Episode
Survey: Best Podcast Listening App Features
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- Podcast Editors Mastermind
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- Jul 29, 2026
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- 3310
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Summary
Aren't all podcast apps the same? Not in the least! The most used features in podcast apps from our brief July 2026 survey were: 52% adjust playback speed 48% said "Notifications of new episodes" 48% also said they use Chapters 44% like the Auto-Delete of completed episodes 33% read along with the transcripts 26% utilize a Smart Playlist feature 25% set a timer 18% have their app boost vocals or do loudness normalization 14% said micropayments like Boostagrams and streaming sats were important Jenn Trepeck, Daniel J Lewis, Dave Jackson, and Martin Lindeskog join us for a conversation about these apps and some of the cool features they offer. Key moments: (04:53) Most used podcast apps (07:55) Listening at faster speeds (09:45) Notifications & auto-delete (11:47) Smart Playlists (14:17) The "Bookmark" feature Dave Jackson loves ❤️ (16:28) Uploading mp3s for review (19:20) Podcast Chapters (24:40) Transcripts (35:05) YouTube as a podcast consumption app (49:18) Why this matters for Podcast Editors Our Guests: Daniel J Lewis is a Hall of Fame Inductee, podcasting educator, advocate, and innovator who started podcasting in 2007. He has created numerous resources for podcasting, such as PodChapters.com and the *Podgagement service to help podcasters supercharge their podcast engagement - and hosts The Audacity To Podcast . Daniel also co-founded International Podcast Day and is deeply involved in helping innovate the podcasting industry through Podcasting 2.0. Dave Jackson , also a Hall of Fame Inductee, is Head of Podcasting at Podpage and has been running the School of Podcasting for more than 20 years. He's spoken at numerous events, ran New Media Expo in 2014, and authored the book " Profit From Your Podcast ". Jenn Trepeck created her own health and wellness enterp…