Apple Podcasts

Apple Podcasts is a dedicated media player developed by Apple for the browsing, subscription, and playback of podcasts in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS.

History
Official support for podcasts was first introduced by Apple Computer in iTunes 4.9 for Mac OS X and iPods in 2005.

A dedicated Apple Podcasts app became available for iOS on June 26, 2012, superseding the feature in iTunes. It was later included as part of macOS Catalina (10.15) and is also available for iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Support for paid podcast subscriptions was added in 2021.