Podbean Podcast App
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A better way to discover and play all your favorite podcasts anywhere, anytime. The Podbean podcast app integrates all the best features to enhance your podcast listening experience:
• Smart recommendations based on your listening patterns.
• Instantly stream or download podcasts to play offline.
• Stay organized with playlists; view your play history and favorite episodes.
• Streamlined interface and convenient player options such as play speed adjustment, timer and a sleep function.
• Support bluetooth,chromecast and android auto.
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4.6
13,809 total
5 10,504
4 2,245
3 465
2 233
1 362
Ali Mitchell
Great content, buggy performance Loads of excellent podcasts to listen to. Shame the player itself is quite buggy. Freezes about once per episode of what I'm listening to, and the track needs to be restarted. Forgets things I've followed. Clashes with my lock screen. A few issues to iron out.
TheLitttttle
Great when it works I love using the app when it works properly, but I found a bug that destroys the experience for me, when I try to resume a podcast, it will not load so I can't pic up on an episode I've already started. EDIT I stream it because downloads fail when I try to
Milly
won't let me download eps?? Well this is all of a sudden. Every time I try to download an ep, it says 'download failed'. I closed and reopened the app, restarted my phone (my wifi is working fine), and I uninstalled the app (which of course made me lose all my previously downloaded eps...) and reinstalled it, and it STILL SAYS 'download failed' every time I click on the button. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO???
Jesse Le
Not the best update Since the recent update, I've had some problems with this usually fantastic app. One is that I can only stream podcasts, instead of listening to downloaded podcasts. I ended up using a lot of data before realizing what the app was doing. I know there are new settings, but I readjusted them to let me listen on the go. Then there are crashes that happen throughout every podcast, between 30-90 minutes of listening. Then it won't let me continue from where I left off. It just gets stuck on loading.
Uwi O
Tonnes of room for improvement on things more rudimentary podcast apps have already figured out 1. When you get a notification that a new podcast is out, clicking on it shouldn't automatically play the episode. It should take you to that option menu where you can read about it and choose to download. If I'm in the middle of listening to one why would I suddenly want to start another? 2. The area under 'following' should be organized by date!! I should see the podcast with the most recent upload first and the least recent last NOT the one I clicked on most recently first. That is entirely useless!!
Tihomir Kit
UI options are a bit all over the place Some ootions appear in a few places but not where one would expect them to be. Context menus are sometimes missing and you never know if a click will ooen a 'details' modal or if it will stop your current track and start playing the new one. Also there should be an option to resume where you paused with a single click from the app even when you comoletely close the app. Noone wants to go through a few menus just for that. Pretty solid app but UX could be improved quite a bit.
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Great content, buggy performance Loads of excellent podcasts to listen to. Shame the player itself is quite buggy. Freezes about once per episode of what I'm listening to, and the track needs to be restarted. Forgets things I've followed. Clashes with my lock screen. A few issues to iron out.
Podbean Tech LLC September 5, 2016
Hi Ali, Would you please go into your cellphone settings (Settings/Battery/Battery Optimization) and move the Podbean app to the "Not Optimized” list to see if the issue still occurs? Thanks. Great when it works I love using the app when it works properly, but I found a bug that destroys the experience for me, when I try to resume a podcast, it will not load so I can't pic up on an episode I've already started. EDIT I stream it because downloads fail when I try to
Podbean Tech LLC September 5, 2016
Hi, TheLitttttle, Do you play the podcast in streaming or offline? Edit: Pleas e let us know which podcast you're having trouble with, so we can check. Thx. won't let me download eps?? Well this is all of a sudden. Every time I try to download an ep, it says 'download failed'. I closed and reopened the app, restarted my phone (my wifi is working fine), and I uninstalled the app (which of course made me lose all my previously downloaded eps...) and reinstalled it, and it STILL SAYS 'download failed' every time I click on the button. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO???
Podbean Tech LLC September 4, 2016
Hi Milly, Would you please let us know which podcasts you're having trouble with,so we can look into this issue? Thanks. Not the best update Since the recent update, I've had some problems with this usually fantastic app. One is that I can only stream podcasts, instead of listening to downloaded podcasts. I ended up using a lot of data before realizing what the app was doing. I know there are new settings, but I readjusted them to let me listen on the go. Then there are crashes that happen throughout every podcast, between 30-90 minutes of listening. Then it won't let me continue from where I left off. It just gets stuck on loading.
Podbean Tech LLC September 5, 2016
Hi Jesse, Would you please send more details on the issue (including the podcast you're having trouble with) to [email protected], so we can better assist you? Thanks. Tonnes of room for improvement on things more rudimentary podcast apps have already figured out 1. When you get a notification that a new podcast is out, clicking on it shouldn't automatically play the episode. It should take you to that option menu where you can read about it and choose to download. If I'm in the middle of listening to one why would I suddenly want to start another? 2. The area under 'following' should be organized by date!! I should see the podcast with the most recent upload first and the least recent last NOT the one I clicked on most recently first. That is entirely useless!!
UI options are a bit all over the place Some ootions appear in a few places but not where one would expect them to be. Context menus are sometimes missing and you never know if a click will ooen a 'details' modal or if it will stop your current track and start playing the new one. Also there should be an option to resume where you paused with a single click from the app even when you comoletely close the app. Noone wants to go through a few menus just for that. Pretty solid app but UX could be improved quite a bit.
I love this app My big bro got me into podcasts because it's a great way to use dead time productively (travelling, doing the washing up, e.t.c), you actually learn things as opposed to just listening to meaningless music. This app is beautiful, especially with the latest material design update. It is perfect, has everything anybody could want from a podcast app. Even the ability to import podcasts from websites if they are not already on podbean. This app has it all for anyone wanting to listen to podcasts.
Horrible memory leak bug Don't download until this bug is fixed! When you delete a downloaded podcast in the app it is not removed from your phone. It was hard to figure out what the "miscellaneous" files taking up about 1/6 of my phone memory were as few details were available. Purging the cached data from the app does not fix this. You have to really dig down in to the file system and risk breaking something unless you know your stuff. For a basic user this bug may make the phone unusable until the app is removed. Ed: thanks4fix
Podbean Tech LLC August 10, 2016
HiLaura, Thanks for letting know about this issue. We will look into it ASAP. Edit: The issue has been fixed in the latest version (3.3.9) of app. Would you please have a try? Thanks. First impression: Meh Haven't played any podcasts yet, but adding some so far seems to be incredibly difficult... Is there NO way to download an episode without the app trying to play it? Also, seems to be no option to download all episodes... Each episode needs to be selected (difficult process) and downloaded individually.
Podbean Tech LLC September 1, 2016
Hi , Christien, Please click on three dots in the episode list of each podcast then download the episode or tap the download button when you play the episode.We keep track of customer input and I have added your support of bulk download to our tally. If we are able to support this feature at some point, we’ll be sure to let you know right away.Thx. Easiest podcast listener I've tried! I've tried other podcast listener apps before, but had a hard time navigating and finding what I was looking for. Not so here! Everything - even my local church podcasts - are at my fingertips. I use it everyday for something! And... It is learning what I like and making suggestions!
Simple stuff. Super intuitive. I've used a ton of these apps and this one has been the most comprehensive so far. Only incredibly rarely do I encounter a podcast I can't find. And it's recommended tab actually has some surprisingly relevant stuff to what you like.
Fix After this past update I am unable to login to my account. I don't even know why I was signed out in the first place. My account is tied to my facebook so I login through Facebook. After a couple minutes of waiting I get a message that says login failed.
Podbean Tech LLC September 1, 2016
Hi Eddie, Would you please try again after checking your network connection? If it is still not working, please feel free to let us know. Thanks. Looked promising But I see 1)no option to open a file from my phone, and 2)it does not come up in my phone's list of audio players to select from after selecting a file to play.
Podbean Tech LLC September 1, 2016
Hi Joe, Thanks for your feedback. Right now, this isn’t a feature that we can offer but we understand how it might be of value. We keep track of customer input and I have added your support of this feature to our tally. If we are able to support this feature at some point, we’ll be sure to let you know right away. Elite Much better than Tune in radio... But you guys need to get ESPN Russillo and Kannel show
Podbean Tech LLC January 28, 2016
Hi brandon, thanks for your feedback. Please use key words in the podcast title"Russillo & Kanell" to search in the app. It should show up. Easy and Simple Plenty of Pods to download, simple to use, easy to understand. Has a great sleep timer function, automatic download (if you want that), deletes podcasts that you already listened to. Love it
App doesn't close from the drop down Annoying as hell. You have to clear the app cache to get the notification to disappear
Podbean Tech LLC September 5, 2016
Hi Brian, Would you please go into your cellphone settings (Settings/Battery/Battery Optimization) and move the Podbean app to the "Not Optimized” list to see if the issue still occurs? Thanks. I am having problems with it taking up to much memory. Download podcasts are coming back after I have deleted them.
Love it! I'm quite new to listening to podcasts but I now have all my favourites saved and find this app really easy to use. Lots of choice and works really well.
A good companion Enjoying the app. Helps fill the day's breaks.
Amazing Really liked it please can you fix some things like the app freezes and it takes time to start the podcast episode
Good basic app. Have not figured out how to add episodes to a playlist I have set up. Also would be nice to be able to set it to play oldest first.
Podbean Tech LLC September 5, 2016
Hi Jim, You can go to a podcast page and choose the episode you’d like to add to a playlist, then tap the three dots icon in the episode list. Next, tap the playlist icon (last icon on the right), and you’ll be directed to the “add to playlist” page where you can create a new playlist or click on an existing one to add it there. Thanks. Podbean Works as advertised for me, only reason for a 4 star is nothing can ever be perfect.
Runs great! Runs great and easy to use. Little or no ads honestly I can't recall ever seeing one.
Nice I like it better than Podcast Addict which is what I was using before this. Interface is smoother and downloads seem faster.
Podbean Tech LLC August 30, 2016
Hi Kuljit, Would you please go into your cellphone settings (Settings/Battery/Battery Optimization) and move the Podbean app to the "Not Optimized” list to see if the issue still occurs? Thanks. Awesome It was even able to find some foreign podcasts without any trouble. Wonderful app.
Well played.. Very nice app for following PC's. Simple layout easy to use interface.
Great so far! I've had it for about a month and love it. It's easy to use.
Great design It works, it does well in it's autopilot. Great selection and intuitive. It's easily managed.
Great for when I'm working I can listen to many different things👂👍
So far so good. Excellent compared to the last app I used.
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What's New
• Now support Android Auto
• Solve the issue that upload large recording might fail
• Layout optimization for tablet
• Redesign pull down player
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Updated
August 29, 2016
Size
18M
Installs
100,000 - 500,000
Current Version
3.5.1
Requires Android
4.0.3 and up
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