I’m currently looking for a replacement to castbox. Castbox us OK, but I want to learn what else good is out there. Bonus points for one that has movement-sensitive sleep timer the way Smart AudioBook Player has.
UPDATE: Testing out Antennapod. Looks nice, and seems to do what I want it to do. I need to experiment with the auto-download a bit and see if it behaves the way I want it to. If it does, we have a winner.
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Call me basic, but since I have a Spotify subscription for music, I just use it for podcasts, too.
But you can’t find non-spotify podcasts, right?
I assume not, but they have a huge selection of podcasts
Are e.g. BBC podcasts in there? Can you try searching for “Uncharted with Hanna Fry” as an example?
Yes, that one is on Spotify
So that means they’re not limited to Spotify podcasts.
Oh, I see now. I meant to say that. That’s why you shouldn’t use double negatives.
It was more the word “assume” that made me want to run the experiment. Either way, now we know for sure.
Another antennapod user here. All the features I care about are there.
I use Podurama because I listen on both desktop browser and on android. I wanted something that would track my progress and I could switch platforms 1/2 way through
I had to switch after Google podcasts ended. But before that I used Podcast Republic. Very happy with it , except for lack of desktop.
Probably a little less of what you’re looking for, but the Audiobookshelf player in combination with a self hosted ABS instance works great for me.
I switched from Google Podcasts to Podcast Guru when Google Podcasts shut down. It seems ok so far.
Vlc
podcast addict
Been using it for 6 yearsyears. My favourite is the listening time; I’m on 122 days and 18 hours (and I don’t play audio while sleeping!)!
Never knew listening time was available. Never really dug into the app because it just works. Only thing I have setup is to auto-update at 4am everyday.
same I have been using this for so long I love it
Is there any podcast app that supports adblocker/sponsorblock?
I migrated from Doggcatcher to Podcast Addict a couple years ago. They’re both OK. Most podcast apps are unnecessarily complex, convoluted and cumbersome to me, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
Lately I’ve been testing Media Monkey - it’s primarily an iTunes-like app for Android. It indexes your own media store, and can sync whatever you choose to your phone. It also has a podcast tool in the desktop app.
Downside is the podcast portion doesn’t seem to have discovery/search like you’d think with a podcast app - you have to manually add the RSS url yourself. Plus to get wifi sync (which is critical to me), you have to buy both the desktop ($35) and Android app ($5). I get it, development isn’t free, and wifi sync really works. I don’t buy many apps, but I paid for both parts of Media Monkey, because I haven’t found anything else that provides media management, playlist, and sync.
Apologies for the double reply, but I found out something else about MediaMonkey last night. I thought my podcasts were badly organised because I’d made a mistake in the download options on MediaMonkey for Windows, and tried to fix it.
It turns out that the Android app automatically sorts podcasts by the album artist rather than the podcast name, but a lot of podcasts have the episode presenters listed as the album artists. As a result, I’ve currently got 10 differents podcasts named Clockwise, and 9 named Brad and Will Make a Tech Pod on my phone. If I want to listen to multiple episodes in order, I’ve got to search for them between what MediaMonkey considers to be separate podcasts.
There have been posts on the forum from 2019 and 2022 asking if there’s a way to change this, but they’ve been ignored :(
I moved over to Podcast Addict from BeyondPod. I’m pretty happy here.
Keep an eye on your media volume with Media Monkey. I’ve been using the Windows and Android versions for years, but I’ve noticed that a lot of my music is getting quieter.
I haven’t been able to narrow it down to Media Monkey or something else yet, but MM is the most likely culprit, as it’s the only media player I use.
I’ve ripped CDs with the same settings as other CDs, and the files play back much quieter than the other ripped CDs and the CD they were ripped from.
I’ve been using Podcast Addict for years and still like it. Has a lot of features.
This is what I use. Never had a problem and I love the auto download and removal features for subscribed podcasts.
Same. I genuenly can’t thing of a single issue I’ve ever had with it.
Used to be on antennapod. Now on pocketcast. Both FOSS.
I personally found Antina Pod to be too busy, but I really enjoy one called EscapePod (fdroid).
I’ve been using Pocket Casts for many many years and like it…but never really researched anything else.
Great app, feature full. I bought that one ages ago
Same, I also bought the premium years ago. I don’t know if I’m grandfathered in now, but it looks like there is a subscription option now that I won’t get, but the features and interface are nice. Sleep timer, silence scrubbing, speed control.
I also use Pocket Casts, the free version. I like it a lot, the interface is clean and I don’t feel like I need to search for something better.
The paid features are access to a web player, more visual themes and the option to organise podcasts in folders (all of which are not that necessary imo)
I was lucky enough to get locked in on the lifetime license of Pocket casts so that’s what I use it’s a really good player. It also has a sleep timer and you can shake the phone to restart it
Pocket Casts.
