Description of App
Earshot is here: a podcast player built VoiceOver-first and shaped by the blind community. Follow, queue, and listen your way. Free for up to 10 shows. Earshot is a podcast player built accessibility-first. Every screen, button, and gesture works fully with VoiceOver, so blind and low-vision listeners get the same fast, complete experience as everyone else. Listen your way: - Follow any podcast by search, RSS feed URL, or OPML import - A Smart Inbox that gathers new episodes from the shows you choose - Queue with reordering, grouping by podcast, and auto-advance - Per-podcast playback speed that remembers your preference - Chapter support with a chapter list and previous/next navigation - Sleep timer for winding down - Bookmarks to save a spot and jump back later - Transcripts when a podcast provides them - Auto-download recent episodes so they are ready offline - Adjustable skip-forward and skip-back intervals - Listening stats to see how much you have listened Organize a big library: - Folders to group your shows - Mark all as played, plus multi-select to clear things out fast - Resume right where you left off on every episode - Import your subscriptions with OPML, and export them any time Built for VoiceOver from day one: - Configurable Quick Actions that populate the VoiceOver rotor, so your most-used actions are one flick away - Clear, consistent labels on every control - Full Dynamic Type support and respect for your system settings - No unlabeled buttons, no inaccessible screens Earshot is free for up to 10 podcast subscriptions. Earshot Plus removes the cap for unlimited subscriptions: $2.99/month, $19.99/year, or $49.99 once for lifetime access. An optional in-app tip jar is there if you would like to support development. No ads, no third-party trackers, ever. Earshot was built with AI coding assistance. I am a blind developer who directed AI agents to help create the accessible podcast app I wanted to exist, then tested every build by hand with VoiceOver. Feedback from blind and low-vision beta testers shaped the app throughout development. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://payown.media/earshot-privacy-policy/
Comments
Seems cool
This seems interesting, I don't listen to podcasts enough to buy it but I do find it cool how the developer coded with AI and is making money.
Streaming
Just installed Earshot. I've gone through the settings and cannot seem to find anything. There is a settings page for download and I set it to zero but does that mean I am streaming the episode only or does it mean I have to manually download episodes? Is it possible to only stream podcast episodes or do they need to be downloaded as well.
One other suggestion for the developer, I am listening on Shokz headphones and when I tap the play/pause control on the headphones, the podcast episode does not pause. Is it possible to add that in a future update?
Otherwise this is a very clean and accessible application. I'm digging it so far.
Not available in germany right now
As the subject says, Earshot isn't available in the German App Store currently.
I'm tired of Overcast, which was one of my favorite podcast apps some years ago, til the developer broke it's Efficiency.
Hope that it'll one day it'll reach also our German App Store.