Pocket Casts: Podcast Player vs Pocket: Stay Informed Usage & Stats

Pocket Casts is the world's most powerful podcast platform, an app by listeners, for listeners. Our podcast player provides next-level listening, search and discovery tools. Find your next obsession with our hand curated podcast recommendations for easy discovery, and seamlessly enjoy your favorite shows without the hassle of subscribing. Here's what the press has to say: Wired: "Pocket Casts Is the Podcast App Every iPhone User Needs" iMore: "Pocket Casts is the best podcast app for iPhone" With a unique set of simple yet powerful features and a limitless podcast database, you're sure to find something you love. WE SWEAT THE DETAILS Design: Easily listen to, manage and find new podcasts. Themes: Whether you're a dark or light theme person we've got you covered. We even have you OLED lovers covered with our Extra Dark theme. Universal: Custom but familiar iPad interface, supporting Slide Over, Split View and Picture in Picture. Everywhere: CarPlay, AirPlay, Chromecast and Sonos. Listen to your podcasts in more places than ever before. POWERFUL PLAYBACK Up next: Automatically build a playback queue from your favorite shows. Sign in and have that Up Next queue sync to all your devices. Trim silence: Cut silences from episodes so you finish them faster, saving hours. Variable speed: Change the play speed from anywhere between 0.5 to 3x. Volume boost: Increase the volume of voices, while decreasing background noise. Stream: Play episodes on the fly. Chapters: Jump between chapters easily, and enjoy embedded artwork that the author has added (we support MP3 and M4A chapter formats). Audio & video: Play all of your favorite episodes, toggle video to audio. Skip playback: Skip episode intros, jump through episodes with custom skip intervals. Apple Watch: Control playback from our Apple Watch app, adjust the volume or change playback effects, all without ever touching your phone. Sleep timer: We'll pause your episode so you can rest your weary head. Airplay & Chromecast: Send episodes straight to your TV or speakers with a single tap. Sonos: Browse and play your podcast collection directly from the Sonos app. CarPlay: When you're in the car, so are we. SMART TOOLS Sync: Subscriptions, Up Next, listening history, playback and filters are all securely stored in the cloud. You can pick up where you left off on another device and even the web. Refresh: Let our servers check for new episodes, so you can get on with your day. Notifications: We'll let you know when new episodes arrive, if you like. Auto download: Automatically download episodes for offline playback. Filters: Custom filters will organize your episodes. Storage: All the tools you need to keep your podcasts tamed. ALL YOUR FAVORITES Discover: Subscribe to any podcast in iTunes and more. Browse by charts, networks and categories. Share: Spread the word with podcast and episode sharing. OPML: Jump on board without any hassle with OPML import. Export your collection at any time. There are many more powerful, straight-forward features that make Pocket Casts the perfect podcasting app for you. So what are you waiting for? Visit pocketcasts.com for more info about the web and other platforms supported by Pocket Casts.

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Pocket: Stay Informed

KEEP UP WITH WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT. Use Pocket to stay on top of your interests, and curate your own space filled with only the topics you care about. Discover and save the latest stories, articles, news and videos from any device, and any publisher or app. Then fuel your mind with a reading, watching and listening experience designed for calm eyes, free hands and fresh focus. DISCOVER MORE OF WHAT YOU LOVE. Find articles you’ll love on the Home tab. Pocket surfaces 'best of the web' content discovered by our readers, verified by our curators and approved by our editors. Find all kinds of topics from all kinds of publishers, including quality magazines and news sources like Fast Company, Rolling Stone, Slate, The Atlantic, Atlas Obscura, Harvard Business Review and more. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE. Tap the Pocket button in your iPhone’s share menu while you’re in any app to save the latest news, magazine articles, videos, recipes, how-tos — anything you come across online from any publisher — right to your saves. Frequently-saved publications include: New York Times, The Guardian, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Lifehacker, Business Insider, The Verge, Google News, Buzzfeed, Vox, Medium, Twitter, and Youtube. LISTEN TO ARTICLES. Pocket's listen feature turns any news story, article, or blog post into a hands-free, eyes-free learning experience. Now you can keep up with your articles while you cook, commute, work out, walk, or just relax and listen. REST YOUR EYES. FIND YOUR FOCUS. Pocket's clean layout and customizable display make for a relaxing reading experience that clears out the visual clutter, gives your eyes a rest and lets your mind focus on the information at hand. Love long reads? Pocket's elegant typography and minimal layout keep reading comfortable for longer stretches. READ EVERYWHERE. If it's in your Pocket, it's on your phone, tablet and computer — even when you're offline. Whether you're taking a news break, reading from bed, or breezing through articles on your commute, Pocket makes the most of your time by getting you straight to the newsfeeds, magazine articles, stories, information, news, and sports that are compelling to you. And estimated reading times help you turn any time into quality time. MAKE IT PREMIUM. AND PERMANENT. Power users can upgrade anytime to Pocket Premium for features like advanced search, unlimited highlights and automatic article backups. Pocket is available for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, the web, and any other phone or tablet. You can also save to Pocket with our browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, or Safari Learn more at https://getpocket.com/. •••••• Upgrade to Pocket Premium for a more powerful Pocket experience ($4.99 monthly, $44.99 annually): • Permanent Library to keep a personal backup of what you save • Full-Text searching to find anything in your list • Suggested Tags to get organized fast. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your account will be charged $4.99 (monthly) or $44.99 (yearly) for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. It will not be possible to immediately cancel a subscription. You can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Refunds are not available for unused portions of a subscription. Pocket Privacy Policy: https://getpocket.com/privacy Pocket Terms of Service: https://getpocket.com/tos