# Pocket Casts for iOS (open-source podcast app)

> Pocket Casts for iOS is a free, open-source podcast app for iOS. Pocket Casts is the world's most powerful podcast platform, an app by listeners, for listeners. It has 1,826 GitHub stars and is released under the MPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at Automattic/pocket-casts-ios.

Pocket Casts is the world's most powerful podcast platform, an app by listeners, for listeners. If you don't already have it, you need to install Bundler:

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-ios |
| Platforms | iOS |
| Built with | Swift |
| GitHub stars | 1,826 |
| License | MPL-2.0 (open source) |
| F-Droid | not listed |
| F-Droid anti-features | n/a |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | yes (published by the organization behind the product) |
| Category | Podcast apps |
| Latest release | 8.21 (Sep 28, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 8, 2026 |

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