Whats the best free app for listening to podcasts ?

J0hnick

I have a Galaxy Ace Plus.

The stock music player on my old Galaxy mini was great for Podcasts, I could switch between podcasts and it would always resume from the last place I left off previously, even if I turned off my phone or added new media.

The stock player on the Galaxy Ace Plus however, whilst better for music, sucks for Podcasts, and doesn't do any of the above and even forgets what podcast I'm listening to if I add new media to my SD card. Can anyone recommend a free app that requires as few permissions as possible, and can do everything my old music player did and is preferably ad free and lightweight ?. Id also really like a fast forward button as there are some Podcasts I listen to that have ads I want to fast forward, and using the bar on the touch screen doesn't cut it as its not accurate enough. RSS feeds and being able to download Podcasts is a bonus but not essential. Ive already tried Podcast Addict, it does all the above but the add's it displays and needing to boot at start with my phone makes it sluggish. Ive also tried Clean Music, Podcast Player and Android Music, these are all lightweight and add free, and between the 3 do all of the above but id rather not have to chop and change between 3 different apps.

Thanks in advance.

I use Pocket Casts but I don't think there's a free version. Have you tried DoggCatcher? I think there might be a free version, but not sure if it has everything you need. Also BeyondPod is supposed to be good.

pickarooney

Rat poison? Only installed it last night but seems to suit your criteria

J0hnick

Deleted User wrote: »

I use Pocket Casts but I don't think there's a free version. Have you tried DoggCatcher? I think there might be a free version, but not sure if it has everything you need. Also BeyondPod is supposed to be good.

Thanks, but BeyondPod and DoggCatcher don't recognize the tags or embedded images in my podcasts, so I have to search for them by file name, which is a pain.

Alpha Dog 1

Pocket casts is the best podcast player on the market. Think it costs 3 euro is totally worth it if you listen to a lot of podcasts.

Splinter

you should try PodKicker. should cover the majority of it and the free version does just fine

choronzonix

Go with PacketCasts, it's absolutely worth the asking price and is by far the best Podcasting app i've tried.

acalmenvoy

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

Pocket casts is the best podcast player on the market. Think it costs 3 euro is totally worth it if you listen to a lot of podcasts.

This is the only app I've bought, nuff said.:eek:

Macy0161

I've been using the free version of podkicker since Listen stopped allowing new subscriptions. Only minor complaint issue is that I haven't worked out how to change the order of the playlist (if it's even an option in the free version)