iCatcher! Podcast Player
If you find iCatcher useful, please consider tipping in the help and settings tab, or share the app with your friends! Thanks! What’s new - Added additional playlist sort for media modified. This should give a close enough sort by date downloaded since that is a media modified event. Bug Fixes - Fix for playback not starting in some cases - Fix for swipe and tap play 15.0.3 What’s new - Changed edit button to a pencil icon instead of the rounded rect with a pencil - Import media tapping some items will show using the QuickLook preview instead of opening the file in iCatcher. This is for files that are not supported by iCatcher, such as PDFs, CSV, etc. Bug Fixes - Fix for crash during refresh - Fix for crash navigating to next episode in playlist in rare scenarios - Fix for play/pause issue for picture-in-picture playback. - Fix for bulk mark as played not always updating the counts for a podcast - Fix for the Podcast Defaults text color in certain night mode scenarios - Fix for sorting within a podcast when using the global default - Potential fix for issue with now playing view when connected to external device - Fix for dark mode flashing white on startup when you have the schedule and/or brightness threshold set and active - Fix for adding episodes from within a podcast and it would prompt if you wanted to make those episodes playable. 15.0 - What’s new +iOS 26+, Added a sidebar option on iPad. +iOS 26+, Added the ability to generate [transcripts](transcripts.html). This uses Apple's built-in on-device transcription support. The episode file must be downloaded first, and transcription uses the language specified by the podcast. +iOS 26+, Added a dedicated Search tab for finding new podcasts. +The Podcasts tab now has additional layout options, including multiple tile sizes and the traditional list view. +Updated Playlist Settings. iOS 26+, has the ability to set a playlist color and view the list of playlists in grid view. +The new podcast search gives more prominence to artwork. Tapping an episode now shows more detail, including episode artwork when available. +Added a new podcast default option under Settings, Podcast Defaults for after streaming. One option is Do Nothing, which leaves the streaming flag enabled. +Added Bonus and Trailer media types under Settings, Podcast Defaults, Allowed Media Types, so episodes marked as bonus content or trailers can be excluded from automatically becoming playable. +Added additional playback speed defaults within a podcast's settings. +Updated help viewer. For iOS 26+ users, added translate button to convert to your language of choice. +New onboarding view. Meant for fresh installs, but you can check it out by tapping that link. +Removed Siri shortcuts items under settings tab. Those are all available now as shortcuts actions. +New experimental feature to use a game controller to control certain aspects of the application. View the Settings tab, What’s New to view past updates. Follow me on x @joeisanerd and Mastodon joeisanerd@techhub.social