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            "tagline": "Open-source podcast player for Android that subscribes to any RSS feed",
            "summary": "AntennaPod is an open-source podcast player for Android that can subscribe to any RSS feed. It is built by volunteers and has no ads in the app itself. Its code is published under GPL-3.0.",
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            "source": "https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod",
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                "Free and open source under GPL-3.0",
                "Subscribes to any RSS feed",
                "No ads in the app itself"
            ],
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                "Android only, with no iPhone version",
                "Volunteer-run, so features depend on contributors"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
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            "overview": "AntennaPod is a podcast manager for Android. Its site describes it as an open podcast player that lets users subscribe to any RSS feed, and it says the app contains no ads, although publishers can add ads to their own episodes. The project is run by volunteers without commercial interests, according to its site.\n\nThe source code is on GitHub under GPL-3.0, so people can read and change it. AntennaPod has no Apple or desktop version. It suits Android users who want a podcast player with no ads of its own. Readers who need iPhone or Apple Watch support should choose Apple Podcasts or Overcast."
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            "website": "https://castro.fm/",
            "page": "https://listme.name/software/castro",
            "tagline": "iPhone podcast player with a queue, auto-queue and custom speeds",
            "summary": "Castro is a podcast app for iPhone that manages subscriptions with one shared queue, auto-queue for favorite shows and episode limits for frequent publishers. It is free to download, and the Castro Plus subscription at $24.99 a year adds advanced playback features.",
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                "Queue and auto-queue for favorite shows",
                "Episode limits for frequent publishers"
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                "iPhone only, per the site",
                "Advanced playback needs Castro Plus"
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            "overview": "Castro organizes a listener's podcasts around a single queue, so new and chosen episodes sit in one place. Favorite shows can be set to add new episodes to the queue automatically, and shows that publish often can be limited to a set number of episodes. The player supports custom playback speeds, and the app offers 18 icon choices.\n\nCastro is an iPhone app, and the site describes it as the iPhone podcast player. Castro Plus costs $24.99 a year and adds advanced playback features. For iPhone users who want hands-on queue control, Castro is the more detailed option. Apple Podcasts in this list is the built-in choice."
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        "Only Castro runs on iOS.",
        "Only AntennaPod runs on Android.",
        "AntennaPod is open source; Castro is not.",
        "AntennaPod: free and open source. Castro: free plan, paid upgrades."
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