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Pocket Casts
Automattic, Inc. · Free · News · 4.5 (16,074 ratings)
What it does
Pocket Casts is podcasts by people who listen to them: hand-curated recommendations, playlists you build yourself, and no need to subscribe to try one. From 5 apps for the audio your music app can't play.
Alternatives to Pocket Casts
The closest alternatives to Pocket Casts are TuneIn, MusicPal, Libby and Anytune — 4 apps from the list Pocket Casts appears on, “5 apps for the audio your music app can't play”, each answering the same moment a different way.
TuneInTuneIn carries over 100,000 live AM/FM stations from around the world — plus the game you'd otherwise be reading the score of.
MusicPalMusicPal takes a link and leaves you the audio. The files you already own land in the same library. No ads, no account, no feed.
LibbyLibby is your library card in an app. Borrow ebooks and audiobooks from your local library for free — stream them, or keep them offline.
AnytuneAnytune lets you play along at your own pace: slow a song down, loop the hard bar, transcribe it by ear. Built for learning a song, not for listening to one.
Price and ratings
| App | Price | App Store rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Casts | Free | 4.5 (16,074) | News |
| TuneIn | Free | 4.7 (1,121,561) | Music |
| MusicPal | Free | 5.0 (2) | Music |
| Libby | Free | 4.9 (4,559,348) | Book |
| Anytune | Free | 4.8 (8,539) | Music |
Pocket Casts and its alternatives, as the App Store listed them on 2026-10-13.
Pocket Casts is free to download from the iOS App Store and holds 4.5 out of 5 from 16,074 ratings, checked on 2026-10-13. Prices and ratings go stale; the App Store is the live source. It is listed there as “Pocket Casts: Podcast Player”.
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