With the rise in popularity of podcasts, having a good podcast app on your smartphone makes more sense than ever. Whether you are having your breakfast, commuting to work or simply relaxing at home, using a great podcast app will make your audio journey smooth.

Different podcast apps offer a wide range of features. To help you get started, here are 4 of the best apps you can use to listen to podcasts.

Apple Podcasts

This is one of the most popular podcast apps on iPhone because it is the native podcast app. The menus within the app are Listen Now, Library, Browse and Search.

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• Listen Now shows you the unfinished podcast episodes from subscribed shows to one off episodes you have added.
• Library shows you a list of all the shows you have added to your subscription list.
• Browse allows you to browse the Apple Podcasts directory by featured, top charts and by category.
• Search will allow you to search for specific shows.

One of the best features is the ability to create Stations. This feature allows you to group podcasts together that you can trigger via Siri. If you listen to some podcasts while working, you can couple the podcasts and name them ‘Work Mode’ station.

Available on iOS.

Spotify

Spotify offers more than millions of songs, you can also find all your favourite podcasts and then some. All this is within the same app, don’t worry about having to download another app.

Spotify organizes podcasts in various categories such as Technology, Comedy and Food. Users can also share the podcasts on their social links. Playback and management options are not as many as other podcast apps, however, if you aren’t interested in delving around for another podcast app, then give it a shot.

Available on Android and iOS.

Google Podcasts

Google hopped on the podcast game with its very own podcasting app. It offers a catalog of podcasts in numerous categories. You can get recommendations and track your listening history, downloads and subscriptions. It also allows you to queue up episodes so that you can listen through them without any lulls or interruptions of any kind.

Other features include the ability to adjust playback speed, Google Assistant integration and adding podcasts to the app directly from Google searches.

Available on Android and iOS.

Pocket Casts

This is an easy to use podcast specific platform. The app has a tidy interface and great features such as increasing or decreasing the audio speed by 0.1 increments, also, it is easy to see what’s in your subscription list as well as which episodes you’ve started but didn’t finish.

Available on Android and iOS.