Unless you've been living under a rock for the past week, you might know that Google officially shut down the Google Podcasts app on April 2nd. As previously announced, Google is focusing its efforts on YouTube Music podcasts. If you haven't made the switch yet, here are some of the best Google Podcasts alternatives to keep listening.

This list wouldn't start without Spotify. The platform has grown tremendously over the years and has an extensive library of podcasts alongside the already extensive music library. There are tons of different podcast categories to explore, combined with Spotify's cross-device playback and sync, and ease of use make it one of the best podcast apps and alternatives to Google Podcasts.

The free tier of Spotify has tons of ads but you can keep using it if you don't mind. However, you may miss out on features like offline listening and skipping between episodes of podcasts or music. However, the subscription is quite affordable and since Spotify works as a music app, you basically kill two birds with one stone. ProsCons Excellent UISeeking is locked behind the subscription Extensive library Ads Brilliant cross-device sync Doubles as a music streaming app

I've been using YouTube Music as my primary service for streaming audio and music, and it hasn't disappointed me. So far I haven't encountered any major issues with the app. It also doubles as a music streaming app so that's great.