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I have Podcast Addict, I think its free but I paid a few dollars because of the great selection of settings and options I never knew I needed.
(For example I have it configured so that after 5pm the Sleeptimer automatically makes the podcast fade down and pausing after 10' of listening, unless I move/shake the phone during the fade down-part, then it extends for another 10'. Perfect for using it in public transport or in bed and dozing off.)
Antennapod hands down.
Works great and have been using it for years.
Its also what i'm using. Its the best podcast app I've used.
If you self host nextcloud, another option is to put the rss feeds for your favorite podcasts into the news app. I listen to all of my podcasts through that.
However... I'd totally be interested in a better self hosted podcast app that allows me to see a record of everything I've listened to, while also allowing me to download the episodes to my phone, lol. That's the only reason I'm stuck on the news app still.
Maybe the gpoddersync-nextcloud app is more your thing? You can use that with all podcastapps that support gpodder sync. Works with Antennapod on Android and Kasts on KDE/Kubuntu.
Nothing beats just downloading a podcast and listening to it in VLC or you audio player of choice - I don't really understand why podcast apps are needed.
But that said, if you need to use one AntennaPod has all the features and you can even get it on F-Droid.
A nice interface to search for shows, automatically download new episodes, listening history, options to trim silence, sync between multiple devices.
Nobody needs them, but of course people want them.
The problem is for me that it usually downloads to some obscure folder, not to where I want to save and archive my podcasts.
Any podcast app I've used saves them wherever it needs to be able to read them.
I think saving and archiving podcasts is a niche use-case. I've jumped between apps and I just go resubscribe to the shows I want. If I need to find an old episode, I just go to that show and stream or download that episode.
I can't think of a reason why I'd need to keep those files stored anywhere.
If you don't really care about the podcast then that's OK, but if I like a podcast I want a permanent offline copy to relisten to if the podcast goes offline. I guess I'm a bit of a data-hoarder and that's niche, but simply being able to save a file you download to where you want I think should be a standard feature, there's no need for an extra layer of abstraction.
Looks like AntennaPod can do just that
Since a lot of people have recommended antennapod: does anyone of you also have that weird problem where podcasts randomly skip backwards from anywhere as little as five seconds to a minute during normal playback?
Yes! I thought it was just me. Any idea how to resolve?
Set playback speed to max. The podcast will now have less time to skip until it is over. taps head
Spotify? I mean most are there
Spotify is terrible for podcasts
Spotify isn’t really a podcast app. Just a proprietary streaming service. Podcasts by definition are media files delivered by RSS and Spotify isn’t that.