iCatcher! Podcast Player

Download, listen, watch, and relish your favorite podcasts.

FEATURES

- Subscribe to your preferred podcasts within the app and manage them conveniently.

- Download episodes over WiFi or Cellular (available on devices with cellular capabilities).

- Support for password-protected feeds.

- Background refresh and download in the background.

- Sync subscriptions, episode playback positions, and playlists between your devices using iCloud.

- Universal App (compatible with iPhone and iPad).

- Search across all views to locate the podcast or episode you’re seeking.

- Customize playlists with filtering options based on podcasts, episodes, and more.

- Support for continuous playback (toggle it on the now playing screen just below the time elapsed).

- Portrait and landscape orientation supporter, with a configurable option in the settings.

- Unfollow podcasts and still keep them on your device. This feature is particularly useful for podcasts that don’t meet your expectations.

PLAYBACK

- Variable playback speed.

- Remembered playback speed per podcast.

- Support for podcasts with chapters and chapter images (MP3 and M4A formats).

- Utilize your headset controls, including Bluetooth car controls (when paired), to play/pause, jump forward or backward 30 seconds.

- Sleep timer.

- Beautifully rendered show notes.

- Onscreen controls for skipping ahead and skipping back.

- Gesture support on the now playing screen (when the podcast logo is visible) to facilitate hands-free use.

- Double-tap to play/pause.

- Swipe up to adjust playback speed.

- Swipe left or right to rewind or fast-forward.

- Home to the L gesture for the 2-minute Leo jump.

- Refer to Settings and Gestures for more information and customization options for rewind/fast-forward gestures.

- AirPlay support allows you to watch or listen to podcasts on your large screen.

- External display support for videos is available for devices that support an external display (use the Apple HDMI adapter).

- Enjoy your favorite podcasts with a familiar layout.

FIND NEW PODCASTS QUICKLY

- Search for your podcasts by title, keyword, or author.

- Browse the top podcasts categorized by different genres.

• Manually add podcasts by entering their URLs.

• Support for password-protected feeds.

• Option to download a single episode.

• Import podcast subscriptions for episodes already on your device from iTunes.

• Import your OPML file from iTunes or other iOS podcast app.

• Import media using the iTunes File Sharing feature.

• Add your existing audiobooks (non-password-protected ones) using the iTunes File Sharing feature.

• Add previously downloaded podcasts from your computer using the iTunes file sharing feature (see Settings and Import Media for details).

SHORTCUT ACTIONS

• Search your podcasts and episodes using shortcut actions.

• Easily create an export from other apps into iCatcher using the subscribe action.

• Control playback.

• View podcast action including currently playing.

• Import media directly into the app (like audiobooks).

• Transfer your media to the watch via shortcut actions.

• Pull chapter images.

• Many more actions available.

MORE

• Completely customizable to suit your podcast preferences.

• Swipe across a podcast or episode to access additional options.

• Podcast settings allow you to set the days the podcast typically releases or the number of days between.

• Specify the number of episodes to download when new ones are available.

• Share podcast information via email with your friends.

CONTACT

Email: Tap the settings tab and select Send Questions or Feedback.

Twitter/X: @Joeisanerd.

PLEASE NOTE: The app doesn’t sync with iTunes. Like other podcast apps, it’s a standalone app designed for subscribing and downloading on the device.

* If a feed doesn’t work, please let me know so I can investigate it.

Requires iOS 18.5