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 --------------- 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 --------------- -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) ------------- 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. -------------- We don't feel comfortable interrupting your listening experience to ask for reviews, but if you are feeling generous please take a minute to leave a nice review. Thank you for your support.
| Size | 137.7 MB |
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| Platforms | Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad |
| Languages | English and Italian |
| Category | Music |
| Website | castamatic.com |
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| iPhone | Requires iOS 18.6 or later. |
| iPad | Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later. |
| Mac | Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. |
| Apple Vision | Requires visionOS 2.6 or later. |
| Apple Watch | Requires watchOS 8.0 or later. |
App's data is regularly updated.
Last update:
Version 13.1.7 - Favorites are no longer lost after a reinstall: episodes you starred, or added to On the Go, are now restored from iCloud even if you never played them. - New episodes are no longer marked as listened on a podcast you already follow: "Mark Old Episodes as Listened" now applies only when a podcast actually joins your library, so a show that publishes several episodes on the same day keeps them all unplayed. - News mode no longer marks your favorite episodes or the one loaded in the player as listened, and a new "Except Partially Played" option also spares episodes you have already started. - The "Cleanup" screen is now called "Downloads & Cleanup", making the automatic download settings easier to find. - The playlist filter "Streamed" is now called "Not Downloaded", and a description under the "Include episodes" switches spells out what your combination lets through — including the ones that quietly drop episodes from the playlist as soon as they are downloaded. - Turning off every switch in a filter group no longer leaves a playlist empty: a group with nothing selected simply doesn't filter. - Live shows announced in the standard Podcasting 2.0 format are no longer skipped: the Live playlist now appears as expected. - Restoring a full backup is no longer rejected as an invalid file when the backup lives outside Castamatic, for example in Files or iCloud Drive. - "Manage subscriptions" now opens subscription management inside the app, including on devices without the iTunes Store app, and opens the App Store on Apple silicon Macs. - The queue widget fills all of its slots again: the episodes shown follow autoplay, even past the end of the playlist. - VoiceOver now announces the download state of each episode. - Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. Version 13.1 - Home Screen widgets: see your current episode at a glance and play or pause right from the widget. Tap an episode or playlist to start listening without even opening the app. - iCloud playlist sync: your playlists, their order, and their settings now stay in sync across all your devices. - Custom playlist icons: personalize each playlist with hundreds of SF Symbols and your favorite colors. - Reorder episodes by hand: drag episodes to arrange your playlists exactly the way you want. - Loop Playlist: keep a playlist going by starting over from the top when it reaches the end. - New autoplay options, including an "Always from Top" mode. - Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. 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.