Pocket Casts Downloads & RevenuePocket Casts: Podcast Player · App Store & Google Play
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player update history & changes
Last change · 61 events since 26 Jan 2011Full timeline ↓🌟iOSFeatured by Apple🌟iOSFeatured by Apple⭐iOSRatings pace jumped ×4.8📈AndroidEntered the top 100🔎AndroidTop 10 for “pocket”🔎iOSTop 10 for “pocket”📦iOSUpdated to version 8.23.2✏️iOSNew iPad screenshots✏️iOSNew screenshots📦iOSNow updating weekly📈AndroidEntered the top 100 in 3 charts🔎iOSTop 10 for “pocket”✏️AndroidNew screenshots🔎AndroidTop 10 for “pocket”📈iOSEntered the top 10🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 61 events
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · ID
- 🔎Pocket Casts: Podcast Player reached Top 10 for “pocket”Android#9 in Australia search · popularity 70
- 🔎Pocket Casts: Podcast Player reached Top 10 for “pocket”iOS#10 in Spain search · popularity 58
- 📦Pocket Casts: Podcast Player updated to version 8.23.2iOSPocket Casts is getting ready for the iPhone Duo! We’ve been working on making better use of larger screens, with improvements for iPad users too. Discover now shows multiple columns of podcasts, while the full-screen player gets a new side-by-side layout on supported devices.
We’ve also improved CarPlay playback, fixed an issue that could clear your Apple Watch’s Up Next queue, and made sure skipped chapters no longer count towards your remaining listening time.
We’ve folded in plenty of other little fixes too. And before you get snappy about all these puns, just know we’re only getting warmed up!… more - ✏️Pocket Casts: Podcast Player: new iPad screenshotsiOS· FR
- ✏️Pocket Casts: Podcast Player: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · FR
- 📦Pocket Casts: Podcast Player: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- ✏️Pocket Casts: Podcast Player: new iPad screenshotsiOS· JP
- ✏️Pocket Casts: Podcast Player: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 7) · JP
- ✏️Pocket Casts: Podcast Player: new iPad screenshotsiOS· 13 countries
- ✏️Pocket Casts: Podcast Player: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · 13 countries
- 📦Pocket Casts: Podcast Player updated to version 8.23.1iOSPocket Casts is getting ready for the iPhone Duo! We’ve been working on making better use of larger screens, with improvements for iPad users too. Discover now shows multiple columns of podcasts, while the full-screen player gets a new side-by-side layout on supported devices.
We’ve also improved CarPlay playback, fixed an issue that could clear your Apple Watch’s Up Next queue, and made sure skipped chapters no longer count towards your remaining listening time.
We’ve folded in plenty of other little fixes too. And before you get snappy about all these puns, just know we’re only getting warmed up!… more - 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player entered the top 100 in 3 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Wear OS · NL · Top Free · News & Magazines · TH · Top Grossing · Wear OS · TR
- 🔎Pocket Casts: Podcast Player reached Top 10 for “pocket”iOS#9 in Vietnam search · popularity 32
- ✏️Pocket Casts: Podcast Player: new screenshotsAndroid12 screenshots (was 12) · US
- ✏️Pocket Casts: Podcast Player: new iPad screenshotsiOS· 14 countries
- ✏️Pocket Casts: Podcast Player: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 7) · 14 countries
- 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player entered the top 100 in 6 chartsAndroidTop Free · Wear OS · NL · Top Free · News & Magazines · NL · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · NL · Top Free · Wear OS · SE · +2 more
- 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidNetherlands · Sweden
- 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · TW
- 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player entered the top 100 in 9 chartsAndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · ES · Top Free · News & Magazines · MX · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · MX · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TH · +5 more
- 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player charting in a new country in 6 chartsAndroidSpain · Mexico · Thailand · Turkey · +2 more
- 🔎Pocket Casts: Podcast Player reached Top 10 for “pocket”Android#8 in Japan search · popularity 58
- 📦Pocket Casts: Podcast Player updated to version 8.22iOSThe new What’s New feed in the Profile tab brings announcements from the Pocket Casts team straight into the app, so you can be the first to know about new stuff.
Watching video is easier too. A new button over the video zooms it into the full screen player, rotating to landscape on iPhone when the video calls for it, and a matching button brings you back.
Bug fixes in this release: smoother downloads, better storage cleanup, lower memory use, and a round of accessibility and layout polish.… more - 🔎Pocket Casts: Podcast Player reached Top 10 for “pocket”iOS#8 in Russia search · popularity 56
- 🔎Pocket Casts: Podcast Player reached Top 10 for “pocket”Android#10 in United States search · popularity 73
- 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · SA
- 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · CA
- 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · IN
- 🔎Pocket Casts: Podcast Player reached Top 10 for “pocket”iOS#7 in United Arab Emirates search · popularity 63
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR
- 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · News · RU
- 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · AU
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR
- ✏️Pocket Casts: Podcast Player: description updatediOS· 4 countries
- ✏️Pocket Casts: Podcast Player: description updatediOS· FR
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR
- ✏️Pocket Casts: Podcast Player: description updatediOS· 5 countries
- 📦Pocket Casts: Podcast Player updated to version 8.21iOSPodcast networks have arrived. There’s a new Networks section in the Discover tab for finding networks, and tapping the author on a podcast’s page takes you to the network behind it, so you can find more shows from people you already enjoy. Search includes networks now too.
We also did quite a bit of tidying up. Turning off New Episode notifications now actually turns them off (revolutionary, we know). The video player got some love, with larger controls and a Chromecast button that no longer hides in full screen. And if playback fails because your phone is out of storage, we now say so instead of blaming your internet.… more - 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · CA
- 📈Pocket Casts: Podcast Player entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Wear OS · DE
- 🔎Pocket Casts: Podcast Player reached Top 10 for “pocket”Android#10 in Brazil search · popularity 72
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA, TR
- 🆕Pocket Casts: Podcast Player first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidSouth Korea
- 🆕Pocket Casts: Podcast Player first spotted by AppInsideriOS#70 in Top Free · News · Russia
- 🌟Pocket Casts: Podcast Player featured by AppleiOSgames · AE, SA
- 📦Pocket Casts: Podcast Player version 8.20iOSNo release notes
- 🆕Pocket Casts: Podcast Player released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Pocket Casts: Podcast Player released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.3 ★
141k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#7
Android · 
News & Magazines Free
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
190
steady vs the 2 weeks before (App Store)
Measured
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-01. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Pocket Casts is a free, feature-rich podcast player by Automattic designed for listeners seeking advanced playback controls, cross-device sync, and curated discovery. The app holds strong positions in News Grossing charts across Russia (#5), Canada (#27), and the US (#44), indicating robust monetization or high-value user engagement despite being free to download.
Similar apps: Overcast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts
App Store
App details
App ID
414834813
Publisher
Automattic, Inc.
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Jan 2011
15 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad · Watch
Universal purchase
Content rating
9+
3 content notes below
Languages
13
CA NL EN FR DE IT JA PT RU ZH ES SV …
Size
167 MB
Also listed in
Utilities
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude HumorInfrequent/Mild Horror/Fear ThemesInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
Google Play
App details
App ID
au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts
Publisher
Automattic Inc.
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Teen
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v8.22, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
2
Permissions
20
Trackers
Google Firebase AnalyticsSentry
Full permission listProSee plans
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where Pocket Casts: Podcast Player'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.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How Pocket Casts: Podcast Player makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 2 | Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 3 | Patron Monthly subscription | |
| 4 | Patron Yearly subscription | |
| 5 | Pocket Casts Plus - Referral subscription | |
| 6 | Patron Monthly subscription | |
| 7 | Patron Yearly subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #15 News Grossing | 15 of 30 countries | #71 | #44 |
| Google Play | #7 News & Magazines Free | 23 of 23 countries | #40 | #24 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
134
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
6
US App Store
Recent ratings
4.6★
vs 4.5★ lifetime
Recent written reviews
3.8★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
82/100
faster than 97% of News apps
New ratings by country (10)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 77 | 57% | steady |
 United Kingdom | 17 | 13% | steady |
 Germany | 12 | 9% | steady |
 Canada | 10 | 7% | ▲ +21% |
 Australia | 8.8 | 7% | ▼ -58% |
 Brazil | 2 | 1% | ▲ +133% |
 India | 2 | 1% | ▼ -33% |
 France | 1.8 | 1% | – |
 Japan | 1.8 | 1% | – |
 Italy | 1.5 | 1% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Google Play
New ratings a week
56
▲ +39% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
4.7
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
3.1★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
79/100
faster than 88% of News and magazines apps
Review 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.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.5 ★ | 16k |
| Google Play | 4.3 ★ | 124k 20k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.3 ★ weighted by ratings | 141k |
What users say about Pocket Casts: Podcast Player
From the 83 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Long-time users praise the app's cross-platform sync and reliability, but recent updates have caused significant frustration due to UI regressions and bugs. Complaints focus heavily on microscopic playback controls, broken CarPlay/Watch integration, and episodes failing to appear or play correctly.
Mixed (49% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being useful. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “I have turned on the artwork option on the ios”
- Useful: “Enjoy…cancer not required, nor recommended”
- Design: “Reliable and very well designed”
- Ease of use: “The best thing about this app is that it’s stayed simple and it’s stayed stable”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Update made now playing too small”
- Crashes & bugs: “The whole thing is wildly inconsistent and buggy”
- Design: “UI/UX Sucks, and Automattic, hell no”
- Price & subscription: “If I could pay $10-15 ONCE, you’d have my money”
About Pocket Casts: Podcast Player
Pocket Casts is the world's most powerful podcast platform, an app by listeners, for listeners. Our podcast player provides next-level listening, search and discovery tools. Find your next obsession with our hand-curated podcast recommendations for easy discovery, and seamlessly enjoy your favorite shows without the hassle of subscribing.
Here's what the press has to say:
• Wired: "Pocket Casts Is the Podcast App Every iPhone User Needs"
• iMore: "Pocket Casts is the best podcast app for iPhone"
PLAYLISTS
Your listening, your way. Organize your episodes with our powerful Playlists feature:
- Playlists: Curate your perfect mix. Combine episodes from different podcasts, build collections around specific themes or guests, and even add episodes from podcasts you don't follow.
- Smart Playlists: We’ve upgraded our famous Filters. Build lists that automatically update based on rules you set, like release date, duration, or download status.
WE SWEAT THE DETAILS
• Design: Easily listen to, manage and find new podcasts.
• Themes: Dark, light, and an Extra Dark theme for those of you on OLED screens.
• Universal: Custom but familiar iPad interface, supporting Slide Over, Split View and Picture in Picture.
• Everywhere: CarPlay, AirPlay, Chromecast and Sonos. Listen to your podcasts in more places than ever before.
POWERFUL PLAYBACK
• Up next: Automatically build a playback queue from your favorite shows. Sign in and have that Up Next queue sync to all your devices.
• Trim silence: Cut silences from episodes so you finish them faster, saving hours.
• Variable speed: Change the play speed from anywhere between 0.5 to 3x.
• Volume boost: Increase the volume of voices, while decreasing background noise.
• Stream: Play episodes on the fly.
• Chapters: Jump between chapters easily, and enjoy embedded artwork that the author has added (we support MP3 and M4A chapter formats).
• Audio & video: Play all of your favorite episodes, toggle video to audio.
• Skip playback: Skip episode intros, jump through episodes with custom skip intervals.
• Apple Watch: Control playback, volume and effects from our Apple Watch app, without ever touching your phone.
• Sleep timer: We'll pause your episode so you can rest your weary head.
SMART TOOLS
• Sync: Subscriptions, Up Next, listening history, playback and filters are all securely stored in the cloud. You can pick up where you left off on another device and even the web.
• Refresh: Let our servers check for new episodes, so you can get on with your day.
• Notifications: We'll let you know when new episodes arrive, if you like.
• Auto download: Automatically download episodes for offline playback.
• Storage: All the tools you need to keep your podcasts tamed.
ALL YOUR FAVORITES
• Discover: Subscribe to any podcast on Apple Podcasts and more. Browse by charts, networks and categories.
• Share: Spread the word with podcast and episode sharing.
• OPML: Jump on board without any hassle with OPML import
Here's what the press has to say:
• Wired: "Pocket Casts Is the Podcast App Every iPhone User Needs"
• iMore: "Pocket Casts is the best podcast app for iPhone"
PLAYLISTS
Your listening, your way. Organize your episodes with our powerful Playlists feature:
- Playlists: Curate your perfect mix. Combine episodes from different podcasts, build collections around specific themes or guests, and even add episodes from podcasts you don't follow.
- Smart Playlists: We’ve upgraded our famous Filters. Build lists that automatically update based on rules you set, like release date, duration, or download status.
WE SWEAT THE DETAILS
• Design: Easily listen to, manage and find new podcasts.
• Themes: Dark, light, and an Extra Dark theme for those of you on OLED screens.
• Universal: Custom but familiar iPad interface, supporting Slide Over, Split View and Picture in Picture.
• Everywhere: CarPlay, AirPlay, Chromecast and Sonos. Listen to your podcasts in more places than ever before.
POWERFUL PLAYBACK
• Up next: Automatically build a playback queue from your favorite shows. Sign in and have that Up Next queue sync to all your devices.
• Trim silence: Cut silences from episodes so you finish them faster, saving hours.
• Variable speed: Change the play speed from anywhere between 0.5 to 3x.
• Volume boost: Increase the volume of voices, while decreasing background noise.
• Stream: Play episodes on the fly.
• Chapters: Jump between chapters easily, and enjoy embedded artwork that the author has added (we support MP3 and M4A chapter formats).
• Audio & video: Play all of your favorite episodes, toggle video to audio.
• Skip playback: Skip episode intros, jump through episodes with custom skip intervals.
• Apple Watch: Control playback, volume and effects from our Apple Watch app, without ever touching your phone.
• Sleep timer: We'll pause your episode so you can rest your weary head.
SMART TOOLS
• Sync: Subscriptions, Up Next, listening history, playback and filters are all securely stored in the cloud. You can pick up where you left off on another device and even the web.
• Refresh: Let our servers check for new episodes, so you can get on with your day.
• Notifications: We'll let you know when new episodes arrive, if you like.
• Auto download: Automatically download episodes for offline playback.
• Storage: All the tools you need to keep your podcasts tamed.
ALL YOUR FAVORITES
• Discover: Subscribe to any podcast on Apple Podcasts and more. Browse by charts, networks and categories.
• Share: Spread the word with podcast and episode sharing.
• OPML: Jump on board without any hassle with OPML import
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player App Store
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player is #44 in News Grossing in United States and charting in 15 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperAutomattic
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.5 (16k)
Version8.23.2
Age rating9+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)1M+ worldwide
Rating
4.5 ★
16k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#44
News GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
134
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-01. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Pocket Casts is a free, feature-rich podcast player by Automattic designed for listeners seeking advanced playback controls, cross-device sync, and curated discovery. The app holds strong positions in News Grossing charts across Russia (#5), Canada (#27), and the US (#44), indicating robust monetization or high-value user engagement despite being free to download.
Similar apps: Overcast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player on the App Store
App details
App ID
414834813
Publisher
Automattic, Inc.
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Jan 2011
15 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad · Watch
Universal purchase
Content rating
9+
3 content notes below
Languages
13
CA NL EN FR DE IT JA PT RU ZH ES SV …
Size
167 MB
Also listed in
Utilities
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude HumorInfrequent/Mild Horror/Fear ThemesInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Pocket Casts: Podcast Player'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.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Pocket Casts: Podcast Player before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How Pocket Casts: Podcast Player makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 2 | Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 3 | Patron Monthly subscription | |
| 4 | Patron Yearly subscription | |
| 5 | Pocket Casts Plus - Referral subscription | |
| 6 | Patron Monthly subscription | |
| 7 | Patron Yearly subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | NewsGrossing | #44 |
| United States | NewsFree | #71 |
| United Kingdom | NewsFree | #38 |
| United Kingdom | NewsGrossing | #50 |
 South Korea | NewsGrossing | #39 |
| Russia | NewsGrossing | #21 |
| United Arab Emirates | NewsGrossing | #15 |
| Australia | NewsGrossing | #46 |
| Brazil | NewsGrossing | #46 |
| Australia | NewsFree | #41 |
| Canada | NewsGrossing | #48 |
| Germany | NewsFree | #81 |
| Germany | NewsGrossing | #95 |
| France | NewsGrossing | #67 |
| Japan | NewsFree | #157 |
| Canada | NewsFree | #52 |
 Saudi Arabia | NewsGrossing | #37 |
| India | NewsGrossing | #100 |
| India | NewsFree | #99 |
| France | NewsFree | #130 |
| Italy | NewsFree | #90 |
| Brazil | NewsFree | #117 |
| Russia | NewsFree | #92 |
| Saudi Arabia | NewsFree | #68 |
 Indonesia | NewsGrossing | #89 |
| United Arab Emirates | NewsFree | #64 |
Apps near Pocket Casts: Podcast Player on the chart
News Grossing, around #44.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.5 ★
16k ratings
Measured
Ratings
16k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
134
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
6
US App Store
Recent ratings
4.6★
vs 4.5★ lifetime
Recent written reviews
3.8★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
82/100
faster than 97% of News apps
New ratings by country (10)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 57% | steady |
| United Kingdom | 17 | 13% | steady |
| Germany | 12 | 9% | steady |
| Canada | 10 | 7% | ▲ +21% |
| Australia | 8.8 | 7% | ▼ -58% |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% | ▲ +133% |
| India | 2 | 1% | ▼ -33% |
| France | 1.8 | 1% | – |
| Japan | 1.8 | 1% | – |
| Italy | 1.5 | 1% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review 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 Pocket Casts: Podcast Player
From the 83 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Long-time users praise the app's cross-platform sync and reliability, but recent updates have caused significant frustration due to UI regressions and bugs. Complaints focus heavily on microscopic playback controls, broken CarPlay/Watch integration, and episodes failing to appear or play correctly.
Mixed (49% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being useful. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “I have turned on the artwork option on the ios”
- Useful: “Enjoy…cancer not required, nor recommended”
- Design: “Reliable and very well designed”
- Ease of use: “The best thing about this app is that it’s stayed simple and it’s stayed stable”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Update made now playing too small”
- Crashes & bugs: “The whole thing is wildly inconsistent and buggy”
- Design: “UI/UX Sucks, and Automattic, hell no”
- Price & subscription: “If I could pay $10-15 ONCE, you’d have my money”
About Pocket Casts: Podcast Player
Pocket Casts is the world's most powerful podcast platform, an app by listeners, for listeners. Our podcast player provides next-level listening, search and discovery tools. Find your next obsession with our hand-curated podcast recommendations for easy discovery, and seamlessly enjoy your favorite shows without the hassle of subscribing.
Here's what the press has to say:
• Wired: "Pocket Casts Is the Podcast App Every iPhone User Needs"
• iMore: "Pocket Casts is the best podcast app for iPhone"
PLAYLISTS
Your listening, your way. Organize your episodes with our powerful Playlists feature:
- Playlists: Curate your perfect mix. Combine episodes from different podcasts, build collections around specific themes or guests, and even add episodes from podcasts you don't follow.
- Smart Playlists: We’ve upgraded our famous Filters. Build lists that automatically update based on rules you set, like release date, duration, or download status.
WE SWEAT THE DETAILS
• Design: Easily listen to, manage and find new podcasts.
• Themes: Dark, light, and an Extra Dark theme for those of you on OLED screens.
• Universal: Custom but familiar iPad interface, supporting Slide Over, Split View and Picture in Picture.
• Everywhere: CarPlay, AirPlay, Chromecast and Sonos. Listen to your podcasts in more places than ever before.
POWERFUL PLAYBACK
• Up next: Automatically build a playback queue from your favorite shows. Sign in and have that Up Next queue sync to all your devices.
• Trim silence: Cut silences from episodes so you finish them faster, saving hours.
• Variable speed: Change the play speed from anywhere between 0.5 to 3x.
• Volume boost: Increase the volume of voices, while decreasing background noise.
• Stream: Play episodes on the fly.
• Chapters: Jump between chapters easily, and enjoy embedded artwork that the author has added (we support MP3 and M4A chapter formats).
• Audio & video: Play all of your favorite episodes, toggle video to audio.
• Skip playback: Skip episode intros, jump through episodes with custom skip intervals.
• Apple Watch: Control playback, volume and effects from our Apple Watch app, without ever touching your phone.
• Sleep timer: We'll pause your episode so you can rest your weary head.
SMART TOOLS
• Sync: Subscriptions, Up Next, listening history, playback and filters are all securely stored in the cloud. You can pick up where you left off on another device and even the web.
• Refresh: Let our servers check for new episodes, so you can get on with your day.
• Notifications: We'll let you know when new episodes arrive, if you like.
• Auto download: Automatically download episodes for offline playback.
• Storage: All the tools you need to keep your podcasts tamed.
ALL YOUR FAVORITES
• Discover: Subscribe to any podcast on Apple Podcasts and more. Browse by charts, networks and categories.
• Share: Spread the word with podcast and episode sharing.
• OPML: Jump on board without any hassle with OPML import
Here's what the press has to say:
• Wired: "Pocket Casts Is the Podcast App Every iPhone User Needs"
• iMore: "Pocket Casts is the best podcast app for iPhone"
PLAYLISTS
Your listening, your way. Organize your episodes with our powerful Playlists feature:
- Playlists: Curate your perfect mix. Combine episodes from different podcasts, build collections around specific themes or guests, and even add episodes from podcasts you don't follow.
- Smart Playlists: We’ve upgraded our famous Filters. Build lists that automatically update based on rules you set, like release date, duration, or download status.
WE SWEAT THE DETAILS
• Design: Easily listen to, manage and find new podcasts.
• Themes: Dark, light, and an Extra Dark theme for those of you on OLED screens.
• Universal: Custom but familiar iPad interface, supporting Slide Over, Split View and Picture in Picture.
• Everywhere: CarPlay, AirPlay, Chromecast and Sonos. Listen to your podcasts in more places than ever before.
POWERFUL PLAYBACK
• Up next: Automatically build a playback queue from your favorite shows. Sign in and have that Up Next queue sync to all your devices.
• Trim silence: Cut silences from episodes so you finish them faster, saving hours.
• Variable speed: Change the play speed from anywhere between 0.5 to 3x.
• Volume boost: Increase the volume of voices, while decreasing background noise.
• Stream: Play episodes on the fly.
• Chapters: Jump between chapters easily, and enjoy embedded artwork that the author has added (we support MP3 and M4A chapter formats).
• Audio & video: Play all of your favorite episodes, toggle video to audio.
• Skip playback: Skip episode intros, jump through episodes with custom skip intervals.
• Apple Watch: Control playback, volume and effects from our Apple Watch app, without ever touching your phone.
• Sleep timer: We'll pause your episode so you can rest your weary head.
SMART TOOLS
• Sync: Subscriptions, Up Next, listening history, playback and filters are all securely stored in the cloud. You can pick up where you left off on another device and even the web.
• Refresh: Let our servers check for new episodes, so you can get on with your day.
• Notifications: We'll let you know when new episodes arrive, if you like.
• Auto download: Automatically download episodes for offline playback.
• Storage: All the tools you need to keep your podcasts tamed.
ALL YOUR FAVORITES
• Discover: Subscribe to any podcast on Apple Podcasts and more. Browse by charts, networks and categories.
• Share: Spread the word with podcast and episode sharing.
• OPML: Jump on board without any hassle with OPML import
Latest updates
8.23.2
Pocket Casts is getting ready for the iPhone Duo! We’ve been working on making better use of larger screens, with improvements for iPad users too. Discover now shows multiple columns of podcasts, while the full-screen player gets a new side-by-side layout on supported devices.
We’ve also improved CarPlay playback, fixed an issue that could clear your Apple Watch’s Up Next queue, and made sure skipped chapters no longer count towards your remaining listening time.
We’ve folded in plenty of other little fixes too. And before you get snappy about all these puns, just know we’re only getting warmed up!
8.23.1
Pocket Casts is getting ready for the iPhone Duo! We’ve been working on making better use of larger screens, with improvements for iPad users too. Discover now shows multiple columns of podcasts, while the full-screen player gets a new side-by-side layout on supported devices.
We’ve also improved CarPlay playback, fixed an issue that could clear your Apple Watch’s Up Next queue, and made sure skipped chapters no longer count towards your remaining listening time.
We’ve folded in plenty of other little fixes too. And before you get snappy about all these puns, just know we’re only getting warmed up!
8.22
The new What’s New feed in the Profile tab brings announcements from the Pocket Casts team straight into the app, so you can be the first to know about new stuff.
Watching video is easier too. A new button over the video zooms it into the full screen player, rotating to landscape on iPhone when the video calls for it, and a matching button brings you back.
Bug fixes in this release: smoother downloads, better storage cleanup, lower memory use, and a round of accessibility and layout polish.
Store changes
What Pocket Casts: Podcast Player changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New iPad screenshots
New screenshots
6 screenshots (was 6)
New iPad screenshots
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Pocket Casts - Podcast App Android
Pocket Casts - Podcast App gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Pocket Casts - Podcast App is #24 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 23 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperAutomattic, Inc
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 4.3 (124k)
Updated
Content ratingTeen
Rating
4.3 ★
124k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#24
News & Magazines GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
56
▲ +39% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Pocket Casts - Podcast App on Google Play
App details
App ID
au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts
Publisher
Automattic Inc.
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Teen
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v8.22, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
2
Permissions
20
Trackers
Google Firebase AnalyticsSentry
Full permission listProSee plans
Pocket Casts - Podcast App downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Pocket Casts - Podcast App'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.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Pocket Casts - Podcast App before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How Pocket Casts - Podcast App makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 2 | Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 3 | Patron Monthly subscription | |
| 4 | Patron Yearly subscription | |
| 5 | Pocket Casts Plus - Referral subscription | |
| 6 | Patron Monthly subscription | |
| 7 | Patron Yearly subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
Mexico
Spain
Netherlands
Turkey
Sweden
Thailand
VietnamApps near Pocket Casts - Podcast App on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #24.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.3 ★
124k ratings
Measured
Ratings
124k
Measured
Written reviews
20k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
56
▲ +39% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
4.7
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
3.1★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
79/100
faster than 88% of News and magazines apps
Review 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 Pocket Casts - Podcast App
From the 189 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's interface and cross-device sync but report significant playback instability, including audio cutting out or skipping episodes. Complaints also focus on intrusive ads, hidden subscription costs, and confusing UI changes in recent updates.
Mixed (43% 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 ads, and recent updates.
What people like
- Features & content: “Easy to search for new content”
- Ease of use: “Easy to search for new content”
- Useful: “Works well with Android Auto”
- Ads: “There's not a whole lot of ads”
Common complaints
- Ads: “Ads pkayback ruins the playlist order”
- Updates: “getting worse with every update”
- Price & subscription: “Subscription model lost me”
- Crashes & bugs: “mostly works, but is pretty broken now”
About Pocket Casts - Podcast App
Pocket Casts is the world's most powerful free podcast app, made by listeners, for listeners 🎧. Our free podcast player makes it easy to listen, discover, and enjoy podcasts your way. Stream podcasts, trending shows, and audiobooks all in one powerful audio app. Are you a podcast addict? Find new shows with our curated podcast recommendations and enjoy personalized podcast recommendations for every mood. Catch the latest podcast episodes and manage your library with our smart app for listening to podcasts features.
🌟 BEST PODCAST APP EXPERIENCE 🌟
* Material design - Beautiful, intuitive interface with themes including Extra Dark for OLED screens
* Everywhere you listen - Android Auto, Chromecast, Alexa, Wear OS, and Sonos
* Playlists & Smart Playlists - Combine episodes from different podcasts, create custom rules, and keep your listening organized
* All-in-one audio player for podcasts and audiobooks with seamless playback
🔊 POWERFUL PLAYBACK 🔊
* Offline podcast player - Listen anywhere, even without internet
* Trim silence & variable speed - Save time while enjoying every episode
* Sleep timer - Automatically stop playback after a set time
* Cross-platform podcast support - Your subscriptions, history, and playlists sync across devices
* Enjoy audiobooks and apple podcasts with smooth streaming and offline listening
🧠 SMART TOOLS 🧠
* Auto download and cloud sync
* Notifications for new episodes
* Advanced smart podcast player features for filtering and sorting
* Find exactly what you want with the app’s lightning fast podcast search
❤️ ALL YOUR FAVORITES ❤️
* Subscribe on iTunes and beyond using our podcast app for iphone or Android version
* Share episodes or collections with friends
* Import or export your library effortlessly
* Enjoy your pocket casts podcast collection seamlessly
🏆 LOVED BY THE PRESS 🏆
* Android Central: “Pocket Casts is the best podcasts app for Android”
* The Verge: “The best podcast player for Android”
* Google Play Top Developer, Editors’ Choice, Material Design Award recipient
* Explore audiobooks, and discover new audio content anytime, anywhere.
Whether it’s your daily commute, a workout, or relaxing at home, Pocket Casts is the ultimate podcast player app. Download now and get your favorite shows, the latest podcast episodes, and expert podcast app recommendations all in one place 🎉
🌟 BEST PODCAST APP EXPERIENCE 🌟
* Material design - Beautiful, intuitive interface with themes including Extra Dark for OLED screens
* Everywhere you listen - Android Auto, Chromecast, Alexa, Wear OS, and Sonos
* Playlists & Smart Playlists - Combine episodes from different podcasts, create custom rules, and keep your listening organized
* All-in-one audio player for podcasts and audiobooks with seamless playback
🔊 POWERFUL PLAYBACK 🔊
* Offline podcast player - Listen anywhere, even without internet
* Trim silence & variable speed - Save time while enjoying every episode
* Sleep timer - Automatically stop playback after a set time
* Cross-platform podcast support - Your subscriptions, history, and playlists sync across devices
* Enjoy audiobooks and apple podcasts with smooth streaming and offline listening
🧠 SMART TOOLS 🧠
* Auto download and cloud sync
* Notifications for new episodes
* Advanced smart podcast player features for filtering and sorting
* Find exactly what you want with the app’s lightning fast podcast search
❤️ ALL YOUR FAVORITES ❤️
* Subscribe on iTunes and beyond using our podcast app for iphone or Android version
* Share episodes or collections with friends
* Import or export your library effortlessly
* Enjoy your pocket casts podcast collection seamlessly
🏆 LOVED BY THE PRESS 🏆
* Android Central: “Pocket Casts is the best podcasts app for Android”
* The Verge: “The best podcast player for Android”
* Google Play Top Developer, Editors’ Choice, Material Design Award recipient
* Explore audiobooks, and discover new audio content anytime, anywhere.
Whether it’s your daily commute, a workout, or relaxing at home, Pocket Casts is the ultimate podcast player app. Download now and get your favorite shows, the latest podcast episodes, and expert podcast app recommendations all in one place 🎉
What's new
Stay in the loop with our new What’s New feed! Find announcements from the Pocket Casts team right on your Profile tab. Your read messages sync across devices when you’re signed in. We also polished Profile navigation and fixed a couple of crashes, including one on Android 8.0. Less crashing, more casting.
Store changes
What Pocket Casts - Podcast App changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New screenshots
12 screenshots (was 12)