Pocket Casts is a podcast app first released in 2010 in Perth, Australia. Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, owns it.
Users search and subscribe to any podcast and build filters and playlists. Trim Silence removes quiet gaps, Volume Boost makes voices clearer, and variable speed plays episodes faster. Listening position syncs between phone, desktop, web and watch. Recommendations and curated lists help people find new shows.
The player is free. Pocket Casts Plus adds desktop apps, cloud storage for files and themes.