Podcast Player — pay-what-you-want podcast and live radio app for phone and browser

What is Podcast Player?

Podcast Player is a web app for listening on your phone. Search the free podcast directory, open a show, and stream or download any episode. Flip a switch and the same screen becomes a live radio tuner with stations from dozens of countries. Everything you save lives on your own device.

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Search any free podcast

Find shows by name, browse the episode list, read the show notes and press play.

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Offline downloads

Save episodes on your device and keep listening on a plane, in the woods or anywhere with no signal.

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Subscriptions & new episodes

Favorite a show and a New tab collects its latest episodes automatically.

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Drag-to-reorder playlist

Queue episodes and stations, then drag them into the order you want to listen.

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Live radio

Filter stations by genre and country, from pop and jazz to news, talk and sports, and save your favorites.

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Install like an app

Add it to your Home Screen and it opens full screen with its own icon.

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Send a show or an episode to a friend with one tap.

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Private by design

No account and no tracking. Favorites, downloads and playlists stay on your device.

Podcast Player vs. Spotify vs. Apple Podcasts

Two giants, one tiny web app, zero sign-up forms. Here is how the fight looks.

	Podcast Player	Spotify	Apple Podcasts
Account needed	No	Yes. Email, birthday and a password you will forget	Apple Account
Works on	Any phone or browser	Install their app	Built for Apple devices first
Live radio from around the world	Yes, by genre and country	Not really. It is a music and podcast store with a radio-shaped hole	Separate app, separate subscription
Who is the product	You are not	Ads and recommendations built on your listening	Tied to your Apple account
Where your data lives	On your device	Their servers	Their servers
Price	Pay what you want, nothing is fine	Free with ads, or a monthly Premium plan	Free
Install size	A bookmark	A big app that wants updates	Preinstalled, so you never chose it

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Spotify wants you to stay

Podcasts sit next to music, audiobooks and a feed designed to keep you scrolling. You came for one episode. Podcast Player gives you the episode and lets you leave.

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Apple Podcasts is lovely, inside the garden

It is polished and free, if you live in Apple land. Everyone else gets a browser page and a shrug. Podcast Player treats every phone alike.

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Podcast Player just plays

Search, press play, download, done. No login wall, no recommendations you did not ask for, no mood playlist called “Sunday Reset”.

Comparison is based on the services as we understand them at the time of writing. Features and prices change. Spotify and Apple Podcasts are trademarks of their owners and are not affiliated with this app.

How it works

Open the app. Use the launch button on this page. There is nothing to download or install.
Search. Type a podcast name, or switch to radio and pick a genre and country.
Play, download or queue. Tap an episode to stream it, save it for offline, or add it to your playlist.
Add it to your Home Screen. Optional, but it gives the app its own icon and keeps downloads safer from being cleared by the browser.

Pay what you want 🎟️

Podcast Player has no trial, no license key and no nag screens. Open it and use it. If it earns a spot on your phone, chip in whatever you think it's worth. $9.99 is the suggestion and the range most people pick is $3 to $20, but you set the price.

$9.99 — the sweet spot 🎧

The suggested amount, for a year of listening. Thank you!

Pay $9.99 with Venmo

Tap the button and Venmo opens with your amount and “Podcast Player” already filled in (you can still change it). Or scan the code with your phone camera and pay @FredrikHWinsnes. Paying nothing is fine too.

Questions

Is it really free?

Yes. The app is fully usable with nothing to pay. If it earns a place on your phone, $9.99 is the suggested contribution, but any amount, including nothing, is welcome.

Where do the podcasts come from?

From the open directory of free podcast feeds. Episodes stream straight from each publisher.

Do downloads work without internet?

Yes. Downloaded episodes play offline. Add the app to your Home Screen so the browser is less likely to clear them to free up space.

Do I need an account?

No. Favorites, subscriptions and playlists are stored on your device.

Do I get anything extra if I pay?

No. You get the same app as everyone else, plus our gratitude. Contributions fund new features.

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