# 4' 33" - John Cage — user reviews > 27 indexed App Store user reviews of 4' 33" by Larson Associates, rated 4.50/5 from 13 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/4-33-john-cage/id808378692/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/4-33-john-cage/id808378692.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## Newest reviews (7 of 27) ### 4/5 — 前までは使えた *2025-11-29* なぜか、世界のみんなの演奏が聞けなくなっている。自分が所持している二つの端末でだけかもしれないが、そうでないならば早急に直していただきたい。 ### 4/5 — 面白いが… *2025-11-02* 音を録音して投稿できるのは面白いアプリだと思ったが、ライブラリを開くとアプリが落ちるので改善して欲しい ### 4/5 — Unfixed bugs *2025-05-22* When you open the library, the app drops ### 4/5 — Unexpected and Clever! *2014-04-27* So much joy in listening to people around the world share their lives. Would like to be able to save a list of favourites to a separate library, or some kind of playlist for later listening. ### 4/5 — Nicely done, only one thing missing *2014-04-13* Very nice, simple, well done. Only thing missing is a way to share and listen to recordings outside of the app (e.g. on the website). ### 5/5 — Best app ever! *2014-02-18* I am a huge fan of John cage if your a fan or just like abstract music this is the best app for you. ### 5/5 — Fascinating! *2014-02-14* It seems like such a simple thing. A four minute and thirty three second musical score with no notes. It sounds like Seinfeld's "show about nothing". But it's more than that. Read the background info to get some context. Listen to one of the recordings. It's like a glimpse into four minutes and thirty three seconds of someone's life. Then make your own recording. That's when it gets interesting. It becomes a meditation, a challenge, a performance. So much nothing. But more. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I can't listen to everyone's recordings! *2026-05-17* The app crashes when I press the "Library" button. Also, pressing the "World of 4:33" button results in an error. Since this is a paid app, I request a prompt fix. My device is an iPhone 12 Pro. ### 1/5 — アプデされるのか？ *2026-03-08* ついに聞くことも投稿することもできなくなった、意味のないアプリ ### 1/5 — Can't record can't listen *2026-02-17* Please update I love this app ### 1/5 — 落ちる *2025-11-24* Libraryを開くと落ちてしまう。せっかく録音したんだけどな〜 ### 1/5 — A system bug has occurred *2025-10-18* The app crashes when you tap Library! help me! Can't use it! ### 1/5 — Unfortunate *2025-01-09* pls make it clear that this app doesnt run on ios 18. that is the operating system most ppl r on right now so .. i saw no mention of it in the description unfortunate ### 1/5 — Won't launch *2014-02-20, version 1.0* Sadly this app does not work, it launches, asks for location and regardless of the answer does not proceed. ### 2/5 — 動作不安定 *2025-11-15* libraryを開くとアプリが強制終了 ### 2/5 — App crashes *2025-07-20* App crashes every time I try to access library ### 3/5 — Won't play in the background *2014-04-23* I love the concept and the app works well.. But not being able to play silences in the background makes it very hard to use.. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app plz fix bug *2026-01-25* Unusable because of a bug that causes the entire app to close when I try to name or save a recording, access my library, or see the map. Please don’t let it go out like this!!! ### 5/5 — Brilliant Update of a Concept *2024-01-18* This is the next natural step in the evolution of the philosophy behind 4’33”. I would request 2 features be added. 1. Play in background. This way I can let it play continuously if I need to check a message without interruption. Although, philosophically, this may not be true to the spirit of the piece. 2. An option to play all the pieces on the map one after the other in a shuffle mode. So I can hit Play All and it will automatically go to the next recording without me needing to select one. Might be fun. ### 5/5 — Superb *2021-01-30* Every now and then an app taps into the true creative potential of these crazy globally connected computers in our hands. This app is one of them. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2019-11-04* Awesome app that really embodies the spirit of what John Cage was going for with the original 4'33". ### 5/5 — TLDR *2014-04-14* great interview on TLDR. thanks for your work on this. ### 5/5 — Wonderful teaching tool! *2014-03-31* I have been using this in my 3rd through 8th grade music classrooms to have guided discussions about how different "silence" can sound in different parts of the world. Everyday at the beginning of class we listen to a recording. It inspires their imagination as they try to come up with the location of the recording before i tell them. They also pause to think about what is going on in the world at that particular moment in that particular place. The older students extend these thoughts by adding some background information such as: how does the culture influence the sounds within this "silence?" I have been amazed at some of the things they come up with!!! ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2014-03-07, version 1.01* This app is fantastic! It captures the spirit and intention if Cage's idea (is it really a composition?) and uses it to create a window on a world of sound. ### 5/5 — New version... *2014-03-06* This has a lot small improvements. This is a rare work of art....I'm the real sense of the word. ### 5/5 — Perfect *2014-02-21* This app is something I've thought about for years. I even sketched out a similar design at one point but lacked the time to build it. Thank you for making this! ### 5/5 — It's about time, and listening *2014-02-18* A little bit of John Cage genius to carry around with you. Thanks to those who bright this to the world. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-12.*