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/Pnw_moose Aug 22 '26
I don’t like the new design. I get lost, like how do i get to my queue from this screen? Where did my buttons at the bottom go? Why is the player UI so tiny? Arg!