I started using this for cross device syncing but that’s broken now
This player works well even with a UI that’s unusual. Sadly the cross device syncing appears to be broken now. It used to work fine for the most part (it was laggy sometimes) but now it is just doesn’t work. Sadly there is no diagnostics to help you understand what’s going on, but progress and listened/not listened just doesn’t seem to sync anymore for me. So avoid this is you are looking for a good free option with working cross device syncing. This isn’t it anymore.
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NOT AD FREE
Another lying scum developer, claiming their product is ad free. It most certainly is not ad free. Lying scum.
So close to perfect… but buggy
For those of us scouring the App Store for a free—and ad-free—podcast app to replace our phone’s default app, Playapod seems perfect. No ads, lots of customization, and pretty easy to navigate after using the app for a bit.
But there are some serious bugs. The Play Next feature works spottily at best on the main playlist. Most of the time, an episode ends, and then silence. The next episode in the playlist doesn’t start. I listen to podcasts on lengthy commutes, so this is basically a dealbreaker.
Also, the app marks episodes as “listened” even when there are several minutes left. This can preemptively remove those episodes from the playlist, resulting in the same problem above: an episode ends, and the next one doesn’t start until I manually open the app and select it from the playlist.
I really thought Playapod was the holy grail podcatcher I’d been searching for, but probably not if basic playlist functionality is broken. Devs, fix these bugs!
But there are some serious bugs. The Play Next feature works spottily at best on the main playlist. Most of the time, an episode ends, and then silence. The next episode in the playlist doesn’t start. I listen to podcasts on lengthy commutes, so this is basically a dealbreaker.
Also, the app marks episodes as “listened” even when there are several minutes left. This can preemptively remove those episodes from the playlist, resulting in the same problem above: an episode ends, and the next one doesn’t start until I manually open the app and select it from the playlist.
I really thought Playapod was the holy grail podcatcher I’d been searching for, but probably not if basic playlist functionality is broken. Devs, fix these bugs!
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This Podcast is the Best Yet
I’m not sure how to articulate why this free podcast player is the best but the most relevant to me is to contrast this player with the HORRIBLY designed iOS player. This player’s approach to listening to podcasts is 100% opposite of iOS so if you like iOS you may not like this one. This player is elegant in its simplicity. It’s powerful in its design allowing you to fully customize EVERYTHING with your subscriptions, either individually or globally. While listening to a podcast you can customizable on the fly as you’re listening. It has easy to FIND and understand tools/settings. So far, I’m LOVING this free podcast player - it finds ALL available podcasts and allows maximum freedom to play now, play later, timer, download, assemble playlists, etc.
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Needs to louder volume
I love the fact that this app uses the free and open podcast index however it’s missing many features I’m used to coming from pocketcast. It needs the ability to double the volume of the audio on all the podcasts. Volume normalization needs to be added. Also it would be nice if I could mark some podcasts to be placed at the top of the queue. Speaking of queues the app at times looses its queue especially when I reorganize my playlist. I don’t care about playlists or clips or sharing I just want what’s playing next to be in a certain order and the episodes loud enough to hear them in a noisy room.
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Best podcast app
So much better than Apple Podcasts
Uses the open podcasting index by default
Works great with CarPlay.
Can create playlists.
Can listen to all new podcasts one after another.
Can share podcast clips with friends. You friend does not need a podcasting app to listen to the clip. Playapod provides a unique web page with a media player for each clip you send. Many Many more great features.
Uses the open podcasting index by default
Works great with CarPlay.
Can create playlists.
Can listen to all new podcasts one after another.
Can share podcast clips with friends. You friend does not need a podcasting app to listen to the clip. Playapod provides a unique web page with a media player for each clip you send. Many Many more great features.
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Dream App …
I listen to a lot of podcasts and have for a long time. Apple’s app has been pretty terrible and is now worse than ever. Used it as long as I could … tried a few others … this one has all manner of great features and keeps me super ‘unfrustrated’ … download and dig into features … you’ll never look back!
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Loses all info when phone is off.
I have logged into my account and saved my shows there. But now whenever my phone turns off, everything is lost. No longer interested in dealing with this anymore.
Still my favorite
Playapod is the podcast app I keep coming back to, and the most recent upgrade makes it even better. New ways of organizing and viewing podcast stats, clear, sensible, etc. however, did you lose the ability to unsubscribe from a podcast in the recent update? Used to be a long press on the podcast icon got you there and it’s gone now. Otherwise it’s a great app.
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Of all the podcast apps, this is my favorite
I have an old phone, and most of the other podcast apps cause my phone to crash with their interface and constant downloading. I love the simplicity of this app, and how it offers streaming/downloading options. My one suggestion would be to add a search by episode option. As of right now, there is only a search by podcast option. For example, if I want to listen to an episode on a certain topic, I could search for a episode on that subject using keywords in the episode title. Thanks!!
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