When comparing Stitcher vs Podbay, the Slant community recommends Stitcher for most people. In the question“What are the best online podcast players?” Stitcher is ranked 4th while Podbay is ranked 11th. 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.
Pro Download episodes
Cons
Con Inserts advertisments in between episodes
Con Limited preferences
Con Cannot add RSS feeds
Con Player is quite plain
There’s only play/pause, clickable timeline, and volume; no speed adjustment or one-click forward/backward.