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24 alternatives to MiniCast
Podcasts on Your Apple Watch
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.
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MiniCast▲158Listen to podcasts on your Apple Watch - without an iPhone
2017 · highlvl.com · its alternatives →
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Overcast▲350The powerful, simple podcast app from Marco Arment
2014 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
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Listen to podcasts without your iPhone
2018 · outcastapp.com · its alternatives →
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Pocket Casts 7▲257The world's most powerful podcast platform, now updated
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Listen App▲203The first gesture-based podcast app for listeners on-the-go
2019 · listenapp.co · its alternatives →
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Key insights from podcasts in 15 minutes
2020 · blinkist.com · its alternatives →
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Instacast is the go-to podcast app for iPhone, iPad and Mac
2014 · its alternatives →
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Pocket Casts▲88No Paywalls. No Walled Gardens. Just Podcasts.
2025 · play.pocketcasts.com · its alternatives →
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Listen App▲293The first social network for podcast listeners
2020 · listenapp.co · its alternatives →
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CallCast.co▲112App to quickly turn phone calls into podcasts
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Lightcast▲69Just a simple podcast player, no recommendation algorithm
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Simplecast▲187The modern podcast management and metrics platform
2019 · simplecast.com · its alternatives →
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Full HD audio podcasts from your phone or web browser
2017 · its alternatives →
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Pocket Casts▲202Powerful podcast manager for iOS & Android. New v.5 release.
2014 · pocketcasts.com · its alternatives →
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