Apple's Podcasts Vs Downcast

Many of Apple's updates and improvements to their iOS platform stem directly from 'borrowed' concepts and software from third party developers. The new Podcasts app from Apple is yet another example of this. Podcasts is a podcast catcher, much like Downcast and many others, that allows the user to search, add, subscribe, and edit podcasts all without having to sync with a PC or Mac.




Apple's Podcasts app offers a much more visually pleasing interface than Downcast, but unfortunately it doesn't seem like it was quite ready for launch. The app is slow, buggy, and still lacks a great many features that other podcast catchers offer. It's a good start, but the Podcasts app is, as of now, just not good enough to replace Downcast.
So don't toss out Downcast just yet! Apple's first attempt at a podcast catcher falls well below the bar. Maybe things will change with an update or three or maybe even iOS 6 - We'll just have to wait and see.

~Ben