# Automattic/pocket-casts-android

Pocket Casts Android 🎧

Repository: https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pocket-casts-android
Homepage: https://forums.pocketcasts.com
Language: Kotlin
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, pocket-casts
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:03:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1540, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 13.0, "n_releases_24m": 57}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2834, forks 305 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:24.479490+00:00)

## What it is
The open-source Android client for Pocket Casts, a full-featured podcast player app by Automattic. It includes modules for playback, discovery, filters, account management, and an automotive variant.

## Use cases
- listen to podcasts on android
- open source podcast player app
- contribute to pocket casts android client
- podcast app with android auto support
- manage podcast subscriptions and filters
- replace google podcasts after shutdown

## When to choose
- you want a full-featured, actively maintained podcast player on Android
- you want to contribute to or fork a production podcast app written in Kotlin
- you need Android Automotive support for podcast playback

## When to avoid
- you need an iOS, web, or desktop podcast client
- you want a lightweight library to embed podcast playback rather than a full app
- you prefer a fully offline app without any account or subscription ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, gui, search-engine, analytics
- domain: mobile-development, media, entertainment, cross-platform
- platform: jvm
- tags: podcast-player, podcasts, kotlin, jetpack-compose, automotive, open-source-app, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- Automattic/pocket-casts-android (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.479490+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:37:48.416407+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.479490+00:00, sha 53c90853242e)
  - homepage: https://forums.pocketcasts.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:08.741259+00:00, sha 324b2a19c24c)
  - site_page: https://forums.pocketcasts.com/forums/topic/confusion-about-the-new-pricing-of-pocket-casts (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:08.750380+00:00, sha dc7c7082fadc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.