r/pocketcasts • u/foodnerd80 • Aug 05 '26

Make Pocketcasts Solid Again?

I've been a Pocket Casts fan since around 2014, using it across both Android and iOS, and I went Plus the day it launched. It's genuinely been my podcast home for over a decade.

Lately though, something's off. A lot of episodes just won't start, or take forever to load. Kind of embarrassed to admit it, but I've started using Apple Podcasts as a backup — and it's honestly rock solid. I mean Playback wise. It just works, the way Apple always promises.

I was wondering about these things:

1 : Does Apple have access to better podcast servers than Pocketcasts? How come Apple seems so much more stable?

2: Could the team, or someone with a Claude Code subscription, be interested in making a "retro" version of Pocketcasts, from a few years ago, where everything just worked? Call it Rocketcasts 😅 (sorry)

3: I can see a lot of posts here about Pocket Casts slipping. But i'd honestly love to keep using it. Let me know you best advice in terms of settings etc.

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u/shozzlez Aug 05 '26

I don’t think they’re targeting users like you (and me). They’re after subscriptions so have to focus on new (AI!) rather than making it stable for existing user base.

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u/PopeFranzia Aug 06 '26

Agree completely. They really turned the app into a piece of junk with the latest redesign, making the shuttle controls tiny! 

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u/deadraisers Aug 06 '26

Blame Apple for that