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LOVE bandcamp, not this app
I am a bandcamp artist, I would gladly pay a little more to be one of it meant that this could be a viable app in 2018. The inability to buy things is silly. The search is wonky. The inability to store purchases offline means I don’t often use it because I don’t want to eat up data. As an artist, it is increasingly frustrating to point potential fans to bandcamp because it’s interface is so foreign to people that are used to the other streaming services. In terms of desktop, I have the same distribution as most “big name” artists. When it comes to mobile (which is how people are going to attempt to search for me mid show and listen to me on the way home), it’s not super useful. Again: I LOVE bandcamp. I use this app about once a month, as opposed to other services which I use several times daily.Show lesscqmurphy
Quite cumbersome to use
I suppose the only real benefit of this app in addition to the website is to listen to the music you've purchased. Unfortunately, it lacks many basic features in this area as far as I can tell - for instance, downloading music so that you can listen offline, making playlists, and/or even just being able to "like" songs so that your favourite songs appear in one place. I have a large Bandcamp library and unfortunately find this app a bit too simplistic for my listening needs, which is a shame because I like to be able to support musicians by paying for their music.Show lessLP Rulez
Good, Could Be Better
Love Bandcamp! However, the app has a few minor flaws that I would like to see fixed/updated in the next release.
The first issue is that sometimes songs won’t play. You open an album, touch the first song or play button, the song title flashes bold, unbolds, the next song bolds, and nothing plays. Sometimes by repeatedly tapping the song I can get it to play, but more often than not, I have to force close the app to get it working correctly.
The second is that hiding albums does not remove them from your collection to a hidden sub-group like on the website. This is very annoying as I have purchased entire catalogues from some labels and invariably a lot of titles are junk. I don't want to see them and I don't want to sift through them every time I use the app. Please fix this.
Otherwise, great app and outstanding service!Show lessdbalman
Great for those who want to keep there music library.
As good as Apple Music is, when I’m using it I find myself missing my iPod. If I don’t have cash in my account and it expires I suddenly find myself music-less. If I’m on a train with a bad connection, music goes again. And more generally, I like my music collection being a permanent set of files on my computer. Band camp is solving this problem for me.
I listen to an album a few times for free with the Bandcamp app. If I like it I buy it (usually for cheaper then iTunes) then I download the files and load them into Swansian for the Mac (an app that is basically styled after the old versions of iTunes before it got bloated and confusing), then continue to listen to it on the Bandcamp app where it seems to stay downloaded a lot more reliably then Apple Music.
The music selection is a lot better then you might expect. Plenty of big artists on there and a ton of smaller artists to discover along the way.
Minor feature requests for the Bandcamp app... a manual download button/indicator if I want to load up on songs before a trip.
Some music app style list views for selecting songs. As I plan on expanding my collection quite a bit!
Keep up the good work guys!Show lessPeacheyMcKeitch
Great app, too small for iPad
This app is worth 5 stars all day. If you’re trying to manage a band or artist, make sure you download the other app made for that. The display is obviously sized for phones, so it gets scaled up on the iPad. All that means is you get black bars on either side of the display, and the keypad is strangely big. But it’s really not an issue, some people just might be put off by it.
If you want to listen to your Bandcamp collection, get this app! It makes it so easy. A+Show lessMylgar
I have some ideas!
The app just feels like the website for a shop. It isn’t easy to search for music unless you know their exact name. It doesn’t make it easy to really dive into a genre or find artists similar to artists you like.
I suggest having a way for people to search for local music. Make it easier to be a musician on bandcamp. I have a profile as a musician and i cannot connect to fans, search for similar music, get news out there, have a listener profile that is affiliated with my band (at least i cannot figure out how to do that yet!) and I cannot connect with other bands and musicians on this app. Please help and please make it more than just a music store. Because it seems like it should be a community, yet i can’t figure out how to make it work that way... thanksShow lessBeeBopaTop
Still no cast support
Without Google Cast support, the app isn't really useful for me.lewis82
Love the app but needs chrome cast / AirPlay
Love everything about the usability and content. Would buy more vinyl if shipping costs were lower. Would be more in love if it had chrome cast & airplay. Playlists would also be a bonus. Continuous play from purchased tracks seems to have been removed, would like that feature back please. Great work overall guys, keep it up.Show lessWanos
For all your musical needs
You enjoy buying music in all it’s formats. You welcome the chance to interact with the artists who’s music you love. Then Bandcamp is the site for you. You can browse, add to your collection and create a wish list. The site is excellent and very very informative, whatever your genre. Thank you Bandcamp. My music vista has certainly been widened.Show lessLullivan1
Support Artists not korporations
If music is important to you, more than just radio background noise, think about supporting the artists as directly as possible. Streaming services (including CrAppel music and Twahtify) literally Pay artists close to nothing. Purchasing a $10 album on EyeToonz pays the artist about $0.99. Bandcamp pays artists 85% of digital sales and 90% of physical merchandise sales. If you can afford to rent movies and buy crap from Starducks, think about paying the artists you love so they can keep making what you like \,,/Show lessPaw T. Brayke
