Shadow. Podcast Player21 - App Store

- Smart Downloads: Automatically downloads the next episode while deleting played.
- Intuitive Notifications: Notifies only when you are waiting on a new episode.
- Playback Speed: Adjusts using a time domain pitch algorithm for better vocal quality.
- SharePlay: Shared podcast playback experiences over FaceTime.
- Cloud Sync: Follows, playback times and settings in sync on all your devices.
- Chapters: Navigate between parts of an episode and view all embedded artwork.
- Widgets: Add an interactive Up Next widget to your home screen.
- Search: Find podcasts and play episodes without needing to follow first.
- Sleep Timer: Pause at the end of an episode or after a time interval you select.
- Appearance: Switch between light and dark appearance automatically.
- Filters: View only episodes of a podcast that are downloaded or not yet played.
- Private Feeds: Follow a podcast with a username and password.
- Privacy: No third-party analytics, ad services or tracking code.

Version History Fixes playback interruptions caused by remote episode updates and group session endings.
Fixes playback progress not persisting correctly during audio interruptions or route changes.
Fixes invalid episode duration values overwriting saved progress.
Fixes sporadic playback stopping issues in edge cases.
Adds per-podcast playback order settings.
Adds autoplay support to continue with a recent episode when a podcast completes.
Adds play/pause toggle controls directly to recent episode cards. 21 12/16/2025 Adds downloads group by Podcast.

Adds indicator when volume muted when playback starts. 20 11/25/2025 Improves playback handling when the media service is reset by the system. 19 12/03/2023 Adds interactive widget to manage playback. 18 09/13/2023 Fixes an issue were playback could continue after removing headphones. 17 01/24/2023 Fixes an issue with the current episode not being set when synced from another device.
Adds the ability to follow a private podcast by URL. 16 04/13/2022 Adds episode list filters for unplayed and downloaded. 15 03/18/2022 Adds episode list text search.
Adds spotlight search integration. 14 02/25/2022 Fixes an issue were the playback button wouldn’t always toggle immediately.
Improves settings sync between devices.
Removes episode view ad placement. 13 02/07/2022 Fixes an issue with playback scrubber not being updated when marking unplayed.
Fixes an issue with marking an episode unplayed but it not resetting correctly.
Adds support for episode chapters with artwork.
Adds support for a sleep timer to automatically pause an episode. 12 01/16/2022 Fixes an issue with smart downloads deleting at the end of an episode when disabled.
Fixes an issue with initiating the podcast database which caused an occasional crash.
Improves the underlying playback and sync engine.
Adds German Localisation. 11 01/03/2022 Fixes the tap area on the episode list more button to prevent accidental taps.
Adds swipe actions to episode list for download and played state. 10 11/30/2021 Fixes an issue when scrubbing before starting playback.
Improves the layout of the up next row and widget to unify their design.
Improves efficiency when the app is in the background. 9 11/21/2021 Fixes an issue with smart downloads working with unfollowed podcasts.
Fixes an issue when selecting a download when the podcast is already playing.
Improves the episode screen to always show full playback controls. 8 11/07/2021 Fixes an issue with playing another episode from a notification.
Adds SharePlay support.
Adds an Up Next widget. 7 10/19/2021 Fixes an issue with the display of rectangular podcast artwork.
Fixes an issue with episode descriptions not appearing from malformed XML.
Fixes an issue where downloads were not deleted when episode marked played on a remote device.
Fixes an issue where downloads were not deleted after an unfollow on a remote device.
Fixes an issue where downloads were not deleted after an unfollow.
Fixes an issue where the duration would take up space when hidden.
Fixes an issue where the download indicator would take up space when hidden.
Fixes an issue where the download indicator would not always appear.
Adds smart downloads option in settings. 6 09/24/2021 Fixes an issue where podcast details were not displaying after selecting a searched item.
Fixes the wording in settings for import and export from subscriptions to follows.
Fixes marking an episode as unplayed.
Fixes an issue with consistent notifications for new episodes.
Fixed animation when playing a played episode.
Adds ability to download episodes for offline playback.
Adds a downloads entry to settings for viewing all downloads.
Adds new menu options to the episode list.
Adds a message when search is unable to find a podcast.
Adds new search layout.
Adds pull to refresh to episode list.
Adds sidebar to iPad app.
Adds improved playback rate options.
Improves Cloud sync Engine. 5 09/20/2021 Fixes an issue where now playing wasn't cleared after playback when a new episode arrived.
Fixes an issue where moving the scrubber to the end while paused would not mark an episode as played.
Fixes an issue with views closing unexpectedly.
Fixes an issue with the back button on the episode view disappearing.
Fixes an issue where notifications may present for episodes incorrectly.
Fixes an issue where navigation was failing on iPad by switching to stack layout.
Fixes an issue with settings list items not deselecting on returning to the page.
Adds ability to adjust color scheme from within settings.
Improves sync between devices. 4 05/03/2021 Fixes an issue with notifications not appearing for an episode discovered on a different device.
Fixes an issue with resetting the episode view when marking as played.
Fixes an issue where episodes that were removed from a feed didn't clear now playing.
Fixes an issue with refresh of the podcast grid after an OPML import.
Adds transition animation when loading new images.
Adds clearing of notifications older than 2 days.
Improves the animation when playing an episode in the episode view. 3 04/20/2021 Fixes an issue causing notifications to be sent for unfollowed podcasts
Fixes an issue where unfollowing a podcast leaves a new episode in the recent shelf
Fixes an issue with notification modal appearing more than once
Fixes an issue with ads not displaying on launch for iPad
Adds full podcast details option to the follow screen
Adds promote and feedback links to settings 2 04/18/2021 1 04/14/2021