5 Best Podcast Apps For Pixel 3 XL
Looking for a great way to listen to your favorite online audio shows on the Pixel 3 XL? Then you might want to consider top rated podcast apps for the smartphone. There’s a ton offered on the Google Play Store, but there’s only a few that have a modern, high quality user interface. With so many out there, it can be difficult to find a “good” one on your own. That’s why we’ve dug through the Play Store to find you only the best podcast apps.
So if you’re looking for a great way to start listening to your favorite audio shows, be sure to follow along with us below. Here are our top picks.
Google Podcasts
Google Podcasts comes in as first up, and it’s actually one of the best podcast apps that you can get for the Pixel 3 XL and on Android period. Google Podcasts is a recent addition to the Google Play Store, actually — for years, Android hasn’t had a native podcast app, which was one of the major gripes of people coming to Android. Now there is one, and it’s actually on par with Apple’s own Podcasts app.
As you might imagine, it’s free to download. And if you don’t already have it on your phone, you can snag it from the link below. Set it up, and you’ll have instant access to all of your favorite podcast shows. Google Podcasts is able to put in you touch with millions of different options. Not only that, but you can search for thinks like audiobooks, music, and radio as well. We really like how well Google Podcasts interacts with other devices, allowing you to start listening on Google Pixel 3 XL, and then continue right where you left off on another device.
Download it now: Google Play
Podcast Player
Podcast Player is next up on our list, and is one of our favorites for discovering new podcasts on the market. If you have a lot of favorite podcasts, but want to discover new shows, Podcast Player has a Discovery section where they’ll introduce you to top rated options. Podcast Player isn’t just an app for podcasts though, you can use it for audiobooks, radio, music, you’re own audio files, and more. It has a fairly nice user interface, however, it is pretty no-frills.
Download it now: Google Play
Castbox
Castbox is one of our favorite podcast apps as well. It’s one of the most top rated podcast apps on the Google Play Store, providing you with a beautiful and modern user interface. Not only that, but it gives you access to a library of millions of podcasts. Castbox has a lot of neat features inside of it — such as the ability to download for offline listening. There’s music playback, the ability to favorite episodes, and so much more. Believe it or not, there’s actually over 50 million podcast shows that you can subscribe to.
Download it now: Google Play
Podcast Addict
Podcast Addict is next up on our list, and one of its biggest “pros” is the massive library of content that’s available inside of it. Podcast Addict makes tens of thousands of podcasts available for you to subscribe to and download. The nice thing about Podcast Addict is that it’s not exclusive to podcasts, there are a lot of other things that you can use it for — talk shows, Twitch, SoundCloud, YouTube, and more.
Podcast Addict works as a great app for audio files as well. It works as an excellent audio player, allowing you to easily play all sorts of audio files — music, your own mp3 files, wav files, and so much more.
Download it now: Google Play
Pocket Casts
Pocket Casts is next up on our list, and even though it is last on our list, it’s one of the best podcast experiences on Android right now. The one “con” to Pocket Casts is that it’ll set you back by $3.99, as it isn’t a free podcast app. It’s well worth the price point, though. Pocket Casts has an absolutely wonderful user interface, featuring a modern and elegant design. The app makes it easy to navigate through all of the menus and categories, making it easy to even discover new podcasts and audio shows that you might be interested in.
It has as lot of the traditional functions that you might expect out of a podcast app — there’s offline listening, music playback, subscription options, favorites, and so much more.
Download it now: Google Play
Verdict
With the hundreds of podcast apps available to choose from on the Google Play Store, it can be difficult to find a good podcast app for listening to all of your favorite online audio shows. That’s why we’ve filtered out a good portion of the options for you, highlighting five of the best on the market right now. If you’re looking for the creme of the crop in podcast apps, Google Podcasts is easily your best route. However, if you’re not a big fan of the “Google” experience, Pocket Casts is an excellent runner up.
Do you have a favorite podcast app for Pixel 3 XL? Let us know in the comments section below.