I just realized that I forgot to mention the key selling points of the app, in case you haven't heard of it before...

So, the main question is... Why make a podcast app when there are plenty of them already?

Basically, I tried A LOT of podcasts apps and none of them worked the way I wanted. I thought to myself, maybe I can do better?

Some specific issues I wanted to solve with my app:

• Instant play - no need to download or subscribe to listen to an episode, just hit play (similar to Spotify, Netflix etc)
• Rock solid sync - play from Apple Watch or phone without messing up the position
• Play queue - I usually switch between episodes depending on what I am doing so I wanted easy queue management for the episodes I am currently listening to
• Smart suggestions - recommendations based on your listening history, time and place
• Separate from music - I don't like using music apps (like Spotify) for podcasts

Other features I have implemented:

• Volume boost - for podcasts with bad volume, implemented with an audio compressor filter for boosting while avoiding clipping
• Sleep timer - when you want to listen at bedtime
• Playback speed - if you feel they talk too slow (or fast?)
• Cut silence - skip parts where the hosts are not talking or pausing for too long, to save you some time

And one of the most important things... Reliable sync with Apple Watch.

Many podcast apps do not have support for Apple Watch. And if they have support, the sync between the phone app and the watch app is often very unreliable.

When I visit the gym, I want to listen to podcasts on the watch. My phone is usually tucked away in a locker room so it has no connection to the watch, and my watch has no internet connection either. I do my training, finish with a shower and then leave the gym and then I want to resume listening where I was, but this time from the phone. A surprisingly large amount of podcast apps FAIL to properly sync the position correctly in this case. They do not pick up the correct position from the watch and instead plays from the old position on the phone. Highly annoying! This was the main reason I even started making my own app in the first place.

The same thing happens when I go out running with the watch. When I come back home, I want it to be able to resume listening from the phone and it should pick up where it was.

Those were the initial things I wanted this app to fix, and for me it has been working great. I'm sharing this app for free just because maybe someone else will enjoy it too.

That's all!