Private beta on iPhone

A better place to listen.

Every show you follow, from Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere else, in one calm Inbox. With the full video, when there is one.

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Free during the beta. No ads, no tracking.

An episode of 99% Invisible, with Play, Play Next and Save.
The Inbox: new episodes from The Vergecast, Radiolab and Hard Fork, newest first.
Cortex from Relay, followed, with its latest episodes.

01 · Bring your shows

Add shows from any app.

Found a show in Apple Podcasts or Spotify? Share it to August and you’re following it, right there. Moving from Overcast or Pocket Casts? Bring your whole list with an OPML file. Or just search.

  • Apple Podcasts
  • Spotify
  • Overcast
  • Pocket Casts
  • Any RSS feed
Add shows from any app: in Apple Podcasts, tap the ••• button, then Share Show, then choose August.

02 · Keep up, calmly

New episodes, ready when you are.

New episodes arrive in your Inbox as your shows publish them. Line up what’s next, download for the commute, and pick up exactly where you left off on any iPhone you sign in on.

In a hurry? Pull down in the Inbox to check every show right now.

Up Next: 99% Invisible playing, with Radiolab and Hard Fork queued.

03 · Listen or watch

Watch the video when there is one.

Plenty of shows post the full episode on YouTube too. When August finds the match, Watch Video appears on the episode. Tap Listen instead and the audio carries on from the same moment.

Now Playing for Hard Fork, with a Watch Video button over the artwork.
Now Playing: Mini-Stories: Volume 20 from 99% Invisible, with speed, sleep timer and AirPlay controls.

Small things, done properly.

Up Next

Queue episodes in any order. When one ends, the next one starts.

Downloads

Keep episodes for flights and tunnels. Played ones can tidy themselves away.

Chapters

Jump to the part you want, whenever a show includes chapters.

Speed and skips

From 0.75× to 2×, with skip buttons set the way you like them.

Sleep timer

Drift off mid-episode. August stops when you tell it to.

New-episode alerts

Pick the shows worth a nudge, and leave the rest to the Inbox.

Yours, quietly

No ads. No tracking. Your data is never sold.

August keeps only what it needs to sync your library across your devices, and you can delete your account at any time.

What we store

Be one of the first to listen.

August is in a small private beta on iPhone, for iOS 27 and later. Tell us a little about you, and Steven will send you an invite.

Questions? support@august.fm