Castro Podcast Player

The player for heavy listeners

Published by: Bluck Apps
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Description

Castro is a beautiful, full-featured podcast player that makes it easy to track and manage lots of podcasts at the same time. Only listen to the episodes you want and easily skip the rest, queue up hours of podcasts at a time and enjoy a seamless listening experience with carplay compatibility, chapter support, trim silence and much, much more!
HOW IT WORKS
1. New episodes land in the NEW tab. Read their descriptions, add episodes you like to your QUEUE, and clear the rest.
2. Press play to listen to episodes from your QUEUE in order. Queued episodes are downloaded automatically.
3. Re-order your QUEUE to plan your next few hours of listening at any time. Browse your LIBRARY to review the back catalogue, quickly access starred shows, and see your listening history.
Subscribing to a podcast is no longer a commitment to listen to every episode. You don’t have to manage a huge list of subscriptions or choose a few shows and miss the rest.

WHY OUR USERS LOVE CASTRO
• Drag and drop podcasts to plan your listening with Castro’s unique queue
• An elegant dark mode and thoughtfully designed sleep timer offer the best in night time podcast listening.
• CarPlay support makes it easy to pick up where you left off while driving.
• Apple Watch app to control playback and select another episode from your queue.
• Episode notifications include a summary of the episode to help you decide if it interests you. Play, queue or clear the episode directly from the notification without opening the app.

CASTRO PLUS
Castro Plus is an optional paid subscription available for $24.99/year (includes a one-week trial). Plus unlocks a range of advanced features:
• Trim Silence — With this option on, the app will analyze audio as it plays to detect silent parts and accelerate those parts. Get through more episodes faster.
• Enhance Voices improves the listening experience for many podcasts and makes it easier to hear in loud environments. Under the hood, Enhance Voices applies a dynamic compressor to increase volume just where it’s needed.
• Sideloading: Import audio files directly, just by dropping them in iCloud Drive
• Mono-Mix — Mixes a stereo podcast to mono, which makes it easier to hear podcasts that pan some guests on left/right channels.
• Chapter Support: Artwork, Skipping & Pre-selection.
• Custom settings per-podcast: Episode Limit, Trim Silence, Enhance Voices, Mono Mix, Skip Intros, Playback Speed.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
“Castro 3 is an incredible app.”
— The Sweet Setup
“Castro 3 is everything Castro already was, but better.”
— MacStories
Castro 3 Is a Great Modern Podcast App”
— Beautiful Pixels
“Unlike other podcatchers, Castro's primary virtue is its simplicity and ease of use. The app combines sleek visual design with crystal clear audio.”
— Tom’s Guide

CASTRO PLUS SUBSCRIPTION TERMS
Castro Plus costs $24.99 per year. Prices are in US dollars and may vary in countries other than the US.
Castro Plus is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. It will renew on the day before the current subscription period ends. You can cancel auto-renewal any time from the Castro settings screen.
You can switch between the two subscription periods after you pick one, but your trial period will end immediately if you do, so it's best to wait till your free week is over before changing.
Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://castro.fm/privacy-policy
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In-Apps

Castro Plus Annual
SAR 99.99
Castro Plus Monthly
SAR 17.99
Castro Plus Quarterly
SAR 39.99
Castro Plus Family Plan
SAR 179.99
Early Supporter Special
SAR 99.99
Early Supporter Family Plan
SAR 179.99

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Castro Podcast Player FAQ

  • Is Castro Podcast Player free?

    Yes, Castro Podcast Player is free to download, however it contains in-app purchases or subscription offerings.

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  • How much does Castro Podcast Player cost?

    Castro Podcast Player has several in-app purchases/subscriptions, the average in-app price is SAR 102.99.

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User Rating

4.81 out of 5

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Castro Podcast Player Reviews

Missing One Key Feature for me

Majic Sho on

Saudi Arabia

So far and after exploring alternative Podcasts apps (other than Apple Podcast app), I’ve settled on Castro, but was very surprised that it does not support the iPad! Any plans for adding this feature soon?

Clip sharing

Kanori297 on

Saudi Arabia

I hope you add this feature which enables the user to share a clip from an audio. This feature is available in Castro app. A user can adjust the length of the selected clip and one can share on any other app.

Too expensive

maxpower49 on

United States

Plus pricing is ridiculous. 4x the price of similar other apps.

Like a breath of fresh air

Foonocity on

United States

Castro is so much unlike any other podcast app. It completely clicks with my brain in its methodology to triage podcasts in an Inbox/Queue format. It’s design is clean, well thought out, and intuitive in every way. I have been a subscriber for years with no plans to stop! I could not be any more happy that this app is getting the love and care it deserves with frequent updates and improvements! Thanks and keep it up!

Castro: the finest podcast experience

givenness on

United States

Castro opens the podcast experience in a wholly different way so you have freedom to listen to the best. It is the ultimate podcast player.

Edited review

SaraNthDegree on

United States

I am so glad that Castro works again because it really is the best podcast player with the most intuitive design. Thank you for fixing it. I used to love Castro because the functionality and user interface allows me to keep my podcasts organized easily. Now it just doesn’t work. Boo.

battery hog

ios 5 was the best on

United States

uninstalled

Diminishing quality since buy out

cfekert on

United States

I am a paid user. The app is losing functionality as time goes on. 503 errors are becoming more common, and now it’s not updating podcasts anymore. It used to place NPR News Now when a new one would come out at the top of my inbox. I now have to go the the NPR News Now page and manually refresh for it to fetch the latest podcast. Seriously considering cancelling my membership and moving to overcast or something because this app has been getting steadily worse over the past year.

So far so good

CallieDee on

United States

New user to the app for almost a month and have been enjoying the free functionality more than my prior paid app. I like to check in to different podcasts episodes for specific topics and being able to be subscribed to them to see new episodes without all the new episodes filling my queue was a huge issue for me before that Castro easily tackles. Heard about Castro through my Newsworthy podcast and happy so far.

Great app, great updates

mdwittenberg on

United States

Reliability has been 100% rock solid in my experience over the last few months 😎 I am listening to a podcasts constantly; Castro is a huge part of my iPhone experience. Thanks for making the great app!

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