• Linssiili@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    It is just easier, and having a simple ui of different podcasts and their episodes along with their progress is a nice QOL -feature. You can probably get the sam, result with a media-player and some tinkering, but is not as easy.

    Granted, I see no reason to pay for a podcast app (other to support creators), as free open-source options such as AntennaPod exist.

    • ijeff@lemdro.idOPM
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      1 year ago

      It’s worth nothing Pocket Casts app itself is open-source and free to use. The subscription gets you access to some extra functionality. I personally was fine with paying for the app back in the day but am not interested in subscriptions.