We’ll Just Say It: This Is a Nearly Perfect Podcast App
Plus, a few other decent choices
Remember when you had to sync your iPod with your computer every time you downloaded new music? Podcasts once worked the same way — you had to plug in every time a new episode was available. Thankfully, things have gotten a lot easier 15 years later, and podcasts are now more popular than ever.
That popularity has led to a boom in podcasting apps. If you want to search beyond default services, like those built into iOS or Spotify, it can be a challenge to figure out which is best — especially if you’re a true podcast junkie.
Brian Lovin is a designer at GitHub and host of the Design Details podcast, part of the Spec podcast network that he co-created with two of his colleagues. So, it’s safe to say he knows a thing or two about the relationship between good design and the world of podcasting. Like me, he’s a fan of Pocket Casts for its sheer number of options.
“A good podcast app understands that not all content should be treated the same,” Lovin explains. “Pocket Casts is, in my opinion, the best podcast app on the market right now because it deeply…