Podknow is the classic podcast player with on-device AI: transcripts, chapters and a Knowledge Assistant that run entirely on your iPhone. Your listening history stays private. No cloud lock-in, no tracking, no account!
Whatever you listen to: true crime, news, comedy, sport, business, science, history, society, politics, technology, education or audio drama - Podknow gets more out of every episode with on-device AI.
KNOWLEDGE & ON-DEVICE AI
• Bundled provider transcripts are always free to view
• With Premium, Podknow generates transcripts right on the device, with an alternative speech model for older devices
• Automatic chapters from the transcript (Premium)
• Knowledge Assistant (Premium): summarize an episode, ask questions about it, and tap to jump straight to the passage in the audio
• Full-text search across titles, descriptions, people and chapters; search inside transcripts comes with Premium
PLAYBACK
• Large player and compact mini-player, lock screen, Now Playing and remote controls
• Fixed speed presets from 0.8x to 2.0x; fine-grained 0.5x to 3.0x comes with Premium
• Play queue; custom skip intervals with Premium
• Sleep Timer with Live Activity and "+10 minutes"; a freely chosen length with Premium
LIBRARY & ORGANIZATION
• New episodes arrive in an inbox you can clear in a few taps
• Subscriptions, favorites for episodes and series, your own lists
• Filter by status, downloaded and with chat
• Check badge on finished episodes - progress at a glance
• Bring your subscriptions along with an OPML file
DOWNLOADS & OFFLINE
• Background downloads and full offline playback
• Three episodes at a time for free; with Premium unlimited, plus auto-download of new episodes and automatic deletion of played ones
• Wi-Fi and cellular control
DISCOVER & SEARCH
• Recommendations and Discover from news, technology and more genres from around the world
• Add any RSS feed by pasting its address
LISTENING STATS
• Listening time, weekly goal, 7/30/90-day history, streaks and time saved
• A cool heatmap, most-played podcasts, jump back in and year in review
• With Premium, also top languages and categories plus personal insights
WIDGETS & SIRI
• Player widget in every size and on the lock screen with live progress
• Up Next, New Episodes, Listening Stats and a configurable "Latest Episode" widget
• Use Siri to play and resume your podcasts
ON IPAD
• Sidebar, split view and the player as an inspector
PERSONALIZATION
• 17 app language variants, including English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and Korean; light, dark or system
• With Premium: accent colors and color picker, app icons, font styles and a home screen you put together yourself
PRIVACY & DATA OWNERSHIP - made in Europe
The AI runs locally on the device - your content never leaves the iPhone!
• No tracking, no external analytics
• Credentials for private feeds stay on the device by default
• Optional iCloud sync of progress, subscriptions, lists and stats (Premium)
• Backup export and import with Premium
FREE TO USE
Full player, provider transcripts, library, inbox, downloads, discover and your listening stats - no account.
PREMIUM
On-device transcripts and chapters, summaries and questions about an episode, search inside transcripts, unlimited downloads, iCloud sync, private feeds, advanced stats, your own colors and fonts plus more widgets. Monthly, yearly or a one-time purchase.
Privacy:
• Your data stays on the device. We don't track you. Privacy Made in EU!
• Privacy Policy: https://rankwert.de/privacy
• Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
