Which podcast apps support private podcasts?

Unlike public podcasts, unlisted and private feeds are not submitted to and indexed by podcast platforms like Apple and Spotify. For your subscribers to listen to unlisted and private feeds in a podcast app, that app must allow for external feeds that have not been indexed to be added to their personal library.

Some podcast apps (Apple) support this functionality, while others (Spotify) do not.

Here's a list of iOS podcast apps that allow you to add unlisted and private feeds:

Apple Podcasts (video demo)
YouTube Music
Overcast (video demo)
Castbox (instructions here)
Pocket Casts (instructions here)
Downcast
Castro
Player FM

And here's a list of Android podcast apps that allow you to add unlisted and private feeds:

YouTube Music
Castbox (instructions here)
Pocket Casts (instructions here)
Podcast Addict
Podcast Republic (instructions here)
Player FM
Dog Catcher
Beyond Pod
Podcasty
PodKicker

These podcast apps do not support unlisted and private podcasts:

Spotify
iHeartRadio
Amazon Music
Audible
Podcast App
PodcastOne
DoublePod
PodcastHD
Podcast Guru

Updated on: 16/08/2024

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