Good until latest update
This was a basic, but decent app until the latest update broke its functionality; pending tracks no longer scrobble to Last.fm, effectively making this app a waste of storage space.
My overall issue before the update was that only the song titles and artist names would scrobble— no album titles were included, which would result in inaccurate album stats on Last.fm. Additionally, some songs would duplicate scrobbles for no apparent reason. Fix these issues and this would be a 5 star app.
My overall issue before the update was that only the song titles and artist names would scrobble— no album titles were included, which would result in inaccurate album stats on Last.fm. Additionally, some songs would duplicate scrobbles for no apparent reason. Fix these issues and this would be a 5 star app.
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Mystery
Only Apple Music and iTunes Store app ;)
Doesn’t work
App won’t let me sign in or scribble songs, completely broken and the contact the developer isn’t up anymore. App is useless. Avoid.
Response from developer
Sorry about this. There was an issue with the Last.fm API. Issue got fixed in the latest release.
What I’ve been looking for
OK, it doesn’t scrobble in the background (although the app options suggest it might be able to), but it does scrobble... every track you play through the Music app and does this accurately. No doubling of scrobbles, no tracks mysteriously impossible to scrobble. In other words, much much better than the official last.fm scrobbler.
Other than the lack of background scrobbling (which may well be a Music limitation) my only reservation is that rather than being able to scan for new tracks to scrobble as per the last.fm app you seem to have to relaunch Beescrob.
But still it works, it works!
Other than the lack of background scrobbling (which may well be a Music limitation) my only reservation is that rather than being able to scan for new tracks to scrobble as per the last.fm app you seem to have to relaunch Beescrob.
But still it works, it works!
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Looks nice
Doesn’t scrobble on iOS 13.4 :/
Pretty & (Almost) Fully Functional
The app looks great, and mostly does what it should. My ONLY complaint is that it doesn’t seem to scrobble album information. Just artist and song.
Working, but...
Working, but scrobble only by artist and song name. Not scrobble albums names in lastfm profile
Stylish scribbler with a few rough edges
An attractive, professional, clean and intuitive design lakes this app a joy to use. It connects to last.fm like a dream, does what you expect it to do, and just works. This should be a five-star review, but for two problems:
1. In iPhone X models, the “now playing” display strip at the bottom of the screen sits in front of the SCROBBLE button, preventing you from scribbling—defeating the purpose of the app. It wasn’t a problem in earlier iPhone models but the moment I switched to an iPhone XS, the only two elements in the screen—SCROBBLE and Now Playing—moved to the bottom of the screen, overlapping each other. The only way to SCROBBLE is to stop playing iTunes and close it, then return to Beescrob. I figured the developer was surprised by the firm factor of iPhone Xn and would eventually release an update that addressed the problem, but it’s been two or three years and no fix. Possibly the developer doesn’t have a complete iPhone test suite? Happy to send screenshots. (I wouldn’t have posted this review if there was any other way to reach the developer.)
2. In iOS 13, the app’s Settings screen is off-White and the settings text labels are white. Can you read white on white? Of course not. Nobody can. This is so even when the OS is running in dark mode. You can see the settings switches but can’t read the labels so don’t know what they do. It’s like driving blind.
These problems are frustrating enough that you end up needing to buy and use competitive developers’ scribblers, which are not as elegant but which are more usable. This app was designed by someone very talented who understands usability. I just wish they woke address these two problems.
1. In iPhone X models, the “now playing” display strip at the bottom of the screen sits in front of the SCROBBLE button, preventing you from scribbling—defeating the purpose of the app. It wasn’t a problem in earlier iPhone models but the moment I switched to an iPhone XS, the only two elements in the screen—SCROBBLE and Now Playing—moved to the bottom of the screen, overlapping each other. The only way to SCROBBLE is to stop playing iTunes and close it, then return to Beescrob. I figured the developer was surprised by the firm factor of iPhone Xn and would eventually release an update that addressed the problem, but it’s been two or three years and no fix. Possibly the developer doesn’t have a complete iPhone test suite? Happy to send screenshots. (I wouldn’t have posted this review if there was any other way to reach the developer.)
2. In iOS 13, the app’s Settings screen is off-White and the settings text labels are white. Can you read white on white? Of course not. Nobody can. This is so even when the OS is running in dark mode. You can see the settings switches but can’t read the labels so don’t know what they do. It’s like driving blind.
These problems are frustrating enough that you end up needing to buy and use competitive developers’ scribblers, which are not as elegant but which are more usable. This app was designed by someone very talented who understands usability. I just wish they woke address these two problems.
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Response from developer
Thank you so much for your thoughtful review. Sorry about these issues, latest update should address them. I'm working on a new release with more features like an ignored tracks list, if you have any suggestions or feedback please feel free to contact me at ed@pmak8.com
