In a rare recent example of a more affordable product (rather than mobile high -speed In THE opposite direction), the popular Podcast Pocket Casts Service No longer requires a subscription to access its web player and desktop applications. Although premium levels are still there for certain features of paid walls, the only platforms where you cannot listen to free are now smart watches without a paired phone – a niche in a niche, if there was one.
Before Tuesday’s announcement, you can listen to free Android and iOS pocket applications for free, but its web and desktop player applications required a premium subscription from $ 4 per month or $ 40 per year. Now you can check with your favorite podcasters on your Mac or PC without paying a penny. Although you can already do it on free alternatives like Spotify,, Apple podcasts Or Youtube musicPocket throws amateurs (including certain members of the Studget staff) swear by its clean user interface, its cutting of silence and its voice stimulation features and the management of the queues.
THE PRO Service Make the move as defending an open podcasting which is freely accessible to anyone, everywhere. “By putting our web reader available to everyone, we strengthen our conviction that podcasts belong to people, not to societies”, the brand wrote In his announcement article.
It is a noble feeling – and we would like to see more companies adopt. But if we read (maybe a little cynically) between the lines, YouTube announced last month that it was Adopted one billion limking active podcastswith third -party data projection It is the most popular podcast service in the United States. When combined with the recent addition of Apple of A web player for its free podcast servicePerhaps the pocket molds have realized that it was limited to a decreasing piece of the pie under remuneration except its mobile applications.
In the current state of things, Pocket Casts hopes its abundant The features will encourage some people to launch a few dollars. The more added level (Deep Inship) a shuffle feature, bookmarks, the possibility of preselecting chapters, 20 GB of cloud storage, Watchos and Wear OS applications (which you can still use as long as the content is streaming from your phone) and other goodies such as themes, icons and a year of content from dark studios. Meanwhile, the pattern level offers everything that is early access to the features, 100 GB of cloud storage, additional icons and, the most important of all, a profile badge.
Pocket Casts Plus will cost you $ 4 per month or $ 40 per year, while a patron subscription costs $ 10 per month or $ 100 per year.
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