Software Features and Description
1. 3.) Use your favorite podcast app on the iPhone/iPad to send podcast episodes to your Apple Watch before you start your workout.
2. MiniCast is a lightweight companion to existing apps like Overcast, Apple Podcasts, Castro and Pocket Casts.
3. Send episodes to your Apple Watch via the Share Extension.
4. Listen to Podcasts during activities & workouts and leave your iPhone at home.
5. 5.) Use Bluetooth headphones or AirPods to listen to the episode.
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Download and install MiniCast on your computer
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Or follow the guide below to use on PC:
Select Windows version:
- Windows 7-10
- Windows 11
Download and install the MiniCast app on your Windows 10,8,7 or Mac in 4 simple steps below:
- Download an Android emulator for PC and Mac:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks Pc or Mac software Here >> .
- Install the emulator on your PC or Mac:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.
- Using MiniCast on PC [Windows 7/ 8/8.1/ 10/ 11]:
- Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "MiniCast"
- The search will reveal the MiniCast app icon. Open, then click "Install".
- Once MiniCast is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including MiniCast.
- Now enjoy MiniCast on PC.
- Using MiniCast on Mac OS:
Install MiniCast on your Mac using the same steps for Windows OS above.
How to download and use MiniCast App on Windows 11
To get MiniCast on Windows 11, check if there's a native MiniCast Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:
- Download the Amazon-Appstore » (U.S only)
- Click on "Get" to begin installation. It also automatically installs Windows Subsystem for Android.
- After installation, Goto Windows Start Menu or Apps list » Open the Amazon Appstore » Login (with Amazon account)
- For non-U.S users, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto Playstore on PC » click Configure_Download. This will auto-download Google Play Store on your Windows 11.
- Installing MiniCast:
- Login to your computer's PlayStore or Amazon AppStore.
- Search for "MiniCast" » Click "Install" to install MiniCast
- MiniCast will now be available on your windows start-menu.
| Minimum requirements |
Recommended |
- 8GB RAM
- SSD Storage
- Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000
- Architecture: x64 or ARM64
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MiniCast On iTunes
| Download |
Developer |
Rating |
Score |
Current version |
Adult Ranking |
| Free On iTunes |
Fabian Pimminger |
124 |
1.53226 |
1.0.7 |
4+ |
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✔ Pros:
- Provides a way to transfer podcasts to Apple Watch
- Has a premium version that allows pushing podcasts from the Podcast app
☹ Cons:
- Only works with some podcasts
- Slow download speed (not developer's fault)
- Poorly designed app
- Podcasts skip, get stuck, or won't play at all
- No way to adjust volume from the app
- Doesn't save where you left off
- Scrubber button does not work
Top Pcmac Reviews
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Update: useless
By Box26 (Pcmac user)
I am not a regular listener to podcasts. I only started recently because I’m currently training for my first 1/2 marathon. Listening to the same old music playlist wasn’t cutting as the miles get longer so I thought I’d try audiobooks on my fancy new Apple Watch 3 series. Wrong. I read there is a way but it sounds complicated to set up. Ok. So I’ll try listening to podcasts. Wait...where is the Apple Podcasts app on my watch?! Clearly I’m ignorant in this world. So, I researched a little and came across Workout++. I love the actual workout interface but when it came to the podcast side of things I could never get it to work correctly. Finally I stumbled onto this app. I literally downloaded it, followed the prompts, shared a podcast from Apple Podcasts, waited about 10-15 mins for it to download on my watch and bam! I just finished a long run listening to awesome podcast.
Update: My, how we fall! After starting out so well I have now ran into the issue so many others have. I start to download a podcast and after a painfully slow time it reaches 100% and then just goes back to “download”. The app is now useless. Until the bugs are fixed, don’t waste your time.
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Only works with some podcasts
By Nyxster (Pcmac user)
The download is slow, but that’s not the developers fault. Until Apple fixes their kit, no developer will be able to speed it up.
The reason I’m giving it one star is that it only works with some podcasts. When I couldn’t push certain podcasts from the app itself, so I bought the premium version so I could do it from the Podcast app. I (incorrectly) assumed the issue was the app interface and not the podcast itself. However, that’s not the case. For some reason certain podcasts will push to the watch, and others will error before the download even begins. Naturally, these are the popular podcasts. I doubt this is the developer’s issue, but feel like this should have been disclosed in the app description (or at least in the in-app purchase). Save your money and wait until Apple offers their own app.
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Waste of my hard earned money that my wife makes
By Getoverit60 (Pcmac user)
Made the mistake of paying for this. Don’t make the same mistake that I and many others have. Save yourself from this app. Run!! Run in the opposite direction! Don’t get sucked into it’s vortex of lies! Spend your $3 on a trendy fanny pack and keep your iPhone in it. Problem solved. Plus all the ladies will notice how savvy you are. At least until cargo shorts come back in style. In all reality DaddyCast should take this app out to the wood shed and straighten him out. But of course MommyCast has problems with this. She coddles this app. Because of this this app will never know the true meaning of the word “work”. So in summary, keep pampering your precious this app and I’ll go buy myself a two zipper, multi-pocket, extra slim belt fanny pack.
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Waste of money
By Hapahybrid (Pcmac user)
After days of hunting for a solution, I was so ecstatic to finally find a way to transfer podcasts to my Apple Watch. I reluctantly paid for this app because there really isn’t any other choice at the moment. I was hopeful, but this app is so poorly designed, that it’s really useless. Most of the time, I can’t even get podcasts to download, and when they do (after many attempts), they skip, get stuck, or won’t even play at all. There’s no way to adjust the volume from the app, and it doesn’t save where you left off, so you have to use the 30-second advance button to search the podcast. The “scrubber” button does not work. This app would be amazing if it actually worked.
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