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[–] RxBrad@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Well, crap. This feels like the first sign that the app is going to die when it doesn't get enough money out of this price hike.

What's a good open alternative?

[–] hotwarioinyourarea@slrpnk.net 26 points 1 year ago (5 children)

AntennaPod is open source and pretty good if you're on Android. Podcast Addict isn't open source (I don't think) and it's not as pretty but it'll be the most powerful podcast app you ever use.

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Pocketcasts is definitely a better overall app experience, however, that still didn't stop me from switching to AntennaPod well over a year ago. It's a solid app and one of the best FOSS app projects around.

No regrets. I just wish I could manually sort podcasts on the subscription page.

[–] RxBrad@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Thanks... giving AntennaPod a try...

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean Pocket Casts is already open source. If they end support for it, you can just fork it.

https://blog.pocketcasts.com/2022/10/19/pocket-casts-mobile-apps-are-now-open-source/

[–] ijeff@lemdro.id 8 points 1 year ago

You know, I hadn't even realized this. That's great. Here's their GitHub!

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[–] Midnitte@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A shame it's no longer owned by NPR

[–] Javi_in_4k@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

NPR actually lost a lot of money on that deal

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[–] ijeff@lemdro.id 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, this seems like a steep increase. I can't imagine they're expecting many folks to actually pay this amount.

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[–] Idefinitelydonotknow@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This is kinda odd timing.

I just started using AntennaPod on Monday since I want to switch to FOSS apps as much as possible and also deleted my PocketCasts account completely.

It sucks that there is no such account in my Google Podcasts app, but uninstalled that too. AntennaPod, FTW!

[–] ijeff@lemdro.id 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I was surprised to learn that the Pocket Casts apps are open-source (Android GitHub, iOS GitHub).

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[–] colebrodine@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

AntennaPod

As a (now former) Pocketcasts user, I thank you for letting me know about AntennaPod!

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[–] CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Holy shit that price is just insane. No one is going to be willing to pay that when Spotify is cheaper by a lot...

[–] ijeff@lemdro.id 21 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Do people really use Spotify for podcasts? I don't find it a great experience. Pocket Casts seems to be solid as a free app along with other alternatives (including open-source).

[–] Polo421@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm pretty sure the only people who use Spotify for podcasts are unvaccinated Roganites

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[–] Schaedelbach@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

Spotify is 10 a month for a normal subscription, so Pocket Casts is roughly a third of that for one year. I don't like Spotify for podcasts at all but it is a big part of the service nowadays. Still awfully expensive for Pocket Casts when you consider that it is just for podcasts and no music - unlike Spotify.

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[–] dankeck@beehaw.org 18 points 1 year ago

I subscribed to Pocket Casts when it was owned by public media entities, and it worked well. But after they sold it off, I just switched to AntennaPod and it does everything I need too.

[–] ijeff@lemdro.id 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I personally have lifetime plus due to having bought the app early on. I still use it regularly but don't use the fancy web interface.

[–] aln@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Remember when they went back on their promise that the $10 would be permanent premium? Then went on a rant about how they shouldn't honor those purchases. I stopped using them right then and there, even if I was grandfathered in.

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[–] RandallFlagg@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Ya I bought the lifetime subscription years ago when they still offered it so I'm basically grandfathered into that thankfully. Idk if I could justify a recurring subscription for a podcast app.

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[–] Teknikal@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Used to love pocket casts but I switched to antennapod after they basically changed the whole app into something that made no sense to me.

Would never pay a subscription to listen to podcasts personally.

[–] Avigrace@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You inspired me to look at antennapod and within 10 minutes pocket casts was uninstalled.

Been using pocket casts since the beginning but starting to get fed up with apps wanting more and more of my money.

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[–] quortez@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Over 200% markup in a single pricing change, yeesh

You think they'd gradually ease people into it at least. This app is always on something

[–] izzent@mastodon.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@quortez @ijeff That's actually 300%+, it's 100% multiplied by 3. Disgusting.

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[–] mbryson@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I had bought it outright so I have the "lifetime subscription" after the uproar when the introduced this subscription model. This rate hike has me a little worried though they may go back on that and force purchasers to pony up for the subscription as well to get short term profits up (albeit at a reduced rate for like 3 months or so, as is standard with this sort of thing).

[–] Polo421@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Eh I doubt it. We are a dying breed at this point πŸ˜„

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[–] skepticalifornia@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No thank you. I'm perfectly happy with Podcast Addict.

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[–] parachaye@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I left pocket casts before they went the sub model. antennapod is my app of choice and works perfectly.

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[–] dunidane@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What does it even add? A desktop app and themes for $40

[–] ijeff@lemdro.id 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The value for the price doesn't seem there to me..

Edit: existing subscribers seem to be grandfathered in at their usual price.

It was fine at $10 because you could sync with desktop.

At $40 it's stupid, plus I already switched to Google podcasts which is at least as good since they changed the ui.

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I left when they changed the interface to what ever abomination it is now. You used to be able to basically filter folders e.g. ttrpg actule plays, music, talk shows etc. chronologically wheather or not you've listened to it before. I should have switched to some open source alternative but I went with google again likely to get burned. Any recommendations?

[–] Hobovision@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Tbh you might be able to come back go pocket casts. They added a bunch of functionality back over time. Can't remember what it used to be like anymore, but it works for me.

I have a free account and do have access to the filters. You can filter by podcast, started/not started, duration, etc. It may still not work for your needs though.

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[–] DeathWearsANecktie@lemmy.fmhy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm one of the people who doesn't listen to podcasts very much and therefore doesn't need any extended features that would require me to pay for an app.

As long as the app has a play/pause button, and rewind/fast forward buttons, then that's all I need lol

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[–] mintiefresh@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Holy crap. That is a lot! Thank goodness I got that lifetime way back when.

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[–] Aldursil@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Try Podcast Republic. It has multi-device syncing and a lot of other great options.

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Just imported all my podcasts into AntennaPod to give it a go. I found that it also supports sync via Nextcloud which I absolutely need because I often listen on multiple devices and I want to pick up where I left.

Good to see alternatives, because that's one of the main reasons I bought the lifetime subscription back in the day. I also used the trim silence feature, but I can do without that.

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Who pays this much for podcast player? I'm happy I'm grandfathered in since it's launch. I love it, I paid for the full version, but recurring payments? No, thank you.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a lifetime pass from paying for the web version back in the day but honestly it's super worth it. It's still the best podcast app/website ever.

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[–] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

That’s quite the price jump. I wonder why it’s such a severe jump.

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