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24 alternatives to Agora

A special place for your podcasts

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Agora launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Overcast 2.0▲369
A powerful yet simple audio podcast player
2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
2
Overcast 3.0▲495
A powerful yet simple podcast player
2017 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
3
Overcast▲350
The powerful, simple podcast app from Marco Arment
2014 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
4
Updates: Podcast Player▲84
Clean Podcast app that puts fresh episodes front and center
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Overcast 10▲236
Free, simple, award-winning podcast player
2024 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
6
Pocket Casts 7▲257
The world's most powerful podcast platform, now updated
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
7
Listening.io▲243
Turn articles into audio and listen in your podcast app
2022 · listening.com · its alternatives →
8
Listen App▲293
The first social network for podcast listeners
2020 · listenapp.co · its alternatives →
9
PodRoom▲116
Podcast social networking platform
2021 · podroom.live · its alternatives →
10
Lightcast▲69
Just a simple podcast player, no recommendation algorithm
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
11
Podcatcher▲105
Super simple podcast player for iOS
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
Simplecast▲187
The modern podcast management and metrics platform
2019 · simplecast.com · its alternatives →
13
Subcast▲163
Podcasts as simple as radio.
2017 · its alternatives →
14
Podfan▲110
A membership platform for podcasts
2019 · pod.fan · its alternatives →
15
PodStand▲80
Share your podcast subscriptions
2018 · podstand.co · its alternatives →
16
Listen App▲203
The first gesture-based podcast app for listeners on-the-go
2019 · listenapp.co · its alternatives →
17
Podpal▲95
The all-in-one podcast management platform
2021 · podpal.com · its alternatives →
18
Podible▲111
Stream & discover new podcasts
2018 · its alternatives →
19
TypeCast▲94
Podcast player that transcribes your podcasts.
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
Roads Audio▲161
After college, my friends scattered across time zones. We tried starting a podcast to stay in touch, everyone would record updates, uploads them to Google Drive, and we planned to eventually publish episodes. We never published one. Turns out we didn't want a public podcast, but "the podcast" gave us a reason to keep in touch and share stories/thoughts. Google Drive was terrible for our needs. Record in one app, then upload. No notifications, bad organization. The worst part was when responding to something specific, I'd have to manually timestamp it and repeat their point before…
2024 · roadsaudio.com · its alternatives →
21
Backup My Podcast▲52
Disaster recovery for the work you're most proud of
2021 · its alternatives →
22
Buzzsprout for Mobile▲116
Manage your podcast anytime, anywhere
2024 · buzzsprout.com · its alternatives →
23IB
I built a local-first podcast app▲73
I worked on early podcast software in 2004 (iPodder/Juice) and have been a heavy podcast consumer ever since. I wanted a podcast app that respects your privacy and embraces the open web—and to explore what's possible in the browser. The result is wherever.audio, which you can try right now at the link above. How it works: It's a progressive web app that stores all your subscriptions and data locally in your browser using IndexedDB. Add it to your home screen and it feels native. Works offline with downloaded episodes. No central server storing your data—just some Cloudflare/AWS…
2025 · wherever.audio · its alternatives →
24
Instacast for Mac 2.0▲100
Instacast is the go-to podcast app for iPhone, iPad and Mac
2014 · its alternatives →

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