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So, now that you’re all set with podcast recommendations, how about an app to listen on?
Pocket Casts
Platforms: Android, iOS
Price: Free
Pocket Casts has cross-device and cross-platform functionality, which is handy if you listen to podcasts across more than one device. It also suggests new podcasts based on your listening habits, lets you organize podcasts, and comes with 10GB of cloud storage.
Spotify
Platforms: Android, iOS
Price: Free (with in-app purchases)
Spotify is the biggest music streaming app out there. Now, thanks to some big investments in podcast producers, they’re a major podcasting player in their own right. Some of their podcasts are subscription-only though.
Audible
Platforms: Android, iOS
Price: Free (with in-app purchases)
Better known for audiobooks, Audible is also growing a stable of original podcasts. It’s also compatible with Amazon’s Alexa devices, so if you plan on listening that way or giving your podcasting app verbal commands, Audible might be the way to go.
Stitcher
Platforms: Android, iOS
Price: Free (with in-app purchases)
Unlike Audible or Spotify, Stitcher focuses solely on podcasts—both playing them and making them. Through Earwolf and Witness Docs, they’re responsible for such hits as Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Comedy Bang! Bang!, How Did This Get Made?, The Dream, Atlas Obscura, and more. They play podcasts they don’t make too, of course. Their premium services offer all their work ad-free.
Himalaya
Platforms: Android, iOS
Price: Free (with in-app purchases)
Himalaya has an educational bent. Also, it not only plays podcasts, but offers a simple platform to publish podcasts.
Laughable
Platforms: Android, iOS
Price: Free
Laughable boasts the world’s largest database of comedians and comedy podcasts. It has more than just that, but comedy is really the focus of this app.
Castro
Platforms: iOS
Price: Free (with in-app purchases)
Perhaps the simplest podcast out there, Castro has excellent audio quality and a sleek interface. They offer a $19 per year subscription that gives you extra features, such as silence trimming and voice enhancements.
Google Podcasts
Platforms: Android, iOS
Price: Free
Of course, Google is in the podcasting game. The big attraction of their podcasting app is that it’s integrated with Google Assistant functionality. So, if you run your life with Google Assistant, then this app is a part of the ecosystem you’re building. Google is promising some AI-driven features in the future too.
Overcast
Platforms: iOS
Price: Free
Overcast is a cleanly designed podcast for people who like to keep interfaces simple. It also has a cool feature that boosts the audio when it detects a quiet voice and lowers it when there’s a booming one. It also has a feature that detects long silences and cuts them down. Simple, but efficient.
