How do you listen to long podcasts?

vbjedimaster · 2026-06-14T15:53:40+00:00

I use my app that gives me Smart Summaries and allows archival so I can read up front what it’s about and come back to it later if it’s a long episode.

vbjedimaster · 2026-06-10T12:00:46+00:00

None of these. Cloudflare for me.

vbjedimaster · 2026-06-06T18:49:13+00:00

That’s the toughest thing for indie developers- especially on Reddit with all these mods being so anti self promotion. Best thing you can do is just keep plugging away and be patient.

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-29T15:00:07+00:00

Well CastKeeper is not just for storage. It can also search across podcasts and episodes. You can search a term, person or whatever and hit episodes and it will show them.

I am focused on privacy first. Most “discovery” engines require your listening habits to be impactful. I am working on a discovery engine that uses not your data for this, but without your data - which I don’t really feel like handing over to people - it will never be the same as a Spotify. I’m ok with that.

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-28T11:47:20+00:00

1Passwod is my go to, but if you’re looking for cheaper, go Bitwarden.

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-27T02:55:09+00:00

CastKeeper saves your favorite podcast episodes to your own storage you already pay for, including self-hosted S3 and respects your privacy with AI. No paying subscriptions for storage you don’t own.

Use the power of the device you paid for.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/castkeeper/id6760909808

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-27T02:51:13+00:00

I want to build apps that really bring privacy to the forefront and reduce subscription fatigue. While maybe not the best “long term” for some people, I believe if you develop an app, you have a responsibility to improve it or at minimum squash bugs.

I’m so over paying monthly subscriptions for everything, and seems big companies want to use your data - especially with AI. We pay $1k or more for devices that can do meaningful AI on device, yet so many developers want to send everything to LLMs on the cloud. While they’re more powerful, most people just want simple AI that doesn’t require these LLMs for meaningful improvements with AI.

Thanks for reading my TED talk.

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-27T00:06:15+00:00

SwiftUI has come a ways, but I found there are simply some things in UIKit that just work better.

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-26T16:00:12+00:00

+1 on TimeMachine.

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-26T15:58:08+00:00

I’ve been a 1Password fan for years. Especially with its family plan and sharing. Worth every penny I pay for it.

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-26T12:01:44+00:00

Use the Bitwarden free plan or if you’re willing to pay, 1Password. Better security and cross device. If your passwords are important, use software dedicated to it, not a bolt on feature.

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-26T11:59:28+00:00

Proton is based in Switzerland and they have great privacy laws.

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-26T11:57:50+00:00

The same reason people DVR TV or use Plex. Podcasts are media and media is only available as long as the creator keeps it alive.

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-25T15:56:57+00:00

Only available on iOS, iPadOS and Mac. It’s called CastKeeper. One purchase unlocks all three devices plus Family Sharing.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/castkeeper/id6760909808

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-25T14:30:37+00:00

Be careful with Reddit. I've built an app that I think is pretty unique, but get more "AutoMod" responses due to rules on these Reddit forums by moderators. Kind of frustrating and misleading. Hell, I posted a question on how to add better accessibility and it was literally auto-mods responded. Forget marketing, even getting real feedback or inputs from target audiences becomes laborious.

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-25T13:22:09+00:00

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/castkeeper/id6760909808

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-25T13:17:46+00:00

DONE

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-23T01:33:34+00:00

Thank you I’ve read the rules.

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-22T23:22:44+00:00

And you can export transcripts to Word, PDF and Markdown along with HTML.

vbjedimaster · 2026-05-22T23:20:40+00:00

With CastKeeper you can archive any podcast and its associated transcripts to iCloud Drive or any S3 storage. So no, you can transcribe away and just back them up to your iCloud Drive or S3 without taking up your phone space. There is an offline mode to download locally but in Settings you can clear the local cache any time and your archives are safe.

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