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So I'm in the process of switching from Spotify to Tidal for my music streaming (since Tidal pays artists like three times more than Spotify does). The only problem is, Tidal doesn't support podcasts, which is another big thing I used Spotify for.

So what are some good apps for podcasts? I listen both on my PC and my Android phone, and I'm not really thrilled about the idea of paying for another subscription (so now I'm making two payments to cover the functionality I got with a single, cheaper payment). I'm cool with paying a one-time up-front fee, though.

Any suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm using PocketCasts and I paid a one-time fee before it became subscription based (but there's still a free tier), in order to be able to listen to podcast using the web app on PC. Thus I now have lifetime premium access.

I'm very satisfied with their service, I did not find any problems with both the Android app and the web app, moreover it has almost every feature I need, except voice to text conversion in order to be able to share slices of audio in text format (but there are dedicated apps for that).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

💯 this. Pocketcasts is and has been outstanding for the years I've had it. Great UI, and will remember your position on a specific episode cross-platform.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I paid too and I don't get to use the web app. That's the main reason I stopped using Casts

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Paid for the mobile app (back before it was free)? Or paid for Pocket Casts Plus, which inclued access to the desktop/webapp?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I paid before it was free for sure, I know there wasn't a subscription model back then. I know I tried using the webapp later and it asked for more money. It's ok, lots of decent free options for all of that, just felt like they were touching my butt feeling for the wallet