Parasocial launched here yesterday as a podcast player. Thank you for the comments and the upvotes. The next major release adds the second social layer, and I would rather shape it with you than announce it as finished.
What is coming:
Public playlists. Any playlist you build in the app can be published as a page anyone can open, follow, and play from, with or without the app.
Curator profiles. A handle, a display name, a short bio, and the playlists you have specifically published as "public". Follow a curator and their new playlists show up in a Curate tab: Following, Curated by You, Discover.
No likes, no comments, no algorithmic feed. Curation is the whole feature: a person with taste pointing at episodes.
PARASOCIAL is a fast, native podcast player for people who really love podcasts. Get new episodes the moment they publish, automatically download and organize them with smart playlist rules, search huge libraries instantly, bookmark and tag favorites, and share your parasocial relationship with friends. Native on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and CarPlay, with seamless sync and no account required.
Thanks to everyone who supported us. We met a crucial milestone and decided to make the app completely free. You can choose to support us with our new supporter tier, but every feature remains behind the gate, and it's going to stay that way. If you haven't tried the best podcast player around, now is your chance. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pa...
