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            "tagline": "Open-source podcast player for Android that subscribes to any RSS feed",
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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"
            ],
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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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            "page": "https://listme.name/software/overcast",
            "tagline": "Podcast player for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch with Smart Speed",
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                "Free version shows ads for podcasts",
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        "Only Overcast runs on iOS.",
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        "AntennaPod is open source; Overcast is not.",
        "AntennaPod: free and open source. Overcast: free plan, paid upgrades."
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