Castro 2 - The ideal app for today's broad-minded podcast enthusiast
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Popular podcast app Castro gets a complete makeover with version 2. Two years in the making, it introduces the concept of triage - as the site states: "Triage allows you to scan new episodes and decide whether you’re interested or not." Nice!
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Fantastic app, and has some useful inovative features not found in any other podcast client, that help you triage new episodes and stay on top of the ones you really want to listen to, no matter the number of subscriptions. What I would like to see is an iPad app, trim silence and smart speed (this is becoming the standard for good reason), artwork on the play screen and some tweaks that I wrote the developers about. Even if you aren't into podcasts that much, the design is splendid as with all Supertop apps.
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@bojanspaic which other Podcast apps have smart speed? I currently use Overcast but i'm still looking for alternatives. Thanks!
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@jameswahba PocketCasts was updated recently with a new interface, smart speed and trim silence (much smarter options than mere speed adjustments, and would fit perfectly with Castro 2 method of playing podcasts). Nice design on the iPhone, the iPad app looks like an afterthought.
This looks amazing! I love podcasts but I hate getting one hour in and feel like this was a waste of time. I'm a big fan of a good preview and being able to tell if it's worth the time! Awesome job @padraig & @prendio2! 😊🙌
Thanks guys, delighted for our app to be featured on Product Hunt 😄
We've a short trailer at http://supertop.co/castro/#trailer that might be a good intro to the app for anyone who hasn't tried it out yet.
The "triage" concept makes a lot of sense for podcasts - very nice work.
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Looks wonderful—I much prefer this triage concept to the endless playlists of the competition. Unfortunately, I can't go back to listening without some form of "smart speed" silence trimming, so I'll be sticking to PocketCasts/Overcast for the time being.
I haven't tried the new Castro yet, but I've been a huge fan of the first version. Congrats on the launch! :)
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After using this for half a day I'm totally sold 🙌 The inbox/triage concept is clever and soon feels natural. The ability to have new episodes automatically skip the inbox and be directly queued or archived is a brilliant semi-hidden feature. Easily worth the price if you're a regular podcast listener. 👍👍
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Imports from Apple, Castro 1 and other apps too.
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Yeah, this rules. It makes selecting specific podcast episodes REALLY easy. I miss the Castro 1 icon, which I think was one of the best iOS icons ever, but C2 is super polished too.
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It's a great app for heavy podcast consumers. Most apps get confusing and bloated when you listen to lots of different shows. Castro doesn't. Its also really great to listen to single episodes of podcasts you are not sure you want to subscribe to.
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