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Escapepod vs FocusPodcast: catalog facts
Escapepod	FocusPodcast
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence, with no ads.
Android	Android
Very simple two-screen interface Actively maintained with regular releases	No ads and no account or server-side tracking Offline downloads with SD card storage
No podcast discovery or search Minimal feature set by design	Android only Project homepage was unreachable when checked
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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