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            "tagline": "Android podcast app with a podcast directory and top charts",
            "summary": "Podcast Addict is an Android podcast app with a directory of popular shows, top charts and a podcaster portal for creators. It is free to use, and an optional Premium subscription removes visual ads and adds features.",
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                "Free to use with an optional Premium plan",
                "Directory with top charts and creator submissions"
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                "Android only",
                "Visual ads remain on the free version"
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            "overview": "Podcast Addict lists podcasts in a directory with top charts, so new listeners can find shows by popularity. It works as a player for the feeds a listener subscribes to. Podcasters can submit a show or claim one in the directory through the podcaster portal on the site.\n\nThe app remains free to use, and Premium is an optional subscription that supports development, removes visual ads and adds extra features. The site describes it as an Android app. iPhone users need a different app, and Castro or Apple Podcasts in this list are the matching options for iPhone."
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            "tagline": "Music and podcast streaming with a free ad-supported plan",
            "summary": "Spotify is a music and podcast streaming service with a free ad-supported plan and a Premium subscription. It runs in a web player and in apps for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. Premium in the US is $12.99 a month and includes ad-free listening and lossless audio.",
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                "Free plan with ads for trying the service",
                "Lossless audio on Premium",
                "Works with car systems and smartwatches"
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                "Free plan plays ads between tracks",
                "Closed source, so the code cannot be checked"
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            "overview": "Spotify streams songs, albums, playlists and podcasts, with personalized playlists and a large catalog of tracks. Its Premium pages describe ad-free listening and lossless audio, and the service lists Premium Individual, Duo, Family and Student plans. A free plan stays available with ads, and Premium offers a one-month trial for people who have not used it before.\n\nSpotify is closed source, and its apps and web player are the main ways to listen. It works with car systems such as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and on smartwatches. Compared with Apple Music, it has a free tier with ads, while Apple Music has no free tier on its page."
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        "Only Spotify runs on macOS.",
        "Only Spotify runs on iOS.",
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                    "verdict": "An Android podcast app with a directory, top charts and a podcaster portal, free to use with an optional Premium subscription that removes visual ads. It is Android-only, so iPhone users need Apple Podcasts or Castro.",
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