AntennaPod vs SchildiChat-android

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AntennaPod		SchildiChat-android
	Project
32	Mentions	6
5,784	Stars	374
4.4%	Growth	3.5%
9.5	Activity	0.0
3 days ago	Latest Commit	13 days ago
Java	Language	Kotlin
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	Apache License 2.0

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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

AntennaPod

Posts with mentions or reviews of AntennaPod. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-02.

The end of Google Podcasts is in June if you're not in the US
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Apr 2024

On Android I switched to AntennaPod. It's FOSS, works great, and I can plug in my Patreon RSS feeds.
https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod
Now that Reddit are killing 3rd party apps on July 1st what are great alternatives to Reddit?
29 projects | /r/AskReddit | 1 Jun 2023

I’d recommended AntennaPod as well, if you’re on Android. It’s open source, zero in-app ads (the ones in the actual podcast are still present), and has I think all the features you just listed.
⟳ 1 apps added, 53 updated at f-droid.org
7 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 10 May 2023

AntennaPod (version 3.0.2): Easy-to-use, flexible and open-source podcast manager and player
Antennapod has finally reached 3.0(.2) with a new home screen, Material Design 3, Smart Shuffle and a new icon/branding
2 projects | /r/fossdroid | 6 May 2023

The main changes are homepage and Material Design 3, see https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/releases/tag/3.0.2
The open-source podcast client Antennapod has finally reached 3.0(.2) with a new home screen, Material Design 3, Smart Shuffle and a new icon/branding
2 projects | /r/Android | 6 May 2023

I tried this for a while, and really wanted to use the open source podcast app, but ultimately the inability to follow serial podcasts from the beginning with the auto-download feature was a deal breaker for me. Looks like there's still been no progress on that.
Pocket Casts just added global episode search and is now effectively perfect
1 project | /r/Android | 7 Apr 2023

I did, the issue was auto-closed after 30 days of inactivity. I'm not the only one, quick search through their issue tracker shows another person with the same issue
How to use Spotify podcast as Rss feed??? (Using AntennaPod)
2 projects | /r/fossdroid | 24 Feb 2023

I want to use Spotify podcast but avoiding all its tracking thing so i downloaded AntennaPod which is open source podcast client and i tried to use it with some podcasts only available via Spotify and it failed 🙁, So i thought it will be a good idea to get it as a Rss feed but i don't know how to do that, So would you kindly help me?
Best podcast app ?
5 projects | /r/fossdroid | 9 Dec 2022

Currently 3 are good : 1. Podverse 2. Antennapod 3. Pocketcasts
Plan for Release 0.4
4 projects | dev.to | 30 Nov 2022

https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod This is a podcast Android app project that I have worked with previously for release 0.3.
Reflect for PR1 in Release 0.3
1 project | dev.to | 14 Nov 2022

Issue link: #6152 Pull Request link: #6186

SchildiChat-android

Posts with mentions or reviews of SchildiChat-android. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-27.

Alternatives for Matrix Synapse with Element Client ?
2 projects | /r/selfhosted | 27 Oct 2022

If you are on Android, give Schildichat a try. It is available on Fdroid. It is a fork of Element. These are the main changes from Element. There are aslo other clients here.
For the past 3 months in my spare time I was developing this list with Awesome Android Alternatives! Please check this out, you might find something useful, or maybe you can help me make it even better. Have an awesome day!
6 projects | /r/degoogle | 12 Jun 2022

The most obvious one is that all chats can be in one tab https://github.com/SchildiChat/SchildiChat-android/blob/sc/FEATURES.md
Why is it that some apps does not function properly when installed from Aurorastore despite having play services?
2 projects | /r/fdroid | 3 Sep 2021

follow the instructions here https://unifiedpush.org/users/distributors/gotify/. Use either fluffychat or test version of schildichat https://schildi.chat/android/ stable schildichat wont work with unifiedpush since it's not implemented in it yet.
⟳ 6 apps added, 85 updated at f-droid.org
67 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 5 Aug 2021

SchildiChat 1.1.14.sc39: Secure messenger for Matrix with a traditional instant messaging experience
Is THO going to make a Element messenger Tutorial?
4 projects | /r/thehatedone | 17 Jul 2021

There are other apps too like Syphon and Schildichat to try on
Salon de discussion pour les nouveaux étudiants
4 projects | /r/UTCompiegne | 27 May 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing AntennaPod and SchildiChat-android you can also consider the following projects:

podverse-rn - Podverse mobile app written in React Native for iOS, Android, and F-Droid

NClientV2 - An unofficial NHentai android client

BlackHole - A Music Player App made with Flutter

whatsapp - A Matrix-WhatsApp puppeting bridge

Hendroid - Doujinshi Android App

lespas - Les Pas, photo album app for Nextcloud user

status-mobile - a free (libre) open source, mobile OS for Ethereum

MinMicroG - Sources and scripts for MinMicroG installers. You shall find no prebuilt releases here.

nextcloud-deck - 📋 Android client for nextcloud deck app

Vigilante - 🛡️ Android security (camera/microphone dots indicators) app using Hilt, Animations, Coroutines, Material, StateFlow, Jetpack (Room, ViewModel, Paging, Security, Biometrics, Start-up) based on MVVM architecture.

tsacdop - Enjoy podcasts with Tsacdop! A podcast player built with flutter.

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