Nextcloud News vs PodAura
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Nextcloud News
The Nextcloud News Reader App makes it possible to synchronize feeds between Android and the Nextcloud News App. - Dark/Light Theme - podcast support - support for Android Auto - Offline reading - Cache images offline - Background synchronization - Customizable Listview - Customizable font - Mark as read while scrolling - Widget - and many more! In order to use the newest beta version, please click on the following link: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/de.luhmer.owncloudnewsreader The App is under AGPLv3 license terms. It is free and the source code is available under: https://github.com/nextcloud/news-android Please note that in order to use this app you will need to have a nextcloud instance running with the news app installed.
PodAura
PodAura, an all-in-one Podcast tool for RSS subscription and updates, media downloads and playback. PodAura utilizes the MVI architecture and fully adopts the Material You design style. All pages are developed using Jetpack Compose. 💡 Features * Subscribe to RSS, Update RSS, Read RSS * Automatically update RSS subscriptions * Download enclosures (enclosure tags) in RSS articles * Seeding downloaded files * Play media enclosures or downloaded videos * Support variable playback speed, setup audio track, subtitle track, etc * Double-finger gesture to rotate and zoom video, long press to speed up playback * Swipe on the video to control volume, brightness, and playback position * Searching existing RSS subscription content * Play other videos on the phone * Support custom MPV player * Support import and export subscriptions via OPML * Support dark mode * ......
| Feature | Nextcloud News | PodAura |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | RSSNewsPodcastCloud StorageBrowser | NewsMedia PlayerPodcastVideoBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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