Next Up User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience33.8% of reviews
Neutral12.5% of reviews
Negative experience53.8% of reviews

~ Based on 80 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Next Up Safe?

Next Up - A Podcast Alarm appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Next Up is 76/100.

This assessment is based on 276 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.8/5.

Safety Analysis

68.5% of ratings point to a safe experience
6.5% of ratings suggest some concerns
25.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 276 App Store ratings for Next Up.

Is Next Up Legit?

Next Up - A Podcast Alarm appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Next Up is 78/100.

Based on 78 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Great once a week when it actually works

This app is great when it works. But it rarely works. 4/5 days it doesn’t start. And it also drains my battery like nobody’s business.

Unreliable battery hog

The app needs to be open in the background at all times to play the alarm. It burns through 35+% of my phones battery on a given day, that’s when it doesn’t glitch out and drain it completely. The app also doesn’t reliably trigger the alarm in the morning.

Great concept if it worked.

App never seems to work.

Yes!

Been looking for this! Wish I could edit which podcasts more easily but LOVE this app

please make updates

:)

Somethings wrong

Apple TV HDR
iPad Air 2021
HomePods x2 new stereo
The program will not play the podcast
At alarm time.

Needs update?

Didn’t Work from the beginning

I did a test alarm, the alarm sounded like a broken record and didn’t turn on my podcast. When I went to retest I was told I’ve used up my trial period and had to pay 🙄 (written was 5 alarms and only one was used and didn’t work) will be trying a different app

Had hopes

Does not play podcast episodes

Trash

Trash don’t get this

Backup sound cannot be adjusted

I DO NOT recommend this app!

Constant horrible sounds that cannot be deactivated such as an only telephone or a car horn play constantly throughout the podcast.

No sound level setting for “background sound” no option to turn it off, it makes the app completely worthless.

Paid subscription Not working on the new iPhone.

Followed the instructions but it never worked. Support never respond. It’s

Drains battery

I have an iPhone we 2020 that already has a fairly small battery life, but this app drains 60% of my battery overnight (7hrs). That’s a no go.

Never works

I tried couple of weeks but it never worked once. At first it made sounds but not the podcast I set. Later it even just no sounds at all. I had thought it might because I used free version so I paid for the advanced version but nothing changed.

Alarms hardly work

Most mornings I receive an error message saying there was an issue with the podcast and to refer to website. The website says it needs a new update but hasn’t been updated in a year.

Drains battery and alarms fail

Uninstalled. This app has literally been using over 20% of battery life (13 pro) just to keep one alarm active. I don’t even use that much battery on apps I use the most frequently…combined.

Does Not Work

It always says I have to download more podcasts or turn on the play unheard podcasts feature when it’s already on.

Do better

I really don’t even know why the developers would ask for a monthly fee when they’re literally using your Apple podcast library so there’s no reason for them to charge you anything. The idea is good but the execution is horrible, first of all I want you to pay for this. Secondly I would say it’s subpar at best? There is a lag in the playback, I adjusted the settings to try to fix this and it did not. I kept getting a message that there was an error in playback. Then it doesn’t understand even though I’m selecting the options provided when I want to hear the most recent unplayed episode it doesn’t listen to the options I have selected.
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Best alarm for anyone who wants a great morning

The exact podcast I have been looking for all my life. Between the easy to use interface, integration with Apple podcasts, and some groovy sounds to choose from - this alarm has made waking up something I look forward to.

When it works, it’s pretty good

Unfortunately it only works about 50% of the time. I have to set up multiple alarms invade this one doesn’t work. Not what I was hoping for. Please update!

Does not download new podcasts

It does not work how I hoped. I just wanted to use it to wake up to npr's up first podcast but it does not download that mornings episode. Even when sub and set to auto download in the podcast app it does not work.