Apple Podcasts for Creators (podcasters.apple.com) is Apple’s official platform for podcast creators to submit, manage, analyze, and monetize their shows on Apple Podcasts. Through the integrated Apple Podcasts Connect dashboard, creators can view detailed analytics on listener behavior, episode performance, follower counts, and geographic audience data, as well as download monthly reports for podcast subscriptions. The analytics section at podcasters.apple.com\/measure provides subscription stats including free trial counts, paid subscriber numbers, and revenue stream insights, alongside episode-level engagement metrics such as engaged listeners, plays, and listener drop-off graphs.<\/p>\n
Creators who want to monetize can join the Apple Podcasters Program for $19.99\/year, which unlocks the ability to offer paid subscriptions with custom pricing, free trials, early access episodes, ad-free listening, and exclusive content. Apple pays creators 70% of subscription revenue, rising to 85% after a subscriber’s first year, while creators retain 100% of ad and sponsorship revenue. The platform also provides marketing tools including social post templates, embeddable web players, and QR codes to help promote shows.<\/p>\n
Apple Podcasts for Creators is a distribution and analytics layer, not a podcast host \u2014 creators must use a third-party hosting provider to store audio files and generate an RSS feed for submission. The platform supports show management features such as metadata editing, channel grouping, multi-user roles, RSS feed transfers, and show availability settings by country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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