AntennaPod is a podcast manager and player that provides instant access to millions of free and paid podcasts from both independent and major podcasters. Easily add, import and export their feeds using iTunes podcast catalog, OPML files or RSS feed addresses. Downloads, streams online or adds issues to a queue, with adjustable playback speed, table of contents support and sleep timer. Saves time, battery life, and mobile traffic with powerful automation tools for downloading issues (filtering, time and interval, and WiFi networks) and deleting them (favorites and storage settings).
Created by podcast fans, AntennaPod is a free and free app with no ads or fees.
App features:
- Playback control: widget, system notification and buttons for wired and wireless headsets
- Add and import channels via iTunes and gPodder.net catalogs, OPML files and links to channels in RSS or Atom
- Enjoy a pleasant listening experience with playback speed control, tables of contents, playback location memorization and advanced sleep timer (with shake reset, volume down)
- Password-protected access to channels and issues
- Feature to place podcasts in favorites
- Favorite podcasts by playback history or by titles and notes
- A variety of ways to share issues and channels via social networks and e-mail, gPodder.net services, and export to OPML
- Automatic download control: select individual channels, ban mobile networks, select specific WiFi hotspots, only while the phone is charging and at specified times or intervals
- Storage: limit the number of cached issues, auto-delete and file location selection
- Adapts to your environment through light or dark design
- Backup subscriptions by integrating with gPodder.net and exporting to OPML, HTML
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Is it better than PocketCasts? I’ve used that for years, haven’t seen a need to change but could be tempted.
It has near feature parity with Pocketcasts. I have a lifetime subscription to Pocketcasts premium, but with all the price increases, I expect that I’ll be switched to monthly sometime soon, so I’ve been looking for alternatives.
I started with Audiobookshelf, but AntennaPod is much better for my use case. There are a few bugs, I’m still testing the automated features, and I have yet to test gpodder sync through NextCloud, but so far I’m liking AntennaPod a lot.
Thanks for replying :)
I wonder if there will ever be a sponsor block for either. That said, the skip ahead buttons work well.
30s forward and 10s back works fantastic for that, so I’m not missing sponsorblock that much either.
I have issues with antenna pod. When I tap on a podcast, half the time I don’t hear anything, and I need to tap on an older one, then back to the new one again. Which then marks the older one at being played…
On Android auto the play/pause screen sometimes disappears, and the only way to get it back is to use my phone to resume the podcast, which then makes it appear back on Android auto.
I hate these bugs so much. I am really tempted to go back to pocket casts
If you can come up with a way to reliably reproduce the bugs you’re noticing, you can make an issue on github. The developers seem to be very responsive and they want to fix things like that.