Playapod
Music & Audio
Listen to news & podcasts w/ free cross-platform device syncing and no ads!
- Rating
- 4.6
- 791 ratings
- Downloads
- 26.1K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 9
- 2026 · v2.7.1
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About Playapod
Playapod 2 is here and has tons of great features you have been requesting such as the Now Playing Media Bar, News & Blog Subscriptions w/ Text-To-Speech, Video Playback, Custom Groups, and much more. Playapod is the best way to listen to your favorite podcasts and features cross-platform device syncing, episode tracking down to the second, offline listening, fast performance, no ads, and more!
Playapod 2 Features:
• Now Playing Media Bar
Quickly access whatever is currently playing by tapping on the media bar at the bottom of the screen. It’s always on with quick access to play/pause. Tap the bar to bring up the full media player view.
• News & Blogs
Add news and blog feeds which will be played using text-to-speech. Text based feeds get turned into podcasts with progress bar history, current position, and bookmarking. Very unique feature!
• Video Playback
Full-screen video playback is now supported! Tap on the video to toggle full-screen mode.
• Content Details
Scrolling list of media items displays the description in addition to name, flags, date, size, and duration. Length of description can be configured in settings globally or per subscription.
• Recommendations
Pick a subscription to get back personal recommendations of other shows that are similar.
• Custom Groups & Filters
Filter content by Subscription (Favorites, Category), Media Flags (New, Listened, Downloaded, Bookmarked, Favorited), Media Type (Audio, Video, Text), and Order (Ascending, Descending). Save filters into Groups for quicker access.
• External Media Files
Add media files such as audio, video, and text files for playback.
• Subscribe to Anything
Playapod adds more feed formats to include RSS 1.0 (RDF) / RSS 2.0 / Atom Feeds that contain audio, video, and text.
• High Performance
Completely redesigned the refreshing of subscriptions for faster performance while removing duplicate content.
Playapod Core Features:
• Cross Platform Syncing
Sync all your podcast subscriptions and episode progress between multiple devices and across all platforms! Just sign-in with your favorite social network or with e-mail.
• Precision Progress Bar
Progress bar displays exactly the portions of episodes that you have listened down to the second. You'll never forget where you left off or what you skipped over!
• Bookmarking
Bookmark your favorite parts of any episode so you can quickly go back and listen again. Bookmarks are time-coded and cloud synced across all your devices.
• Playlist
Create a custom playlist of podcast episodes for all-day playback. Drag and drop reordering makes it easy to organize your favorites.
• Sleep Timer
Listen at night with the sleep timer that slowly fades the audio out to silence which reducing the chances of waking up.
• Integrations
Android Auto, Google Cast, Android Widget, & Bluetooth. Toggle media playback and skip forward/backward quickly using notification screen and remote media controls.
• Listen Offline
Download entire podcasts and listen on the go without a network connection or cellular data charges.
• Free & No Ads
Free download with no advertising! There are no bulky 3rd party ad networks that are known to kill battery life, slow performance, and consume network bandwidth.
• Push Notifications
Get new episode notifications so you stay on top of your favorite shows.
• Import Podcasts
Quickly bulk import a list of podcasts with OPML files (Outline Processor Markup Language XML Files).
• Advanced Configuration
Lots of settings to customize and tweak the behavior of the Playapod app.
• Customer Support
Our developers listen to your feedback and quickly fix all reported issues. E-mail our team from the settings screen or contact us on Facebook or Twitter.
Playapod Blog:
https://blog.playapod.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/playapod/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/playapod
YouTube:
https://youtu.be/ywVOy88B8Bk
Website:
https://playapod.com/
Playapod 2 Features:
• Now Playing Media Bar
Quickly access whatever is currently playing by tapping on the media bar at the bottom of the screen. It’s always on with quick access to play/pause. Tap the bar to bring up the full media player view.
• News & Blogs
Add news and blog feeds which will be played using text-to-speech. Text based feeds get turned into podcasts with progress bar history, current position, and bookmarking. Very unique feature!
• Video Playback
Full-screen video playback is now supported! Tap on the video to toggle full-screen mode.
• Content Details
Scrolling list of media items displays the description in addition to name, flags, date, size, and duration. Length of description can be configured in settings globally or per subscription.
• Recommendations
Pick a subscription to get back personal recommendations of other shows that are similar.
• Custom Groups & Filters
Filter content by Subscription (Favorites, Category), Media Flags (New, Listened, Downloaded, Bookmarked, Favorited), Media Type (Audio, Video, Text), and Order (Ascending, Descending). Save filters into Groups for quicker access.
• External Media Files
Add media files such as audio, video, and text files for playback.
• Subscribe to Anything
Playapod adds more feed formats to include RSS 1.0 (RDF) / RSS 2.0 / Atom Feeds that contain audio, video, and text.
• High Performance
Completely redesigned the refreshing of subscriptions for faster performance while removing duplicate content.
Playapod Core Features:
• Cross Platform Syncing
Sync all your podcast subscriptions and episode progress between multiple devices and across all platforms! Just sign-in with your favorite social network or with e-mail.
• Precision Progress Bar
Progress bar displays exactly the portions of episodes that you have listened down to the second. You'll never forget where you left off or what you skipped over!
• Bookmarking
Bookmark your favorite parts of any episode so you can quickly go back and listen again. Bookmarks are time-coded and cloud synced across all your devices.
• Playlist
Create a custom playlist of podcast episodes for all-day playback. Drag and drop reordering makes it easy to organize your favorites.
• Sleep Timer
Listen at night with the sleep timer that slowly fades the audio out to silence which reducing the chances of waking up.
• Integrations
Android Auto, Google Cast, Android Widget, & Bluetooth. Toggle media playback and skip forward/backward quickly using notification screen and remote media controls.
• Listen Offline
Download entire podcasts and listen on the go without a network connection or cellular data charges.
• Free & No Ads
Free download with no advertising! There are no bulky 3rd party ad networks that are known to kill battery life, slow performance, and consume network bandwidth.
• Push Notifications
Get new episode notifications so you stay on top of your favorite shows.
• Import Podcasts
Quickly bulk import a list of podcasts with OPML files (Outline Processor Markup Language XML Files).
• Advanced Configuration
Lots of settings to customize and tweak the behavior of the Playapod app.
• Customer Support
Our developers listen to your feedback and quickly fix all reported issues. E-mail our team from the settings screen or contact us on Facebook or Twitter.
Playapod Blog:
https://blog.playapod.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/playapod/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/playapod
YouTube:
https://youtu.be/ywVOy88B8Bk
Website:
https://playapod.com/
What’s new
Version 2.7.1 · Updated October 9, 2026
- Fixed a bug where a notification sound could resume a paused podcast
User reviews
I love reading about strange history and now i can listen to it while im driving. My top picks are Dictators and Mythology. The extra information they drop in gives me fun facts to use in conversation later.
Got all you need for listening to podcasts
Great
I'm kind of new to the podcast world. So I began searching for a platform where I can listen and came across Playapod. Never heard of it before, decided to try it out for a few days. PROS: NO ads! Cross platform synching, user friendly, create playlists & save fave episodes. Adding & unsubscribing is easy! I was abl...
All podcasts I am subscribed to push quicker onto playapod when released, compared to podbean which sometimes takes a day.
Works great, easy to use, my favorite non intrusive podcast app.
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