The best podcast apps for Windows Phone

Time to crown a king for podcast apps on Windows Phone. Recently we collected nominations for best podcast app on Windows Phone and then had a community poll. It was a close fight, but a few podcast apps came out on top. Here are your winners.

First place - Default Podcasts app on Windows Phone

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Podcasts

Believe it or not, the majority of you are content using the native Podcasts app available on Windows Phone 8.1. It's not the prettiest app, nor does it have the most features, but that doesn't seem to bother most of you. It's a spartan app and

No need to download this app, you already have it on your Windows Phone if you're running Windows Phone 8.1.

Second place - Podcast Lounge

Podcast Lounge

Podcast Lounge is the community favorite for an app you need to download from the Windows Phone Store. This podcast app features a library of over 90,000 podcasts. It also has a huge list of features like audio and video podcast support, full scrubbing support, OneDrive integration, Live tile support and more.

QR: Podcast Lounge

Third place - PODCASTS!

Podcasts!

Rounded out the winners podium is PODCASTS! A lot of you still use and like this app despite no updates in over a year. If it works don't fix it. Use PODCASTS! to download your favorite podcasts. Features include bookmark support, recent plays, background downloads and more.

QR: Podcasts!

What category of apps should we vote on next? Sound off below with your suggestions.

Sam Sabri