Search the directory
Search Apple’s podcast directory, the same catalogue the Podcasts app uses, or browse the top shows for your country. One tap subscribes.
Out now · iPhone, iPad & Android
Every podcast,
audio and video.
LabCast+ is a podcast player for iPhone, iPad and Android. Search for a show or paste its link, stream it or download it for later, watch video podcasts full screen, and bring your subscriptions with you in an OPML file. No account, no ads, no tracking.
Audio and videoOPML in and out0 accounts or ads
Free to download · Streaming and offline downloads · CarPlay and Apple Watch
Your shows.
Your device.
Nobody in between.
LabCast+ fetches every feed and episode straight from the podcast’s own host. There is no LabCast+ account to sign up for and no server in the middle collecting what you listen to. Your subscriptions live on your device, and you can take them anywhere.
Find and follow
Three ways in.
No walls.
Subscribe however suits you. Every show is a plain RSS feed, so nothing ties you to one app.
Paste a link
Paste a show’s RSS feed, or a link from Apple Podcasts, and LabCast+ finds the feed and subscribes.
Import OPML
Bring every subscription from another app in one go with an OPML file, and export yours whenever you like. Your list is never locked in.
Video podcasts
Watch it.
Or just listen.
Video episodes play right in LabCast+. Turn your phone sideways for full screen, or put it in your pocket: lock the screen or switch apps and the episode carries on as audio.
- Full-screen landscape video
- Keeps playing as audio in the background
- MP4 and HLS video feeds
- Same speed, skips and sleep timer as audio
The player
Listen the way
you like.
The controls you reach for every day, with chapters and transcripts when a show provides them.
Speed and skips
Play from 0.75× to 3×. Skip back and forward by 5 to 60 seconds, set separately, on screen, on the lock screen and in the car.
Sleep timer
Stop after 5 minutes or up to 90, or at the end of the episode. Add five more minutes without opening the menu again.
Up Next
Line up episodes from any show. With continuous playback on, the next one starts when the last one ends, and finished episodes are marked played.
Stream or download
On the train.
On the plane.
Press play and an episode streams straight away. Download it and it plays with no signal at all. Turn on downloads for a show and new episodes are saved as they arrive.
- Automatic downloads, show by show
- Delete played downloads to free space
- See how much space downloads use
- Resume every episode where you left off
Beyond the phone
In the car.
On your wrist.
Keep listening without picking up your phone.
CarPlay
Subscriptions, Up Next and Downloads on the dashboard, with your skip buttons.
Apple Watch remote
See what is playing on your iPhone, pause, skip, and pick from Up Next, In Progress or the latest episodes.
Lock screen
Artwork, progress and skip controls on the lock screen and in Control Center on iPhone, and in the media notification on Android.
iPhone, iPad and Android
Made for every screen.
A sidebar layout on iPad, and the same app on Android.
Screens
See it on iPhone.
Moving from Apple Podcasts
Bring your shows.
All of them.
Podcast apps share subscriptions as an OPML file, a plain list of the feeds you follow. LabCast+ imports one in a single step and exports yours at any time from Settings.
From Apple Podcasts
Apple Podcasts has no OPML export of its own. On a Mac, a free command-line tool such as podcasts-tools reads the subscription list the Podcasts app keeps on your Mac and writes it out as an OPML file. Send that file to your iPhone, iPad or Android device, then open LabCast+ › Settings › Import OPML.
Only following a few shows? Search for each one in LabCast+, or copy its link in Apple Podcasts (Share › Copy Link) and paste it into LabCast+.
From any other app
Overcast, Pocket Casts, Castro, AntennaPod and most other podcast apps can export OPML. Export from the old app, then import the file in LabCast+.
Your listening position and played history do not travel in an OPML file, only the list of shows. Episodes start fresh in LabCast+.
Pricing
Free to
download.
LabCast+ is free to download, with no account and no ads. One optional purchase, LabCast+ Unlock, removes the daily limits.
Free download
- Search, subscribe and OPML import and export
- Streaming and offline downloads
- Audio and video podcasts
- Speed, skips, sleep timer and Up Next
- CarPlay, Apple Watch and the lock screen
- 30 minutes of video and 30 minutes of live radio a day
LabCast+ Unlock
One-time purchase
Unlimited video and live radio · iCloud sync · OPML export · Family Sharing
LabCast+ Unlock is bought through Apple in the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV app, and one purchase covers all three. The App Store shows the price for your country before you buy. No subscription.
Questions
Plain answers.
What does LabCast+ play?
Any public podcast with an RSS feed, audio or video, including HLS video streams. You can find shows by searching Apple’s podcast directory, or add any feed by pasting its link.
Can I listen offline?
Yes. Stream any episode right away, or download it to your device and play it with no connection. You can turn on automatic downloads for a show, and have played downloads deleted to free space.
Do video podcasts work?
Yes. Video episodes play in the app and full screen in landscape. Lock your phone or switch apps and the episode keeps going as audio.
How do I move my podcasts from another app?
Export an OPML file from your old app and import it in LabCast+ (Library or Settings › Import OPML). Apple Podcasts has no OPML export of its own; see “Moving from Apple Podcasts” on this page.
What does it cost?
LabCast+ is free to download, and audio podcasts are free without limits. On iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, LabCast+ Unlock is a one-time purchase through the App Store for unlimited video podcasts and live radio, iCloud sync and OPML export. Without it you get 30 minutes of video and 30 minutes of radio every day. No subscription.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no LabCast+ account, no advertising and no tracking. Your subscriptions, downloads and listening progress are stored on your device.
When can I get it?
Now. LabCast+ is on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, and on Google Play for Android phones and tablets. The store badges on this page take you straight to it.
LabCast+
Every podcast, one app.
Audio and video. Streamed or downloaded.
Free to download. No account, no ads, no tracking.