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Add to SafariWhen comparing Podcasts vs CastBox, the Slant community recommends CastBox for most people. In the question“What are the best podcast apps for Android?” CastBox is ranked 4th while Podcasts is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose CastBox is:
This is a must-have podcast app if you're living in another country apart from the US. CastBox supports and shows podcasts from more than 70 countries.
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Pros
Pro Comes pre-installed
Pro Sleep timer
Pro Free
Pro Can auto-download new episodes
You can set the app to automatically download new episodes. Additionally, you can set how many episodes should be stored locally.
Pro Saves podcasts to the iTunes directory
Pro Wide coverage
This is a must-have podcast app if you're living in another country apart from the US. CastBox supports and shows podcasts from more than 70 countries.
Pro Vast library of podcasts and audiobooks
Pro Award winning interface
Optimized to help you hear what you want to hear.
Pro Adjustable playback speed
Slow down until 0.50x and speed up as fast as 3x.
Pro Weekly updates & improvements
The developers try to keep the app updated from bugs and to make it a world-class app. With ever-growing features and improvements, it even competes with the best podcast apps out there.
Pro "Trim Silence" feature
Skip the silence and listen more to words.
Pro Tag podcasts
Create tags to organize your podcasts.
Pro Pro Subscription available
Remove ads, "customize home page" feature, and more for total productivity.
Cons
Con Very slow searching through podcasts catalogs
Con Makes my iPhone hot when using with associated battery drain (iPhone 11 Pro)
Still not fixed in iOS 17. Finally have to give up on this app.
Con Random shutdowns
A few people have issues with the app randomly deciding to shut down or not starting.
Con Needs manual to help with some features
Con Next episode on Playlist doesn't always play after current episode finishes and not all episodes of subscription show up
Con Very invasive ads in free mode
They really degrade the experience in the free mode.
