Top 10 Podcasting Apps in 2023

Apple Podcasts 

Price: Free with Apple Devices ‍

Features: 

1. Easy and convenient to use. If you’ve already got an iPhone, Apple Podcasts is a natural choice and is one of the best podcast platforms for iPhone. Mainly because you can listen across your devices with no problem. 

2. Custom group shows together using ‘Stations’. The ‘stations’ feature lets you group podcasts together to suit your needs. For example, you could group your favorite news, and current affairs shows together for your ‘Breakfast’ station. 

3. Become a paid subscriber to your favorite shows. Support your favorite podcasts by becoming a paid subscriber through Apple Podcasts. You’ll get perks such as ad-free listening, early access to unreleased shows, and exclusive events. 

1. Spotify

Price: Free to download, Spotify Premium $9.99/month ‍

Features: 

1. Music and podcasts in one place. Spotify makes it easy to switch between podcasts and music without having to change apps. 

2. Daily Drive Playlist brings your music and news together. Spotify showcases its selection of music and podcasts with a daily personalized playlist that brings you news updates and a good soundtrack for your daily commute. 

3. Become a paid subscriber for exclusive access. If you want to get more out of your favorite podcast, consider becoming a paid show subscriber for exclusive content and behind-the-scenes access. 

2. PlayerFM

Price: Free to download and listen, Premium Subscription for cross-device syncing and ad-free listening. ‍

Features: 

1. Wide selection of sub-topics. Find exactly what you’re looking for with over 500 sub-topics that help you whittle down to the good stuff. 

2. Watch video podcasts. If you want to get more out of your podcasts, try watching video podcasts with Player FM. 

3. Import your favorite podcasts with public RSS feeds. If Player FM doesn’t have the podcast you’re listening to, don’t worry! You can import your favorite shows with their public RSS feeds so that you can have all your podcasts in one place.

3. Google Podcasts

Price: Free to download and listen

Though Google Podcasts is available for iOS and Android, we’d argue it’s probably the best podcast app for android. 

Features: 

1. Skip over silences and listen at faster playback speeds. Find exactly what you’re looking for with over 500 sub-topics that help you whittle down to the good stuff. 

2. Clean and simple interface. Like with most Google applications, the interface is clean, simple, and easy to use. 

3. Import your favorite podcasts with public RSS feeds. If Player FM doesn’t have the podcast you’re listening to, don’t worry! You can import your favorite shows with their public RSS feeds so that you can have all your podcasts in one place.

4. Personalized smart audio playlist. This personalized playlist brings you personalized and timely news updates in audio form. 

4. Pocket Casts 

Price: Free  

Features: 

1. Filters that help you find exactly what you’re looking for. Pocket Casts features filters that capture specific moods and search queries such as Morning Run and Daily Grind. You can also create your custom filters, so that when you’re looking for something to listen to, Pocket Casts only displays what you’ve designated as ‘workout’ or ‘bedtime’ appropriate, for example. 

2. Cross-Device Sync. Pocket Casts ensures you can always pick up where you left off, even if you’re on a different device. This includes syncing your playback queue across all your devices so that you only have to curate your listening once. 

3. Trim Silence and Personalize Skip Intervals. Pocket Casts is all about saving you time. You can set the app to automatically omit silences from the podcast without ever affecting your audio and set your own skip intervals so that you can always just cut to the chase. 

4. Episode Search. Find the specific episode you’re looking for without having to scroll endlessly. Pocket Casts allows you to filter by duration, so you can find a spell that’ll finish precisely as you arrive at your destination or finish your task. Or, if you want to hear your idol on a random podcast, you can just search their name and find the episode straight away. 

5. Stitcher 

Price: Free to download, $4.99/month for ad-free listening‍

Features:

1. Simple interface. Stitcher is dedicated to its podcasts, and you can tell. Its interface is simple and straightforward so that you can get listening faster. 

2. Curated Collections.  Stitcher makes it easier to find new podcasts with their carefully curated collections, showcasing podcasts produced by women, people of color, independent artists, and more. 

3. Organize your listening with custom groups. Group your podcasts by mood, time of day, situation, or however you like. Anything to make your listening smoother, exactly how you want it.

6. PodBean

Price: Free  ‍

Features: 

1. Intelligent Speed. Intelligent speed automatically omits silences in the podcast without affecting the audio quality. This means you can listen to your favorite podcasts in less time. 

2. Volume Boost. PodBean normalizes your audio volume to ensure your listening experience is as smooth as possible. The volume boost setting helps to compensate when the podcast audio quality is subpar or when you find yourself in a noisy environment. 

3. Audio Live Streaming. PodBean makes it possible to tune into your favorite shows live. You can join live streams, interact directly with the podcast hosts, and get a piece of the live action. 

7. Castbox

Price: Free to download, Premium Tier removes subscription limits, allows homepage customization, and gives you priority for customer support.  ‍

Features: 

1. Advanced AI recommendation. Castbox has put their money where their mouth is and invested big bucks into powerful AI engines that bring you highly personalized recommendations that you’re sure to love. 

2. In-audio search. Castbox’s automated transcription feature makes in-audio search possible. With in-audio search, you can search for topics within the audio. This means you can skip any irrelevant segments and get straight to the good stuff.

8. Amazon Music 

Price: Free to download, Amazon Music Unlimited for $9/99/month gives you ad-free unlimited access, unlimited skips, and allows you to follow your favorite podcasts.

Note: even if you’re an Amazon Prime member, Amazon Music is an additional monthly fee

Features: 

1. Music and podcasts all in one place. Amazon Music is a good solution if you like to switch between your favorite tunes and podcasts on the fly. You’ll have over 70,000 shows and 50 million songs at your disposal, all in one place. You’ll also get access to Amazon-exclusive podcasts. 

9. Audible Plus 

Price: Free to download if you have an Amazon account. You’ll only be able to listen to the ‘free podcasts’ selection. 

Audible Plus at $7.95/month gives you ad-free access to their whole catalog of podcasts. 

Note: An Audible Plus subscription doesn’t give you access to the entire library. If you want to download audiobooks that aren’t in the catalog, you’ll need to sign up to be an Audible Premium Plus. 

Features: 

1. Podcasts and Audiobooks on one app. If you’re serious about your audio content, Audible is probably for you. Gain access to over 11,000 audiobooks and podcasts with the Plus subscription. You’ll be able to listen to all the classics as well as exclusive audiobooks and podcasts explicitly produced for Audible.

10. TuneIn

Price: Free to download but you can upgrade your subscription to Premium at $9.99 in order to view less ads.

Features: 

1. Podcasts, sports, and music for listening everywhere. TuneIn is a versatile listening app that gives your access to podcasts, news, music, and even sports viewing on a wide range of devices. It’s compatible with mobile phones, speakers, and even car-audio systems.

2.  Easy-to-use interface. It’s fun to navigate around TuneIn with its visually-focused interface. You can browse through specific categories or see what’s popular for you, your location, or even based on a language.