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Name: iCatcher! Podcast App
Price: 4.99 USD
Author: Joeisanerd.com

iCatcher! Podcast App is #1 in News Paid in Canada and charting in 13 of 30 countries we track.

Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day

DeveloperJoeisanerd.com

CategoryNews

Price4.99 USD

Released14 Mar 2011

Rating★ 4.7 (1.9k)

Version15.2.2

Age rating12+

First seen by us 24 Sep 2026

Installs (est.)100k+ worldwide

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iCatcher! Podcast App update history & changes

Last change 5 Nov 2026 · 16 events since 14 Mar 2011Full timeline ↓

📈5 NovEntered the top 100 📦29 OctUpdated to version 15.2.2 📦23 OctUpdated to version 15.2.1 📈16 OctNew best rank in the overall chart: #126 🆕24 SepFirst spotted by AppInsider 🆕14 MarReleased on the App Store

Full timeline · 16 events

5 Nov 2026
📈
iCatcher! Podcast App entered the top 100
Top Grossing · News · KR
29 Oct 2026
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iCatcher! Podcast App updated to version 15.2.2
If you find iCatcher useful, please consider tipping in the help and settings tab, or share the app with your friends! Thanks!

Bug fixes
-Fixed playback jumping to an episode from Downloaded, instead of the next episode… more
23 Oct 2026
📦
iCatcher! Podcast App updated to version 15.2.1
If you find iCatcher useful, please consider tipping in the help and settings tab, or share the app with your friends! Thanks!

What’s New
+Added adjustable audio normalization boost levels that make quiet spoken audio l… more
16 Oct 2026
📈
iCatcher! Podcast App new best rank in the overall chart: #126
Top Paid · All Apps · NL
📈
iCatcher! Podcast App charting in a new country
Netherlands
9 Oct 2026
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iCatcher! Podcast App updated to version 15.2
If you find iCatcher useful, please consider tipping in the help and settings tab, or share the app with your friends! Thanks!

What’s New
+Added a left-to-right swipe in the same area as swipe-to-dismiss on the new Now … more
5 Oct 2026
📈
iCatcher! Podcast App hit #1
Top Paid · News · DE
4 Oct 2026
📈
iCatcher! Podcast App entered the top 10
Top Paid · News · DE
2 Oct 2026
📈
iCatcher! Podcast App new best rank in the overall chart: #142
Top Paid · All Apps · SE
📈
iCatcher! Podcast App charting in a new country
Sweden
1 Oct 2026
📈
iCatcher! Podcast App hit #1
Top Paid · News · CA
30 Sep 2026
📈
iCatcher! Podcast App entered the top 10
Top Paid · News · AU
26 Sep 2026
📈
iCatcher! Podcast App entered the top 10
Top Paid · News · JP
24 Sep 2026
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iCatcher! Podcast App first spotted by AppInsider
#8 in Top Paid · News · Canada
23 Sep 2026
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iCatcher! Podcast App version 15.1.1
No release notes
14 Mar 2011
🆕
iCatcher! Podcast App released on the App Store

Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.

Monthly users

all platforms

Free with an account

Confidence

Rating

4.7 ★

1.9k ratings

Measured

Best rank now

News Paid

Measured

New ratings a week

1.5

App Store, 4-week average

Measured

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iCatcher! Podcast App at a glance

AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.

A paid, feature-rich podcast client for iPhone and iPad that offers advanced playback controls, iCloud sync, and support for password-protected feeds. The app maintains strong visibility in the paid News category across diverse global markets, notably holding the #2 spot in Canada and South Korea while remaining competitive in major European regions.

Similar apps: Overcast, Pocket Casts, Castro

Where it ranks now

Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.

Country	Charts	Rank
Canada	NewsPaid	#1
Germany	NewsPaid	#2
South Korea	NewsPaid	#2
United States	NewsPaid	#11
United Kingdom	NewsPaid	#6
Japan	NewsPaid	#10
France	NewsPaid	#5
Brazil	NewsPaid	#6
Italy	NewsPaid	#8
Australia	NewsPaid	#11
India	NewsPaid	#12
South Korea	NewsGrossing	#53
United Arab Emirates	NewsPaid	#8
Saudi Arabia	NewsPaid	#14

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About iCatcher! Podcast App

Download, listen, watch, and relish your favorite podcasts.

FEATURES
- Subscribe to your preferred podcasts within the app and manage them conveniently.
- Download episodes over WiFi or Cellular (available on devices with cellular capabilities).
- Support for password-protected feeds.
- Background refresh and download in the background.
- Sync subscriptions, episode playback positions, and playlists between your devices using iCloud.
- Universal App (compatible with iPhone and iPad).
- Search across all views to locate the podcast or episode you’re seeking.
- Customize playlists with filtering options based on podcasts, episodes, and more.
- Support for continuous playback (toggle it on the now playing screen just below the time elapsed).
- Portrait and landscape orientation supporter, with a configurable option in the settings.
- Unfollow podcasts and still keep them on your device. This feature is particularly useful for podcasts that don’t meet your expectations.

PLAYBACK
- Variable playback speed.
- Remembered playback speed per podcast.
- Support for podcasts with chapters and chapter images (MP3 and M4A formats).
- Utilize your headset controls, including Bluetooth car controls (when paired), to play/pause, jump forward or backward 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 visible) to facilitate hands-free use.
- Double-tap to play/pause.
- Swipe up to adjust playback speed.
- Swipe left or right to rewind or fast-forward.
- Home to the L gesture for the 2-minute Leo jump.
- Refer to Settings and Gestures for more information and customization options for rewind/fast-forward gestures.
- AirPlay support allows you to watch or listen to podcasts on your large screen.
- External display support for videos is available for devices that support an external display (use the Apple HDMI adapter).
- Enjoy your favorite podcasts with a familiar layout.

FIND NEW PODCASTS QUICKLY
- Search for your podcasts by title, keyword, or author.
- Browse the top podcasts categorized by different genres.
• Manually add podcasts by entering their URLs.
• Support for password-protected feeds.
• Option to download a single episode.
• Import podcast subscriptions for episodes already on your device from iTunes.
• Import your OPML file from iTunes or other iOS podcast app.
• Import media using the iTunes File Sharing feature.
• Add your existing audiobooks (non-password-protected ones) using the iTunes File Sharing feature.
• Add previously downloaded podcasts from your computer using the iTunes file sharing feature (see Settings and Import Media for details).

SHORTCUT ACTIONS
• Search your podcasts and episodes using shortcut actions.
• Easily create an export from other apps into iCatcher using the subscribe action.
• Control playback.
• View podcast action including currently playing.
• Import media

Latest updates

15.2.229 Oct 2026

If you find iCatcher useful, please consider tipping in the help and settings tab, or share the app with your friends! Thanks! Bug fixes -Fixed playback jumping to an episode from Downloaded, instead of the next episode of the podcast you started from, when the sleep timer paused playback and iCatcher was relaunched before you resumed. -Fixed VoiceOver in grid view on the podcasts tab. -Fixed play/pause controls showing the wrong state when starting or resuming playback. 15.2.1 Updates What’s New +Added adjustable audio normalization boost levels that make quiet spoken audio louder while protecting loud peaks. +Added a count beneath each Podcast Defaults setting showing how many podcasts use a custom value. Tap it to see those podcasts and set them back to the default one at a time, in a selection, or all at once. +Improved the layout of the Now Playing screen for foldable iPhones and other wide windows. +Added a prompt when you start a different episode while another is partly played and [Up Next] has episodes. Choose to play it now, play it and resume the current episode afterward, play it next, or add it to the end of Up Next. Episodes in Up Next now also show a small icon in episode lists. +Updated the Include Podcasts and Exclude Podcasts lists in the playlist editor: Select Visible and Clear Visible now act only on the podcasts currently shown (with a confirmation before clearing), All and Selected are now a segmented control, and podcasts you follow are marked Following. Added options to filter by follow status and to sort by title, following, or selected. +Improved performance when refreshing podcasts. Bug fixes -Fixed a crash that could occur when a download failed or the server returned an error. -Fixed excessive storage writes at startup for users with large libraries of downloaded episodes. -Fixed high CPU and battery use in CarPlay when the Listen Now list refreshed. -Fixed the Library icons in CarPlay showing as black instead of white. View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates. Follow me on x @joeisanerd and Mastodon [email protected]

15.2.123 Oct 2026

If you find iCatcher useful, please consider tipping in the help and settings tab, or share the app with your friends! Thanks! What’s New +Added adjustable audio normalization boost levels that make quiet spoken audio louder while protecting loud peaks. +Added a count beneath each Podcast Defaults setting showing how many podcasts use a custom value. Tap it to see those podcasts and set them back to the default one at a time, in a selection, or all at once. +Improved the layout of the Now Playing screen for foldable iPhones and other wide windows. +Added a prompt when you start a different episode while another is partly played and [Up Next](x-icatcher://settings/help/upnext) has episodes. Choose to play it now, play it and resume the current episode afterward, play it next, or add it to the end of Up Next. Episodes in Up Next now also show a small icon in episode lists. +Updated the Include Podcasts and Exclude Podcasts lists in the playlist editor: Select Visible and Clear Visible now act only on the podcasts currently shown (with a confirmation before clearing), All and Selected are now a segmented control, and podcasts you follow are marked Following. Added options to filter by follow status and to sort by title, following, or selected. +Improved performance when refreshing podcasts. Bug fixes -Fixed a crash that could occur when a download failed or the server returned an error. -Fixed excessive storage writes at startup for users with large libraries of downloaded episodes. -Fixed high CPU and battery use in CarPlay when the Listen Now list refreshed. -Fixed the Library icons in CarPlay showing as black instead of white. View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates. Follow me on x @joeisanerd and Mastodon [email protected]

15.29 Oct 2026

If you find iCatcher useful, please consider tipping in the help and settings tab, or share the app with your friends! Thanks! What’s New +Added a left-to-right swipe in the same area as swipe-to-dismiss on the new Now Playing view, so you can dismiss it like other pushed views. +When Appearance › Episode Images from Feed is enabled, the episode-specific image (if available) now downloads when an episode is made playable. Previously, this only happened once playback started. +Added the [Up Next queue](x-icatcher://settings/help/upnext). +Updated watch widgets to support watchOS 27 features, including new widget configurations. +Added a Download Episodes shortcut action that lets you choose from already queued episodes. +Improved VoiceOver for episodes within a podcast: each row now has a single callout, with more available actions. +The Now Playing view now appears as a pop-up by default to address issues with the tab bar flashing. The experimental setting has moved to Playback › [General](x-icatcher://settings/playback/general). +Episodes on the Apple Watch now show hours and minutes remaining instead of just minutes. Bug fixes -Fixed the playback pie slice not showing progress. -Fixed the missing download option when tapping an episode that's already queued within a podcast. -Fixed built-in playlists not being reselected automatically on relaunch. -Fixed remote mark as played not working with headphone controls. -Fixed playback not resuming correctly when started from a cold launch. View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates. Follow me on x @joeisanerd and Mastodon [email protected]