Pocket Casts is one of the best podcast apps on the market, and now you can get it for free.

Pocket Casts announced today that with the update to version 7.5 of its app, it's now free. The same features that've been in the Android and iOS apps will remain in the free version, including silence trimming, variable speed, and volume boost. Plus, Pocket Casts is gaining the ability to add your own files into it from any other phone on your app and listen to it with Pocket Casts' features.

Also announced today is Pocket Casts Plus. This service costs $0.99 per month or $9.99 per year and gets you added features like Windows, macOS, and web apps, cloud storage that'll let you upload your own files and enjoy them anywhere, and themes and icons that'll help you make the Pocket Casts app fit your style.

To say thanks to anyone who has paid for Pocket Casts web and desktop apps in the past, Pocket Casts is giving those people three years of Pocket Casts Plus for free.

Pocket Casts has long been one of the best podcast apps for Android and iOS, but its $3.99 price tag might've prevented some folks from trying it out for themselves. No there's no barrier to entry, which could help more people try out Pocket Casts and possibly switch to it as their new podcast player of choice. That's what Pocket Casts is likely hoping for, anyway, especially as the podcast player market continues to heat up and get new entrants like Spotify.

Have you ever tried Pocket Casts? If not, will the news that it's now free get you to give it a shot?