Podcast & Audiobook App UI Design Examples
Spotify
NYTimes
Audible
PandoraThere are 36 podcast & audiobook apps in this collection — apps that play podcasts or audiobooks, including Spotify, NYTimes, Audible, Pandora and Amazon Music — with 263 real screens between them (about 7 per app). The largest App Store categories among them are Book (21), Music (6) and News (6), and the 36 rated apps average 4.7★. Their most common accent colours are neutral (30), orange (2) and blue (2).
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What makes a good podcast & audiobook app
Listening apps revolve around the player and the queue: episode lists, playback speed, sleep timers and downloads for offline listening.
What these 36 podcast & audiobook apps have in common
The 36 apps here average 7 captured screens each; NYTimes is the deepest at 10 screens, and 0 of them have 20 screens or more — enough to follow onboarding, the main tabs and settings end to end.
32 of the 36 rated apps score 4.5★ or higher on the App Store, led by Audible (4.9★), Podcast App & Player (4.9★) and Libro.fm Audiobooks (4.9★). 58% are filed under Book and 17% under Music, so the set cuts across categories rather than repeating one genre page.
36 podcast & audiobook apps worth studying
- NYTimes (News) — “Discover original reporting and understand the events shaping the world in The New York Times app. Follow breaking news and get live updates. Watch news videos that provide…” 10 screens, rated 4.8★.
- Audible (Book) — “Join millions of Audible users who listen to 1M+ audiobooks, exclusive Audible Originals, and podcasts. We've got what everyone's listening to, from bestsellers and new releases to that…” 10 screens, rated 4.9★.
- Wehear (Book) — “Immerse Yourself in Stories: Audiobooks & Visual Series” 7 screens, rated 4.5★.
- Audiobooks.com (Book) — “Escape into a story, learn something new, or wind down at night – Audiobooks.com, a part of Storytel, puts an entire library of audio entertainment in your pocket.” 5 screens, rated 4.7★.
- Podcast App (News) — “Find great podcasts. Podcast App is the #1 most downloaded independent podcast player on iOS. Millions and millions of downloads, over 415,000 ratings, and named one of Apple's…” 8 screens, rated 4.8★.
- FreeAudiobooks (Book) — “Start listening in seconds — for free. From spicy romances to addictive thrillers, gripping dramas to riveting mysteries — there’s something for everyone. Save, download, and listen anywhere.” 8 screens, rated 4.7★.
How to use these references for a podcast & audiobook app
Compare player screens, episode detail and library organisation for shows and books in progress. Start with Audible, Podcast App & Player and Libro.fm Audiobooks, open each app and step through its screens in order, then save the screens you want to borrow to a board.
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How this list is built: 36 apps from the UIDiscovery library that play podcasts or audiobooks, matched on each product's own App Store name, subtitle and description. Ordered by popularity.
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