I’m currently looking for a replacement to castbox. Castbox us OK, but I want to learn what else good is out there. Bonus points for one that has movement-sensitive sleep timer the way Smart AudioBook Player has.
UPDATE: Testing out Antennapod. Looks nice, and seems to do what I want it to do. I need to experiment with the auto-download a bit and see if it behaves the way I want it to. If it does, we have a winner.
The problem is that everyone seems to have a different workflow. I’ve used AntennaPod every day for years and I have a bunch of problems with it that are all different from yours! I’ve also got a couple of others fixed and features added by lobbying for them on the issue tracker BTW.
Not so sure, I’ve tried a bunch. Used Doggcatcher for years: not as advanced. Also PocketCasts for years at one point: this had better UX but when I tried it again recently I was underwhelmed and found it was missing things I wanted.
The main issue with the commercial clients is that they’re all desperately trying to become platforms, with obligatory sign-in and data harvesting. Typically by using cloud sync as the bait.