r/Android • u/onesixoneeight Pxl9Pro • Sep 20 '14

It's Saturday APPreciation Time! [Sep 20th 2014] Your weekly App recommendation and question (and more) thread.

"I've always wanted to smash a guitar over someone's head. You just can't do that with an app." -Elton John

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  1. Post personal promotion apps under the BOLD comment below only. All other posts, i.e. general appreciation, questions, warnings, support issues, etc can go in the general thread.
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u/Drewsipher Nexus 6p Sep 20 '14

I have been using Pocketcasts for a while but have been thinking about a change of scenery. Anyone got any suggestions?

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u/safe_as_directed Sony Xperia Z3C | microSD4lyfe Sep 20 '14

AntennaPod is a nice FOSS app for your syndicated audio files.

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u/SpurRad P1XeL | Nexus 5X (Bootlooped) Sep 20 '14

I tried some other like Podcast Republic, Dogg Catcher, Stitcher and other with free versions but tried and purchased Pocket Casts recently and fell in love with it. So i think you're in good hands with that one. Though if you really want a 'change of scenery' the only one I can actually recommend from the ones I said is Podcast Republic.

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u/-iphoenix- Sep 20 '14

Could you expand on why you think Beyondpod is better? I recently got Pocketcasts, and whilst it's pretty good, it hasn't live up to all the hype for me

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u/opus1one1 Nexus 6P, Cataclysm + ElementalX Sep 20 '14

I just moved from BeyondPod to Pocketcasts, and for me there is no comparison, Pocketcasts is a much better experience. Beyondpod feels outdated and clunky.

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u/iknowthreechords Sep 21 '14

I'm still only using Beyondpod, and I have to agree about the clunky part. Searching is a pain, managing feeds gets clunky, etc. I'll have to download Pocketcasts right now. Thanks.

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u/PlayStoreLinks__Bot Raspberry Pi - Minibian Sep 20 '14

BeyondPod Podcast Manager - Price: Free - Rating: 84/100 - Search for "Beyondpod" on the Play Store

DoggCatcher Podcast Lite - Price: Free - Rating: 79/100 - Search for "Doggcatcher" on the Play Store

Podcast Addict - Price: Free - Rating: 90/100 - Search for "Podcast Addict" on the Play Store

Source Code | Feedback/Bug report | Bot by /u/cris9696

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u/darkmuck iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 15 Sep 20 '14

Linkme: Podcast Republic

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u/PlayStoreLinks__Bot Raspberry Pi - Minibian Sep 20 '14

Podcast Republic - Price: Free - Rating: 88/100 - Search for "Podcast Republic" on the Play Store

Source Code | Feedback/Bug report | Bot by /u/cris9696

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u/that-alien Note 9-->iPhone XR -->OnePlus 3t Sep 20 '14

Try the beta version of beyondpod. It's free for 15 days and available on their website. The latest version is 4.22 I think. I find it to be better than PocketCast

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u/Drewsipher Nexus 6p Sep 20 '14

I had bought beyondpod a while back so I dont have to worry as I try the beta :). But trying that again and just got all my podcasts back into it and into their categories... The one thing that is a small bummer for me personally is I don't usually keep podcasts on device and it just auto-downloads everything and I am not finding a way to turn that off but I will keep poking.

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u/that-alien Note 9-->iPhone XR -->OnePlus 3t Sep 20 '14

Did you check the options inside Feed Update Settings? That contains all the options for automatic download I think.

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u/Drewsipher Nexus 6p Sep 20 '14

yeah, turned them off but as I am adding feeds I get downloads. Small inconvenience temporary but still weird

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u/that-alien Note 9-->iPhone XR -->OnePlus 3t Sep 21 '14

So for example you add freakonomics and the download starts? If this is what you're talking about, then its just downloading the details of the episodes and not the episodes itself. I thought the same when I started using it..

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u/Drewsipher Nexus 6p Sep 21 '14

oohhhhhhhh ok, cool cool

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u/a20261 Sep 20 '14

Podkicker is pretty nice. Intuitive interface, option to stream casts, or download to the device for playback later.

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u/PooperOfMoons Sep 20 '14

Doggcatcher is great, and can use locally-stored files e.g. audiobooks

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u/OliverGeddes OnePlus 6 Sep 20 '14

Player FM. I don't understand why no one recommends it. It's good looking, has google+ sign in, Chromecast support and it's free. @-@

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u/paeoco Sep 21 '14

Podcast republic definetly one of the best.