Gave it 4 plus years. Im Done!
7/24/26
I’ve been critical in past as seen below but now I haven’t even got a response in 3 months Carter reaching out multiple times to support! My Sats balance is showing a negative balance that’s incorrect and a bug I assume but I’ve had no reply to emails from support. I am so done with this app. It’s issue after issue after issue since I downloaded it 4 years ago. Phone gets hot when in use and it’s just a mess. Do not use Fountain people! There are other podcasting 2.0 friendly apps that don’t have issues regularly.
Year old review ⬇️
Done. I tried for over 3 years using this app regularly. It just doesn’t seem to work anymore on a regular basis. Although I must update and say some things have improved since my last review . But after 3 years of bugs I’m just switching to another app so called it quits after having a better experience elsewhere past few weeks. But I love the mission! I hate that it’s at this point. I will likely try again in future but I need a break! (I tried again and it got worse, now my Sats balance has dropped wrongly to negative and support had not responded in months)
I’ve been critical in past as seen below but now I haven’t even got a response in 3 months Carter reaching out multiple times to support! My Sats balance is showing a negative balance that’s incorrect and a bug I assume but I’ve had no reply to emails from support. I am so done with this app. It’s issue after issue after issue since I downloaded it 4 years ago. Phone gets hot when in use and it’s just a mess. Do not use Fountain people! There are other podcasting 2.0 friendly apps that don’t have issues regularly.
Year old review ⬇️
Done. I tried for over 3 years using this app regularly. It just doesn’t seem to work anymore on a regular basis. Although I must update and say some things have improved since my last review . But after 3 years of bugs I’m just switching to another app so called it quits after having a better experience elsewhere past few weeks. But I love the mission! I hate that it’s at this point. I will likely try again in future but I need a break! (I tried again and it got worse, now my Sats balance has dropped wrongly to negative and support had not responded in months)
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This is BY FAR the absolute BEST podcast player out there!!
I love this app and everything it does. However, sometime in the last 2-3 weeks there was an update that has broken several things and done really weird stupid things like forgetting where I was in a podcast when I come back after a 5 minute pause or rewinding randomly when I click on the fast forward 30 seconds button from my watch, or tries to replay the podcast I just listened to instead of going to the next show in my queue, or the screen randomly blacks out when I add a new show to my queue. Please go back to the version you were running a few weeks ago, and DO NOT EVER EVER EVER!!!!! make any UI changes.
Edit: WOW, literally immediately after I posted this review, the app updated and the developers changed the UI and didn’t even fix any of the bugs. I can’t recommend this app anymore when the developers would do something so brazen and violate one of the biggest rules of keeping a successful app successful. DEVS— Just revert the app to what it was 3 weeks ago and fix those bugs. Don’t bother with anything else.
Edit: WOW, literally immediately after I posted this review, the app updated and the developers changed the UI and didn’t even fix any of the bugs. I can’t recommend this app anymore when the developers would do something so brazen and violate one of the biggest rules of keeping a successful app successful. DEVS— Just revert the app to what it was 3 weeks ago and fix those bugs. Don’t bother with anything else.
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Response from developer
Thanks for your review! Great to hear you're enjoying Fountain. It would really help us if you can share details of the bugs that you find irritating and we will address them ASAP. Please email us at hello@fountain.fm with more information and we will be happy to help.
Not Pay not win
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Don't download this app; it doesn't pay. Don't waste your time.
Don't download this app; it doesn't pay. Don't waste your time.
I used to earn sats
I heard about fountain on a bitcoin podcast so started to use it to earn a few sats. It all worked great until February this year when I stopped earning! No idea why! I think lots of apps find they need to make money, so push paid for premium versions, but not everyone can afford to subscribe to multiple apps. Bit disappointing after early promise.
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Hear me out for a minute
This pod player is very nice, and cross platform. But it is built on a protocol called nostr, and although it isn’t required, you should create a nostr account first.
Nostr is a social platform, that houses lots of types of apps. Mostly a social media feed. But also apps like this. If you have an accounts and log into this with it, you can comment on podcasts in app and it will share to your feed automatically.
So as a podcast player it’s “good”, and improving, but if used properly it can become so much more and starts to make more sense. Try it , I like it
Nostr is a social platform, that houses lots of types of apps. Mostly a social media feed. But also apps like this. If you have an accounts and log into this with it, you can comment on podcasts in app and it will share to your feed automatically.
So as a podcast player it’s “good”, and improving, but if used properly it can become so much more and starts to make more sense. Try it , I like it
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Video Podcasts
Works with video podcasts, but does not support chapters in them (neither embedded nor via RSS tags).
JUST USE THE WEBSITE THIS APP SUCKS!!!
I SEE WHY THE RATINGS ARE SO LOW ON THIS APP. THIS THING SUCKS. THE SERVICE DOESNT SUCK BUT THE APP IS A MUCH WORSE EXPERIENCE THAN THE WEBSITE. CAN’T EVEN FIND THE AUDIO CONTROLS EVEN AFTER ASKING AI. THIS THING IS TERRIBLE. THE SEARCH SUCKS TOO.
reinstalled and works now
1/29/2026 working now
Free Bitcoin
Get paid in bitcoin to listen to podcasts you were already going to listen to… how could you beat that!?
Make Fountain Great Again
Buggy as hell- crashes all the time, seldom works when in Airplane mode, so many other issues. I love the mission but this app has developed serious reliability issues. Can we stop adding features until you get the basis right (again)???
Earning is broken
Haven’t earned anything for over a month and a half and the withdrawal feature is not straightforward and has my data frozen. Been using this app 3 years and I am about to find another.
The best podcast app
Get away from the mainstream. If you are a bitcoiner then this is a must
Could be way better
Consistently not payed the already extremely low rewards supposedly earned
Key features broken
Play queue broken, episode management broken, OPML export missing
Gave it 3 plus years. Just Done!
Done. I tried for over 3 years using this app regularly. It just doesn’t seem to work anymore on a regular basis. Although I must update and say some things have improved since my last review a month back. But after 3 years of bugs I’m just used to another app so called it quits after having a better experience elsewhere past few weeks. But I love the mission! I hate that it’s at this point. I will likely try again in future but I need a break!
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It hasn’t got better. It’s worse :(
I love fountain and the mission! But I have now tried everything, including buying a new model phone. Fountain makes my iPhone burning hot. No other app does this! Literally. It’s done this for years and I now have confirmed it’s not phone issue it’s the app. I can’t risk using anymore :(
Also app doesn’t work well and randomly I get error messages, and get a response 10 days later saying my wallet was locked and not Even discussing the multiple errors. It’s finally come to point I deleted app off my phone. I tried by can’t do it anymore..
Also hate the switch to NOSTR. All friends followed disappeared and bugs 24/7. Finally giving up after trying for 3 plus years
Also app doesn’t work well and randomly I get error messages, and get a response 10 days later saying my wallet was locked and not Even discussing the multiple errors. It’s finally come to point I deleted app off my phone. I tried by can’t do it anymore..
Also hate the switch to NOSTR. All friends followed disappeared and bugs 24/7. Finally giving up after trying for 3 plus years
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Amazing
Amazing app! Love to get all my regular podcast from Apple there and I’ve discovered amazing shows. Only hic is the sats are not working on my app, not sure why. Keep the good work Fou tain Team, you’re doing an amazing work
Search function doesn’t work
I go to search for a podcast and it just says something went wrong. I click the retry button and nothing happens
Broken features
Play queue broken, episode management broken, OPML export missing
Everything Wiped!!!!!
Did a simple update and it’s completely wiped everything. I’ve lost every podcast I’ve ever listened to. On top of that, there is no way to contact the developer for help. Been to their website, it just breaks down and no contact into here either. What a complete joke of an app!!
