FocusPodcast vs Smoke
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
FocusPodcast
★★★★★Main Features★★★★★ - 🔒 Privacy protection, no server, will not and cannot track any of your privacy, will not upload any of your data - 🌷 The latest Google MD3 material design - 🚶 Podcast offline No WiFi? do not worry! Listen to episodes whenever and wherever you are commuting or relaxing. - 💾 Compatible SD cards allow you to free up storage space on your device. - 📦 Podcast groups, manage the genre and mood of the show. - ⏲️ Sleep timer to put the podcast player to sleep. - 🌍 Global selection of podcasts, all free to download - 🔍 Powerful search engine to find various channels and episodes, always discover your favorite fresh audio content - 🥇 Top trending total list highlights all the trending podcasts for you - 🏠 Personalize the app to create your own unique podcast app ★★★★★Features★★★★★ Customization - Customize fast forward and rewind playback - Choose from a variety of beautiful desktop widgets - Support custom theme color, pure black theme - Support lock screen player - Custom home page - Customize the order and visibility of the navigation drawer - Multiple Now Playing Themes Subscribe/Discover - Search by podcast name or keyword - Browse latest/hot/popular podcasts by category - Paste the podcast RSS/ATOM feed URL. Can also run Apple Podcasts, YouTube channel URL - Support opml file import - Supports access to password-protected feeds and audio Play/Audio Effects - Supports both audio and video podcasts. You can subscribe, browse and play any podcast - Support online or offline playback - Support for Bluetooth devices - Sleep settings - Drive mode for your convenience - Built-in audio effects such as playback speed, volume boost and skip mute, down mix (mono) - Variable playback speed for video podcasts - Skip the beginning and end - Chapter support, memory playback position automation - Auto-update podcasts with customizable update frequency, set specific times, download your favorite podcasts before waking up - Automatically download the latest podcast episodes - Automatically delete downloaded podcast files after playback - Automatically download old episodes when storage space is low - Control applications with third-party applications via Intent other - Multi-language support - Support tablet mode - Complete application backup/restore with multiple options - Find an episode by playback history or by searching for titles and shownotes - support android 13 monochrome icon
Smoke
Summary of Smoke * Aliases. Preserve your contacts. * Almost zero-dependency software. * Application lock. * Argon2id and PBKDF2 key-derivation functions. * Automatic, oscillatory public-key exchange protocol, via SipHash. * BSD 3-clause license. * Completed. * Content is recorded via authenticated encryption. * Decentralized. TCP, and UDP multicast and unicast. * Does not require Internet connectivity. * Does not require registration. Telephone numbers are not required. * Encrypted communications. * Eventful tasks. Limited polling. * F-Droid. * Fiasco forward secrecy. * Future-proof software. * Introduces Cryptographic Discovery. Cryptographic Discovery is a practical protocol which creates coordinated data paths. * Juggling Juggernaut Protocol! * Manufactured tool tips! * McEliece Fujisaka and Pointcheval. * Message structures do not explicitly expose contents. Header-less protocols! Some messages do include type information. * Mobile servers via SmokeStack. * Obfuscation of resident secret keys. * Optional foreground services. * Optional silence over the wires. * Original implementation of SipHash. * Ozone destinations: private and public repositories. * Post offices for messages of the past. * Private servers. * Public and private public-key servers. * Rainbow digital signature scheme. * Reliable distribution of archived messages. * Reliable distribution of deliverable text messages. * SPHINCS digital signature scheme. * SSL/TLS through SmokeStack. * Semi-compatible with Spot-On via Fire. * Share files with TCP utilities such as Netcat. * SipHash-128. * Smoke and mirrors. * Software congestion control. * Software manual included. * Steam, reliable file sharing. TCP over the Echo! * Steamrolling, or, real-time broadcasting of inbound Steams to fellow participants. * Super McEliece: m = 13, t = 118.
| Feature | FocusPodcast | Smoke |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Media PlayerPodcastMessagingVideoBrowser | MessagingBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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