Podverse

App in Podcasts

Open-source podcast app for Android, iPhone and the web that works without an account; sync is an optional extra.

The apps are being rebuilt; the current store releases date from 2025.

Privacy passport

4 of 5 checks

No trackingMinimalOnly opt-in or anonymous first-party telemetry, such as crash reports.
Open sourceYesApps and server code are public, so anyone can check them.
Only you can read itOn deviceYour data stays on your own device.
No accountOptionalWorks without an account; one is only needed for extras such as sync.
FreeFree planA free plan, with paid upgrades.

Where it stands among 9 podcast apps

No tracking

Yes

Partly

Open source

Yes

Only you can read it

Yes

No account

Yes

Free

Yes

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Other podcast apps

AntennaPodPick

App8.2k

Open podcast player for Android that subscribes to any RSS feed with no account, no ads and optional open sync.

No tracking
Open source
Stays on device
No account
Free

Android

OvercastPick

App

Popular iPhone podcast player from an independent developer, with no third-party analytics and no account needed.

No tracking
Closed source
Provider can read it
Account optional
Free plan

iPhone
Mac
Web

Amperfy

App1.8k

Free iPhone, iPad and Mac player for Subsonic, Navidrome and Ampache servers, with offline downloads.

No tracking
Open source
On your server
Account needed
Free

iPhone
Mac

Funkwhale

Self-hosted

Community music and podcast platform you can join or host, sharing libraries across servers.

No tracking
Open source
On your server
Account needed
Free

Kasts

App

KDE podcast player for Linux, Windows and Plasma Mobile phones, with downloads, chapters and optional sync.

No tracking
Open source
Stays on device
No account
Free

Android
Windows
Linux

gPodder

App1.5k

Veteran desktop podcast client that downloads episodes from RSS feeds, with no account needed.

No tracking
Open source
Stays on device
No account
Free

Mac
Windows
Linux

All 9 podcast apps