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I see a lot of good podcast apps for Apple but I couldn't find a nice one for Android. I would like to pay for one, but I can't a reasonable one that allows me

by neves 7y ago

I see a lot of good podcast apps for Apple but I couldn't find a nice one for Android. I would like to pay for one, but I can't a reasonable one that allows me to make my playlists and speed listen without drowning me in ads. Sure I can spend hours trying each one of the dozens, but would my fellow HN have any suggestion?

nyc640 7y ago
Have you tried Pocket Casts? Any reason it doesn’t work for you?
- neves 7y ago
  Never tried because it is paid. I didn't know if it was good.
dageshi 7y ago
I've used Podcast Addict for years, I don't use playlists or change the playback speed but after just checking it looks like you can do both.
- lordgrenville 7y ago
  +1 for Podcast Addict. Terrific free app. I've used it for several years and it keeps getting better.
julianz 7y ago
Pocket Casts. End of story. It has speed settings and silence trimming, playlists, syncs across devices, and you pay for it so there's no ads.
- neves 7y ago
  I just bought it. Looks really nice. I like to speed listen to news podcasts, but music ones must be heard at 1x speed. It is very nice that it has customized settings by podcast.
ufo 7y ago
AntennaPod is a fantastic FOSS podcast app for android. It doesn't have in-app purchases, advertisements or other such misfeatures. There is a speed setting that speeds things up without sounding distorted. You can toggle between a configurable list of speeds (I switch between 1.0x and 1.15x depending on the podcast). I just wish it would remember different speeds for each podcast -- currently the speed behaves as a global setting. The UI is set up so that when you download a new episode it goes into the reproduction queue. I don't think it has playlists but in my experience being able to reorder the episodes in the queue is all I need because I rarely listen to the same episode twice.
tallanvor 7y ago
I've been using DoggCatcher for years. Searching for podcasts to subscribe to could use some work, but I don't do that very often anyway. They don't show any ads either.

by neves 7y ago

nyc640 7y ago

Have you tried Pocket Casts? Any reason it doesn’t work for you?

neves 7y ago
Never tried because it is paid. I didn't know if it was good.

dageshi 7y ago

I've used Podcast Addict for years, I don't use playlists or change the playback speed but after just checking it looks like you can do both.

lordgrenville 7y ago
+1 for Podcast Addict. Terrific free app. I've used it for several years and it keeps getting better.

julianz 7y ago

Pocket Casts. End of story. It has speed settings and silence trimming, playlists, syncs across devices, and you pay for it so there's no ads.

neves 7y ago
I just bought it. Looks really nice. I like to speed listen to news podcasts, but music ones must be heard at 1x speed. It is very nice that it has customized settings by podcast.

ufo 7y ago

AntennaPod is a fantastic FOSS podcast app for android. It doesn't have in-app purchases, advertisements or other such misfeatures. There is a speed setting that speeds things up without sounding distorted. You can toggle between a configurable list of speeds (I switch between 1.0x and 1.15x depending on the podcast). I just wish it would remember different speeds for each podcast -- currently the speed behaves as a global setting. The UI is set up so that when you download a new episode it goes into the reproduction queue. I don't think it has playlists but in my experience being able to reorder the episodes in the queue is all I need because I rarely listen to the same episode twice.

tallanvor 7y ago

I've been using DoggCatcher for years. Searching for podcasts to subscribe to could use some work, but I don't do that very often anyway. They don't show any ads either.