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24 alternatives to Pocket Casts Mac App

Redesigned web UI and standalone mac app for Pocket Casts.

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

1. 1
   Pocket Casts for Mac▲8

   Pocket Casts now in a beautiful client for Mac

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pocket Casts▲202

   Powerful podcast manager for iOS & Android. New v.5 release.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pocket Casts▲88

   No Paywalls. No Walled Gardens. Just Podcasts.

   2025 · play.pocketcasts.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pocket Casts 7▲257

   The world's most powerful podcast platform, now updated

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pocket Casts 6.0▲10

   Fast forward 5 years and here we are at version 6.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pocket Listen▲421

   Reading is hard. Listen to articles instead.

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7IM
   I Made a Pocket Casts Desktop App for Linux▲7

   2018 · feliciano.tech · its alternatives →

8. 8RI
   RetroClip – Instant Replay for Your Mac▲309

   2018 · realartists.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Raycast for iOS▲870

   Powerful productivity on the go

   2025 · raycast.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pocket Explore▲351

    A human curated version of the web

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11PM
    Pocket - my first app ever▲99

    2011 · letspocket.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    PhoneCast 2.0▲266

    Mirror iPhone/iPad to your Mac wirelessly

    2022 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pocket 7.0▲295

    Save and read news, articles, & videos that fuel your mind

    2018 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tapes for Mac▲67

    Share screencasts fast.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15NA
    Native apps for the browser▲152

    2013 · arc.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ScreenFlow 5▲152

    Screencasting and editing software for Mac

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17MA
    Monodraw, an ASCII Art Editor for Mac▲141

    2015 · monodraw.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    LazyCast▲77

    Cast phone screen to computer

    2022 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Audioknot 2▲81

    Pocket for podcast episodes

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20FC
    Ffscreencast – CLI-based screencasts for OS X, Linux, BSD▲76

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cactus for Mac▲92

    A better workflow for hand coding websites

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22AC
    A cross platform app for mirroring the clipboard between synced devices▲57

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23FP
    Free Python Screencasts for iPhone and iPad▲31

    2014 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24OA
    OpenCast – a Mac framework for Chromecast▲12

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →