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Pocket Casts
iOS has no shortage of great apps for listening to podcasts. Besides Apple’s native Podcasts app, which is more powerful than many people realize, a couple of the more well-regarded options are Overcast and Castro, and Pocket Casts stands right alongside them in the top tier of apps.
Often podcast clients are known for a particular hallmark feature, such as Smart Speed in Overcast, or the triage system in Castro; Pocket Casts is not strongly associated with any single feature, but there is one thing that I find makes it unique: its strong filtering system. The main menu of the app includes several standard navigation options, but you can also create your own in the form of a filter. Tap the app’s ‘Create Episode Filter’ option to craft a custom filter that will be listed prominently in the navigation menu. Each filter can contain its own custom name, icon, accent color, and sort order. And with each one you create, you can adjust an assortment of granular details for controlling which podcasts show up in that filter. Options include: