Pocket Casts app review: the best way to listen to podcasts 2021

Introduction

If you are a lover of podcasts, then you will surely enjoy Pocket Casts, a podcast app that is full-featured and easy-to-use, all from the comforting grasp of your iPhone or iPad. Add your favorite podcasts to Pocket Casts and easily download or stream it as and when they are being broadcast.

This top iPhone podcasts app packs a powerful punch with its incredible interface, episode filters, backup features, and much more, but is this podcasts app worth the $3.99? Let's find out!

Keep reading our Pocket Casts app review to see if this iPhone podcasts app is worth the price tag.

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Interface, Backup, & Sync

First impressions are important and the developers of Pocket Casts certainly know this. The interface is absolutely sublime, with its adaptive interface, which changes colors to go with the artwork attached to the podcast you're playing.

All of your subscriptions, podcasts, playlists, and progress are stored on the Pocket Casts server, which means that not only will all your Pocket Casts data be synced across all the iOS devices that you own, but it also means that you can easily set up a new device and restore all your podcasts that are safely tucked away in the server clouds.

This also means that the Podcasts are downloaded automatically without your having to even open the app. You have the option of setting the number of podcasts you'd like at any one time, and the app will perform auto-clean ups, deleting old podcasts as the number is reached.

You can quickly find a list of all the podcasts that you have downloaded but not listened to by you. You can also get a list of the videocasts that you have not yet downloaded. All this and more can be done using the episode filters.

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Customizable Controls

Refresh search results to get up-to-date information and episodes on each podcast. Pocket Casts enables you to get an instant refresh of 50 podcasts at once! This refresh rate is far higher than that of most podcatchers in the App Store.

This app also allows you to quickly skip back and forward using fully customizable controls, or share your favorite podcasts, episodes, as well as timestamps of your favorite podcasts with your friends.

If you are anything like me then you have a habit of falling asleep while you listen to podcasts, especially if it turns out to be a slightly boring one. Easily circumvent the battery drain that ensues by simply turning on the sleep timer, which lets you sleep and stay that way.

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Pros & Cons

Pros

• Add your favorite podcast channels and receive automatic download as new episodes are broadcast
• Enjoy the automatic sync and back up feature for easy restoration
• Feast your eyes on the stunning interface that matches, not clashes, with the podcast artwork

Cons

• There is nothing negative to say about this app

Final Words

I think Pocket Casts is one of the best podcatcher apps in the App Store and definitely think it's worth the $3.99 to have such a great podcast resource available at your fingertips. Highly recommended!