Anxious Machine:
I decided to do just that, purchasing and trying out Instacast, Downcast, Pocketcasts, Podwrangler, Castro, Mocast, and Overcast. I made comparison video to share what I observed.
I have no background in design, but perhaps because I have a degree in comparative literature, I find it endlessly fascinating to compare the interface of apps and savor the details of what each one offers. None of these apps is perfect, but it’s inspiring to see how a group of talented humans use their skills in different ways, through the endlessly plastic medium of software, to approach the same problems.
Good round up and comparison of what’s available.
Pity Marco and this video missed iCatcher.
It’s probably not as pretty as others, but it’s a lot better for managing playlists, on screen controls, in the car, skipping thru episodes, avoiding long intros and outros etc.
Syncs across devices too.
For me the “killer app” feature that keeps Apple’s Podcasts as my go-to is iTunes play-status sync. Because I listen to podcasts both on-the-go and on my computer… and I love being able to listen to a podcast as I drive home and then just pick up where I left off, no muss, on my mac when I get inside.
I agree. Apple’s app has gotten a lot better and the sync is key. My commute to work is fairly short, so being able to listen using my iPhone in the car, pick up in the same spot on my iPad at work, and then picking up again on my computer or AppleTV at home is excellent.
I look at other podcast apps but I’ve never gotten any. Most cost something, and they either don’t sync or they don’t stream, and the streaming is also key to me since my iPhone doesn’t have a lot of space left to store podcasts.