ContextEcho is a restrained audio companion.
For runs, commutes, chores, or winding down at night, it reliably plays the Chinese and English podcasts and Bilibili or YouTube collections you actually want—day after day. When you come back, you can see how many days you’ve kept your streak, how many hours you’ve listened, and which shows you return to most.
No recommendation feed. No attention grabs. It does two things well: play steadily when you open it, and show you what you’ve been listening to when you return.
— What it does for you —
· Pick up where you left off
Open the app and continue from your last position—no hunting from the start. A Mini Player stays at the bottom so you can jump back to what’s playing from almost anywhere.
· See yourself
Streaks, total listening time, your most-played shows, platform split, and a habit heatmap—a picture of your listening life. Open it once a day and know you’re not just letting time slip by.
· Better listening
Smart Speed skips silences; Voice Boost lifts voices for easier listening. Time saved counts toward your stats.
· Quiet company
Lock screen, CarPlay, Control Center, and headphone controls are ready for runs, commutes, driving, and bedtime. No push notifications. No check-ins.
· One place for your sources
Chinese and English knowledge podcasts (RSS / Xiaoyuzhou), Bilibili videos and collections, and YouTube playlists share one timeline and one Learning Stats tab. Web articles are supported too.
· Offline first
Original text, markers, and notes are readable and editable offline. Nothing uploaded to the cloud. No account required.
· When a line is worth keeping
Double-tap your headphones, use the lock screen, Siri, or Control Center to drop a timestamped note without opening the app. Find it later in the episode detail when you need it. Invisible when you don’t.
— What we deliberately don’t do —
We don’t do show discovery, social features, or rating charts. We don’t build a knowledge base or auto-summaries. We’re not a full-text translation tool or an English-learning app.
We care about one thing: when you open ContextEcho, it plays reliably; when you come back, you can see what you’ve been listening to.
Built for people with 30 minutes to 2 hours of audio time each day—indie developers, founders, product and engineering folks, researchers, and creators.
Open it every day. Hear yourself.
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