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24 alternatives to MiniCast

Listen to podcasts on your Apple Watch - without an iPhone

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

1
MiniCast▲8
Podcasts on Your Apple Watch
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
Outcast for Apple Watch▲121
Listen to podcasts without your iPhone
2018 · outcastapp.com · its alternatives →
3
Overcast▲350
The powerful, simple podcast app from Marco Arment
2014 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
4
Pocket Casts 7▲257
The world's most powerful podcast platform, now updated
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
tinyPod▲333
Reinventing the wheel... a tiny bit
2024 · thetinypod.com · its alternatives →
6
Pocket Casts▲88
No Paywalls. No Walled Gardens. Just Podcasts.
2025 · play.pocketcasts.com · its alternatives →
7
Overcast 10▲236
Free, simple, award-winning podcast player
2024 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
8
Overcast 2.0▲369
A powerful yet simple audio podcast player
2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
9
Instacast for Mac 2.0▲100
Instacast is the go-to podcast app for iPhone, iPad and Mac
2014 · its alternatives →
10
Listen App▲203
The first gesture-based podcast app for listeners on-the-go
2019 · listenapp.co · its alternatives →
11
Overcast 3.0▲495
A powerful yet simple podcast player
2017 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
12
Spotify for Apple Watch▲251
Spotify's new app for the Apple Watch
2018 · newsroom.spotify.com · its alternatives →
13
ZCast 2.0▲272
Mobile podcasting, now with recording and landing pages
2016 · its alternatives →
14
MixTape for Apple Watch▲92
Listen to any audio content on-the-go ⌚🎶
2018 · dorshorst.com · its alternatives →
15
Apple Podcasts for Web▲211
Enjoy the full experience on any web browser, on any device
2024 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
Shortcasts by Blinkist▲234
Key insights from podcasts in 15 minutes
2020 · blinkist.com · its alternatives →
17
One Touch Podcast Publishing, from Anchor▲245
The easiest way to make a podcast, from your phone
2017 · creators.spotify.com · its alternatives →
18
Pocket Casts▲202
Powerful podcast manager for iOS & Android. New v.5 release.
2014 · pocketcasts.com · its alternatives →
19
Listening.io▲243
Turn articles into audio and listen in your podcast app
2022 · listening.com · its alternatives →
20
Opinion 2▲105
Record and publish your own podcast on your iPhone or iPad
2015 · opinionpodcasting.com · its alternatives →
21
Listen App▲293
The first social network for podcast listeners
2020 · listenapp.co · its alternatives →
22
easypodcasts▲84
takeaways from the best podcasts! ⚡️
2019 · its alternatives →
23
🎧 ZCast 3.0 - HD Audio▲209
Full HD audio podcasts from your phone or web browser
2017 · its alternatives →
24
Listen To This▲151
Paste an article to listen to it in your podcast app
Mar 2026 · listentothis.xyz · its alternatives →

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