Podcast Player App - Castro

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Published by: Bluck Apps

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
€24.99
Castro Plus Monthly
€3.99
Castro Plus Quarterly
€9.99
Castro Plus Family Plan
€39.99
Early Supporter Special
€24.99
Early Supporter Family Plan
€39.99

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User Rating

4.57 out of 5

436 ratings in Netherlands

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Too expensive for me

patthedog123 on

Netherlands

I purchased this app back in the Supertop days and thought I’d give it another go. It’s still a nice app although some unnecessary stuff has been added like filters that clutter the UI somewhat. When the app initially went to subscription I supported it for a while, but since then, the price has increased 250%. I can’t justify this when Overcast is still 9.99 a year. And unlike Overcast, Castro doesn’t have the courtesy to hide ads for those who purchased the original app.

Yay! Thanks for the update!

Erik Coolen on

Netherlands

Hi! Thanks for the update which means that my favourite podcast player is still alive and kicking. Question though, why do new podcast episodes appear hours later on Castro than on some other players? At least, that seems to be the case in the Netherlands. Thanks for your comments and keep up the good work!

Down for two days - no communication

oschrenk on

Netherlands

Servers not reachable sind Jan 04. No communication from developers on other platforms as to why

RIP Castro

renr on

Netherlands

Castro was the best, now it no longer useable, at least for this Dutch user. Several podcasts are missing.

Was een fijne podcast-app, downloadt nu helemaal niets meer

Wvdv24563 on

Netherlands

Sinds afgelopen weekend krijg ik de podcasts waarop ik geabonneerd ben niet meer binnen met Castro. Niks werkt meer in deze app. Van podcast-favoriet naar absoluut onbruikbaar. Heel erg jammer.

App isn’t working anymore

Valmax03 on

Netherlands

Nothing loads. I’ve even resorted to deleting the app and reinstalling it (losing all of my subs and history because it didn’t even let me export). It’s just spinning a wheel and then giving a time-out.

Free version not working anymore

Kaatje1007 on

Netherlands

I was a happy user for years, but after some hiccups last year the free version of the app stopped updating a couple of days ago. So this is the end, on to a new app. So sorry, it used to be a nice app.

Was the best once, but not anymore

Ivo Toby on

Netherlands

I used Castro for years and was happy to pay for premium, but it seems development has stopped, support is non existent and I can't use the app at all due to database issues for the last 4 days. This is not how you treat paying customers. I cancelled the premium subscription

Great app but lacks development

Lezzz on

Netherlands

Used to be one of the best podcast players around but sold to random developers who abandoned the app

2023.14 crashes using CarPlay

Robinnn.. on

Netherlands

App works normal, but when I try to open via CarPlay the app stops working. This occurred since version 2023.14.

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