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Voices still sound natural, they just never really slow down. After testing it over the last few weeks, it works just as I’d expect. Doing exactly what it sounds like, this feature intelligently removes unnecessary silences from whatever you’re listening to – saving you time, while still providing all the spoken content you came for. That’s right, Castro now has an equivalent feature to Overcast’s Smart Speed, dubbed Trim Silence. It’s the app that Castro fans have always wanted. Perhaps the only thing still missing is an iPad app.Ĭastro 3 is everything Castro already was, but better. Trim Silence is Castro’s take on Overcast’s Smart Speed full chapter support is now present, as is a new Apple Watch app the player screen has been fully redesigned Mix to Mono improves stereo mixes that are hard to hear and finally, there are excellent new per-podcast controls in a variety of areas. Castro 3 addresses nearly all of those “one missing feature” requests in a single release. If an absent feature ever kept you from sticking with Castro 2, that almost certainly won’t be a problem anymore.

I’ve seen comments from other prospective Castro users who were similarly turned off from the app due to one missing feature – and often, this feature was different for different people. Eventually though, I became more selective about the portions of podcasts I listened to, and Castro’s lack of chapter support sent me elsewhere. It’s an elegant solution to the problem of podcast overload, and, thanks to customization options that allow you to make certain shows populate the top or bottom of the queue automatically, it’s a system that works for you, tailored to your listening preferences.Ĭastro’s triage system clicked with me the first time I tried it, and I used the app daily for nearly a year. With Castro, by default new episodes of shows land in your inbox, and can then be sorted to the top or bottom of your queue and downloaded, or archived if they’re not of interest to you. If you subscribe to lots of shows, the standard episode management tools found in competing apps likely aren’t sufficient. The premise is that, with the rising popularity of podcasting, there are more great podcasts available than ever before. If you’re unfamiliar with the app, Castro’s centerpiece feature is a triage system involving an inbox and queue. Those strengths in 2.0, however, were mitigated in part by the absence of a few key features that competing podcast apps tout. Castro has long been one of the premier podcast clients on iOS, and its excellent version 2 – with an innovative triage system and delight-inducing design touches – helped solidify it as such.