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If you want to elevate your podcast experience, check it out Brink. It is a well-designed iOS podcast app with rich features including news tab, podcast summaries, trending podcasts, AI playlists and more. It’s also well-designed for iOS 26 and Liquid Glass, and feels right at home on the iPhone.
Best features
There are tons of podcast apps out there, many of which will cover the basics perfectly. Brink It goes above and beyond with a number of features for heavy users.
First of all, it includes multilingual AI transcriptions, accurate podcast summaries, the ability to bookmark and take notes, and the ability to read podcast news while you listen.
Brink it has some neat social features, including listening stats, a map view to see all the podcasts that are popular around the world, and a short feature that lets you combine clips of similar podcasts into your own episode.
To top it off, it also integrates with Apple Health and displays how many steps you’ve taken and how many calories you’ve burned while listening to a podcast.
Download the program
Brink does Available on the App Store For iPhone and iPad users running iOS 26 and later. For the full experience, you can check out Brink Plus, which costs $3.99 per month, $9.99 per year, or $49.99 for life.
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