Alternatives to Google Podcasts
Google's podcatcher, folded into YouTube Music
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Google's podcatcher, folded into YouTube Music. Google Podcasts has been discontinued; the active alternatives listed here are maintained products you can switch to.
Android users and other listeners who wanted a free, built-in way to find and play podcasts without a separate paid app or account.
A catalog of podcasts pulled from RSS feeds with search and browsing by category, episode streaming and downloading for offline listening, automatic subscription updates, and synced playback position across devices via a Google account. It integrated with Google Assistant and search results for voice-based podcast playback.
Users searched or browsed for a show, subscribed to it, and new episodes appeared automatically in a queue for streaming or download. In 2024 Google discontinued the app and moved existing subscriptions and playback into YouTube Music.
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FAQ
Yes. AntennaPod, Apple Podcasts and Castbox have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
AntennaPod and Pocket Casts — every license claim links its source.