Starting today, the popular podcast platform Pocket Casts is available on all Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD models. The app was already available on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
"Your podcasts, your Up Next, your place in every episode, right on the screen in front of you," said Pocket Casts, in a blog post. "Start something on your phone at the bus stop. Finish it on the couch that night, exactly where you left it. Nothing to re-find. Nothing to sync by hand."
Yes, I've listened to 259 days worth of podcasts using the app since 2018. They're one of the few apps that actyally honored the lifetime purchase after moving to a subscription model too so I continue to get new features.
But is this podcast app really "popular"? I know it used to be cool many many years ago, but I haven't heard anyone use it in the last like 5 years. Everyone seems to be using Apple Podcasts or Overcast or Spotify
I use it and this is pretty cool. Thanks pocketcasts team.
Cool that we get more apps on the Apple TV.
But is this podcast app really "popular"? I know it used to be cool many many years ago, but I haven't heard anyone use it in the last like 5 years. Everyone seems to be using Apple Podcasts or Overcast or Spotify
I've literally never seen an ad, I have every new feature, and I've had access to the Apple Watch app since day one. You must not have made the cutoff to be considered lifetime.
I mean, that hasn't stopped them from pounding "Subscribe to plus!" in every other screen, not giving Apple Watch support unless you subscribe or almost putting ads on the main player screen for lifetime purchase subscribers before they got an insane amount of blowback and reverting. It's my favorite podcast app but they're always trying to find nickels and dimes in every corner of the app when they can.
Id also like to know how many new features you're thinking of because all the ones I can think of are behind the subscription paywall.
The price increases don't make sense.
Nice 👍😎 I just use the regular Apple podcast app on my Apple TV to watch all of my podcasts - I watch a lot of Leo Laporte tech podcasts (such as MacBreak Weekly) on there as well
Definitely planning on replacing my 2022 Apple TV when the new one comes out! I just hope that they don’t copy what Roku just did and raise prices by a lot:
https://stocks.apple.com/AV1JRQkCzR26_-ugaRJW2oA
| Product | Old price | New price | RAM | Model Year |
| Roku Streaming Stick | $30 | $40 | 512MB | 2025 |
| Roku Streaming Stick Plus | $40 | $60 | 1GB | 2025 |
| Roku Streaming Stick 4K | $50 | $80 | 1GB | 2022 |
| Roku Ultra | $100 | $150 | 2GB | 2024 |
| Roku Streambar SE | $100 | $150 | 1GB | 2024 |
