Roadmap
Where Vik is going. No dates: things ship when they work.
Updated 4 November 2026. The same list is in the app, under Settings › About › Roadmap.
Coming in 1.0
Being built now, for the first App Store release.
- One place across every copy PLUSStop the members cut, pick up the YouTube video at the same moment, ads or not.
- Move from Apple PodcastsBring the shows you follow from a screenshot of your library.
- Move from SpotifyBring the podcasts you follow from a screenshot of your library, or paste a show's Spotify link.
- iCloud syncYour library and places on every iPhone you use.
- CarPlayWaiting for Apple's approval.
- Resume widgetWhat you were listening to, on the Home Screen.
- HD videoSharper video on Wi-Fi.
- Patreon videoVideo posts hosted on Patreon itself, not only YouTube embeds.
- Skip Silences and Clear Voices PLUSShorter silences and clearer voices.
After 1.0
Decided, coming after the first release.
- iPadThen, over time, more Apple devices.
- More languagesVik in your language, not only English.
- Play before you subscribeListen to an episode from a show's preview without adding the show.
- Video-only Patreon postsCreators who post video without a podcast episode.
- Share a clipSend a moment from an episode, audio or video, to a friend or a post.
- Speed per showEach show remembers its own playback speed.
- Smart playlistsPlaylists that fill themselves from the shows and rules you choose.
Exploring
Ideas we're looking into. Not promised.
- Other members feedsPrivate feeds from Supercast, Memberful, Substack and the like, treated as well as Patreon's.
- YouTube channels as showsFollow a podcast that lives on YouTube but isn't in YouTube Music.
Not planned
Asked about, but not something Vik will do.
- Spotify playbackSpotify doesn't let other apps play its audio.
- AudiobooksVik is for podcasts.
- YouTube downloadsYouTube's rules don't allow it. Podcast feed episodes download as usual.