I bought pocket casts for like $4 a very long time ago. I'm not sure what you're talking about, and the app says I have a free account. What is the difference in buying the app and subscribing to it?

[–] Tilgare@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I only came along after Google podcasts announced that it was sunsetting, so I don't know what the lifetime membership entailed. But I have no need for any of the paid features they offer, so I'm happy to remain a free member. I don't really understand why I would need cloud storage... from my podcast app... and on pc, I just run the Pocket Cast app in an Android emulator since for some reason you can't use a web browser without a subscription. Completely mystifying decision, but I'm not paying $4 a month for it.

[–] srecko@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I use cloud storage for audiobooks. It syncs my progress across devices. That's the reason I bought the app (and got lifetime subscription later).

[–] Tilgare@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Oh very cool - that's a very good use case that I hadn't considered!

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What Android emulator are you using?

I remember I tried one for macOS before but I wasn't happy with the performance, I did try it for the Tivimate I think, but it was choppy and not worth to use, I was gonna go back to experiment about this it would be because of Pocket Casts for sure.

[–] Tilgare@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I just loaded up Android Studio, which has it's own emulation layer. I've tried Bluestacks in the past and had trouble with it - figured that Google's own environment would be the best option.

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Hmm, I see, I'm gonna look into this surely!

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Hmm, I guess the app is free now but the "plus" features cost money