A podcast player I made for myself

I used Overcast for years and Poddle is what I made to replace it. It's got one Up Next queue, speed-ups that still sound like people talking, settings for each show and stats on how much I actually listen (a lot, it turns out). Hopefully you like it too!

Coming soon to theApp Store

It's free, and there's no ads or tracking.

Poddle's Up Next queue, with the speed each episode plays at and the time left

Now Playing, with the show's artwork, the current chapter and the play controls

What it does

Speed-ups without the chipmunks

The speed-up in Poddle is tuned for voices, so even at 2x it still sounds like the person talking. Smart Speed trims the little gaps between words too, and Voice Boost evens out quiet hosts and loud ads.

The playback speed dial at 1.40x for just this show, with Smart Speed and Voice Boost switched on

Settings for each show

Every show can have its own speed, Smart Speed and Voice Boost, skip its intros and outros, and choose whether its new episodes go to the top or bottom of Up Next (or don't get added at all). Or you can just leave them all on your defaults and forget about it.

Settings for one show: its own speed, Voice Boost off and the first 45 seconds skipped

Bring everything over from Overcast

If you're coming from Overcast like me, export "All data" from your Overcast account and Poddle brings over your shows, what you've played, where you're up to, your starred episodes and your whole listening history. So your stats start with everything you've already heard.

The Overcast import finished: 84 podcasts, 3,412 played episodes and 1,920 hours brought over

Stats, and a Year in Review

You can see how long you've listened, how much time the speed-ups and Smart Speed have saved you, your top shows and your streaks, and then at the end of the year there's a Year in Review you can share.

Stats: 612 hours listened this year, 148 hours saved, a 41 day streak and when you listen

A Year in Review receipt saying Mike listened for 612 hours, ready to share

Wi-Fi only downloads

Poddle only downloads on Wi-Fi unless you tell it otherwise. If you're out and want something now you can allow mobile downloads for an hour, three hours or until tomorrow, then it goes back to Wi-Fi only by itself.

Share links

When you share an episode or a show your friend gets a page that plays it right there in their browser, starting from the bit you meant. If they've got Poddle it opens in the app instead.

No ads or tracking

You sign in with Apple or Google so your library stays in sync, and if you ever want out you can delete your account from inside the app.

Poddle's mascot, a fluffy cartoon poodle in red headphones, waving

And a poodle

Poddle sounds a bit like poodle, so of course there's a fluffy cartoon poodle in headphones keeping you company round the app. If it gets a bit much you can turn the animations off in Profile.

Have a look around

Up Next
Now Playing
Speed
A show
Settings for a show
Discover
Moving from Overcast
Stats
Year in Review

Give it a go

Poddle's free on iPhone and hopefully iPad and Mac won't be too far behind. If you find a bug or have an idea for it, drop me an email at [email protected] or tap "Suggest a feature" in the app.

Coming soon to theApp Store