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.

  • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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    17 hours ago

    I migrated from Doggcatcher to Podcast Addict a couple years ago. They’re both OK. Most podcast apps are unnecessarily complex, convoluted and cumbersome to me, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

    Lately I’ve been testing Media Monkey - it’s primarily an iTunes-like app for Android. It indexes your own media store, and can sync whatever you choose to your phone. It also has a podcast tool in the desktop app.

    Downside is the podcast portion doesn’t seem to have discovery/search like you’d think with a podcast app - you have to manually add the RSS url yourself. Plus to get wifi sync (which is critical to me), you have to buy both the desktop ($35) and Android app ($5). I get it, development isn’t free, and wifi sync really works. I don’t buy many apps, but I paid for both parts of Media Monkey, because I haven’t found anything else that provides media management, playlist, and sync.

    • Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      15 hours ago

      Keep an eye on your media volume with Media Monkey. I’ve been using the Windows and Android versions for years, but I’ve noticed that a lot of my music is getting quieter.

      I haven’t been able to narrow it down to Media Monkey or something else yet, but MM is the most likely culprit, as it’s the only media player I use.

      I’ve ripped CDs with the same settings as other CDs, and the files play back much quieter than the other ripped CDs and the CD they were ripped from.