#Stitcher listen later gone free

Instantly regretted it after seeing this clunky, horrible interface. I doubt the developers will improve the app because they know people are forced to use this subpar app to listen to the premium content and they still get their money.įinally caved and switched over from howl since that app isn't being updated anymore. I’m giving it two stars because it’s a vast improvement over what it used to be. Also, there are many podcasts that aren’t available in this app. New episodes will be available immediately in other apps but it may take house for the same episode to be available in Stitcher. I don’t plan on renewing my plan once it’s up because of the app but if Stitcher does what Wondery does I will gladly renew for years to come.ĪDDITIONAL FEEDBACK: In addition to the feedback above, it also takes a lot longer for new episodes to be available compared to other podcast apps. They let you pick and choose what shows you want to listen to and they’ll provide you with a URL so you can listen in whatever app you want. I know Stitcher wants people to use their own app but I would love to see them do what Wondery does with Wondery+. I only use it for Stitcher Premium which is well worth the cost. Granted, this app is way better than it used to be, however, there are tons of much better podcast apps out there. With that many shows not available, it makes the app a whole lot less useful for me. Bioethics on Air, The Jennifer Fulwiler Show, Catholic Answers Focus, The Catholic Cafe, The Doctor is In (Ray Guerendi), and Stephen Herreid. It’s not just one or two missing, it’s several. This means that I have to have another app just to hear some of the shows that they do not carry.

If they don’t have it in their database, I can’t add it. It’s missing several of the shows that I want in its directory, and there’s no way to add a feed URL that I can find. This app loses two stars, and maybe should lose more, for one reason. Oh, and I can add it to Sonos and play through Sonos. The “My Front Page” is a useless mess, but the app gives me the option to start with my Favorites so that I don’t have to see it if I don’t want to. I can even save stuff I have already listened to in an archive. I can sync between my devices so that I don’t have to add them to multiple devices manually. I like being able to go through my shows, pick the episodes, and have them appear in a list of saved episodes. The apps controls in Sonos also do not include any fast forward or rewind buttons other than the buggy option of trying to hold the forward or backwards buttons down. This is necessary in reverse as well going from the phone to Sonos. I have to try and remember exactly where I’m at in a podcast if I am listening through Sonos, find the podcast on my phone through the sticher app, and then fast forward to where I was to continue listening. Specific content is hard to find on Sonos and the app no longer keeps track of where it is. Not fun.Īdditionally, I got the app specifically because it advertises its ability to sync with Sonos. What I am listening to continues to play but I have to hard shut down the app and restart it if I want to use it. I’ll move from another app back to it to fast forward or start a new podcast and a grayed out version of the screen appears and none of the functions work. This app constantly freezes if it does not remain open.

#Stitcher listen later gone free

That being said, an app I’m paying a subscription price for should work better than the free apple podcast app. The app has some benefits and some premium content I enjoy. If stitcher made some of these changes I at least wouldn’t be actively angry anytime I tried to listen to threedom.

These are just a few reasons why I strongly prefer Overcast as my go to podcast app. The downloaded episodes of that podcast should show up first. I don’t want to have to go to a separate downloaded episodes list when I’ve taken the time to make a playlist for a specific podcast. Either that or manually search for them or take the time to mark hundreds of episodes as played in order for the episodes to show up on the top of the list. I also downloaded old episodes of a show since the archives are only on stitcher but then had to manually scroll back through years of podcast episodes to find the ones I downloaded since they only show up by order of release and don’t prioritize downloaded episodes. You cannot manually reorder episodes to your preferred play order or set priorities so your favorite shows always show up first in the list. If I listen to one second of a podcast, it then shows up below any unplayed episodes so I have to scroll down the list to see it. I can’t erase episodes from the list only mark them as played so the lists end up being very long and unwieldy. The playlists are not very customizable in my experience. I otherwise find it extremely frustrating to use and not intuitive. The only reason I keep this app is to access premium content from earwolf.