Podcast Aura
Discover your listening personality. Aura analyzes your podcast habits and surfaces patterns across genres, topics, and listening times — giving you a visual snapshot of who you are as a listener.
What's New
We ship weekly. Here's what's changed recently in The Podcast App.
March 2026
Podcast Aura and Synthesis Radio
Synthesis Radio
AI-generated podcast summaries that distill your subscriptions into short, listenable recaps. Stay current on every show you follow without falling behind.
February 2026
Video podcasts and Brain AI
Video podcast support
Watch video podcasts with picture-in-picture. Switch between audio and video seamlessly without losing your place. Works on both iOS and Android.
Brain AI
Ask questions about your listening history. Brain searches across all your podcasts and episodes, gives you source-grounded answers, and links back to the exact moment in the episode.
January 2026
Car integration and offline downloads
CarPlay and Android Auto
Full car integration on both platforms. Browse your library, manage the queue, and control playback directly from your vehicle's dashboard.
Offline downloads with smart storage
Download episodes for offline listening. Smart storage management automatically cleans up finished episodes and lets you set per-podcast download limits.
December 2025
Sleep timer and chapters
Sleep timer
Set a timer and fall asleep to your podcast. Playback fades out gently so you don't lose your place. Choose from preset durations or set a custom time.
Chapter navigation
Jump between chapters in supported podcasts. See chapter titles, timestamps, and artwork. Skip directly to the section you care about.
November 2025
Cross-device sync
Cross-device sync
Sign in to sync your subscriptions, queue, and playback progress across all your devices. Start an episode on your phone, finish it on your tablet. Optional — the app works fully offline without an account.
October 2025
Speed controls and skip silence
Speed controls
Listen at your own pace. Fine-grained speed controls from 0.5x to 3.0x with per-podcast speed memory so each show plays back exactly how you prefer.
Skip silence
Automatically skip dead air and long pauses. Save time on every episode without changing the playback speed or missing any content.
September 2025
Launch
The Podcast App launches
A free, ad-free podcast player for iOS and Android. Built for listeners who want a clean, distraction-free experience without paying for basic features. Subscribe, queue, download, and listen — no account required.
Stay up to date
Download the latest version and get every update automatically.
We ship improvements weekly. Update your app to get the newest features as soon as they land.