FocusPodcast vs Nextcloud News
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
FocusPodcast
★★★★★Main Features★★★★★ - 🔒 Privacy protection, no server, will not and cannot track any of your privacy, will not upload any of your data - 🌷 The latest Google MD3 material design - 🚶 Podcast offline No WiFi? do not worry! Listen to episodes whenever and wherever you are commuting or relaxing. - 💾 Compatible SD cards allow you to free up storage space on your device. - 📦 Podcast groups, manage the genre and mood of the show. - ⏲️ Sleep timer to put the podcast player to sleep. - 🌍 Global selection of podcasts, all free to download - 🔍 Powerful search engine to find various channels and episodes, always discover your favorite fresh audio content - 🥇 Top trending total list highlights all the trending podcasts for you - 🏠 Personalize the app to create your own unique podcast app ★★★★★Features★★★★★ Customization - Customize fast forward and rewind playback - Choose from a variety of beautiful desktop widgets - Support custom theme color, pure black theme - Support lock screen player - Custom home page - Customize the order and visibility of the navigation drawer - Multiple Now Playing Themes Subscribe/Discover - Search by podcast name or keyword - Browse latest/hot/popular podcasts by category - Paste the podcast RSS/ATOM feed URL. Can also run Apple Podcasts, YouTube channel URL - Support opml file import - Supports access to password-protected feeds and audio Play/Audio Effects - Supports both audio and video podcasts. You can subscribe, browse and play any podcast - Support online or offline playback - Support for Bluetooth devices - Sleep settings - Drive mode for your convenience - Built-in audio effects such as playback speed, volume boost and skip mute, down mix (mono) - Variable playback speed for video podcasts - Skip the beginning and end - Chapter support, memory playback position automation - Auto-update podcasts with customizable update frequency, set specific times, download your favorite podcasts before waking up - Automatically download the latest podcast episodes - Automatically delete downloaded podcast files after playback - Automatically download old episodes when storage space is low - Control applications with third-party applications via Intent other - Multi-language support - Support tablet mode - Complete application backup/restore with multiple options - Find an episode by playback history or by searching for titles and shownotes - support android 13 monochrome icon
Nextcloud News
The Nextcloud News Reader App makes it possible to synchronize feeds between Android and the Nextcloud News App. - Dark/Light Theme - podcast support - support for Android Auto - Offline reading - Cache images offline - Background synchronization - Customizable Listview - Customizable font - Mark as read while scrolling - Widget - and many more! In order to use the newest beta version, please click on the following link: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/de.luhmer.owncloudnewsreader The App is under AGPLv3 license terms. It is free and the source code is available under: https://github.com/nextcloud/news-android Please note that in order to use this app you will need to have a nextcloud instance running with the news app installed.
| Feature | FocusPodcast | Nextcloud News |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Media PlayerPodcastMessagingVideoBrowser | RSSNewsPodcastCloud StorageBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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