Music adds spice to lives, and podcasts join the race, too. If you are a great lover of listening to podcasts, then here is the best opportunity to listen to them on the big screen. Fortunately, Roku has categorized a separate list of channels under Music and Podcast. But choosing the one best app from the list is a bit tedious process.
Of the many available options, the six best apps for enjoying music and podcasts are discussed here. You can choose the one that matches your taste and requirements.
Curated List of Best Podcast Apps on Roku
The following table displays the list of podcast apps available on the Roku Channel Store, along with their subscriptions. This table makes it easy to navigate the app’s description in the following article.
| Channel Name | Subscription | Channel Store Link |
|---|---|---|
| Pandora | Freemium | Add Channel on Roku |
| myTuner Radio | Free | Add Channel on Roku |
| BBC Sounds | Free | Add Channel on Roku |
| Spotify | Freemium | Add Channel on Roku |
| TuneIn | Freemium | Add Channel on Roku |
| Amazon Music | Freemium | Add Channel on Roku |
Best Podcast Channels on Roku
In the following sections, I have explained each app in detail. After reading the content, you can download the desired app on your Roku. However, ensure that you have configured NordVPN on your WiFi router to unblock any geo-restrictions posted by some podcast channels.
Spotify
- Spotify is a digital music service app that gives you access to millions of songs and podcasts.
- It is a freemium and ad-free app that allows you to access the content without any disturbances.
- With this app on your device, you can enjoy the best collection of podcasts.
- You can create a free account with limited features to access your favorite podcasts.
- You can also get a premium account for $11.99/month and unlock all the features given on the official website.
Pandora
- Pandora is a freemium music streaming app that allows users to stream music for free and paid versions.
- You can curate your playlist and listen to all the podcasts available on this app.
- It has over 1400 podcasts to listen to. This app has ultimate features like unlimited skips, unlimited offline listening, and adding podcasts to your favorites.
- If you are looking for a free version of the Pandora app, you might miss features like offline listening and sharing playlists.
- You can gain those options by subscribing to Pandora’s plans. The basic plan starts at $4.99 per month.
- The only drawback is that it is an ad-supported platform that disturbs us even when you use the Pandora Plus plan.
myTuner Radio
- myTuner Radio is one of the best radio apps with 1 million podcasts. These podcasts are categorized based on different genres.
- You can select your favorite genre for the podcast you want to listen to.
- This app also allows you to filter the podcasts based on the country in which you reside.
- Along with the podcasts, you can also hear radio content from more than 50,000 radio stations.
- The most important advantage of using this app on Roku is that all the content present in this app can be accessed for free without any cost.
BBC Sounds
- BBC Sounds is a free streaming app that allows you to stream your favorite podcast online error-free.
- This app provides you access to music and radio content along with the Podcast.
- You can get a chance to listen to award-winning podcasts from this BBC Sounds app on Roku.
- Additionally, this app even allows you to download podcasts and other content to listen to them offline.
- You can search your favorite podcast by using the latest feature of browse by speech.
- This app even allows you to send your favorite tracks to Spotify and Apple Music.
TuneIn
- TuneIn is also one of the best podcast channels available for Roku. It is a free Internet radio that streams live news and other content over radio.
- With this app, you can stream other content like sports, music, audiobooks, and podcasts.
- You can stream the best podcasts on the app like This American Life, Wow in the World, The Daily, and many more with ads.
- If you want to stream the podcasts without ads, then you need to get a subscription from its official website.
- Apart from podcasts, you can also enjoy content from 100,000 radio stations on the TuneIn app.
Amazon Music
- Amazon Music is a digital music streaming app that has a huge catalog of podcasts on your Roku.
- Along with the podcasts, you can also access a library of more than 100 million songs.
- You can access Amazon Music on Roku for free with ads and without the shuffling feature.
- You can unlock every feature of Amazon Music by getting an Amazon Prime subscription or other Amazon Music subscription plans. The basic plan for Amazon Music starts from $9.99/month.
- Amazon Music provides podcasts on history, leisure, technology, education, and more for your Roku.
Winding Up!
Thus, I have explained all the apps, their features, and subscriptions in the above article. Now, it is your turn to pick any podcast app that suits you.
If you ask me, I would go for Spotify on Roku. This is because it has high user ratings, a huge content library, multiple filter options for podcasts, and you can also use the smart search to find the content easily. Moreover, this app provides free podcast content with ads.
So, why wait further? Get the perfect app on Roku that suits all your concerns, and enjoy listening to its podcasts. If you are still confused, you can install all the apps on Roku and look for the Podcast library on each app. Then, choose the one app that matches your taste.
Further, if you have any doubts regarding this post, you can get in touch with me via my forum page. You can also get more suggestions for the Podcast channel from our fellow community members and try that app on your Roku device hassle-free.
