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| the best podcast listening experience on Android That's a big claim. Not to discount your work, but why should someone use your app over Pocket Casts (which

by _kyran 11y ago

| the best podcast listening experience on Android That's a big claim. Not to discount your work, but why should someone use your app over Pocket Casts (which I believe to currently have the best Android app).

acjohnson55 11y ago
I haven't tried that app, but it would have to be pretty awesome to pry me away from Podcast Addict. The latter isn't the prettiest app on the world, but it gives me a ridiculous amount of control over the listening experience.
SyneRyder 11y ago
I'd like to hear the pitch vs Pocket Casts too, but I think there's definitely room for someone to improve over Pocket Casts. I bought Pocket Casts and ended up never using it. I went back to an old iPhone with Castro, which I really love.
the_bask 11y ago
To me it comes down to a few things: - Spreaker is "streaming first": it's way easier to just play something new that you want to listen to, without going through the Subscribe->my podcasts->download(or stream) flow. You can also download podcasts, but this appears to be a secondary mode of consumption. - There is great emphasis around curation: there are both curated lists (they somewhat look like the Play Store discovery experience) and channels, which are good when you don't want to pick something specific to listen to but you just want to play something. All things considered, it's a very different experience from most of the podcasting apps out there that come from the original iTunes-like subscribe experience. It might be better or worse, and this is very personal. But I believe this is moving in a different direction.
roccozanni 11y ago
just wanted to add a couple of things other than what @the_bask already said: - live broadcasting and interactivity: our app offer all live broadcasts available on the Spreaker platform. If one of your favorite shows starts a new live stream, you'll be notified in the app, so you can listen to it while it's live and interact with the host using the embedded chat - we know that it's a big claim, but we put A LOT of effort in this app, working since the day one with a clear goal: offer the best experience; I think nobody works so hard with the goal to create NOT the best experience app :) We'll be very happy if you can spend some time playing with the app and tell us what you think it can be improved. Every feedback is welcome, especially the negative ones, so we can learn from them and deliver a better app

by _kyran 11y ago

acjohnson55 11y ago

I haven't tried that app, but it would have to be pretty awesome to pry me away from Podcast Addict. The latter isn't the prettiest app on the world, but it gives me a ridiculous amount of control over the listening experience.

SyneRyder 11y ago

I'd like to hear the pitch vs Pocket Casts too, but I think there's definitely room for someone to improve over Pocket Casts. I bought Pocket Casts and ended up never using it. I went back to an old iPhone with Castro, which I really love.

the_bask 11y ago

To me it comes down to a few things: - Spreaker is "streaming first": it's way easier to just play something new that you want to listen to, without going through the Subscribe->my podcasts->download(or stream) flow. You can also download podcasts, but this appears to be a secondary mode of consumption. - There is great emphasis around curation: there are both curated lists (they somewhat look like the Play Store discovery experience) and channels, which are good when you don't want to pick something specific to listen to but you just want to play something. All things considered, it's a very different experience from most of the podcasting apps out there that come from the original iTunes-like subscribe experience. It might be better or worse, and this is very personal. But I believe this is moving in a different direction.

roccozanni 11y ago

just wanted to add a couple of things other than what @the_bask already said: - live broadcasting and interactivity: our app offer all live broadcasts available on the Spreaker platform. If one of your favorite shows starts a new live stream, you'll be notified in the app, so you can listen to it while it's live and interact with the host using the embedded chat - we know that it's a big claim, but we put A LOT of effort in this app, working since the day one with a clear goal: offer the best experience; I think nobody works so hard with the goal to create NOT the best experience app :) We'll be very happy if you can spend some time playing with the app and tell us what you think it can be improved. Every feedback is welcome, especially the negative ones, so we can learn from them and deliver a better app