Podcast Guru

★ 4.6
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Jun 22, 2026
App updated
Jun 25, 2026

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Marketing versus reality estimates how well promised features are supported; stability estimates complaints about crashes and speed. Project activity is calculated from update recency, review activity and store availability. Percentages are not guarantees or success probabilities; missing data does not mean a zero score.

What it actually doesAn easy to use podcast player.

65%Marketing ≈ reality55%Stability68%Live project

Actually does

  • ✓Podcasts100% of reviews
  • ✓RSS / News(bonus)3% of reviews
  • ✓Ad-free(bonus)10% of reviews
  • ✓Offline-first(bonus)20% of reviews
  • ✓Поиск и каталог подкастов(bonus)15% of reviews
  • ✓Playback Speed Control(bonus)5% of reviews

Common complaints

  • ✗Unstable podcast streaming online10% of mentions

    «Podcasts load very poorly in online mode, with constant interruptions, impossible to listen to.»

  • ✗Download fails with weak connection, loaded content is lost8% of mentions

    «In an almost loaded episode, the download fails and all the downloaded information is lost.»

  • ✗No account sync — subscriptions lost when clearing storage6% of mentions

    «There's no account linking. If you clear storage, you won't be able to recover your podcast list.»

  • ✗Non-functional search or search errors when looking for podcasts6% of mentions

    «Search doesn't work»

  • ✗Playback problems with podcasts added via RSS3% of mentions

    «Added a podcast via RSS, but it won't play.»

What people praise

  • ★Huge selection of podcasts in the catalog

    «Huge, politically neutral podcast database»

  • ★Minimalist and convenient design

    «Minimalism in design is really good. Very convenient, elegant, nothing superfluous»

  • ★No intrusive ads

    «In 2024 this is still my favorite podcast app. I use the free version and there are no ads.»

  • ★Simplicity and convenience in use

    «It has everything I need for comfortable listening»

  • ★Reliable streaming with unstable internet

    «Reliable streaming with unstable internet»

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