Pocket Casts makes its web player and desktop apps usable without a subscription
In a rare recent example that the product becomes more affordable (instead of moving the full speed in the opposite direction), the famous podcast service is no longer subscribed to access to the web and desktop. Although the excellent levels are still present for some restricted features, the only platforms that you cannot listen to are free now smart watches without a associated phone – a place inside a place, if there is ever.
Before Tuesday’s announcement, you can listen for free on Pocket Android and iOS applications, but their web applications and desktop require a distinct subscription starting from $ 4 per month or $ 40 a year. Now, you can log in with your favorite PodCaster on Mac or computer without paying ten cents. Although you can already do this on free alternatives such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Music YouTube, the pocket casts pocket lovers (including some Engadget) divided by a clean user interface, silence features, and the waiting list management.
The auto -owned service has put this step as a driving of open podcast that can be free to anyone, everywhere. The brand wrote in its publication: “By providing our web operator for everyone, we reinforce our belief that podcast belongs to people, not companies,” the brand wrote in its publication.
This is a noble feeling – and we would like to see more companies to embrace. But if we read (perhaps a little irony) between the lines, YouTube announced last month that it passes a billion podcasts per month, with the data of the external parties that show that it is the most popular podcast service in the United States. When it is combined with the last Apple addition to the web player to free podcast service, Pocket Casts realized that it limits itself to decreasing a piece of pie by the wall of everything except for its mobile applications.
As is the case, Pocket Casts hopes to raise subscription features in some people in throwing a few dollars. Tier Plus (Deep Intnale) adds the feature to mix playing paper, reference signals, endurance, 20 GB of cloud storage, Watchos, wearing OS applications (which you can still use for free as long as the content flows from your phone) and other good things such as features, symbols and a year of Slumber studios. Meanwhile, Batron Tier provides everything in addition to early access to features, 100 GB of cloud storage, additional symbols, and most of all, profile badge.
Pocket Casts Plus will bring you 4 dollars per month or $ 40 annually, while the beneficiary subscription costs $ 10 per month or $ 100 annually.
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