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Add to SafariWhen comparing SoundCloud vs Stitcher, the Slant community recommends Stitcher for most people. In the question“What are the best software tools for listening to podcasts?” Stitcher is ranked 1st while SoundCloud is ranked 4th. 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 Recommendations
Links to related music, based on what you're listening to, can be found in the sidebar.
Pro Subscribe to artists
You can subscribe to artists to be notified the instant they upload a new song or give an update.
Pro Explore tab has new music constantly
Explore tab on SoundCloud shows trending music that can be filtered based on genre/tag. There's a constant stream of new music.
Pro Follow people
You can follow people with similar tastes or that often find new music. When they favorite a song, SoundCloud will notify you about it.
Pro Free to use
You don't even have to log in or sign up for an account if you don't want to.
There are paid options for if you want to upload large quantities of audio (eg if you're a music label you'll need this), but it's free to download as much and as often as you like.
Pro Pre-releases
Some music labels, especially newer ones, release on SoundCloud before anywhere else.
Pro Creative Commons filter
SoundCloud allows for finding music that is licensed under Creative Commons.
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 Can't do an advanced search
You can't search, for example, for Creative Commons music with the tag #trap. It could be useful to search for music you like that is under Creative Commons.
Con Interface is full of bugs
The SoundCloud website has tons of problems, including issues with notifications, favorites, and uploading sounds.
Con Audio ads in some uploaded content
Some content on SoundCloud includes audio ads, particularly sponsored podcasts.
(Note that SoundCloud itself doesn't add these - all the audio you're hearing is exactly as it was uploaded.)
Con Inserts advertisments in between episodes
Con Limited preferences
Con Cannot add RSS feeds
