CASTRO 3: iOS PODCAST APP ADDS SILENCING TRIMMING, OTHER PREMIUM FEATURES FOR A RECURRING FEE

As podcast popularity continues to grow, the apps used to listen to those podcasts have matured. Apple offers its own free Podcasts app, but several freemium and paid options remain, each with their own approach and options. Supertop’s Castro stands out for its inbox approach, which allows triage for dealing with an abundance of podcast subscriptions.

The new Castro 3 adds requested features to the app, including a Trim Silences option (long available as Smart Speed in the competing Overcast app), as well as better chapter support, a rewritten voice enhancer, and per-podcast settings for several controls.

But Castro 3 also comes with a new business model. While Castro 2 was a one-time paid app ($5), the new release