Castro Podcast app

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Incredible stories, multiple perspectives on news, and diverse opinions are all just a few taps away.</p> <p>Castro is the first app that is designed to help you expand your listening habits and track a broad range of shows without getting overwhelmed.<br /></p> <h3 id="screenshots">Screenshots</h3> <ol><li><em>Player </em>(Light Mode | Dark Mode)</li><li><em>Player Settings </em>(Light Mode | Dark Mode)</li><li><em>Queue</em> (Light Mode | Dark Mode)</li><li><em>Inbox</em> (Light Mode | Dark Mode)</li><li><em>Library</em> (Light Mode | Dark Mode)</li><li><em>Show Notes</em> (Light Mode | Dark Mode)</li><li><em>Podcast Summary</em> (Light Mode | Dark Mode)</li><li><em>iMessage App</em> (Light Mode | 1 | 2 | 3 |) (Dark Mode | 1 | 2 | 3 |)</li> </ol> <h3 id="linking">Linking to Your Podcast</h3> <p>If you know the iTunes ID of your podcast you can link to its page on Castro using the following format:</p> <p><code>https://castro.fm/itunes/ITUNES_ID</code></p> <p>To determine you iTunes ID you can look at the URL for your podcast in iTunes. It will be something like:</p> <p><code>https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/supertop-podcast/id1143273587?mt=2</code></p> <p>That number at the end between <code>id</code> and <code>?</code> is your iTunes ID, so in this case <code>1143273587</code></p> <p>The share page for your podcast will look like this one, with your artwork, author information and summary. On iPhone listeners will be able to easily tap through from the share page to open your podcast in Castro. They also have the option to listen to other podcast apps using links conveniently placed in the footer of that page.</p> <p>These buttons can be used to link to Castro. Also, feel free to create your own to match the style of your site using our app icon resources.</p> <figure><img src="http://supertop.co/castro/assets/listen-in-castro.svg" width="173" alt="" /></figure> <ul><li>SVG</li> <li>136px tall</li> <li>68px tall</li> <li>34px tall</li> </ul> <figure><img src="http://supertop.co/castro/assets/listen-in-castro-icon-only.svg" width="44" alt="" /></figure> <ul><li>SVG</li> <li>136px</li> <li>68px</li> <li>34px</li> </ul> <h3 id="icon">App Icon</h3> <figure><img src="http://supertop.co/castro/assets/c2-icon.svg" width="180" alt="" /></figure> <ul><li>SVG</li> <li>1024px</li> <li>180px</li> <li>120px</li> <li>60px</li> </ul> <h3 id="details">App Store Details</h3> <p><strong>App Store Link</strong></p> <p><a href="https://castro.fm/download?campaign=press">https://castro.fm/download?cam...</a></p> <p><strong>App Name</strong></p> <p>Castro Podcasts</p> <p><strong>Apple App ID</strong></p> <p>1080840241<br /></p> <p> <strong>Supported Platforms</strong></p> <p> iPhone, Apple Watch, CarPlay</p> <p> <strong>Developer Name</strong></p> <p>Bluck Apps<br /></p> <p><strong>Category</strong><br /></p> <p> News</p> <p> <strong>Price</strong></p> <p> Free</p> <p> <strong>In-App Purchases</strong></p> <p> Castro Plus is an optional subscription to unlock advanced features. It costs $24.99 per year or $3.99 per month. Prices are in US dollars and may vary in countries other than the US.<br /></p> <h3 id="description">App Store Description</h3> <p>Castro lets you track lots of podcasts at once without getting overwhelmed. Here’s how it works:</p> <ol><li>Newly published episodes land in the <em>Inbox</em>. Read the descriptions, queue the good ones and clear the rest.</li> <li>The <em>Queue</em> is a central playlist where you organize your next few hours of listening. Queued episodes are automatically downloaded.</li> <li>Press Play. Castro plays your queue in order from top to bottom. Reorder or clear queued episodes anytime.</li> <li>In the <em>Library</em> you can find the back catalogue of all shows you subscribe to, browse your listening history, and easily access your starred episodes.</li> </ol> <p>This triage flow lets you expand your listening habits without getting overwhelmed. With Castro, subscribing to a podcast doesn’t mean making a commitment to listen to every episode. You don’t have to choose a few shows and miss out on the rest.</p> <h4> <em>OTHER FEATURES </em></h4> <ul><li>Drag and drop support helps you triage and reorder your queue.</li> <li>Castro sports an elegant dark mode (requires Castro Plus) and well-thought out sleep timer, offering the best in night time podcast listening.</li> <li>Our servers constantly scan for new episodes across every podcast, so your phone doesn’t have to, saving battery life and data usage.</li> <li>Queued episodes are automatically downloaded, so you can focus on deciding what you want to hear and let Castro manage the details.</li> <li>Beautifully rendered full screen show notes.</li> <li>Episode notifications include a short summary of the episode to help you decide if it interests you. You can play, queue or clear the episode directly from the notification without opening the app.</li> <li>CarPlay support.</li> <li>Watch app to control playback and select another episode from your queue.</li> <li>Full play history.</li> <li>Star episodes to easily find your favorite episodes later.</li> </ul> <h4><em>CASTRO PLUS</em></h4> <p>Castro Plus is an optional subscription to unlock a range of advanced features. There are quarterly and yearly payment options, and both include a one week trial.</p> <ul><li>Sideloading — Allows importing any audio for listening in Castro.</li><li>Watch Sync — Listen to podcasts directly from your Apple Watch and leave your phone behind. </li><li>Trim Silence — With this option on, the app will analyze audio as it plays to detect silent parts and accelerate those parts. Get through more episodes faster.</li> <li>Enhance Voices improves the listening experience for many podcasts and makes it easier to hear in loud environments. Under the hood, Enhance Voices applies a dynamic compressor and a peak limiter to increase volume just where it’s needed.</li> <li>Mono-Mix — Mixes a stereo podcast to mono, which makes it easier to hear podcasts that pan some guests on left/right channels. </li> <li>Chapter skipping and selection.</li> <li>Chapter and episode artwork.</li> <li>Episode Limit lets users specify what number of episodes of each podcast to keep.</li> <li>Set a start position for episodes of each podcast.</li> <li>Customize settings per-podcast: Episode Limit, Trim Silence, Enhance Voices, Mono Mix, Skip Intros, Playback Speed.</li><li>Choose from 32 custom app icons</li> </ul> <p>Castro Plus costs $24.99 per year or $3.99 per month. Prices are in US dollars and may vary in countries other than the US. </p> <p>Castro Plus is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. It will renew on the day before the current subscription period ends. You can cancel auto-renewal any time from the Castro settings screen.</p> <p>Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.</p> <p><a href="https://castro.fm/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a> </p> <p><a href="https://castro.fm/termsofuse">Terms of Use</a><br /></p> <h3 id="supertop">About</h3> <p>Castro was originally founded by <a href="https://supertop.co">Supertop</a>, a small indie partnership that made top quality apps. Bluck Apps purchased Castro in 2024.<br /></p> <h3 id="tiny">Contact Information<br /></h3> <h4> <em>Social</em></h4> <ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/CastroPodcasts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter/X</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/castropodcasts/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@castropodcasts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mastodon</a></li><li><a href="https://castro.fm/feed.rss" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RSS</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/castropodcasts.bsky.social">Bluesky</a></li> </ul> <h4><em>Email</em></h4> <ul><li>Support: <a href="mailto:support@castro.fm">support@castro.fm</a></li><li>Advertising inquiries: <a href="mailto:advertising@castro.fm">advertising@castro.fm</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="footer"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="footer_container"> <div> <p><span>Castro</span> is the iPhone podcast player for podcast fanatics.</p> <a href="/"><img class="footer_logo" alt="CastroPodcasts logo" src="/assets/images/logo-castro.svg" /></a> </div> <div class="footer_links"> <div class="footer_group"> <a href="/#features">Features</a> <a href="/#castro-plus">Castro Plus</a> <a href="/blog">Blog</a> <a href="/promote">Promote</a> <a href="/support">Support</a> </div> <div class="footer_group"> <a href="/press-kit">Press Kit</a> <a href="/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@castropodcasts" target="_blank" rel="noopener me">Mastodon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CastroPodcasts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/castropodcasts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> </div> <a href="http://castro.fm/download" class="navbar_cta" target="_blank" onclick="gtag('event', 'click', {'event_category': 'download', 'event_label': 'download button footer'});"> <img class="app_store" alt="app store logo" src="/assets/images/Download_on_the_App_Store.svg" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script> //Hamburguer Menu $('.bt-menu').on('click', function(e) { e.preventDefault(); $('.navigation').toggleClass('navigation-open'); if($('.navigation.navigation-open').length > 0){ $('body').css('overflow','hidden'); }else{ $('body').css('overflow','inherit'); } }); //close menu $('.navbar_links a').on('click', function(e){ $('.navigation').removeClass('navigation-open'); $('body').css('overflow','inherit'); }) $( window ).resize(function() { if($(window).width() > 768){ $('body').css('overflow','inherit'); } }); $(document).ready( () => { $('body').fadeIn(1000); setTimeout(function() { if(window.location.hash == '#features'){ $([document.documentElement, document.body]).animate({ scrollTop: $(".features").offset().top - 80 }, 1000); $('.navbar_links a').removeClass('active'); $('.navbar_links a[href*="features"]').addClass('active'); }else if(window.location.hash == '#castro-plus'){ $([document.documentElement, document.body]).animate({ scrollTop: $(".features_plus").offset().top - 80 }, 1000); $('.navbar_links a').removeClass('active'); $('.navbar_links a[href*="castro-plus"]').addClass('active'); } }, 500); }) function isInViewport(node) { var rect = node.getBoundingClientRect() return ( (rect.height > 0 || rect.width > 0) && rect.bottom >= 0 && rect.right >= 0 && rect.top <= (window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight) && rect.left <= (window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth) ) } $(window).scroll(function() { var scrolled = $(window).scrollTop() $('.signUp_img').each(function(index, element) { var initY = $(this).offset().top var height = $(this).height() var endY = initY + $(this).height() // Check if the element is in the viewport. var visible = isInViewport(this) if(visible && $(window).width() > 768) { var diff = scrolled - initY var ratio = Math.round((diff / height) * 5) $(this).css('transform','translate(50%, ' + parseInt(-(ratio * 1.5)) + '%)') } }) }) </script> <script> //scroll $(window).scroll(function() { var scroll = $(window).scrollTop(); if (($("body").length > 0) && (scroll)){ $('.navigation').addClass('navigation--white'); } else { $('.navigation').removeClass('navigation--white'); } }); $('.link-list a').on('click', function(e){ var id = $(this)[0].hash; $([document.documentElement, document.body]).animate({ scrollTop: $(id).offset().top - 100 }, 100); }) </script> </body> </html>

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