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24 alternatives to PulsarCast

A private podcast player built for serious listeners

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Overcast▲350

   The powerful, simple podcast app from Marco Arment

   2014 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pocket Casts 7▲257

   The world's most powerful podcast platform, now updated

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Overcast 3.0▲495

   A powerful yet simple podcast player

   2017 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Overcast 2.0▲369

   A powerful yet simple audio podcast player

   2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Overcast 10▲236

   Free, simple, award-winning podcast player

   2024 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pocket Casts▲88

   No Paywalls. No Walled Gardens. Just Podcasts.

   2025 · play.pocketcasts.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Podcatcher▲105

   Super simple podcast player for iOS

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MiniCast▲158

   Listen to podcasts on your Apple Watch - without an iPhone

   2017 · highlvl.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Lightcast▲69

   Just a simple podcast player, no recommendation algorithm

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Podurama▲128

    Free podcast player - iOS, Android, Web, macOS and Windows10

    2022 · podurama.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Podbay▲116

    A fast, easy, and powerful podcast player built for the Web.

    2019 · podbay.fm · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Spodcast, a Spotify podcast to RSS proxy▲123

    Spodcast is a caching Spotify podcast to RSS proxy. Using Spodcast you can follow Spotify-hosted netcasts/podcasts using any player which supports RSS, thus enabling the use of older hardware which is not compatible with the Spotify (web) app. - Yetangitu/Spodcast

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Downcast▲21

    A no-nonsense podcast player (for iOS & Mac) that just works

    2014 · downcastapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    UCast▲97

    The best listening experience for podcasts

    2016 · ucastapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Podcraftr▲264

    Turn text content into Podcasts + monetize & distribute

    2024 · podcraftr.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pocket Casts▲202

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

    2014 · pocketcasts.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Shortcasts by Blinkist▲234

    Key insights from podcasts in 15 minutes

    2020 · blinkist.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Outcast for Apple Watch▲121

    Listen to podcasts without your iPhone

    2018 · outcastapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Instacast for Mac 2.0▲100

    Instacast is the go-to podcast app for iPhone, iPad and Mac

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Poclcast▲66

    Podcast listening app with content search and discovery

    2019 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Subcast▲163

    Podcasts as simple as radio.

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Listen App▲203

    The first gesture-based podcast app for listeners on-the-go

    2019 · listenapp.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    TypeCast▲94

    Podcast player that transcribes your podcasts.

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    DotPodcast▲79

    Search, subscribe, and pay podcasters without being tracked

    2018 · its alternatives →

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