Podcast Guru review
A broad podcast app with offline listening, video, transcripts, and optional cloud sync.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Podcast Guru is a podcast discovery and listening app for web browsers, iOS, and Android. It is suited to listeners who want access to millions of episodes, podcast search and subscriptions, offline listening, video podcasts, transcripts, and private feeds. The free plan includes discovery and playback, automatic downloads, playlists, a sleep timer, and Podcasting 2.0 features when publishers supply them. The app does not display banner ads.
Its strongest differentiator is breadth without losing support for specialized listening needs. Podcast Guru supports private Patreon feeds and password-protected RSS feeds, while also offering manual and automatic downloads for offline playback. Podcasting 2.0 transcripts and closed captions add accessibility and reading options where publishers provide them. Video podcast playback, playback queues, OPML import and export, and integrations with Podchaser, Podcast Index, and Patreon round out the platform fit. These features make it a practical choice for listeners moving subscriptions from another app or combining public and private shows.
VIP adds real-time cloud sync and backup, advanced playback-speed controls, advanced download and storage management, and access across web, iOS, and Android. That makes the upgrade most relevant for people who listen on multiple devices or need more control over downloads and playback. Listeners who stay on one device can use the free plan for core discovery, subscriptions, playlists, sleep timers, and offline listening. Choose another app if your priority is a different ecosystem or capabilities outside podcast discovery, playback, private feeds, and cross-device listening.
Podcast Guru pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Searches millions of episodes and supports subscriptions
- Handles private Patreon and password-protected RSS feeds
- Offers video, transcripts, offline downloads, and playlists
- Where it doesn't
- Cloud sync and backup require the VIP plan
- Advanced playback-speed controls require VIP
- The free experience does not include cross-device cloud sync
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