My Favorite Podcast App Now Has a Free Web Player
Pocket Casts has long been considered one of the best podcast apps, but some of its best features are locked behind a paywall. But in an attempt to compete with Spotify and YouTube, one of them—its web player,
Pocket Casts makes its web and desktop podcast players free too.
Pocket Casts has been my podcast app of choice for years now, mostly because of how well it works across different platforms. Its mobile apps opened up access for free a few years ago, and on Tuesday morning the company announced that now applies to its (previously paying customer only) web and desktop apps (Mac,
Podcast app Pocket Casts makes its web player free
Pocket Casts, the podcast app acquired by Automattic in 2021, is now making its web player free. The company says the move offers an alternative to the big platforms’ closed ecosystems, where algorithmic-driven content is prioritized and podcasts are kept behind paywalls.
Pocket Casts opens up about podcasting, making web player free for all
Pocket Casts, a podcast app that's been around since 2011, has opened up their web player to everyone, free of charge. In their blog post, they make their stance on the future of podcasting quite clear - that it should remain open and accessible,
Pocket Casts claps back against Spotify with its free web player: 'we're making a statement'
Pocket Casts, a podcast steaming platform, has made its web apps available free of charge - with users no longer required to pay or make an account.
Pocket Casts makes its web player and desktop apps usable without a subscription
In a rare recent example of a product becoming more affordable (rather than moving full-speed in the opposite direction), the popular podcast service Pocket Casts no longer requires a subscription to access its web player and desktop apps.
Pocket Casts makes its web player free, takes shots at Spotify and AI
"The future of podcasting shouldn't be locked behind walled gardens," writes the team at Pocket Casts. To push that point forward, Pocket Casts, owned by the company behind WordPress, Automattic Inc.,
Pocket Casts Makes Its Web Player Free and Criticizes Corporate-Owned Rivals
As Spotify, Apple, and YouTube reshape the podcasting landscape, Pocket Casts is embracing the old tenants of freedom and decentralization.
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