High confidence · Latest 100 of 2.6K total reviews analyzed
Mixed
Recent user voice shows a mixed sentiment. Users appreciate granular customization and advanced playlist management, but report recent performance & bugs and syncing failures.
Rating: 4.3
Reviews: 2.6K
Confidence: high
How did the latest release land?
Overall
4.3/ 5
★★★★★★
(2.6K)Current version
4.3/ 5
0.0 vs overall
★★★★★★
(2.6K)Main signal post-update: granular Customization.
Review themes
Praise
What users love
- Granular Customization
- “Allows for more customization than any other app I’ve tried.”
- “highly detailed/granular controls for individual podcasts and playlist”
- Advanced Playlist Management
- “Why other podcast apps don’t have playlist function is beyond me but is where Downcast really shines.”
Complaint
Common complaints
- Recent Performance & Bugs
- “staring to crash in the background more frequently and the UI is slow after the iOS 26 update.”
- Syncing Failures
- “Does not sync between iPad and iPhone.”
- “Position within an episode doesn’t sync reliably.”
- Unexpected Ad Injection
- “EVERY episode has ads at beginning and in the middle of every podcast!!!”
- “So many ads not related to the podcast I was listening to on the app.”