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?

  • fdisk@beehaw.org
    21·
    3 years ago

    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.

    • insertfloppydiskhere@beehaw.org
      3·
      3 years ago

      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.

    • SkepticElliptic@beehaw.org
      2·
      3 years ago

      I like the app and I’ve used it for over a decade. I absolutely hate the UI. It’s extremely confusing.

      I just keep the player widget on my home screen, but everytime I go to search for podcasts or to unsubscribe from one it takes me a few minutes to figure out what to do to get there.

      • Misanthrope@lemmy.ml
        2·
        3 years ago

        That’s a fair criticism. It can be counter-intuitive with forward/back/menus. I’m probably just used-to-it.

        It’s never hindered me from adding anything or using the podcast/rss protocol how I need to. That said, there may be some other super-useful podcast apps out there that are better.

      • Satiric_Weasel@beehaw.org
        1·
        3 years ago

        Prior to Podcast Addict I used Spotify for my podcasts. So, for me at least, it’s been a big improvement; though I’ll concede that’s a low bar to clear.

  • DarthVi@lemmy.ml
    10·
    3 years ago

    I’m using PocketCasts and I paid a one-time fee before it became subscription based (but there’s still a free tier), in order to be able to listen to podcast using the web app on PC. Thus I now have lifetime premium access.

    I’m very satisfied with their service, I did not find any problems with both the Android app and the web app, moreover it has almost every feature I need, except voice to text conversion in order to be able to share slices of audio in text format (but there are dedicated apps for that).

    • mayooooo@beehaw.org
      1·
      3 years ago

      I paid too and I don’t get to use the web app. That’s the main reason I stopped using Casts

        • mayooooo@beehaw.org
          2·
          3 years ago

          I paid before it was free for sure, I know there wasn’t a subscription model back then. I know I tried using the webapp later and it asked for more money. It’s ok, lots of decent free options for all of that, just felt like they were touching my butt feeling for the wallet

  • tanker405th@lemmy.ml
    9·
    3 years ago

    I’m throwing in another vote for Pocket Casts. Bought it back in 2015 and the web player as a separate purchase. It’s had ups and downs over the years, but I’ve always returned on the rare occasions I tried something different in hopes of finding something better–granted I’m grandfathered into premium at this point. It ticks all the boxes for me and I’d probably buy it again if I didn’t already have it.

    • drcobaltjedi@programming.dev
      3·
      3 years ago

      +1 to antenna pod. Been using it now for about a year and it works very well. App has a nice clean UI and it lets me organize podcasts

  • Nyanix@beehaw.org
    6·
    3 years ago

    I moved from Google Podcasts (which is pretty good) to AntennaPod, which is FOSS and honestly, pretty damn solid

  • Aaron@beehaw.org
    5·
    3 years ago

    I support Pocket Casts because it’s made by Automattic, the makers of WordPress, Tumblr, and WooCommerce. Their CEO, Matt Mullenweg, is someone who seems to really care about the freedom and diversity of the internet. As far as players go, it’s got all the features you’d want for an Android app.

    I seldom listen on my PC, but if I want to I can usually find the stream on whatever service the podcast has chosen (their own site, or whichever embedded player they elect to use).

  • uzay@beehaw.org
    4·
    3 years ago

    Personally, I’m using Pocket Casts, but you can’t use it on desktop without their premium subscription, which I don’t need. Antennapod is a good Android App and supports sync through gpodder.net, but there are no good iOS apps supporting gpodder, so I stopped using it. But I thought you don’t need Spotify Premium to listen to podcasts on there. It might be easiest for you to just keep using it for that.

  • t0fr@lemmy.ca
    3·
    3 years ago

    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

  • moonpiedumplings@programming.devEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Old post, but if you connect your phone to your PC using bluetooth, you can play audio to your PC from your phone, at least this works for me on KDE plasma. I use this to continue listening to music/podcasts from my phone without having to set up any sort of sync solution.

    Previously, I was usin scrcpy, an adb based solution to route audio from my phone to my computer.

  • wet_lettuce@beehaw.org
    1·
    3 years ago

    BeyondPod

    I’ve been using it for years. I have the paid version of it.

    I’m sure I barely use any of the features. At the end of the day it lets me download my podcasts and prunes them as I listen (as I’ve configure it).

    I feel like I need to buy it again to give the dev some money.

  • zakomo@beehaw.org
    1·
    3 years ago

    I didn’t see it in the comments but I am very happy with Podcast Guru om android.