Questions
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A podcast app for people who listen — a lot. It blends your podcasts and your music into one continuous mix, so your shows and songs play from a single queue. Even without Apple Music it is a first-class podcast player in its own right — and there are no ads, on the free tier or on Plus.
You choose the podcasts and music to draw from, set how many songs play between episodes, and pick how things rotate. From there PodMelody continuously builds your queue — and you can rearrange it by hand whenever you like.
Yes. PodMelody draws music from selected Apple Music playlists and stations and plays it alongside your podcasts. An active Apple Music subscription is required for the music features.
Both can feed your mix, but they behave differently. A playlist is a finite list, so PodMelody draws tracks from it and can shuffle them. An Apple Music station has no track list: Apple chooses a song when its slot begins. PodMelody takes one song for that slot, then returns to its own queue so your songs-between-podcasts setting still holds. Apple exposes a changing selection of stations to other apps, so one you expect may not always appear in the browser. Podcast Stations are different: they are your own groups of shows.
PodMelody supports iPhone and iPad on iOS or iPadOS 26 or later, and its iPad version can run on compatible Apple Silicon Macs. Version 1.0.0 includes basic CarPlay playback controls; the expanded Plus experience arrives in Version 1.1.0 and is already in TestFlight.
No PodMelody account to create. Your PodMelody library, settings, history and listening progress stay on your devices or in your own iCloud account; PodMelody has no separate cloud store. Music uses your Apple Music subscription through Apple, not us.
Yes. Bring your shows over from an OPML file — the standard format most podcast apps export — so you do not have to add them one by one.
Yes, for podcasts. PodMelody Plus can download episodes for flights, tunnels, and anywhere with a patchy connection. Apple Music controls whether playlist tracks are available offline, and Apple Music stations require a connection.
Yes. iCloud keeps your library, synced settings, listening progress, bookmarks, history, and queue snapshots up to date, and another device can offer to continue the whole mix. Settings marked This Device, downloaded episodes, and pre-processed files remain on the device that made them.
Speed and chapters are in the free app: play anywhere from 0.5× to 3.0×, per show if you like, and jump between chapters in episodes that include them. Silence compression is part of Pro audio in PodMelody Plus, along with voice enhancement and volume levelling.
Yes. PodMelody ships with its signature Editorial style — the magazine-inspired look the app is known for — and a System style that follows Apple's native design language and your accessibility settings.
The app is free to download and use; PodMelody Plus unlocks offline downloads, pro audio, and the expanded CarPlay experience in Version 1.1.0. PodMelody is available now on the App Store. Version 1.1.0 is already in TestFlight — email podmelody@slipangledynamics.com if you would like to help test it. See the Plus page for what is included.
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