And, just like its name, I can “cast” anything to my TV. I like that I get to choose if podcasts get stored locally on a device or on external storage media. Pocket Casts will even let you watch video podcasts so you can subscribe to the TED channel and binge on TED Talks on the go. It’s good-looking, it syncs your podcasts across devices as long as you’re signed it (though it won’t remember where you left off the last time like Google Podcasts does) and makes discovery of new podcasts a lot easier (it will even let you bring over your subscriptions from another podcast app/service). Pocket Casts is easily the best podcast app out there. Price: Kshs 400 (50% for those that buy it during their trial period) Today, it uses an in-app purchase mechanism. Like Poweramp, Solid Explorer used to have a separate unlocker app but that is no longer the case. It is a free app on the Play Store but, just like Poweramp above, after 2-weeks, you’ve got to pay up to continue using it. This is because Solid Explorer doesn’t come cheap. While I’d recommend Solid Explorer any day any time not just because of those features I have listed (and many more that I have not highlighted), you’re probably better off with one of the many other file managers out there. It lets users easily hide files, it has very good archive tools (no need to install a zip app), lets users encrypt and decrypt files as well as access files on their phone on their computer as long as the two are on the same network. That has been mainly because of its impressive feature set. However, Solid Explorer has managed to stand out from that crowd for a few years now. There is no shortage of decent file manager apps on the Google Play Store that do all manner of things in addition to letting users view the files on their devices. Solid Explorer is a, uumm, solid file manager. Better yet, the people behind this amazing music player have been testing a redesigned app for quite some time signalling that we’re yet to see the last of the legendary app. Today, you can buy Poweramp for just over Kshs 100 and it’s worth every penny. Since I bought Poweramp for the first time 5 years ago, for a whopping Kshs 500, I’ve flirted with several other more good-looking media players (Poweramp’s user interface is kind of dated but you can get a custom skin to hide the wrinkles) but I keep on coming back home (to Poweramp). It’s feature-packed, very customizable (through skins that one can download for free on the Play Store or even buy) and, easy to use. It’s the one application that I have used religiously since my first day with an Android smartphone, almost a decade ago.

Poweramp is one of the best music player apps of all time on the Android platform.

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