Instacast, undoubtedly the best podcast manager for iOS, just got a whopping update that includes a long list of new features and improvements. In addition to a “revamped and improved” user interface, the update brings episode archiving, a sleep timer, a download manager, and lots, lots more.
The update is available to Instacast users with an iPhone now. Its long list of changes includes:
- Revamped and improved user interface
- Episode archiving
- Improved Podcast Player with:
- Sleep Timer
- Continuous Playback backward and forward
- List of episode links
- Sharing of playback position via email and Twitter
- Chapter Navigation
- Improved podcast Auto-Download management
- Download Manager with:
- Pause and cancel downloads
- Reorder downloads to set priority
- Improved podcast feed parser with:
- Support for Atom feeds
- Support for MP3 chapter markers
- Support for Multi-Format Podcasts
- Support for Episode Deep Linking
- VoiceOver support
- Data Export
And if that wasn’t enough, users can also upgrade to Instacast Pro through an in-app purchase price at $1.99, which adds playlists and smart playlists; bookmarks with import/export; settings for individual podcasts; and push notifications for new episodes.
Source: Instacast
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3 responses to “Instacast Gets Huge 2.0 Update With Stacks Of New Features & Improvements”
Downcast is a much better podcast manager that has had these “new” features for months.
“Push notifications for new podcasts”? Does this mean they took that off the current version of instacast? if so, I’m going back to Catcher! or give Downcast a try.
I’ve been happy with Pocket Casts, which has had most of these features for a long time as well.