Login credentials not saved
The login info not being saved bug isn’t fixed for me. Every time I open this app I need to re-login. Very frustrating!
Great app and content
Really amazing content and app. I can’t believe it has so many bad reviews.. it’s a free app for our faith how can you all be so critical.
Content is solid, but the app could use some polishing
The content is always top notch but the app is very buggy. It really needs work. I am constantly logged out and half the time the podcasts will not load. I try refreshing, closing it out and even reinstalling and that doesn’t make a bit of difference.
Integration with the desktop AFR website is sorely needed. To be able to save or bookmark from the website and have it saved in the app, be able to have progress on one device be accessed on the other would be great.
Integration with the desktop AFR website is sorely needed. To be able to save or bookmark from the website and have it saved in the app, be able to have progress on one device be accessed on the other would be great.
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What's the point?
Great idea. Poor execution. First of all, they added a login screen, which is nice because it allows you to save your favorite podcasts, just like the standard podcast apps. Except that it forgets your login and you have to login again.
It has a daily bread section, which is awesome, except you have to play each one individually and can't just play your daily readings and saints of the day in one go.
What's the point of this app? What gap in the field of podcast apps is it trying to fill?
Why is everything orthodox people do so poorly executed and chaotic? We're in the west now.
It has a daily bread section, which is awesome, except you have to play each one individually and can't just play your daily readings and saints of the day in one go.
What's the point of this app? What gap in the field of podcast apps is it trying to fill?
Why is everything orthodox people do so poorly executed and chaotic? We're in the west now.
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Nice programming but…
The app didn’t work well for me . It doesn’t load very quickly and froze when I tried to play the radio.
Buggy App
I love the content on this app. It is a wonderful gift to all Christian’s. But there are many technical issues that need to be fixed so I can enjoy using this app. It crashes, logs me out almost every time. I have to search for what I was listening to almost every time because it doesn’t save my progress. The app is also difficult to navigate to find things to listen to. Like when I look up Fr. Evan Armatas I have to search his full name and it still sometimes doesn’t show me all of his podcasts without going through each folder. I truly hope that y’all will improve your app so that it may minister to many more people.
In Christ
In Christ
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Used to Love This App
The mid-2025 overhaul of this app eliminated the most important features of this app. The radio content is top notch, but the app constant logs you out, stops playing for no apparent reason (times out when the phone is resting?), and you can no longer broadcast to devices (speakers) in your home or vehicle. If I can’t keep it playing for more than a couple minutes unattended, this content is functionally inaccessible and the app now rendered worthless. I check back every month hoping for improvements, but so far no functionalities of the app have returned to their former utility. Very, very sad, especially for donors.
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Great content, app flaws
I absolutely love ancient faith and the podcast episodes but this app is really flawed. Everytime I open it, it won't load at all and I have to uninstall and reinstall the app in order for it to work. Prayers this gets fixed soon.
Radio feature.
This would be a higher rating but for the “radio” feature. In English or Global, the radio will play for less than 20 seconds then it will shut down.
I’ve uninstalled the app and reinstalled it twice to no resolution.
Please fix this bug.
I’ve uninstalled the app and reinstalled it twice to no resolution.
Please fix this bug.
Glitchy since updated
Since the app was updated and reconfigured, it takes a long time to load and I have to log in again every time. It’s a real pain. There is something wrong. Would be great to get that fixed soon. Monthly donor.
Reload
Everyday, I have to delete the app and reload it to access the content. Either the app developer is a piker or the App Store is, also.
Update Bugs
The recent update to the app makes it look cleaner. However, some features are longer there or at least not work out and need the bugs worked out. First, continue listening feature always takes you back to the beginning of the episode. Does not pick up where you left off like it did prior to the update. Second, I have several podcasts marked as favorites and there is no where I can find to view just my favorite podcasts. I have to go through the list each time. And sometimes remark a podcast as a favorite.
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Fix bugs
Great mission, app needs work. If bugs are fixed, this is an easy five star
Five Stars for the Content
I am very appreciative of the content, and hesitate to complain, but with the app update my progress does not save. So, I have to try to find where I was in an episode every time I try to continue. Frustrating for sure. But thanks for the content! Glory to God!
App Issues
Every time they update the app, it’s a clunker. Links are broken (they link to the wrong episode) favorites no longer exist (I have to search for the podcast manually), etc.
They also have no consistent schedule for Whole Counsel of God. Some weeks an episode comes out Tuesday, others on Thursday, every five or six weeks they randomly forget to upload an episode.
It’s great content for sure but the tech side is always chaotic.
They also have no consistent schedule for Whole Counsel of God. Some weeks an episode comes out Tuesday, others on Thursday, every five or six weeks they randomly forget to upload an episode.
It’s great content for sure but the tech side is always chaotic.
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A pain in the neck to use
I love listening to Lord of spirits, and this is the only way that I’m able to access Orthodox podcasts and other stuff. With the recent update to the app, it caused frequent crashing frequent logging out for some reason, podcasts are no longer able to save the time where I was in the episode, and a whole bunch of other stuff that makes it very difficult to use. If there was another way that I could access a wide variety of orthodox content I would and I would ditch this app, but because it is the only thing I have I still have to use it and it pains me every single time I use it.
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Huge step backward
Firstly, I’m deeply grateful for all AFM does, & I’m grateful for this app.
The recently released non-backward compatible version removed quite a lot of functionality & is considerably less usable. Having a log in no longer seems to serve any purpose as all my old preferences are gone & there seems to be no way to create new ones. We must now slog through the entire list of recently released content to find what we want, which given the list isn’t always in release order, is quite tedious. At a minimum, a “filter on following” is mandatory to make this new version usable.
The recently released non-backward compatible version removed quite a lot of functionality & is considerably less usable. Having a log in no longer seems to serve any purpose as all my old preferences are gone & there seems to be no way to create new ones. We must now slog through the entire list of recently released content to find what we want, which given the list isn’t always in release order, is quite tedious. At a minimum, a “filter on following” is mandatory to make this new version usable.
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Considerably better in 7,0
The App looks much more modern, and up-to-standard with the 7.0 update. There are still some odd quirks (like being able to swipe to the right and get to a log in screen while already logged in), but it feels considerably less like a somewhat barren extension of the radio website, and more like a full featured radio app for Orthodox Christianity.
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Not great
I love ancient faith, but this app is the pits. Logs me out frequently, but worse, it drops the play constantly. Basically unusable as an app for playing their radio content on continuous stream.
AFR app
Fantastic content but I can’t get the app to work correctly on my iPhone 15.
