175✱✱✱✱✱ | AF8EA7C✱✱✱✱✱ |
| Enormous Tip (Enormous Tip) |
Free |
BA621291137✱✱✱✱✱ | 757DCE4✱✱✱✱✱ |
| Thank You Tip (A way to say thanks for the continued work and enhancements to the app.) |
Free |
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Ratings
4.7 out of 5
1 589 Ratings
Reviews
icantthikofanything,
Best app for serious podcast listener
I came to the app store searching for a replacement for my old podcatcher. They decided to “upgrade” and get rid of many of the tools that allowed listeners to control the settings for individual podcasts...but I loved those tools and enjoyed having that level of control / customization.
This catcher caught my eye because it said I could make playlists and many pod catchers don’t allow you to easily do that, so I figured I would give it a try. Turns out this catcher was exactly what I was looking for! It’s true, you can adjust just about everything in this catcher, including somethings you didn’t know were adjustable. It’s fine for a novice or someone who doesn’t listen to a lot of podcasts, it’s easy enough to use and you can leave all the settings at their default so you can simply add podcasts and press play...BUT, if you listen to a lot of podcasts, want to make playlist with episodes from all different shows or are a control freak (jk, but not really) THIS IS FOR YOU!! If you’re here because your old podcatcher no longer does “XYZ” - get this! This catcher does the whole alphabet!
This catcher caught my eye because it said I could make playlists and many pod catchers don’t allow you to easily do that, so I figured I would give it a try. Turns out this catcher was exactly what I was looking for! It’s true, you can adjust just about everything in this catcher, including somethings you didn’t know were adjustable. It’s fine for a novice or someone who doesn’t listen to a lot of podcasts, it’s easy enough to use and you can leave all the settings at their default so you can simply add podcasts and press play...BUT, if you listen to a lot of podcasts, want to make playlist with episodes from all different shows or are a control freak (jk, but not really) THIS IS FOR YOU!! If you’re here because your old podcatcher no longer does “XYZ” - get this! This catcher does the whole alphabet!
wg.anna,
Very frustrating
This app does one thing very well: it does not collect your user data. Other than that, I’ve been using this for months now and it is very frustrating to use. It has a million features, but half of them don’t work consistently, and the other half are often quite confusing to figure out. For one thing, often it will decide that it can’t play an episode that you were in the middle of that you were previously playing. It will give you some error and ask you to re-download or force quit or just dismiss the error. Sometimes I’ve gotten it to play the episode later by deleting it and manually re-adding it to a podcast list. Other times that just doesn’t work and I just can’t listen to that episode ever again no matter what I try. It doesn’t have a basic recently played list. It has supposedly that will auto fill, but this also doesn’t actually capture all of the episodes you may have recently played. It will randomly tell you that a podcast you were subscribe to isn’t available. This just scratches the surface. I really wanted to like it, because I believe it’s the only one that I found that doesn’t collect my user data. But it has a lot of problems, and the fact that I’ve just spent the last 15 minutes trying to get it somehow to play the episode I was in the middle of the other day, makes me want to delete it entirely. I think it’s time for me to search again for another player.
DrNye,
Feature Full
I really like the functionality of iCatcher. From the smart playlists to refined selection filters to keeping track of unsubscribed podcasts to defining exactly how many new episodes I want to download to setting a start and end offset so I can skip the opening and closing credits (and ads), and much much more…
So why only four stars? Well, there could be some improvements. For instance, the only playback speed under x1 available are ½ and ¾! Meanwhile, I can play faster at 1½, 2x, 2½, 3x, etc, which I never do. But if I want to go to 3/4, I have to cycle through all the higher speeds before getting to what I want. Meanwhile, I have to rewind to listen to what I missed.
And then, there are bugs… The app does not play well with iOS. It crashes periodically, leading to a rebuild of the episode database. When I press the play button on my ear phones, even if that was the last app I used, I get sent back to Apple Music, instead of iCatcher. I have to manually open the app, which is not safe when I’m driving. The episode list of unsubscribed podcast does not get refreshed, so I can’t search through it unless I delete the podcast then subscribe to it. Then unsubscribe. And these are just a few of the minor annoyances. I hope they clean up the whole thing.
So why only four stars? Well, there could be some improvements. For instance, the only playback speed under x1 available are ½ and ¾! Meanwhile, I can play faster at 1½, 2x, 2½, 3x, etc, which I never do. But if I want to go to 3/4, I have to cycle through all the higher speeds before getting to what I want. Meanwhile, I have to rewind to listen to what I missed.
And then, there are bugs… The app does not play well with iOS. It crashes periodically, leading to a rebuild of the episode database. When I press the play button on my ear phones, even if that was the last app I used, I get sent back to Apple Music, instead of iCatcher. I have to manually open the app, which is not safe when I’m driving. The episode list of unsubscribed podcast does not get refreshed, so I can’t search through it unless I delete the podcast then subscribe to it. Then unsubscribe. And these are just a few of the minor annoyances. I hope they clean up the whole thing.
TNITEAATA,
This is a good podcast app with minor flaws
Two things drew me to this app: it’s a one-time purchase, and it doesn’t collect data about me. Everyone else wants a subscription. ICatcher is a full-featured podcast that does everything I want, like automatically check for new episodes and add them to my playlist, has a search feature to find and subscribe to new podcasts, has an in-app browser, everything you’d expect.
There are some minor irritations. Every once in a while, it redownloads old episodes I’ve already listened to, marks them unplayed, and adds them to my playlist. Also, I have a few podcasts that I’m catching up on and don’t want the newest episodes automatically added to my commuting playlist, and while it odd easy to exclude those podcast episodes from being automatically added to the playlist, I also can’t manually add episodes from the excluded podcasts. I’m pretty sure that’s a bug. I emailed the developer through the feedback option in the app, but I haven’t gotten a response.
As I said, I like the one-time purchase, but I also like the tip jar, and I plan to use it. I’m glad Apple copied that from Windows Phone’s App Store. It’s a great way to support developers without being forced into a subscription.
There are some minor irritations. Every once in a while, it redownloads old episodes I’ve already listened to, marks them unplayed, and adds them to my playlist. Also, I have a few podcasts that I’m catching up on and don’t want the newest episodes automatically added to my commuting playlist, and while it odd easy to exclude those podcast episodes from being automatically added to the playlist, I also can’t manually add episodes from the excluded podcasts. I’m pretty sure that’s a bug. I emailed the developer through the feedback option in the app, but I haven’t gotten a response.
As I said, I like the one-time purchase, but I also like the tip jar, and I plan to use it. I’m glad Apple copied that from Windows Phone’s App Store. It’s a great way to support developers without being forced into a subscription.
DeVoiD,
Amazing podcast app
I've been using this app for many years, and it is by far the best podcast app out there. It has tons of features and configuration options. Support of the app is also great and not only for reporting issues, but also feature requests. I recommend this app to anyone who wants a great app for podcasts. UPDATE:this app just keeps getting better and better with each frequent update! 5 stars!! UPDATE UPDATE: Loving the new night time mode. Great app. I recommend it for your podcasts. UPDATE: it’s a bunch of years later, and this is still the BEST podcast app out there. Always getting updates and added features (some feel like Easter eggs. Lol). Amazing app and a must have. UPDATE: just had to use the feature where there is a playable audio file on a webpage, copy the link and then import it. Works like a charm. Very useful feature. Love this app and have had it since almost day one of it being on the App Store! UPDATE: Still loving the app.
2023 Update: still the best of casting app around. The developer really cares for their app and it shows.
2023 Update: still the best of casting app around. The developer really cares for their app and it shows.
johnsd17,
Holy customization, Batman!
I am VERY picky about the apps I use. If I can’t get something EXACTLY how I want it, I move on to something else. When I say I tried just about every podcast app in the app store, I mean dozens. I saw iCatcher recommended on Reddit (specifically for the extensive customization options) and decided to give it a shot, leery as I was to spend money on an app as I rarely do so.
Well, let me tell you, the search was officially over. You can fiddle away to your heart’s content, for hours (don’t ask me how I know this 😬) and somehow discover even more options as you continue to use the app. It’s not just that it’s feature rich; it’s that you can tweak basically every one of the bajillion features until it is EXACTLY how you want it. (and it also has a fully functional watch app!)
I am dead obsessed with this app and it has absolutely been worth every penny I spent, ten thousand times over. I will never touch another podcast app as long as I live.
Well, let me tell you, the search was officially over. You can fiddle away to your heart’s content, for hours (don’t ask me how I know this 😬) and somehow discover even more options as you continue to use the app. It’s not just that it’s feature rich; it’s that you can tweak basically every one of the bajillion features until it is EXACTLY how you want it. (and it also has a fully functional watch app!)
I am dead obsessed with this app and it has absolutely been worth every penny I spent, ten thousand times over. I will never touch another podcast app as long as I live.
ericg83,
Where have you been all my life?
I finally get fed up with my previous podcast app of choice, which shares the name with a term your weatherman may use to describe a cloudy day. That dev decided to make the watch app standalone, which broke the formerly-reliable sync from iPhones. After a couple weeks of frustration—going on a walk thinking I had my watch loaded up with podcasts—only to find that none of them were there...
So after poking around reddit, I saw some recommendations for this app. For only $2.99, it seemed like a no brainer risk (although a free trial with limited functions would have been better). I imported my OPML...and HOLY SETTINGS LIST BATMAN. At first it was overwhelming. So I sent up some playlists, sent some podcasts to my watch (which WORKED) and then went on with my day. But then after a few days, I took the time to dive into the settings....and 20 minutes later, I now have a podcast app that works exactly the way I want. There’s features and settings I didn’t even know I wanted (like badge notifications for active playlist), but now after just a few days, I can’t live without. Especially the playlist management and granular download controls
This is getting long for an app review, so my TL;DR - if you want a true power user podcast app with granular controls over almost every aspect, AND a reliable Apple Watch sync, this is the app for you. For less than a cup of coffee.
I hope the dev has a Mac app up his sleeve too...
So after poking around reddit, I saw some recommendations for this app. For only $2.99, it seemed like a no brainer risk (although a free trial with limited functions would have been better). I imported my OPML...and HOLY SETTINGS LIST BATMAN. At first it was overwhelming. So I sent up some playlists, sent some podcasts to my watch (which WORKED) and then went on with my day. But then after a few days, I took the time to dive into the settings....and 20 minutes later, I now have a podcast app that works exactly the way I want. There’s features and settings I didn’t even know I wanted (like badge notifications for active playlist), but now after just a few days, I can’t live without. Especially the playlist management and granular download controls
This is getting long for an app review, so my TL;DR - if you want a true power user podcast app with granular controls over almost every aspect, AND a reliable Apple Watch sync, this is the app for you. For less than a cup of coffee.
I hope the dev has a Mac app up his sleeve too...
shizzaq,
Best Podcast App
I love this podcast app. Way better than the apple built one. It has so many features and the developer has made it so stable over the years. He also updates as soon as there is a new os and new screen size. When I got my iPhone X, lots of high profile apps took forever to update for the screen but this app was updated before I even got the phone in. One thing I appreciate is that the app developer so far doesn’t limit what podcasts you can find and subscribe to. I find it kind of ridiculous that Apple can “delist” podcasts from their app. A podcast is just an RSS feed, a URL basically. The podcast app is a specialized web browser for finding and subscribing to RSS feeds. I wonder if Apple is planning to make changes to Safari so that it can’t go to certain websites. I don’t need Apple to tell me what content to listen to. Hopefully Joe agrees with this and keeps his app open and honest. Thank you sir for making such a great product.
Jonesy66789,
Made well & kept simple!
I did a lot of research into my new podcast player and gave iCatcher a chance in 2018…. I’m still here! Why? Quite simply the developer still manages it (glitches are fixed quickly!), they do NOTHING with your data and it’s made for the podcast listener who wants it’s simple, sleek and functional! There’s a few features I love like the gestures, how you can customize just about everything (getting as in the weeds as you wish), ability to download and add to a playlist, switching back and forth between streaming/downloading and they support private podcasts! If you’re in the US and you vehicles made by Honda/Toyota- this is for you!! It’s solid, dependable and has stealthily and slick features that enhance the experience. Again you can get as into the details of how this app works as you wish. Give it a try- you won’t be sorry!
Deb d1,
Was a great app. But… (update)
I’ve been using this app for months and it makes my commute so much more relaxing and interesting. The app works really well - I love the fact that it moves from one podcast to the next, so I don’t have to pay much attention to it on the road. I also like that I can easily skip ahead 30 seconds or to the end of a podcast that I’m not enjoying. I’ve found it very easy to browse or search for new podcasts. Just a really great app!
Nov 20, 2021 - Lately the ability to play a podcast at different speeds is not working properly. I often play them at 1.25 speed and now they just skip so badly that you can’t hear most of the words. And when I try to change the playback speed, it rewinds instead - sometimes going back to the start! This is a critical enough problem for me to shop for a different app.
Nov 20, 2021 - Lately the ability to play a podcast at different speeds is not working properly. I often play them at 1.25 speed and now they just skip so badly that you can’t hear most of the words. And when I try to change the playback speed, it rewinds instead - sometimes going back to the start! This is a critical enough problem for me to shop for a different app.
