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submitted 2 months ago by gwilikers@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

5 minute ad breaks every 15 minutes kinda ruin the experience.

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[-] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago

Yes, the free version doesn't let you organize podcasts into folders for example. The paid version has a browser accessible version(so one can access from PC) , some gigs(10 GB?) of cloud storage and some extra theme able icons.

It used to be a one time purchase back in the day. Then they moved to a yearly subscription model. I think I used their paid variant for one year or so.

I recently moved to AntennaPod, which is available on F Droid. It is more or less at feature parity with the free version of Pocketcasts. It technically has gPodder integration to sync your podcasts online but honestly that service breaks down a lot and is unreliable multiple times.

[-] VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh, yeah, wait, I am using AntennaPod too. The subscription stuff was actually the reason I switched from Pocket Casts. Mixed up the names. I'd claim old age, but I'm not that old yet, really.

[-] DiagonalHorse@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm using antennapod because I had suspicions based on the ads I was getting that PocketCasts was selling the info of podcasts in my queue/listening history. After that I read their privacy policy to confirm that's something they do and deleted my account/the app

edit: important to add, I had a paid subscription account and they still appeared to be selling data on me

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[-] VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

If I remember correctly, the app was originally built by an Australian public broadcaster and then sold to WordPress Matt, so yeah.

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