I’m currently looking for a replacement to castbox. Castbox us OK, but I want to learn what else good is out there. Bonus points for one that has movement-sensitive sleep timer the way Smart AudioBook Player has.
UPDATE: Testing out Antennapod. Looks nice, and seems to do what I want it to do. I need to experiment with the auto-download a bit and see if it behaves the way I want it to. If it does, we have a winner.
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I’ve been using Pocket Casts for many many years and like it…but never really researched anything else.
Great app, feature full. I bought that one ages ago
I’ve been using Podcast Addict for years and still like it. Has a lot of features.
This is what I use. Never had a problem and I love the auto download and removal features for subscribed podcasts.
Call me basic, but since I have a Spotify subscription for music, I just use it for podcasts, too.
podcast addict, I cannot believe how customizable and useful it is.
I tried it, it blew my socks off, I’ve been using it ever since.
Same, I really couldn’t switch to anything else at this point
Pocket Casts.
podcast addict
Been using it for 6 yearsyears. My favourite is the listening time; I’m on 122 days and 18 hours (and I don’t play audio while sleeping!)!
same I have been using this for so long I love it
Never knew listening time was available. Never really dug into the app because it just works. Only thing I have setup is to auto-update at 4am everyday.
Vlc
Audiobookshelf, because I self host my audiobooks and it supports podcasts as well. This way I have them available anywhere, it allows me to have control over my podcasts and I don’t have to worry about anyone shutting down the service unexpectedly.
How do you self host audiobooks if you don’t mind my asking? As in where do you get them? Are there reputable places to buy them for download, or are you somehow extracting from audible/libby/etc?
I switched from Google Podcasts to Podcast Guru when Google Podcasts shut down. It seems ok so far.
I use Podurama because I listen on both desktop browser and on android. I wanted something that would track my progress and I could switch platforms 1/2 way through
I had to switch after Google podcasts ended. But before that I used Podcast Republic. Very happy with it , except for lack of desktop.
Probably a little less of what you’re looking for, but the Audiobookshelf player in combination with a self hosted ABS instance works great for me.
