Stitcher for Podcasts

Name: Stitcher for Podcasts
Rating: 4.78062 (6614 reviews)

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Stitcher for Podcasts

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User Reviews for Stitcher for Podcasts

Good app, but VERY buggy

I love the app, but I have to restart it constantly. Something weird happens with the ads, plus it just randomly jumps back or forward a few seconds sometimes. If I leave it open for a day, it’s basically non-functional, even if I’ve been listening all day. No idea what that’s about. I’ve updated regularly and switched phones and I still have this problem. PS, this might sound weird for podcasts, but some kind of shuffle or random episode option within a podcast would be amazing.

AJW990, Nov 08, 2021

Search function is awful

I love Stitcher but the search feature is ridiculously literal and worthless. Typical example: I heard of a podcast called “The End of The World” mentioned on another podcast (Stuff You Should Know), so I searched for it. No luck. Found another pod by that name but not the one I was looking for. Googled it instead & discovered the full name is “The End of the World with Josh Clark”. Stitcher did find that. I mean, come on. The lack of whatever technology Stitcher is unwilling to pay for is seriously hurting them.

annama0101, Oct 23, 2021

Have used 11 yrs, 👍 throughout

I love ❤️ Stitcher. I discovered in 2011, have never once returned to another podcast app. Have repeatedly recommended to friends/family. On occasion bugs and stability issues have arisen, sometimes after iOS updates, but it’s been infrequent and each time they were easily addressed by reinstalling the app or an update was soon released to fix. Customer support (via E-Mail) has always been responsive, helpful. Years ago I suggested ‘Dark Mode’, to conserve battery power and make use of the app more pleasant in dark rooms. Was my only complaint in terms of features. It took several years but they eventually added. 👏👏👏

Bob Sackomano, Jun 29, 2022

Crazy search engine - seems from the last century…

Much to like about stitcher but their search fir podcasts is absolutely atrocious. Example (and this has been going on for months in various ways): I search for the actual name of a podcast - I also try using quotes - I add in the word podcast - I remove the quotes. There are substantial times that nothing comes up. Then I scroll and scroll down and there it is twenty podcasts down the line - the exact name. The only accurate one but way down the list. I recently searched and could never find the podcast under any name or combination. When I scrolled through my actual personal list of saved podcasts there it was. Shocking search. How can they survive such a basic simple need. Reply to this Stitcher.

Can not stop walking!, Nov 23, 2021

Still a bad app

The 5 start reviews must be from people who are new to podcasting. This app is not for power users. I subscribe to a lot of podcasts and this app can't handle it. It hangs for nearly 10 minutes while updating podcarts. There is no load indicator so that you know it's working or not and often it crashes before it's done. The app routinely crashes 3 to 4 times before I can use it. I have complained with every update but the developers only answer positive reviews. I will likely move on to Overcast or Downcast. I've been testing them and they load fast. Plus, dark mode and responsive developers.

ChoqlitQT, Nov 10, 2021

Very good when it works

Yet again, had an issue where the solution is to uninstall/install. That does fix it, but please for the love of everything good, store which episodes I have in queue, so that I don’t have to redo this when the app crashes. And while you’re at it, please show the total length of all episodes in queue. Would be 4.5 stars rounded up to 5 if it were not entirely unsurprising that this happened. Would really like to see more QA before releases, and the above-mentioned storing of queue as a mitigation to the likelihood of crashing. (I had several hours of episodes from different shows in the queue, in anticipation of a long drive.)PS - More broadly, why are the queue and download preferences (automatically download, keep X number of episodes downloaded) not stored in the account so they are not lost? The streaming TV services don’t require setting up all over again for a new screen. Not fun with Stitcher to set these up all over again when you have to uninstall/reinstall. And as long as I’m ranting, why does Stitcher only about 95% accurately track which shows I’ve listened to? (It mostly works, but definitely not completely).

Cycleman2009, May 22, 2022

Love, but what is with this update

Hello, team Stitcher. I have been using your app for years and been very pleased with it. This should be a glowing 5-star review. The UI of other podcast apps are ugly, their controls are often unresponsive, and the apple native podcast is the most disorganized and unintuitive of all. And now that’s what I’m using, because stitcher basically just stopped working. I can play an episode, but not the most recent one, because those don’t refresh. The home screen doesn’t refresh, it gets stuck and the loading icon spins forever unless I change screens. The app is unusable, but I use to love it. Please fix it? I despise the Apple podcasts app. Please help me not use it.

descripticon, Jan 21, 2023

Request for Features

I just came over to Stitcher from Overcast and I definitely prefer the aesthetic, Apple Watch integration, and filtering episodes by what’s downloaded on the show page. The last part is super helpful because I don’t want to listen to every episode of a podcast so the ones I download signal the ones I want to listen to. This leads to my request: I wish there was a way for the “latest” episodes playlist to only include downloaded episodes. Currently the only way to remove an episode from latest is to “mark as played” when I didn’t actually listen to it. I know a lot of podcasts use that data so it’s not helpful for that to be the only way to remove it.Also, please consider playlists - in Overcast I had playlists for news, comedy, etc. so I could have a playlist of episodes from different shows ready based on my mood. The downside was I listened to some shows more than others (kind of an “out of sight, out of mind” thing) so I’m okay with Stitcher not having playlists for now, but that may be the cause for me to leave in the future.

HP Liz, Jun 02, 2022

Why does this app not have the ability to view listening history

Who in their right mind does not want to keep track of what they are listening to? Every streaming service I have, and other podcast apps… Keeps track of where I’ve left off with a series (tv shows AND podcasts). But unless I stop in the middle of an episode… There is no way for Stitcher to remind me what podcast I just started the day before. For the podcasts that are ongoing and every week is a new episode, I do not remember their names until I’ve really invested time in them; but I don’t get to that point often because I open the app and can’t recall what the app’s name was. It’s just such as obvious Glaring void — like who invents a podcast listening app that doesn’t keep track of what the person is listening to?

Ibrad14, Apr 28, 2022

Stitcher Makes Me a Twitcher

An alluring perk of being a Stitcher Premium subscriber is enjoying a whole raft of shows ad free. Unfortunately, the app is such a shoddy, poorly cared for hellscape of inconvenient (and long neglected) tech quirks, you’ll wonder what pact with Satan your favorite podcast network made in order to deal in its midst. For one, don’t get too excited about listening to your favorite pod’s latest episode the day it’s supposed to come out, because new episodes often won’t update or appear in your feed until a day (or several days) after they’ve been released on all other platforms. Also, take note to recall where you are in an episode should you dare press pause, because once you resume, you’ll find the audio has lurched ahead by a minute or two (pro tip: just tap the back 15 button once or twice to land in the general vicinity of where you were). Two stars — I pay for Premium because the app’s inconveniences aren’t as bad as a ten minute ad break.

jeffinition, Mar 09, 2022

Description

We’ve rebuilt Stitcher to make it easier and quicker to listen to the podcasts you love. Discover new features made for and only podcasts. Explore shows from NPR, Wondery, WNYC, the New York Times, Earwolf, Exactly Right, and more.

Stitcher is home to all your favorite podcasts, from politics, true crime, sports, and comedy, there’s a podcast for everyone on Stitcher. ORGANIZE YOUR PODCASTS Use Stitcher to follow all the podcasts you listen to so you never miss a new episode or update. Access your latest and unfinished episodes, downloads, and favorite shows all in one convenient spot. STREAM PODCASTS ON DEMAND Stream instantly or download podcasts to easily listen offline EPISODE SEARCH, FILTERING, AND SORTING Search for specific episodes on show pages, filter episodes based on Unplayed/Played, Downloaded, and Liked on show pages. Sort episodes by Oldest to Newest/ Newest to Oldest or by duration on show pages MORE CONTROL Customize download settings on a per-show basis and determine how many downloads you want saved before they are removed. And listen at virtually any speed. EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM PODCASTS AND AD FREE SHOWS Subscribe to Stitcher Premium for exclusive content from My Favorite Murder, WTF with Marc Maron, Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend and many more Earwolf shows - plus ad-free, original content on Stitcher Premium, like exclusive episodes of Office Ladies and True Crime Garage, and ad-free versions of podcasts including Comedy Bang Bang, How Did This Get Made, and most Wondery and WNYC shows. SMART SPEAKER INTEGRATIONS Now features an Amazon Alexa skill and connects to Sonos speaker systems to play podcasts easily throughout your home or office. HOW TO GET STARTED 1. Install the free Stitcher app 2. Sign in with Google, Facebook, or your email 3. Start listening!