Podcast Player - Castbox

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.8
301K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Editors' choice
Content rating
Teen
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About this app

With Castbox, you can find all your favorite shows, get the latest episodes, discover more recommendations, and customize your listening experience.

Castbox is the best FREE Podcast Player & Podcast App on Android.

Our OPML Import feature makes it easy to transfer your subscribed podcasts from other apps to Castbox. This ensures that you don't miss a beat in your podcast listening and can continue enjoying your favorite shows without interruption. Try it out today and discover why Castbox is the ultimate podcast app.

The best free podcast player and podcast app to find, save, download, and listen to your favorite podcasts (such as Crime Junkie, Stuff You Should Know, The Daily), FM, radio and audiobooks.

Castbox is an easy to use free podcast player for podcast lovers, offering a super clean layout and easy to navigate interface. With a wide category of podcasts, you can stream or download your favorite podcasts anywhere, anytime for free.

Access over 95 million audio content including podcasts, audiobooks, FM radio and more on your android devices. Discover popular podcasts on various topics:

- News & Politics podcasts: CNN 10, NPR News Now, Fox News Radio Newscast, The Overcast by The Seattle Times;
- Music-related podcasts: Dissect from Cole Cuchna & Spotify Studios, Defected Radio, Capital FM;
- Games & Hobbies podcasts: Wolverine: The Lost Trail from Stitcher;
- Sports podcasts: The Ringer MLB Show, MLB Network, The Chicago Audible;
- Technology podcasts: The Overcast Podcast, This Week in Google, Google Cloud Platform Podcasts;
- Talk Shows: Sincerely, X from TED and Audible, By The Book from Stitcher, Luminary from Luminary.fm
- Business podcasts: Youpreneur FM Podcast;
- Sleep: Sleep With Me, Guided Sleep Meditations, Sleep and Relax ASMR

Castbox is perfect for a variety of situations.
- Listen to daily news updates from your favorite commentators as you drink your morning coffee.
- Flip to your favorite channel during your daily commute or drive with Waze and listen on your way to work or school.
- Plug in while you are running, at the gym, or just walking your dog and make the most out of every minute.
- Unwind at the end of the day and relax before bed with a story or meditation to ensure a good night’s sleep.
- Import your favorite podcasts with OPML from Google podcast, Overcast, iHeartradio, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Podcast Addict, Spotify, Stitcher, the Podcast app, Tunein, and apple podcast app!

Castbox is proud to present you all of the popular podcasts:
Fox News, Freakonomics Radio from Stitcher, Call Her Daddy, Phil in the Blanks by Dr. Phil, Bill O'Reilly, Today, Explained from Vox and Stitcher, S Town, The Luminary Agent Podcast, BBC iPlayer Radio, Criminal, Heaven's Gate from Stitcher, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History, ESPN Radio, My Favorite Murder, NPR, Radiolab, Serial, Sleep with Me, Stuff You Should Know, Sword and Scale, TED Radio Hour, TEDTalks, The Dave Ramsey Show, LeVar Burton Reads from Stitcher, The Joe Rogan Experience, The Tim Ferriss Show, Wolverine from Marvel and Stitcher, Luminary podcast from Luminary.fm, Luminary Business with Todd Staples, Olympik iPlayer Podcasts, You are dead to me by BBC Sounds, Friday Night Comedy from BBC iPlayer Radio, Brexitcast by BBC Sounds and iPlayer Radio, Comedy of the Week by BBC iPlayer Radio, the Doorstep Murder by BBC iPlayer Radio, Fall of the Shah by BBC Sounds, Waze by davchti, Waze Out Radio by Waze Out Radio, KVR Music Tracker, Tracker, VGM Tracker, The Christie Tracker, TV Tuners, Sales Tuners, Is The Tuner On?, Tuner, Life Tuner
Updated on
17 June 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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Location, Personal info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
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Ratings and reviews

4.8
291K reviews
Jason Klein
12 June 2024
I have used CastBox almost exclusively for years now averaging at least 4 hours a day and over 10,000 hours on over the last several years. It's easy to use, navigate, reliable, and has everything I need. Imagine my surprise and disappointment when these new extremely long NixPlay ads starting popping up. They are intentionally deceptive with the location of the close out "x" and I have a hard time getting past them. It's totally ruined the experience. Please remove these ads immediately!
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Castbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks
13 June 2024
Hi, so sorry that the ads bother you. We are now under tremendous pressure from high development and operating costs, so we have to insert some ads to support the further development of this free app. Hope you could understand. We will also try to find a better solution. If anything else, please reach us at contact@castbox.fm. Thanks! - Chloe
Alec Kenefick
7 June 2024
06/07/24 - After some patches, the app runs pretty well. The occasional lost progress on longer podcasts and random crashes but otherwise fine. The thing I can't stand at the moment is the intrusive, video, and audio ads. I understand bills need to be paid, but running a video ad you can't skip for 20 seconds just to pause your media is ridiculous. Every other time I change pages from one to another it runs an ad. The quick, skipable and banner ads are fine. These are becoming a deal breaker.
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Castbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks
8 June 2024
Hi, we are very sorry for the ads. Next time when you have the same crash issue, could you please go to the app Settings > More > About > Contact us > Submit report via email and send the screen recording to contact@castbox.fm? We will try our best to make this app right and better for you. Thanks for your kind support! :-) - Chloe
Kat Spaw
1 June 2024
I guess Castbox owns two podcast apps? Not sure what the point is. But both apps have ads that are too intrusive. I'm fine with some ads, but not the constantly changing ads while a podcast is playing. When I look at my screen, I want to see what podcast is being played, not a constant stream of ads. Plus, hard to believe it doesn't contribute to battery drain. I miss Google Podcasts. :( I'll be looking for an alternative.
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Castbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks
2 June 2024
Hi, sorry for the ads. The purple version of Castbox is a more straightforward listening platform. The orange version has a more intuitive UI design, upgraded features, and an overall smoother interface. We have forwarded your feedback to our development team and product team. You can reach us at contact@castbox.fm with any other feedback.