Pocket Casts has one feature that I find really confusing, called Filters. Pocket Casts is much more limited in that regard, as is Apple's Podcasts app. Playlist creation tools let you craft sets of shows that you listen to routinely (a 'Daily Commute,' list perhaps?) or for special occasions, like before a long flight. Apple's Podcasts supports neither. Another way in which Downcast leads Pocket Casts is the ability to create playlists.

Pocket Casts doesn't, however, have back-up and skip-ahead buttons on the player screen, which Downcast and Apple's Podcast app both have.ĭowncast appeals to slightly more techie users, with options to subscribe via URL, although both apps let you import and export podcast feeds via OMPL. So, for example, if you hate the standard 50-second introduction of the TED Radio Hour, or the four minutes of blather and sponsorships at the beginning of Risk, you can set each show to skip ahead the right amount of time when you start playing an episode, automatically, every time. It also has an incredible feature that lets you automatically skip intros to podcasts, and it's customizable. Organizing and Listening to Your Favorite ShowsOne of the features that gives Pocket Casts a leg up is that it lets you browse for new podcast shows by network, making it easy to find other content based on content you already like. Best Hosted Endpoint Protection and Security Software.

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