Castamatic Podcast Player

Castamatic is the best app to listen to podcasts on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Quickly assemble a custom sequence of episodes or create a smart playlist, and enjoy your favorite shows with enhanced audio quality thanks to Castamatic's machine learning Auto-leveler.

New in Castamatic 13: on-device intelligence powered by Apple Intelligence. Generate full episode transcripts, automatically create chapters, and follow along with a live-scrolling transcript panel — all processed privately on your device.

Highlights
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Magic Transcript: generate full episode transcripts directly on your device. Tap any line to jump to that exact moment.

Magic Chapters: automatically split episodes into chapters using on-device AI, even when the podcast doesn't include them.

Transcript Panel: follow along with a live-scrolling transcript right in the player, with full transport controls.

Key Features
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-Chapters: quickly jump to favorite topics. Works with published chapter marks and AI-generated Magic Chapters.

-Smart playlists with priority shows.

-"On the Go" Playlist: quickly pick shows for the next listening session.

-Support your favorite producers with Podcasting 2.0 and Value4Value.

-Live podcasts: listen to live shows and get notified the moment they go live.

-Podping: receive new episodes immediately after they are published.

-Full support for Siri shortcuts.

-Automatic Leveler: increase audio level consistency between different parts/voices of each show, without altering original audio character.

-Adaptive Gap-Zapper: increase play speed without losing intelligibility by shortening silent parts.

-Streaming: spare network traffic downloading only the parts you want to play. Or automatically download episodes as soon as they are published.

-Apple Watch: control playback, volume, pick episodes, and adjust audio effects from the watch.

-CarPlay: take your favorite shows with you in your car.

-iCloud sync: sync subscriptions and playhead position across all your devices.

-Backup and restore: manual and automatic backups keep your data safe.

-Custom AudioUnit player: maximum performance and minimal battery drain.

-Serverless design: Castamatic will keep on working until there are podcasts to listen to on planet Earth.

Subscription (in app purchase)
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Castamatic is supported by advertising. A subscription is available to remove all ads.

Subscription: "One Year Premium Subscription". Price: $14.99/year (may vary by country). Payment charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings after purchase.

Privacy policy: https://castamatic.com/privacy
Terms of Use: https://castamatic.com/terms_of_use/

Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription.

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Version 13.0.1 release notes

Version 13.0.1 - Added in-transcript text search - Tapping a chapter title now opens the chapters list; the link icon opens the URL - Chapters list now reliably scrolls to the currently playing chapter when opened - More responsive Now Playing info updates when switching episodes - OPML export now shows a progress indicator, uses the system share sheet, and handles titles containing XML special characters - Improved CloudKit sync reliability - Fixed a crash in the chapters list caused by an invalid remaining time - Fixed a rare crash during audio session teardown Version 13 - Magic Transcript: generate full episode transcripts on your device using Apple Intelligence. Tap any line to jump straight to that moment. - Magic Chapters: automatically split episodes into chapters using on-device AI, even when the podcast doesn't include them. - Transcript Panel: follow along with a live-scrolling transcript right in the player, with full transport controls. - Chapter artwork now displayed during previous/next chapter navigation. - Improved Value for Value reliability and error handling. - Improved CloudKit sync stability. - Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. Version 12.5.1 - Fixed player not fully covering screen on iPhone - Fixed unpaid banner incorrectly showing on unreliable network - Fixed crash in the episodes list during batch updates - Fixed crash when editing ad keywords - Fixed crash caused by force-unwrap in feed operations - Fixed out-of-memory crash when exporting large backups - Fixed duplicate stop notifications when an episode finishes playing - Fixed CarPlay crash when pushing duplicate template instances - Feeds now refresh automatically when CarPlay connects - Fixed background termination when AirPods trigger play command - Reduced sleep timer CPU usage - Numerous audio engine fixes and optimizations Version 12.5 - NWC wallet support! - Improved LNAddress and LNURL support with metadata via the BoostBox API - More reliable boost sending, even under poor network conditions - Added a new backup system with both manual and automatic backups - Introduced a new share-link system - Fixed an issue that could prevent the UI from restoring its correct state - Log files can now be exported via the system share sheet - Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements Version 12.0.4 - Added a new backup system with both manual and automatic backups - Introduced a new share-link system - Improved LNAddress and LNURL support with metadata via the BoostBox API - More reliable boost sending, even under poor network conditions - Fixed an issue that could prevent the UI from restoring its correct state - Log files can now be exported via the system share sheet - Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements Version 12.0.3 - Fixed crash when adding a new ad keyword Version 12.0.2 - Fixed episodes being incorrectly marked as listened when re-playing a playlist via Siri shortcuts. - Fixed chapter artwork not updating correctly when resuming a previously playing episode after app restart. Version 12.0.1 - Fix for chapter artwork not being displayed when streaming episodes Version 12 - New iOS 26 liquid glass UI - App icon refresh - New player animations - New sleep timer UI with “end of the episode” option - Fix for progress not properly synced at the end of the episode - Fix for rare audio engine crash - Fix for losing play position when CarPlay disconnects Version 11 - New podping support - receive new episode immediately after they are published - Live item tag support - listen to the live episodes of the podcasts you follow