Big Update to the Podcast App

A rundown of the major new features shipped in the latest update to HittaPodd.se — the Swedish podcast browser app built with React, TypeScript, and Node.js.

We just released a big update to HittaPodd.se, the podcast app for Swedish listeners we launched back in 2019.

New Features

  • Daily updated toplists (based on iTunes)
  • Personalized playlists
  • Seasons for podcasts that have multiple seasons
  • Trend tracking based on toplist positions
  • Keeping track of podcast name changes (known as)
  • More sources for finding new podcasts
  • A growing list of curated collections of podcasts
  • Groundwork laid for user accounts and personalized collections of podcasts, playlists, and episode collections — shareable or kept private

Roadmap

  • User accounts (login with Google, Apple, etc.)
  • Create your own collections of podcasts
  • Increase the number of sources for finding new podcasts
  • Import toplists for more countries
  • Native app for iOS and Android

Feel free to check it out at HittaPodd.se.