7 BlackBerry Apps to Transform Your BlackBerry into a Podcast Player

Whether you are an iPhone or a BlackBerry fan, chances are you still are an iTunes fan and one of the best things about iTunes is the free audio and video Podcasts. Gone are the days of needing either an iPhone or iPod to listen to these Podcasts on a mobile device. Whether you are a fan of music, sports, games, news, politics, reality television, movies, technology or anything else, chances are there is probably a Podcast for it. I’ve scoured the BlackBerry App World to bring you 7 BlackBerry Apps that gives you the ability to listen to all those great Podcasts directly on your BlackBerry Smartphone. Enjoy!

Podcasts 1.1.69.2 ($3.99, free trial version available) – 5 Stars, 3 reviews, 227KB

“Subscribe, download, and listen to podcasts on your BlackBerry. Listen to internet radio, weekly podcasts, and more. Listen to the Pinstack podcast with the free trial version. Listen to any podcast with the full version. Works with all standard audio and video podcast RSS feeds. MP3 files are downloaded to the SD card. Integrated with built-in BlackBerry media player.”

nuTsie iTunes Music Player 1.0.10 ($19.99) – 3.5 Stars, 7 reviews, 334KB

“Listen to your iTunes music, and discover new music from your BlackBerry Smartphone. nuTsie lets you listen to your iTunes playlists, your friends’ iTunes playlists, anybody’s playlists, on your BlackBerry Smartphone…nuTsie “learns” what music you have in your iTunes, and then streams that music from its servers. No sideloading or uploading of music required. nuTsie does NOT stram from your computer so it need not be on to listen to your BlackBerry.”

PodTrapper 2.1 ($9.99, free trial available) – 4.5 Stars, 39 reviews, 330KB

“Robust podcast player and download manager for BlackBerry devices…Automatic downloading of new episodes via Wifi, Cellular and Desktop. Keeps track of last played podcast. Remembers where you left off in every episode. Reliable pause and resume of downloads when connectivity changes. Built in keylock to allow for control of audio in your pocket. Pauses for phone calls and resumes when completed. Built in large file downloader for downloading files from the web. Allows for bookmarked playback of any file on the device. Support for video podcasts  that your device support. Automatic playlist management. Automatic deletion of old episodes  if configured.”

Stitcher News Radio 1.1.3 (FREE) – 3.5 Stars, 24 reviews, 449KB

“Stream your favorite podcasts, news, and radio shows right to your phone…Stitcher ‘stitches’ together your favorite news, talk, sports and entertainment audio into always current, on-demand stations… some of our most popular content: News- NPR Hourly News, Fox News Radio, Fresh Air, CNBC, CNN, APM, MSNBC Countdown, CBS, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Marketplace Morning Report, Slate, Politico, The Economist. Talk- The Adam Carolla Podcast, Car Talk, Woman s Hour, Oprah, TWiT, Leo Laporte, Keith Olbermann. Entertainment & Sports- Mike & Mike, ESPN Countdown, NASCAR, NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA, English Premier League Soccer, Entertainment Tonight, E!, American Idol. Tech- IDG, TechCrunch Diggnation, IGN, Idle Thumbs, PC Gamer.”

i2b iTunes on Your BlackBerry 1.0 (FREE) – 2.5 Stars, 18 reviews, 103KB

“Gives BlackBerry smartphone users access to their iTunes library anytime, anywhere. This free beta version supports replicating up to 100 tracks from your favorite iTunes® playlists on Windows XP and Windows Vista…Access to their iTunes library from anywhere. i2b works wirelessly through the cellular network and Wi-Fi hotspots, so there s no need for USB cables. Tracks can be moved to the users BlackBerry smartphone from anywhere with cellular coverage… Favorite playlists are automatically updated on the BlackBerry smartphone…set it once and let i2b do all the work to make sure the music and podcasts they want are available when they want them.”

Didiom 0.9.1.1 (FREE) – 4 Stars, 10 reviews, 586KB

“With Didiom, you can stream music, podcasts and audiobooks from your PC to your BlackBerry, wirelessly and for free. Choose from your own library, or buy and download from the Didiom MP3 Store of over 2 million songs and audiobooks. To use Didiom, you will need to set up a free Didiom account and download Didiom Desktop at didiom.com/setup.exe. Just choose the folders where you store your audio files and playlists on Didiom Desktop, and make sure your PC and BlackBerry are connected to the Internet.”

Ultra Podcast Player 1.0 ($4.99) – 2.5 Stars, 6 reviews, 156KB

“Ultra Podcast Player puts thousands of podcasts and over a million episodes at your fingertips.  Watch video podcasts from channels such as MTV and CNN to audio podcasts like Bloomberg and The Economist. Whatever the topic, chances are there’s a podcast about it. Other features include: Ability to search for a library of thousands of podcasts, Automatic downloading using WiFi, Ability to download podcasts in the background, One click playback using the Blackberry Media Player, Changeable Colour Scheme UI, Intuitive and easy to use, Easy to install &  upgrade, Support for touch screen navigation.”

For my money, Didiom and i2b are my first choices. However, I must say that Podcasts and Podtrapper are quite intriguing to try. I’m typically not a fan of Paid Apps, but if the functionality isn’t there for the free Apps, I may turn to Podcasts or Podtrapper beginning with their free trial versions. Do you have any other great Apps for BlackBerry users to listen to their favorite Podcasts? What’s your favorite Podcasts? My two favorites are The BS Report with Bill Simmons and MMAJunkie Radio. I also listen to TWIT – This Week in Tech and many others.