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Add to SafariWhen comparing Podcasts vs Breaker, the Slant community recommends Podcasts for most people. In the question“What are the best podcast apps for iOS?” Podcasts is ranked 9th while Breaker is ranked 16th.
Specs
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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 Skip Silence feature
Keeps podcasts moveling quickly without increasing speech speed.
Pro Great for discovering new podcasts
It's like a podcast app with social system. People can comment, like, etc. It's relatively new. It's based on social aspect. It can only get better after more people joining in.
Pro UX is clean and easy to use
Pro Absolute free, no ads
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 Only has one playlist
In newer versions, multiple playlists are possible for episodes and podcasts
Con Wonky bluetooth support
Sometimes the player will randomly reset to an earlier timestamp when listening on bluetooth devices.
