Downcast vs FairEmail

Downcast can be set to automatically download new episodes of podcasts in the background.

You can change the playback speed to fit your needs up to 3x the speed.

Downcast can synchronize podcasts and settings across iOS devices through iCloud.

Downcast supports multi-touch gestures for navigating around.

You can set Downcast to shut off podcasts after a set amount of time.

The ability to set the end time to be x seconds / minutes from the end is so excellent.

The ability to set the start time to be x seconds / minutes from the start time is amazing.

This app helps users subscribe to podcasts through browsing top lists and categories as well as entering a feed or OPML address.

Downcast has a straightforward, intuitive user interface.

You can have Downcast prioritize your playlists automatically, allowing you to listen to podcasts in the order your prefer without you having to manually reorganize them.

Downcast can be set to automatically remove podcasts that have been on your device for a certain amount of time or take up a certain amount of space on your device. This can be done to groups of podcasts or on a per podcast basis.

Selecting a podcast for playback will bring up shownotes, instead of the more common choice of album art.

Multiple identities per account, notifications per account or contact.

It is actively maintained. The used libraries are up to date and bugs are fixed quickly.

There are no trackers within the app and trackers sent with mails are disabled by default. This app lets you read and compose emails with your privacy in your very own hands.

Privacy features are excellent.

~ 20 MB.

Supports both OpenPGP and S/MIME encryption for total privacy.

Allows to configure maximum size of email downloaded immediately.

Some HTML mails may show different links and link texts, this app however will show you the real link before opening, protecting against phishing and scams

Some domain names may use non-ASCII characters looking similar to the latin alphabet (e.g. some cyrillic characters). This app will show you the punycode representation of the domain, if that is the case and thus protect you against phishing and scams.

Some HTML mails may include ressources that can track you. This app doesn't load them by default, but reformats the text, increasing both privacy and readability.

There are open standards for any email provider to show how an email client should connect to the server. This app supports both RFC 6186 as well as Thunderbird Autoconfiguration standards.

Supports authenticating with the mail server using OAuth, thus increasing security.