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After being a user for many many years, I just recently tested out to Snipd [1] and have not looked back since. Pocket Cast were great but I don't see them inn

After being a user for many many years, I just recently tested out to Snipd [1] and have not looked back since. Pocket Cast were great but I don't see them innovating. With Snipd there is almost always a full text transcript available including a surprisingly accurate AI generated Table of Contents to cue through. Then I can easily save a transcribed clip of some section I am listening to for export to a TfT program like obsidian. Not sure how I ever lived without these features now I am used to them lol. [1] https://www.snipd.com/ https://www.snipd.com/

zppln 4y ago
> I don't see them innovating For a podcast app that's a feature, not a bug.
- astorsnk 4y ago
  Exactly! What features do we really need? Many “feature” suggestions I come across are people trying to make podcasts something they’re not so that they suit the person writing.
  - skinnymuch 4y ago
    Snipd’s features are great. What kind of feature is making podcasts what they aren’t? Taking notes makes sense to me for podcasts. Syncing with https://Readwise.io https://Readwise.io makes sense to me too.
    - nxte 4y ago
      As someone who's never taken notes while listening to podcasts, I'm curious what your use cases are. Do you listen as part of your research for a project?
      - lawtalkinghuman 4y ago
        Mostly I listen to podcasts but there's a few I listen to for learning, specifically a podcast discussing recent developments in law. I might try listening to these podcasts in Snipd (or with Airr) to try out how easy it is to clip relevant chunks, while using Pocket Casts for the vast stuff I listen to for fun/entertainment. I think most people listen to podcasts for fun and entertainment so it's unlikely they'll want to clip, get transcripts etc. But the small number of podcasts doing deep dives on scholarly, technical or professional matters? It's potentially quite useful to be able to get transcripts/excerpts with highlights and audio clips to add to personal notes for future reference.
- unreal37 4y ago
  Politely disagree. The Pocket Casts app UI can definitely use some improvement. There's no such thing as perfection, and this app is far from perfect. Reading about how they were sold in 2018 to NPR explains A LOT of why it hasn't changed much in the last 4 years.
  - Geezus-42 4y ago
    I think it's pretty close to perfect at this point and is a million times better that the interface they had when I started using it nearly 10 years ago.
- gernb 4y ago
  People say this all the time in all kinds of product categories. They are nearly always wrong. There's always some feature you didn't think of. Plenty of good and useful features have been added to podcast apps since the first one shipped.
yzydserd 4y ago
Thanks for this. Pocket Cast user 2013-2018 Castro user 2018-2022. I switched to them after an awful PC rewrite. Snipd looks interesting. May be my 2022-2026 daily driver.
- nxte 4y ago
  When, oh when, will Castro make an iPad app? I'm convinced that no one is working on it full time.
  - leokennis 4y ago
    At this point Castro is either abandonware, or they are over-polishing a huge (at this point vaporware) update… There’s “move fast and break things” and then at the entire other part of the spectrum is the Castro team.
peheje 4y ago
Snipd is running in a lowered refresh rate when I start it on my Android.
phpisthebest 4y ago
Seems like snipd is only a mobile app, the big feature that keeps me on PocketCast is the fact that I can seamlessly transition from listening on the Browser in my office, to the Mobile app in my car without loosing my place on any podcast.
- donatj 4y ago
  This is exactly why I started using Pocketcasts to begin with. I was looking for something with a desktop app. I use Pocketcasts on my phone, my computer and my Alexa and it’s all kept in sync.
gernb 4y ago
wow, to each their own... I just installed spind based on this but it wanted me to pick categories so it could spam me with suggestions. There's no skipping it so I uninstalled. I have zero desire for a podcast app to suggest podcasts to me period. I get plenty of recommendations from the podcasters I listen to. I don't need more even more ads in my life.
owlbynight 4y ago
No desktop app, no thanks.

zppln 4y ago

> I don't see them innovating For a podcast app that's a feature, not a bug.

astorsnk 4y ago
Exactly! What features do we really need? Many “feature” suggestions I come across are people trying to make podcasts something they’re not so that they suit the person writing.
- skinnymuch 4y ago
  Snipd’s features are great. What kind of feature is making podcasts what they aren’t? Taking notes makes sense to me for podcasts. Syncing with https://Readwise.io https://Readwise.io makes sense to me too.
  - nxte 4y ago
    As someone who's never taken notes while listening to podcasts, I'm curious what your use cases are. Do you listen as part of your research for a project?
    - lawtalkinghuman 4y ago
      Mostly I listen to podcasts but there's a few I listen to for learning, specifically a podcast discussing recent developments in law. I might try listening to these podcasts in Snipd (or with Airr) to try out how easy it is to clip relevant chunks, while using Pocket Casts for the vast stuff I listen to for fun/entertainment. I think most people listen to podcasts for fun and entertainment so it's unlikely they'll want to clip, get transcripts etc. But the small number of podcasts doing deep dives on scholarly, technical or professional matters? It's potentially quite useful to be able to get transcripts/excerpts with highlights and audio clips to add to personal notes for future reference.
unreal37 4y ago
Politely disagree. The Pocket Casts app UI can definitely use some improvement. There's no such thing as perfection, and this app is far from perfect. Reading about how they were sold in 2018 to NPR explains A LOT of why it hasn't changed much in the last 4 years.
- Geezus-42 4y ago
  I think it's pretty close to perfect at this point and is a million times better that the interface they had when I started using it nearly 10 years ago.
gernb 4y ago
People say this all the time in all kinds of product categories. They are nearly always wrong. There's always some feature you didn't think of. Plenty of good and useful features have been added to podcast apps since the first one shipped.

yzydserd 4y ago

Thanks for this. Pocket Cast user 2013-2018 Castro user 2018-2022. I switched to them after an awful PC rewrite. Snipd looks interesting. May be my 2022-2026 daily driver.

nxte 4y ago
When, oh when, will Castro make an iPad app? I'm convinced that no one is working on it full time.
- leokennis 4y ago
  At this point Castro is either abandonware, or they are over-polishing a huge (at this point vaporware) update… There’s “move fast and break things” and then at the entire other part of the spectrum is the Castro team.

peheje 4y ago

Snipd is running in a lowered refresh rate when I start it on my Android.

phpisthebest 4y ago

Seems like snipd is only a mobile app, the big feature that keeps me on PocketCast is the fact that I can seamlessly transition from listening on the Browser in my office, to the Mobile app in my car without loosing my place on any podcast.

donatj 4y ago
This is exactly why I started using Pocketcasts to begin with. I was looking for something with a desktop app. I use Pocketcasts on my phone, my computer and my Alexa and it’s all kept in sync.

gernb 4y ago

wow, to each their own... I just installed spind based on this but it wanted me to pick categories so it could spam me with suggestions. There's no skipping it so I uninstalled. I have zero desire for a podcast app to suggest podcasts to me period. I get plenty of recommendations from the podcasters I listen to. I don't need more even more ads in my life.

owlbynight 4y ago

No desktop app, no thanks.