Working on Podtastic

Ben Bowler  • Peerlist

Podtastic is a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="break-all link-break text-gray-500 hover:underline" href="https://podtastic.app/">podcast player</a> powered by Pod-telligence, a set of three smart features that change how you listen. Smart Summaries help you discover new shows and decide what's worth your time. Smart Topics highlight key sections across your favourites so you can jump to what matters. You can also Jump Ahead to the next topic to avoid interruptions. Smart Playback builds a queue around your habits so there's always something ready when you open the app.Key Features- Smart Summaries: Every podcast and episode gets an AI-generated summary that evolves over time. Discover shows you'd never have found. Know what's worth listening to before you press play.- Smart Topics: Key topics are automatically highlighted across your favourite podcasts. Jump straight to the sections you care about. No more scrubbing through episodes looking for the good parts.- Jump Ahead: Skip interruptions, jumping straight back to the show.- Smart Playback: Your queue fills itself based on your listening habits and the Podtastic algorithm. Open the app, hit play. The queue gets smarter the more you listen.- On-device processing: Everything runs locally on your phone. Your audio and listening data stay completely private.- Works with any podcast: Add any show from any directory or by RSS URL. Podtastic works with your entire library.- Full podcast player: Sleep timer, adjustable playback speed (0.5x-3x), offline downloads, playlists, auto-downloads, background playback, and dark mode.Benefits- Know before you listen: Smart Summaries give you the picture in seconds. No more starting an episode only to realise five minutes in that it's not for you.- Jump to what matters: Smart Topics surfaces the sections you care about across all your shows. Stop scrubbing, start listening to the parts that interest you and skip annoying interruptions in one tap.- Always something ready: Smart Playback builds a personalised queue every time you open the app. No browsing, no deciding. Just hit play.- Privacy you can trust: All Pod-telligence processing happens on your device. Your listening habits and audio never leave your phone.- A complete podcast player: Everything you'd expect, including downloads, playlists, speed controls, and a sleep timer, with intelligence built into every listen.