Up Next
Up Next is a free podcast client for Apple devices, organized around queues, feeds, and listening privacy.
What Up Next is
Up Next is a free podcast client for Apple devices, organized around queues, feeds, and listening privacy. Listeners can reorder queues, import subscriptions through OPML, or add podcasts by feed URL. Keyword rules can skip recurring ads and segments with settings for each podcast. The app generates episode transcripts on-device without uploading audio. Playback includes bookmarks, a sleep timer, variable speed, and chapter-aware controls. Episodes can be downloaded for offline listening, with automatic refresh and cleanup. Up Next supports video podcasts and private feeds using tokenised URLs or HTTP Basic Authentication. CarPlay and Siri Shortcuts are supported. The maker says the app needs no account or central server and has no tracking; Apple’s listing reports that the developer says no data is collected. The free plan is listed as free, with no locked features, ads, subscriptions, in-app purchases, or paywalls. Compatibility includes iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac with Apple silicon, and Apple Vision, with iOS 26.0 or later required.
Good
- Manual queue reordering and management
- On-device transcripts without audio uploads
- Offline downloads with refresh and cleanup
- Supports private podcast feeds
- Free with no ads or paywalls
Watch out
- Requires iOS 26.0 or later
- Apple-focused compatibility
- No central-server account features
Who it suits
It suits Apple-device listeners who want queue control, offline downloads, on-device transcripts, private feeds, and no account-based setup.
Verdict
Up Next combines queue tools, offline listening, transcripts, and private-feed support in a free Apple podcast app. Its device requirements and Apple-only focus should be checked before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Up Next's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 100% free · no locked features · no ads, subscriptions, in-app purchases, or paywalls |
The facts
Each one read from Up Next's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Compatibility
- The App Store listing requires iOS 26.0 or later and lists Apple Watch, Mac with Apple silicon, and Apple Vision compatibility requirements.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Episode transcripts
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2001
- Integrations
- The app supports CarPlay and Siri Shortcuts.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Library import
- Listeners can import subscriptions using OPML and add podcasts by feed URL.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Offline downloads
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2001
- Offline listening
- Episodes can be downloaded for offline listening, with automatic refresh and cleanup.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Playback
- Playback features include bookmarks, a sleep timer, variable speed, and chapter-aware controls.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- The maker says the app requires no account or central server and has no tracking; Apple’s listing says the developer reports that no data is collected.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Private feeds
- The app supports private podcast feeds using tokenised URLs and HTTP Basic Authentication.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Up Next is a podcast client built around its queue, feeds, and listening privacy.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Queue
- The app supports manual queue reordering and queue management.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Smart chapters
- Keyword rules can skip recurring ads and segments, with customization per podcast.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Support
- The product page lists iPhone, Apple Watch, and CarPlay support.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Transcripts
- The app can generate transcripts on-device without uploading audio.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Video podcasts
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2001
Where it runs
- Cross-device sync
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2001
- Supported platforms
- iPhone, Apple Watch; App Store also lists compatibility with Mac, Apple Vision and Apple Watch operating systemschecked 23 Sep 2001
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2001
The company
- Maker
- Holger says he has built apps since 2009 and released his first App Store app in 2010.checked 9 Oct 2001
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