Pocket Bard User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience85.0% of reviews
Neutral6.9% of reviews
Negative experience8.2% of reviews

~ Based on 306 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Pocket Bard Safe?

Pocket Bard appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Pocket Bard is 96/100.

This assessment is based on 1,201 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

95.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.2% of ratings suggest some concerns
2.3% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 1,201 App Store ratings for Pocket Bard.

Is Pocket Bard Legit?

Pocket Bard appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Pocket Bard is 78/100.

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

Top reviews

Great Ttrpg soundscapes

Love this app. Can’t wait to use it in more sessions.
My one complaint is the “whispers” & “crowd” moods are all too loud. I would really appreciate some way to lower their volume.

Just amazing

Even without a subscription, this program has been amazing since the beginning the amount of stuff they added I just love. Personally some things would be nice on a large tablet to have just one page but the music just a plate in the background while I sleep or just do things to me. This is for more than just playing a TTRPG.
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Good

Ts hits harder than my parents

Incredible TTRPG ambiance

The variety of scenes and one-shots make this my table’s favorite soundboard, and it’s both easy to use and available offline if needed. I’d like to see more of the new “lo-fi” scenes in the future.

So useful

I've been running ttrpgs mainly DND for awhile now and nothing really worked until I came across this app, and now my sessions feel more emersive and the players are having a great time and it's just great.

Love it

Love this app so much. I use it for writing sessions and D&D. My one request, please don’t focus too hard on lofi. There’s already sooo much out there. Focus on what sets you apart: ambience!

Nice but quite a bit restricted

It’s useful but restricts a lot of stuff behind paywalls so I hope they add more free stuff

ABSOLUTELY SPEACHLESS

As a new DM here who loves overprep and immersion. I saw it in a random sponsor and tried it out

This is the single best dnd site I have ever seen, I would rather have this than dnd beyond.

I am on my knees praying that this will never be bought by a big monetizing company, this is the greatest dnd service I have ever seen.
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Amazing

It brings sessions to life

Genuinely good app. I am yet to try it at my table but I think I will enjoy this.

I saw it on Willigansisland on YouTube as a subscribed ad and I’m genuinely surprised at how good it is.

The intensity adjustment is insanely good. I can understand that whoever made this app had really good understanding of music or at least taste.

Response from developer

Hello Juje! Thanks so much for taking the time to review our app! We really appreciate your kind words - our team is comprised of friends who are composers, developers, and artists who are all very passionate about bringing immersive audio into TTRPGs in the simplest way possible. I'm very glad that we've exceeded your expectations and we truly appreciate your support! If there's anything we can do for you, please let us know: support@pocketbard.app - thanks again!

Freezes

I can’t even get the tutorial to play. As soon as I downlod it, it’s feozen and no amount of tapping or swiping anywhere in the app gets it to work.

Absolutely incredible

This is hands-down, the single greatest app across any platform in any category ever. I have never subscribed to an app before until this one, and I am stoked to support an app that supports real musicians and not just AI trash. Get this app immediately and subscribe. Totally worth it. The music is off the hook, the sound effects are dope and it’s such a nice and simple platform to use. I use it now on my tablet at every DnD session. I wish there were more stars to leave as a review. I would give them 10 out of five stars if I could.
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Great app but paywall is annoying

I love pocket bard and I love that it’s add free but there are some soundtracks that you have to pay for. However the free soundtracks are just as good and there are still a wide variety to choose from.

Leveled up my home games

I would spend too much time on youtube and Spotify looking for music that would gel with my game. I found this by chance and fell in love immediately. No more fuss, just prep a scene and go

Extraordinaire

Cet appli est superbement conçue (interface et audio). Il y’a une belle quantité et qualité dans le format gratuit.
J’aurais souhaité soutenir les développeurs mais malheureusement les abonnements ont quand même un prix trop élevé pour moi.
Peut être proposer des achats uniques des ambiances ou en packs ? Tout en gardant la formule d’abonnement pour ceux qui désirent avoir tout le contenu ?
En tout cas, un grand merci au devs !!!
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for your incredibly kind review! We're very pleased to hear that you're happy with the amount of free content we currently have available. We have even more music and sounds coming very soon, too! We also appreciate your transparency regarding the subscription price. If you'd like to provide more details about what you believe would be a more appropriate price (for a subscription or a one-time payment) please let us know: support@pocketbard.app - additionally, we'd love to know what you think of our French translations! If there are any words that feel out of place, please let us know. Thanks again for your time and we can't wait for your to see what we do next! Merci beaucoup pour votre avis extrêmement gentil ! Nous sommes ravis d'apprendre que la quantité de contenu gratuit actuellement disponible vous plaît. D'ailleurs, encore plus de musiques et de sons arriveront très prochainement ! Nous apprécions également votre franchise concernant le prix de l'abonnement. Si vous souhaitez nous donner plus de détails sur ce qui vous semblerait être un tarif plus approprié (que ce soit pour un abonnement ou un paiement unique), n'hésitez pas à nous écrire à l'adresse support@pocketbard.app. Par ailleurs, nous serions ravis de connaître votre avis sur nos traductions en français ! Si certains termes vous semblent inappropriés, merci de nous le signaler. Encore merci pour le temps que vous nous avez consacré ; nous avons hâte de vous faire découvrir nos prochaines nouveautés !

Nothing Better

All the music is amazing, and perfectly transitions between exploration, combat, and victory music between various biomes. I will no doubt use this a ton at the D&D table. The free selection is all you really need in any situation.

Top App Five Stars

Lots of decent apps our there yet Pocket Bard is my absolute favourite! free level is great but this has been worth spending money to have the extras. absolutely recommend it.

Essential for running my game

I love this app. The scenes and transitions make it so useful and the music is excellent. And seeing the artists credited is extremely refreshing

Good Resource

My players have enjoyed the addition to the mood at the table with using pocket bard.

Pocket Bard is perfect for DM’s

I Love using pocket bard for sounds in my games, and I might actually get the subscription!