Podtastic

Freewheel Group

In-app purchases

About this app

Podtastic is the podcast player built for listeners who want to open the app and just listen. Powered by Pod-telligence, Podtastic brings three smart features to every podcast you love.

NOTE: Podtastic processes podcast episodes using AI on your device. AI processing requires a relatively modern Android device.

SMART SUMMARIES
Every podcast and episode gets an AI-generated summary that evolves over time. Discover new shows you'd never have found. Quickly decide if an episode is worth a listen — before you press play. Summaries update as podcasts grow, so you always have the latest picture.

SMART TOPICS
Key topics are automatically highlighted across your favourite podcasts. Jump straight to the sections you care about most. No more scrubbing through episodes looking for the good parts — Smart Topics surfaces them for you. Share a topic timestamp with a friend in a single tap.

SMART PLAYBACK
Open the app, hit play. Your queue fills itself based on your listening habits and the Podtastic algorithm. Whether it's a 15-minute commute or a 2-hour road trip, there's always something waiting. The queue evolves as your tastes change — it gets smarter the more you listen.

SMART SPEED
Listen to more in less time. Smart Speed automatically trims silences and dead air from every episode without changing how natural the host sounds. Combine with adjustable playback speed (0.5x–3x) and pitch correction to fit more podcasts into your day.

SMART JUMP AHEAD
Skip past the bits other listeners skip. Smart Jump Ahead spots commonly skipped topics using a blend of AI and aggregated listener data, so you spend more time on what matters and less on the filler. The more the community listens, the smarter it gets.

FEATURES
• Smart Summaries for every podcast and episode
• Smart Topics with section jumping and shareable timestamps
• Smart Playback with auto-filling queue
• Smart Speed silence removal
• Smart Jump Ahead — auto-skip commonly skipped topics
• Add any podcast by search or RSS URL
• Download episodes for offline listening
• Adjustable playback speed (0.5x–3x) with pitch correction
• Sleep timer
• Background playback with lock screen and notification controls
• Playlists to organise episodes across shows
• Auto-download new episodes
• Auto-delete played episodes
• Wi-Fi only downloads
• Episode-ready notifications
• Dark mode

PLANS & PRICING
• 5-day free trial on every plan
• Starter: $3.99/month or $39.99/year — up to 6 podcasts, all Pod-telligence features included
• Unlimited: $9.99/month or $99.99/year — unlimited podcasts
• Cancel anytime

What’s new

What's New

- Added a tooltip to explain the topic skipping/interval skipping settings
- Battery and thermal-aware background processing so transcription pauses on low battery or a hot device
- Auto-download now follows your per-podcast sort order (oldest-first feeds download oldest shows)

Bug Fixes

- Fixed the episode list being capped at 500
- Fixed episodes that were stuck "Ready" with no Topics