# Airr \| Highlight Podcasts

> Capture, highlight, and share memorable podcast audio clips. (iPhone/iPad app by Airr Inc. Apps.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airr-highlight-podcasts/id1355926315 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Airr Inc. Apps](https://appshunter.io/developer/1352836156)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.97/5 from 281 App Store ratings · 50 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 42 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-03-19
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airr-highlight-podcasts/id1355926315/reviews.md

## What is Airr | Highlight Podcasts?

Highlight moments from podcasts.

## Key features

- Highlight podcast moments
- Share audio clips
- Discover podcast highlights
- Create shareable snippets

## What do users think of Airr | Highlight Podcasts?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 💡 Revolutionary quote/clip capture feature for podcasts
- 📝 Automatic transcription of podcast episodes
- 🔗 Seamless integration with Readwise and Roam Research
- 🎯 Easy sharing of audio snippets with others
- 👥 Community discovery through shared quotes
- ⚡ Quick note-taking while listening on-the-go
- 🎧 Triple-tap AirPods shortcut for instant clipping
- 🎨 Clean and attractive user interface
- 👨‍💼 Responsive and helpful customer support team
- 🧠 Transforms passive podcast listening into active learning

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🐛 App loses playback position in episodes
- 🐛 Randomly skips to different episodes
- 🐛 Quote button frequently stops playback
- 🐛 Playback stops when switching apps
- 🐛 Background playback crashes
- 🐛 Login issues and session timeouts
- 🐛 Data loss (saved quotes deleted)
- 🐛 Skip forward/rewind button unreliable
- 🐛 Transcription sometimes cuts off mid-episode
- ⚙️ Poor podcast discovery and organization
- ⚙️ Discover page as default instead of Library
- ⚙️ Difficult to find specific episodes
- ⚙️ Limited caption/note space
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with phone number requirement
- ⚙️ Overrides AirPods triple-tap function
- ⚙️ Slow or non-functional sharing feature
- ⚙️ Missing basic podcast player features
- ⚙️ Lacks sorting and filtering options

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on startup or during use
- Playback position lost when switching apps or receiving calls
- Quote button causes episode to skip to different podcast
- Skip forward/rewind button only works intermittently
- App freezes when taking multiple quotes
- Saved quotes randomly deleted after app reset
- Login failures with phone number or social media credentials
- Transcription cuts off mid-episode
- Podcast won't subscribe even with URL
- Partial screen scrolling when editing clips
- Playback resumes from beginning of clip instead of end
- Quote editing changes not saving properly
- App requires re-login every time on some devices
- Incompatibility with older iPhone models
- Podcast continues to replay after reaching end

**Most requested features**

- Mark episodes as played/listened
- Customizable default app launch page
- Two-level podcast organization structure
- Sorting options (oldest to newest)
- Ability to skip ads in podcasts
- Playlist functionality improvements
- Private podcast feed support
- 30-second skip interval customization
- Podcast grouping and filtering by topic
- Export quotes functionality
- Unlimited caption space
- FAQ and documentation improvements
- Apple Watch app
- Crash logs for troubleshooting
- Restore AirPods triple-tap default behavior

## Recent user reviews (10 of 50)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airr-highlight-podcasts/id1355926315/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Good idea but buggy

*2022-11-12, version 2.0.49*

Too buggy to depend on and often doesn’t have a transcript for the show, in which case it’s a huge pain to highlight the desired text.

The final straw for me was being logged out and not being able to get back in with my phone number or any social media account credentials.

### 2/5 — Great concept, but unreliable

*2022-10-18, version 2.0.49*

Live the idea and was excited to use but the app freezes and/or won’t play podcasts so it takes away the whole post of using it. 

I do enjoy that you can program a shortcut that “takes an Airr quote” just by using Siri. I also like the community section where you can see outher quotes people have bookmarked so if y’all get the bugs fixed it would easily be a 10.

### 1/5 — Extremely buggy

*2022-08-04, version 2.0.49*

This app could be great, but is ruined by bugs. Most recently, the app reset all my content and I lost years of saved airquotes. Support hasn’t responded. Don't waste your time with this app now that there are others offering the same features. Besides losing all my data, the app frequently freezes or crashes so you can only listen to podcasts when the app decides to work. It’s extremely frustrating.

### 1/5 — Extremely Buggy

*2022-03-09, version 2.0.48*

I was really excited to be able to take quotes from podcasts and upon trying the app I was very happy with it. That was until I started using it regularly. About once a day the app just completely loses my place in a podcast. Sometimes it happens when taking an Airrquote (and it just skips randomly to another episode and sets the one I’m listening to back to the beginning). Sometimes it happens when I get a phone call and the episode skips back several minutes when the phone call is over. And other times it just loses my place entirely when I leave it overnight. The skip forward 30 seconds is also very buggy, only skipping forward maybe half the time and then usually jumping back a few seconds at random times.

### 3/5 — Love/Hate — I want to love!! :)

*2022-02-05, version 2.0.47*

I never write reviews for apps because the opportunity cost is too high but I wanted to say something so hopefully the Airr team hears this and gets around to addressing the recurring application/implementation bugs before I’m forced to find a new app….I love you all and I love this app but it’s a love/hate relationship and I’d rather stay than go. 

Okay, TL;DR

Been using Airr for a year now… I know it was basically first in the space and competitors have sprung up because I’m familiar with the interface and it was recommended by a friend I respect. 

However, the app is so darn buggy it crashes CONSTANTLY, interrupts playback and deletes bookmarks I send.

Also, I want to love the sharing snippets feature for audio but the loading is so slow or nonfunctional I give up and end up not sharing my airrquotes…..

I know it’s hard to run a mobile app company in a space that’s eventually going to shift away from mobile (but you’ve still got time), and you’ve got lots of other concerns but nailing your core functionality so the UX it is less of a headache / heartbreak situation will ultimately improve the value of your company/app. 

… I realize that was more than you probably wanted or needed and sorry for being on my soapbox but I love the premise of what you’re doing and I have been loyal and don’t want to get lost to churn or competition. 

Good luck! 

- CC

### 5/5 — Uhoh Overcast…

*2022-01-05, version 2.0.45*

Revolutionary. Podcasts are so popular because it’s content for “found time” (driving, gym, etc). The hardest thing about using podcasts for learning is to try to remember everything to look up or study after your primary activity is over. This solves that.

### 5/5 — Super frustrating crashes! (Update: they’re working on it)

*2022-01-05, version 2.0.45*

I want to love this app. But when I’m listening to a podcast and hit the quote button, it frequently stops the episode I’m listening to and randomly switches to a different one. It’s so annoying I could throw my phone out the window. I keep waiting for an update to fix this. I would have preferred to email this as a support request rather than a review but I can’t find a contact or email for Airr anywhere

Update: they’ve reached out to solve the issue

**Developer response:** Hi there! Apologies for the issue—would you be able to email me at david@airr.io or message us in the app (Settings > Help) so we can make sure we resolve this for you?

### 5/5 — Bugs

*2021-12-30, version 2.0.44*

Having issues with this app now. Love the idea and it was working great until the podcasts just stop out of the blue. It happens more often than not now. And it also doesn’t always save my spot so I can continue listening. Does anyone have any ideas about how this can be fixed? Thank you.

### 3/5 — Like the app, but bugs make it tough to use the app

*2021-10-12, version 2.0.25*

I like the app and always have. Problem is it doesn’t work properly anymore and there’s a few feature requests I would like to see

- podcast pauses playing went swapping to another app
- podcast stop playing when away from the app randomly, seems to crash in the background
- please give user option to switch to 30 second intervals to fast forward/rewind or for specific podcast this can be changed 
- can’t group or create filters. I have too many podcast in my feed so it’s impossible to find one podcast to listen based on a specific topic if I don’t recall the name to search

### 1/5 — Phone number?

*2021-09-20, version 2.0.19*

I’m immediately turned off that I am prompted for my phone number in order to sign in without any information as to how it will be used. I take great care to protect my privacy and avoid being tracked between apps, and requiring a phone number is a way to guarantee all of my activity across apps platforms can be tracked and compiled. Even the privacy policy does not provide clear guidance as to the purpose of the phone number collection, which leads me to believe it is used for shady purposes. It is also not acknowledged in the App Store listing for what data is collected.

## Frequently asked questions about Airr | Highlight Podcasts

### What does this app do?

This app allows you to highlight specific moments from podcasts. You can then share these highlighted audio clips with others. It's designed to make it easy to capture and distribute compelling podcast segments.

### How can I share podcast highlights?

Once you've highlighted a moment from a podcast within the app, you can share it directly. The app facilitates the creation of shareable audio snippets from your listening sessions.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the application is available for free. There are no associated costs to download or use its core features for highlighting and sharing podcast moments.

### What is the main benefit of using this app?

The primary benefit is the ability to easily capture and share the most interesting or impactful parts of podcasts. This fosters new ways to discover content and engage in discussions around specific podcast episodes.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2.0.50 — 2023-07-20

- Export OPML & Quotes

### 2.0.49 — 2022-03-11

Bug fixes & performance improvements

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