PodilaxCommute
Short, punchy episodes that end before you arrive. Triggered by navigation and transit apps.
~25 min short picks
Podcasts that fit your day
Your apps know the moment. We pick the episode.
Podilax learns how you use your phone and builds podcast mixes for your commute, focus blocks, workouts and wind-down time. Every mix is sized to finish in the minutes you actually have.
Free to startNo accountAnalysed on your phoneiPhone coming soon
Podilax is launching on Google Play. Want in early? Email the address of your Google account to [email protected] and we will add you as a tester.
How it works
From phone habits to the perfect queue.
No playlists to build and no endless browsing. Podilax notices the shape of your day and gets the right listen ready.
It notices your moments
When navigation opens at 8:10, focus apps take over at 10:00 or the phone goes quiet at night, Podilax learns your commute, deep work and wind-down. It only ever uses app categories, never which apps.
It builds a mix that fits
Episodes are picked for your topics and shows, then sized to the moment: two episodes that finish before your stop, or one long conversation for a 90-minute focus block.
You press play
The mix is waiting on Home, or a Smart rule taps you on the shoulder when it is ready. Tell it "more like this" or "not for this moment" and the next mix gets better.
Moments
Five moments, each with its own kind of listen.
Podilax starts from a typical day and replaces it with your real routine after a couple of days of learning. You can adjust any moment by hand.
Deep work
One long, calm conversation instead of constant switching. Spotted from productivity time.
~90 min long-form
Workout
Energetic shows lined up for the length of your session. Picked up from fitness apps.
~45 min high energy
Wind-down
Gentle stories for the end of the day, with a sleep timer that fades out softly.
~20 min calm
Scroll break
Caught in a feed? "Swap the scroll" offers a short episode in its place.
~12 min bite-sized
Duration fit
Finishes before your stop. Not halfway through a sentence.
Most apps hand you whatever is newest. Podilax packs episodes into the time you have, then tells you why it chose each one.
- Sized to the minuteA 25-minute commute gets 23 minutes of listening, not a 52-minute episode you abandon.
- "Why this pick?" on every episodeSee the signal behind it: the activity, the fit, your interests, or that it is fresh this week.
- Resumes where you left offUnfinished episodes come back in your mixes, ready at the second you stopped.
Features
Everything a podcast app should do, plus the part that thinks ahead.
Smart rules
"When I open navigation apps, get a commute mix ready." Rules run on your phone and notify you when a mix is waiting.
Listening DNA
See how your phone time this week shaped your picks, with a weekly listening goal, a streak and the topics you discovered.
Weekly Wrapped
Episodes, minutes, streak and your top moment on one card, ready to share with friends.
Find any show
Search the Apple Podcasts directory and Podcast Index, follow shows by RSS, or import your subscriptions from any app with OPML.
A proper player
Background playback, lock screen and headset controls, playback speed, 15 s back and 30 s forward, and a sleep timer that fades out.
Learns from a tap
"More like this" and "Not for this moment" tune future mixes for that moment, without touching the others.
Offline downloads Plus
Save episodes for the subway or a flight. Downloads wait for Wi-Fi by default.
Speaks your language
Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese and Albanian.
Pause learning
One switch in Settings stops all learning. Podilax falls back to the routine you set by hand.
Privacy
Your habits stay on your phone.
Podilax was designed so that the most personal thing about it, how you use your phone, never needs to leave the device.
Analysed on your phone
App names and timings are read and processed on the device. Nothing about your usage is uploaded.
Only categories are used
Podilax works with "Productivity, 2 h", not with which apps you opened.
No account, no ads
No sign-up, no advertising and no third-party analytics or tracking SDKs.
Optional by design
Usage access is optional. Decline it and set your routine by hand; everything else still works.
On your phone
Maps app8:10, 24 min
Notes app10:02, 1 h 50
Video app22:15, 40 min
What Podilax uses
NavigationCommute
ProductivityDeep work
VideoWind-down
Pricing
Free for every moment. Plus when you want it all automatic.
Everything you need to listen well is free. Plus removes the limits.
Free
$0
Forever, no account needed
- Moments and duration-fit mixes
- "Why this pick?" and feedback
- Listening DNA and weekly Wrapped
- Search, follow and OPML import
- Full player with sleep timer
- 3 Smart rules
Podilax Plus
$1.99 / month
or $19.99 a year, about 2 months free
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited Smart rules
- Offline downloads, Wi-Fi only by default
- Coming soon: your full listening history
Prices in US dollars; the store shows your local price before you pay. Plus is billed through Google Play, renews automatically and can be cancelled any time in Google Play at least 24 hours before renewal. Each plan includes one 7-day free trial; you are charged when it ends unless you cancel. If Plus ends, the free features keep working, and Smart rules you already made keep running.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Why does Podilax ask for usage access?
Usage access is how Android lets an app see when other apps were in use. Podilax uses it to learn when you tend to commute, focus, work out or wind down, and to run Smart rules. It is optional: if you decline, you set your routine by hand and everything else works the same.
Is my app usage uploaded anywhere?
No. Podilax reads usage on your phone, turns each app into a category such as Navigation or Productivity, and keeps the result on the device. There are no Podilax accounts and no analytics or advertising SDKs. The privacy policy lists the few things that do leave your phone, such as the search terms you type to find a show.
How long until it knows my routine?
Podilax starts with a typical day straight away and needs a couple of days of activity before it replaces that with the moments it learns from you. Home tells you while it is still learning.
Which podcasts can I listen to?
Practically any public podcast. Search covers the Apple Podcasts directory and Podcast Index, audio comes straight from each show's public RSS feed, and you can import the shows you already follow from another app with an OPML file.
Is Podilax on iPhone?
Not yet. An iPhone version is in the works and will use Apple's Screen Time framework, which keeps activity data on the device in the same way. Email [email protected] if you would like to hear when it is ready.
Will it drain my battery?
No. Podilax reads the usage summary Android already keeps, rather than watching in the background, and Smart rules check in about every 15 minutes using Android's battery-friendly scheduler.
How much does Plus cost, and is there a trial?
Plus is $1.99 a month or $19.99 a year in the US, and each plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Local prices may differ and are always shown by the store before you confirm.
How do I cancel Plus?
Open Google Play, tap your profile, then Payments and subscriptions, Subscriptions, Podilax, and Cancel subscription. You keep Plus until the end of the period you paid for, and the free features keep working afterwards.
How do I delete my data?
Everything Podilax knows lives on your phone, so clearing the app's storage in Android Settings, or uninstalling Podilax, deletes it. We hold no account or profile about you to delete.
Your next commute already has a soundtrack.
Install Podilax, pick a few topics, and let your day choose the episode.
GET IT ONGoogle Play
COMING SOON TO THEApp Store