I’m sad that I have to switch to another app
I’ve been using that app for well over two years. Since then, it’s been my go to for podcasts because it has a great interface and is easy to use. However, I don’t know why but I’ve been having so many problems with it lately. The main one is that podcasts won’t load. I don’t always have space on my phone to download my podcasts since I take a lot of photos and video on a day to day basis, meaning I stream a lot of my content. For some reason, I always have problems with podcasts from this app recently. It’ll load a couple of seconds, then it will refuse to play anything for a while, then all of a sudden it’ll start working again. It’s not like I’m losing internet connection, as it will even happen on WiFi. Sometimes it’ll even do it with downloaded podcasts. Then I have even more problems with CarPlay. If I plug my phone in to use pocket casts, sometimes it’ll just completely freeze everything on my phone until I unplug and restart my phone. It’s only with this app.
That all being said, I still enjoyed my time with this app and I loved its simplicity, which is why I’m sad to see it go now that I’m switching to another app that doesn’t give me these problems. I’ll come back eventually if these bugs get fixed. Till then, so long my friend.
That all being said, I still enjoyed my time with this app and I loved its simplicity, which is why I’m sad to see it go now that I’m switching to another app that doesn’t give me these problems. I’ll come back eventually if these bugs get fixed. Till then, so long my friend.
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Response from developer
Hi there! Thanks for your review. These aren't known issues, so we'd be very keen to look into them for you if you'd like? If so, please send us an in-app report of the issues via profile -> settings -> help & feedback -> get in touch -> get support. Emailing from there will automatically attach a debug file for us to look into. Thanks!
AVOID! Bought app before subscription, +30GB DATA ABUSE!
30GB of data... Not the first time it has happened, and it’s absolutely ridiculous. Especially since I originally paid for the app before they decided to change to a subscription service, and receive none of the features I paid for. I have turned off every “Download” or “files” feature, so it is not user error. I uncheck the “In progress” and “played” options in storage and data usage as well, only to see them turned back on immediately after exiting. If this is a bug it is a hell of an costly one on my end. After getting ripped off after buying the app already on multiple devices that was then switched to a subscription service, it’s nice to add the 30+GB of monthly data on top of that. I just hope that the same hasn’t happened to the people I recommended this app too not long ago. As for now, just another company totally fine with ripping paying customers off with a blatant money grab! DO NOT DOWNLOAD!
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Love it! Use it everyday
Very impressed with the huge selection of podcasts and that it is a free app which is awesome! I would highly recommend! You can star podcasts to revisit which I like because I use a sleep meditation every night.
So impressed with this app!
I’ve been using PocketCasts for 7 years and still love it. New features are always being added such as being able to auto skip the last mm:ss of Podcasts. I’ve set it up so that everything happens automatically like fave podcasts being auto downloaded, news shows going to the top of the list, etc. Just a wonderful app by clearly engaged developers
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The best podcast app, bar none
This app has had a bit of a rough ride over the last year or so, but V7 is now a robust and reliable platform and a worthy successor to V6. Any serious Podcaster should at least try this app because it is truly great.
Shame about the one star reviews, as many of them are complaining about the change from paid app to monthly subscription, but for legacy members this has now been rectified with complimentary lifetime plus membership.
Shame about the one star reviews, as many of them are complaining about the change from paid app to monthly subscription, but for legacy members this has now been rectified with complimentary lifetime plus membership.
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Best out there
This is by far the best podcast app out there, attentive developers and great update notes.
Most used app on my phone
I love your podcast app and happily paid for it ! It has served me well in the last two years. However I am now listening to more podcasts than ever and it’s getting a bit confusing to just have them in one big panel.
I would love to have the option to put similar podcasts in a folder (kinda like you can put your apps in a folder so your homescreen looks less cluttered.) that would make it much easier to find the podcast I am looking for.
I love pocket casts and some of my favourite features are:
- filters (it would be useful if one could search the list of podcasts when creating a filter)
- having unplayed at the top
- sorting first2last and last2first custom for each podcast (since some are serials you need to start at the beginning vs daily news )
- custom speed and auto download/archive for each podcast
I would love to have the option to put similar podcasts in a folder (kinda like you can put your apps in a folder so your homescreen looks less cluttered.) that would make it much easier to find the podcast I am looking for.
I love pocket casts and some of my favourite features are:
- filters (it would be useful if one could search the list of podcasts when creating a filter)
- having unplayed at the top
- sorting first2last and last2first custom for each podcast (since some are serials you need to start at the beginning vs daily news )
- custom speed and auto download/archive for each podcast
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Rapidly declining in quality and functionality
This used to be the best podcatcher around, and I’ve recommended it to a number of people, but over the last few months there have been persistent glitches.
1. The app freezes but the audio continues to play. It’s an issue that you don’t notice until you need to pause or skip backwards, at which point you realise that it’s frozen halfway through the last episode you were listening to, and when you restart the app you have to figure out where you were up to in the episode you were listening to.
2. Stuttering audio sometimes occurs even with no other apps open.
3. App crashes frequently enough to be annoying.
I don’t know if this is an issue of the app becoming free and getting increased traffic, I am not a developer. But it’s becoming increasingly irritating and I may need to search for something new, which would be extremely aggravating.
1. The app freezes but the audio continues to play. It’s an issue that you don’t notice until you need to pause or skip backwards, at which point you realise that it’s frozen halfway through the last episode you were listening to, and when you restart the app you have to figure out where you were up to in the episode you were listening to.
2. Stuttering audio sometimes occurs even with no other apps open.
3. App crashes frequently enough to be annoying.
I don’t know if this is an issue of the app becoming free and getting increased traffic, I am not a developer. But it’s becoming increasingly irritating and I may need to search for something new, which would be extremely aggravating.
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Still the best
Lots of haters around here talking about the redesign. At first the changes were a bit jarring but after a couple of updates things are getting back to what we expected. Keep up the good work!
Lengthy loading times
Takes me 10+ minutes before it will start playing. After pressing the play button it takes obscene amounts of time for the podcast to begin loading. Do not recommend
Response from developer
Apologies, could you please email us from inside the app regarding this loading issue, via profile - settings - help & feedback - get in touch - get support. We should be able to look into and troubleshoot further.
