So I’m in the process of switching from Spotify to Tidal for my music streaming (since Tidal pays artists like three times more than Spotify does). The only problem is, Tidal doesn’t support podcasts, which is another big thing I used Spotify for.
So what are some good apps for podcasts? I listen both on my PC and my Android phone, and I’m not really thrilled about the idea of paying for another subscription (so now I’m making two payments to cover the functionality I got with a single, cheaper payment). I’m cool with paying a one-time up-front fee, though.
Any suggestions?
On desktop I use Tildes. It’s fairly minimalistic in terms of features, but very smooth and attractive UI. It does what I need with no headaches and looks great doing it. Like many others here I use AntennaPod on mobile.
What’s Tildes? Please share a link to try it.
I actually noticed recently that it’s no longer maintained so I’ll have to find another desktop solution.
Guess not what you’re after, but I switched from Spotify to Deezer which has podcasts built in. So I only need one app.
Spotify also has podcasts built in
I believe not all of them, and sometimes pod casts with e.g. music are removed. I am a big fan of the Uplifting Trance Sessions by DJ Phalanx and they got removed from Spotify quite often. The guy said that Spotify was removing them because of licensing issues or something like that.
With Deezer that has never been an issue.
If you like taking notes, I and found Snipd recently. To take a note you hit back twice on your headphones and it uses AI to create a transcript and summary of what they just said. So far seems pretty good but I’ve only tried it on thr Huberman podcast. It’s free right now but they will try to monetize in future.
Snipd is surprisingly solid, but I wound up going back to Pocketcasts because I missed trim silence, web player, and the UI.
Spotube, as it is open source, respects privacy, and is multi-platform. If you run owncloud, you can also install an app to have your listening history synced across devices:
I just use Google podcasts. It’s simple, it works, hail corporate.
Get Fdroid on Android and use Antenna Pod. Idk about podcasts on PC.
I’ve been using Pocket Casts on Android and it works well. I think that I started using it 2 years ago and I haven’t encountered any issues. I use the free version and it hasn’t asked me to pay and hasn’t shown me ads. I’m a light user when it comes to podcasts though.
They have a web player for PC, but I haven’t tried it.
I also use PocketCasts. Paid 4 bucks for it back in 2013. Highly recommend it.
I’ll add my vote to Pocket Casts. Been my goto podcast app for… Forever. The app is all around solid on every plattform, and you can easily upload your own sound files and they will sync between devices.
I’ve used Pocket Cast for a long time now. I bought it probably about 10 years ago. It recently went open source.
Plus it is multiplatform. Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iOS, web - and syncs between them.
I’ve been using Pocket Casts for like 10 years at this point, great app
@fdisk @VoxAdActa love for Pocketcasts
I think you pay if you want to use the desktop app. I paid. Works pretty everywhere. 😊👍
@skellener @VoxAdActa @fdisk not if you use web
Yes. Using the web is not using the desktop app, hence it is free. I preferred the app and supporting the developer, so I paid.
I’ll second this. It’s less than $20 USD per year so I think it’s worth it. Also, I’m on iOS and have used it on there, Android and Windows.
I was an early adopter and paid like $20 once, so worth it
Another vote for Pocket casts, been a user since 2011. Best release notes of any app as well.
This is the one for me. I just checked and I’ve been using the premium version since May 2016 and it cost me £2.50. Only issue I’ve had in that time is the web player was failing to buffer episodes for streaming, but that has since resolved for me.
That was most likely caused by a limitation or rather security feature of the browser regarding cross-domain resources. They offer a desktop Electron-based app that works around this.
Using antennapod on Android, can fully recommend. For other apps and platforms check https://podcastindex.org/apps
Ideally, you would donate to the project you choose :)
Agreed, AntennaPod is the most feature complete podcast app I’ve ever used.
Have been using Antennapod on Android for some months now. It is by far the best app I have used. Feature rich and no ads is the best one can hope for.
After seeing your note, I thought, “damn, I’ve used AntennaPod a LOT, I’ll donate!”
If you go to donate they basically say that all their costs are covered right now, but ask if you can help in non-financial ways (translations, help on the forum, beta test, code if you can, spread the word, UX work). I’ll be honest, that level of transparency makes me love the app more than I already did!
Another vote for AntennaPod for Android You can use MusicBee on PC
Just I don’t think you can sync podcasts or progress between the two
I am very happy with podcast addict on android. Powerful, not the cleanest ui though.
I also use Podcast Addict, I recommend it.
Me too, lots of functionality and options to customise it to your needs.
Podcast addict was perfect for me, the ability to automatically add things to your queue based on priority was great. I used it to play a 10 minute news podcast every morning then jump back to whatever podcast I was listening to and have other weekly podcasts jump in after that
Still love Pocketcasts and would use nothing less (though I have a lifetime membership since I beta’d the web player when it first launched, so YMMV)
I love pocket casts, but their recent price hikes are wild. AntennaPod is a nice open source alternative that I’ve been enjoying the last few weeks.
I’ve had good experiences with Castbox.
Didn’t Tidal end that program a few months ago? Or is it different than what this article is talking about: https://musically.com/2023/03/01/tidal-shuts-direct-artist-payouts-scheme-after-paying-500k/
I use Podcast Addict on Android (both phone and tablet) and it’s excellent. I’m using the paid version so it’s ad-free. It has a good set of widgets too. Five stars.
I used to use Podkicker Pro, but the paid version started showing ads. So I switched to Podcast Addict Pro and it’s excellent.
Podcast addict is both incredibly customizable and feature rich. Absolutely worth trying.
I’ve been very happy with Pocket Casts. Their subscription is pretty cheap (not one-time though, unfortunately), and it has automatic sync between the android and desktop apps.
