Downcast Downloads & RevenueDowncast · App Store
Downcast is #1 in News Paid in Brazil and charting in 15 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Full timeline · 18 events in the last 12 months
- 📈Downcast charting in a new countryTaiwan
- 📈Downcast entered the top 100Top Grossing · News · KR
- 📈Downcast hit #1Top Paid · News · IT
- 📈Downcast new best rank in the overall chart: #76Top Paid · All Apps · ZA
- 📈Downcast entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · ZA
- 📈Downcast charting in a new countrySouth Africa
- 📈Downcast hit #1Top Paid · News · IN
- 📈Downcast entered the top 100Top Grossing · News · IN
- 📈Downcast charting in a new countryNetherlands
- 📈Downcast hit #1Top Paid · News · BR
- 📈Downcast hit #1Top Paid · News · DE
- 📈Downcast hit #1Top Paid · News · US
- 📈Downcast hit #1Top Paid · News · KR
- 📈Downcast hit #1Top Paid · News · RU
- 📈Downcast hit #1 in 2 chartsTop Paid · News · CA · Top Paid · News · GB
- 📈Downcast entered the top 10Top Paid · News · DE
- 🆕Downcast first spotted by AppInsider#3 in Top Paid · News · Canada
- 🆕Downcast released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
News PaidDowncast at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Downcast is a paid podcast player for iOS that offers advanced management features like iCloud syncing, smart playlists, and variable speed playback for users seeking granular control over their audio and video subscriptions. The app maintains strong visibility in the paid News category across diverse markets, ranking #3 in the US and Canada while holding top-5 positions in regions including Russia, Brazil, South Korea, and France.
Similar apps: Overcast, Pocket Casts, Castbox
Downcast on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Downcast’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 0 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Downcast downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Downcast's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | NewsPaid | #1 |
 United States | NewsPaid | #6 |
 Russia | NewsPaid | #1 |
 South Korea | NewsPaid | #3 |
| Canada | NewsPaid | #2 |
 Japan | NewsPaid | #8 |
 France | NewsPaid | #3 |
 United Kingdom | NewsPaid | #8 |
 Germany | NewsPaid | #8 |
 India | NewsPaid | #5 |
 Italy | NewsPaid | #5 |
 Australia | NewsPaid | #7 |
 Saudi Arabia | NewsPaid | #4 |
 Indonesia | NewsPaid | #4 |
 United Arab Emirates | NewsPaid | #4 |
| South Korea | NewsGrossing | #71 |
| Russia | NewsGrossing | #64 |
Apps near Downcast on the chart
News Paid, around #1.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Downcast
From the 58 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Long-term users praise Downcast for its robust playlist management, offline capabilities, and lack of algorithmic interference. However, recent reviews highlight growing instability, crashes on newer iOS versions, and concerns about stalled development.
Mixed but leaning positive (72% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “Nothing but the content you want”
- Ease of use: “Downcast is an easy to use player”
- Useful: “-no ads or forced recommendations”
- Design: “-adapts interface for iPad”
Common complaints
- Updates: “So bad update bad mananger”
- Crashes & bugs: “Buggy, slow, no development”
- Features & content: “when I first downloaded it, it was the best option”
About Downcast
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
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* Per iOS restrictions
** iCloud syncing with Macs requires Downcast for Mac, which is a separate purchase from the Mac App Store
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