iCatcher! Podcast Player

iOS Universel / Actualités

Download, listen, watch, and relish your favorite podcasts.

FEATURES
- Subscribe to your preferred podcasts within the app and manage them conveniently.
- Download episodes over WiFi or Cellular (available on devices with cellular capabilities).
- Support for password-protected feeds.
- Background refresh and download in the background.
- Sync subscriptions, episode playback positions, and playlists between your devices using iCloud.
- Universal App (compatible with iPhone and iPad).
- Search across all views to locate the podcast or episode you’re seeking.
- Customize playlists with filtering options based on podcasts, episodes, and more.
- Support for continuous playback (toggle it on the now playing screen just below the time elapsed).
- Portrait and landscape orientation supporter, with a configurable option in the settings.
- Unfollow podcasts and still keep them on your device. This feature is particularly useful for podcasts that don’t meet your expectations.

PLAYBACK
- Variable playback speed.
- Remembered playback speed per podcast.
- Support for podcasts with chapters and chapter images (MP3 and M4A formats).
- Utilize your headset controls, including Bluetooth car controls (when paired), to play/pause, jump forward or backward 30 seconds.
- Sleep timer.
- Beautifully rendered show notes.
- Onscreen controls for skipping ahead and skipping back.
- Gesture support on the now playing screen (when the podcast logo is visible) to facilitate hands-free use.
- Double-tap to play/pause.
- Swipe up to adjust playback speed.
- Swipe left or right to rewind or fast-forward.
- Home to the L gesture for the 2-minute Leo jump.
- Refer to Settings and Gestures for more information and customization options for rewind/fast-forward gestures.
- AirPlay support allows you to watch or listen to podcasts on your large screen.
- External display support for videos is available for devices that support an external display (use the Apple HDMI adapter).
- Enjoy your favorite podcasts with a familiar layout.

FIND NEW PODCASTS QUICKLY
- Search for your podcasts by title, keyword, or author.
- Browse the top podcasts categorized by different genres.
• Manually add podcasts by entering their URLs.
• Support for password-protected feeds.
• Option to download a single episode.
• Import podcast subscriptions for episodes already on your device from iTunes.
• Import your OPML file from iTunes or other iOS podcast app.
• Import media using the iTunes File Sharing feature.
• Add your existing audiobooks (non-password-protected ones) using the iTunes File Sharing feature.
• Add previously downloaded podcasts from your computer using the iTunes file sharing feature (see Settings and Import Media for details).

SHORTCUT ACTIONS
• Search your podcasts and episodes using shortcut actions.
• Easily create an export from other apps into iCatcher using the subscribe action.
• Control playback.
• View podcast action including currently playing.
• Import media directly into the app (like audiobooks).
• Transfer your media to the watch via shortcut actions.
• Pull chapter images.
• Many more actions available.

MORE
• Completely customizable to suit your podcast preferences.
• Swipe across a podcast or episode to access additional options.
• Podcast settings allow you to set the days the podcast typically releases or the number of days between.
• Specify the number of episodes to download when new ones are available.
• Share podcast information via email with your friends.

CONTACT
Email: Tap the settings tab and select Send Questions or Feedback.
Twitter/X: @Joeisanerd.

PLEASE NOTE: The app doesn’t sync with iTunes. Like other podcast apps, it’s a standalone app designed for subscribing and downloading on the device.

* If a feed doesn’t work, please let me know so I can investigate it.

Requires iOS 17.4 or higher.

Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?

If you find iCatcher useful, please consider tipping in the help and settings tab, or share the app with your friends! Thanks!

15.0.1
Bug fixes
-fix playlist editor being able to select downloaded, streaming, not downloaded/streaming
-fix for voice-over button mis-labeled
-fix for selecting all in downloads queue, deselect a few and take action on the rest
-fix for some items not showing due to the color mismatch
-fix for lock-screen widget not showing the right icon
-fix for playlist grid icons not have correct accessibility labels
-fix for ui if user had the experimental podcasts tab enabled before the 15.0 update

15.0
+iOS 26+, Added a sidebar option on iPad.
+iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast.
+iOS 26+, Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts.
+The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view.
+Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view.
+The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available.
+Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled.
+Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable.
+Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings.
+Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users added translate button to convert to your language of choice.
+New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link
+Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions.
+New experimental feature to use a game controller to controller certain aspects of the application

Bug fixes
-fix for the episode show notes popover where links were not recognized
-fix for fullscreen video not taking stretching to fill cop and bottom in landscape view.

View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates

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