When comparing ShortOrange vs Stitcher, the Slant community recommends Stitcher for most people. In the question“What are the best online podcast players?” Stitcher is ranked 4th while ShortOrange is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose Stitcher is:
There are zero in app purchases meaning the app retains full functionality while also being free.
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Pros
Pro Free
There are zero in app purchases meaning the app retains full functionality while also being free.
Pro Allows downloading episodes for offline listening on mobile devices
This is a useful feature for saving bandwidth and listening when you are not on a network.
Pro Find similar podcasts through Smart Station
A feature called Smart Station will offer podcasts based on what you've previously listened to.
Pro Auto generated stations
Stitcher creates stations from a mix of podcasts, making for an easy way to listed to different things in one channel.
Cons
Con ShortOrange is discontinued as of 2019
Con Doesn't work
While I love this podcast player for a lot of its features, it's not supported enough, likely because there aren't enough people supporting it. It's too bad, because otherwise I think it's the best online podcast player out there.