AntennaPod
★ 5.0What it actually doesAntennaPod is a free podcast player with streaming and download support, RSS/OPML subscription management, and powerful automation tools, but has issues with fetching new episodes for some users and lacks built-in cross-device synchronization.
Actually does
- ✓Podcasts95% of reviews
- ✓RSS / News40% of reviews
- ✓Data import15% of reviews
- ✓Data export10% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free40% of reviews
- ✓Регулировка скорости воспроизведения5% of reviews
- ✓Таймер сна с режимами (сброс встряхиванием, снижение громкости)5% of reviews
- ✓Управление очередью воспроизведения15% of reviews
- ✓Поддержка оглавлений (chapters)10% of reviews
- ✓Запоминание позиции воспроизведения10% of reviews
- ✓Dark mode5% of reviews
- ✓Встроенный поиск в каталоге подкастов10% of reviews
- ✓Отметка любимых эпизодов10% of reviews
- ✓Поиск по истории воспроизведения и заголовкам5% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Автоматическая загрузка эпизодов с фильтрацией и расписанием
Common complaints
- ✗Error loading new episodes (since early 2026)6% of mentions
«Starting from early 2026, new podcasts stopped downloading... It says "download failed, try again later"»
- ✗No playlist feature3% of mentions
«No playlists - how is that even possible? It's a key interface element»
- ✗Problems with new interface after updates6% of mentions
«It was a great app, but they ruined it with the new interface»
- ✗Bug: unable to hide player on lock screen3% of mentions
«added a bug - can't swipe away the stopped player from the lock screen»
- ✗Issue with podcast logo loading (with VPN)3% of mentions
«not all podcast logos load for me and not always completely... the issue is solved if I enable VPN»
What people praise
- ★Completely free with no ads or payments
«works great, lots of podcasts and no ads. The developers are heroes»
- ★Convenient and clear interface with good Russian localization
«quite clear and convenient interface in Russian»
- ★Stable app performance
«Works stably no matter what»
- ★Rich functionality: library management, settings, podcast catalog
«Lots of different app settings, flexibility in customization... convenient library management system»
- ★Active development and product improvement
«Flexible customization, constant product development»