YourPods is a refreshing podcast experience. No app ads. Ever. Featuring gPodder sync compatible and self-hosted friendly; YourPods is a podcast player for iOS supporting Apple Watch and Apple CarPlay.
Sync your subscriptions and listening progress across all your devices using your own Nextcloud server or most gPodder-compatible servers*, manage multiple profiles, and keep your data 100% yours**.
Take back control of your listening experience with YourPods. Designed for privacy enthusiasts and self-hosters, YourPods seamlessly integrates with gPodder-compatible servers (such as Nextcloud gpoddersync or NextPod) to keep your library in sync without relying on third-party clouds.
*YourPods requires a functional gPodder Sync on Nextcloud to fully function. It may work with other gPodder compatible services, but it not tested for them so use at your own risk.
**YourPods is and always will be completely free and open source. The App Store version is identical to the GitHub version. The advantage of the App Store version is that you get automatic updates and don’t need to build device provisioning yourself (Apple’s requirement). Purchasing the App Store version directly funds the development of YourPods and shows your support 🙏.
Core features
Universal Purchase: Seamless experience across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, and TV (soon 1.3.x feature, available in TestFlight)
📚 Library Management
-Subscribe to podcasts via RSS feed URL or search podcasts
-Create custom podcast groups
-Filter: All, Downloaded, Unplayed, In Progress
Progress tracking synced to gPodder server
📥 Device Queue
-Local listening queue separate from server sync
-Drag-to-reorder episodes
-Move to Top / Move to Bottom quick actions
-Download episodes for offline playback
🚗 CarPlay Integration
-Browse podcasts and episodes
-Play/pause/skip controls
-Queue management
⌚ Apple Watch
-Standalone playback
-Play downloaded or stream episodes
-Control Phone playback remotely
⚙️ Settings
-Multiple profiles
-Metadata Caching: Configurable cache duration for faster load times.
-Auto-download preferences
-Date format toggle
☁️ gPodder Sync
-Multi-profile support
-Push/Pull sync with gPodder-compatible servers
-Episode action sync (play, download, mark played)
-Progress sync across devices
New in 1.3.1
- Cross-Device Queue Sync — Your queue now syncs across devices via your gPodder server
- OPML Import & Export — Easily migrate subscriptions to or from other apps, or back up your library
- Password-Protected Feeds — Subscribe to private RSS feeds (Patreon, premium podcasts)
- Local Accounts — Use YourPods without a sync server for fully offline podcast management
- Bluetooth & Car Display Metadata — Podcast author name now appears on car dashboards and speakers
- Streaming Resilience — Playback recovers gracefully from network drops
Join the Beta!
Play, sync, and add your favorite podcasts to your existing GPodder Sync* service on iOS. Join the beta iOS/iPadOS/macOS on TestFlight now!
Technical Details
- Sync Backend: Full support for gpodder-sync (Nextcloud app) and other compatible implementations.
- Protocol: Implements the Open Podcast Sync protocol for subscriptions (SubscriptionDelta) and actions (EpisodeAction).
- Architecture: Built with provider for state management and just_audio for robust playback.
- Storage: Uses flutter_secure_storage for credentials and local database for offline capability.
- App slowness may be related to Nextcloud throttling: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/configuration_server/bruteforce_configuration.html