
But if you listen to a lot of audiobooks then, you’ll be glad to know, that you can use Podcast Addict as a media player as well. This one may not be everyone’s cup of tea. This is a bummer for people, who often trying out new podcasts. That’s in Pocket Cast, you can only listen to episodes after you subscribed to it. Right? And while all other podcast apps (including Podcast Addict) lets you do that, strangely there is no such option in Pocket cast. While trying out a new podcast, it does make sense to listen to few of its episodes, before you finally subscribe to it. It’s easier to try new podcasts in Podcast Addict.
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However, this option is kind of hidden in the Podcast Addict, as you have to look for a small plus sign at the bottom. But if you don’t like ads, you can remove it by paying $3.įor instance to find a new podcast in Pocket Cast app, simply swipe to the right and tap on Discover option. Obviously, the dev has to make money someway and they do this with in-app ads.

You can use every feature in the app without paying a single penny. Thanks to its freemium model, Podcast addict has become the most downloaded app in Google Play. Podcast Addict is Free (Ad supported)| Pocket cast is $4 (with no free trial) But only when you start using these apps, you’ll notice the actual difference.

provide an interface to listen to your favorite podcast. Overall, on the surface, there is not much difference. And yes, you can also Import/export your podcast in OBML file. You can search for a podcast by its name/RSS feeds or discover new ones from the list of trending podcasts. Since both – Pocket cast and Podcast Addict, are essentially a podcast player, it’s obvious that they are going to share some common features.įor instance, both apps support– variable playback speed, sleep timer, jump to few sec, save episodes to SD card and auto-download of podcast etc etc. Similarities between Pocket cast and Podcast Addict
