Podcast Player App - Podbean

★ 4.4
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Jun 16, 2026
App updated
Jul 24, 2026

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What it actually doesPodbean is a podcast player app with search, download, and recommendation features, plus a built-in studio for creating podcasts.

60%Marketing ≈ reality55%Stability67%Live project

Actually does

  • ✓Podcasts85% of reviews
  • ✓Video player
  • ✓RSS / News40% of reviews
  • ✓Offline-first30% of reviews
  • ✓Audiobooks10% of reviews
  • ✓Push Notifications15% of reviews
  • ✓Advanced search30% of reviews
  • ✓Фоновые звуки и расслабляющие миксы5% of reviews
  • ✓Playlist Management15% of reviews
  • ✓Audio effects10% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • ⚠Sleep timer
  • ⚠Audio recorder
  • ⚠Widgets
  • ⚠AI assistant

Common complaints

  • ✗Playback issues — songs/podcasts won't play or load indefinitely20% of mentions

    «I can't listen to ANY podcasts at all... the play button keeps spinning endlessly, the track won't play»

  • ✗App crashes, podcast lists fail to load15% of mentions

    «Podcast list loading broken again... lists won't load, music won't play»

  • ✗Lack of full Russian language localization13% of mentions

    «Too bad there's no Russian language...everything is not in Russian»

  • ✗Autoplay malfunction — plays episodes in wrong order, mixes up play history10% of mentions

    «After finishing an episode, it automatically starts playing the previous one instead of the next one»

  • ✗Downloaded podcasts disappear8% of mentions

    «Downloaded podcasts sometimes disappear from downloads»

What people praise

  • ★Free app with good stability and no aggressive monetization

    «Good free app. Doesn't demand money. It works»

  • ★Huge podcast catalog with plenty of quality content

    «lots of podcasts...lots of good mixes»

  • ★Clean and convenient interface, easy to use

    «Lovely app! ...the only podcast app I use now»

  • ★Convenient podcast download and notification management

    «Notifications control, download feature, limited ads»

  • ★Good selection of background sounds and relaxing mixes

    «excellent app lots of good mixes»

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