My Experience with Pocket FM – Very Disappointing (1-Star Rating)
Pocket FM initially offers video episodes in many of its series, which are so engaging and beautifully presented that viewers quickly get hooked. However, suddenly, they stop uploading video episodes without any explanation, and in many cases, they never resume uploading them.
Another major disappointment is their internal comment section. Users leave comments and raise genuine concerns, but there is no response from the customer support team. There is no clarity on whether upcoming episodes will be released or whether the video series has been discontinued.
For example, I was recently watching a series called Mahagatha, which is actually a very good series. However, they have uploaded video episodes only up to Episode 485, and there have been no further video episodes since then.
As premium members, we pay for subscriptions and also spend additional coins to access subsequent episodes. In return, we expect consistent content and at least some accountability from the platform. If the customer service team doesn’t even bother to read or respond to users’ comments, what is the point of having a feedback or comment section?
Honestly, I don’t think Pocket FM is worth the money or the expectations it creates. You may eventually regret purchasing its subscription. My advice would be to stay away from this trap rather than get hooked on it.
I have personally decided to discontinue using Pocket FM and exit the platform.
My rating: 1 Star out of 5.
Dr. Santosh Rane
Another major disappointment is their internal comment section. Users leave comments and raise genuine concerns, but there is no response from the customer support team. There is no clarity on whether upcoming episodes will be released or whether the video series has been discontinued.
For example, I was recently watching a series called Mahagatha, which is actually a very good series. However, they have uploaded video episodes only up to Episode 485, and there have been no further video episodes since then.
As premium members, we pay for subscriptions and also spend additional coins to access subsequent episodes. In return, we expect consistent content and at least some accountability from the platform. If the customer service team doesn’t even bother to read or respond to users’ comments, what is the point of having a feedback or comment section?
Honestly, I don’t think Pocket FM is worth the money or the expectations it creates. You may eventually regret purchasing its subscription. My advice would be to stay away from this trap rather than get hooked on it.
I have personally decided to discontinue using Pocket FM and exit the platform.
My rating: 1 Star out of 5.
Dr. Santosh Rane
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Response from developer
Hey, thank you for taking the time to lay this out in such detail. We’ve noted your feedback, and we’d like to assist you with this. Please reach out to us at appreviews@pocketfm.com with your registered email address or mobile number, and we’ll take it forward from there.
Listen history
I love the app and its stories, i hate that i see the option to remove things from my history but they keep coming back i hate that when a audio is finished is plays a random one am not interested in and it just wont leave when i remove it.
Keep a better track
Sometimes after I have paid I am routed to an episode I already heard/watched and that takes away from the coins I have just purchased.
SCAM
Don’t get this. They start you off for free but if you want the whole book you’ll be spending 100 bucks a book by the end of each one. They’re engaging until the math starts adding up. Not worth it. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid.
Born to rule
I spent hundreds of dollars to watch this series of born to rule and it’s been months with no update so I won’t be wasting
anymore money on this app. Not to mention you over charge coins on these shows.
anymore money on this app. Not to mention you over charge coins on these shows.
Hook strategy
Pocket FM get you hooked by showing you pictures. But the stories drag on and on and on and on…. Making it more than most people can stand. I for one will not be giving them any more money I’m done. I’d rather see the faces of the people that they’re talking about.. maybe that’s just me whatever but they lost a listener not that they care. I’m sure they’re making money handover fist… have a great day everybody
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Not what I saw on FB
The story I saw on Facebook is different than the one on pocket. The narration doesn’t match the visual, the narrative voice is silly and childish when talking in voices other than narra, and I’m disappointed with the quality.
The Price
Love the stories but we need monthly or weekly subscriptions prices. The coin prices are crazy especially since I enjoy the stories and need more content with less stress of unnecessary daily bill
Transaction service is not working
Can't make any purchase for additional episodes as there's nothing opening/happening when I go to the store. I just get a message that payment unsuccessful. So not sure how other people making their payments. And there's no option how to contact directly. I didn't have a choice but to leave the review.
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Born to Rule
I don’t ever add reviews but to lie and claim hiatus and provide no additional info is diabolical
Love
Love it very addictive
Muito bom
Pena que cobra
Mmmmmm
Is a good app just that they ask you to watch videos in order to continue watching and that would be okay but the thing is that they tell you watch 4 videos and they make you watch more than 6 because supposedly that app resets 😡!!
Better Than Expected
THIS APP IS NOT FOR KIDS YOUNGER THAN 17 YEARS OLD AT MOST, so the rating should DEFINITELY be changed. Other than that, the story’s are pretty damn good! Many if not all are actually written by regular folk even if the interpretation and video portion is done using AI. That being said, like any other tool and with every human, there will be errors. Know it, expect it, roll with it. NOTE - some stories are different from what commercials depict in massive ways with details and various timeline or storyline elements (NOT fkn cool) and at some point in the story the video aspect might stop and it will continue as audio only.
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The Aiphas Bride
I have been enjoying listening to a couple of titles my only complaint is the episodes are very brief and only 2 or 3 a day. I find that in those short episodes not much changes in the storyline and getting further into the story it starts to move onto other characters and the original is left hanging for a good amount of time. Thank you
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Ridiculous prices
Don’t start a story on here, because the prices for episodes are ridiculous. You only get the movie like thing for the first episodes, then it’s only still photos and after 300 episodes not even that, just an audiobook. Later on episodes are like 5 min instead of the 10 min at the beginning and they increase the price to 11 coins per episode from 9 coins. Any audible book is ten times cheaper than this stuff. It’s a total ripoff!
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Good but bad
Love the stories got many of them going but why we have to spend so many coins for a daily and weekly goals not to even get enough for another episodes? My goal today is to spend 36 coins and only get 5 in return 1 episode takes 9
Endless money pit
This app is a scam. There are 4000 episodes of one story and when you reach just over 2000 they start calling them finale episodes that you have no choice but to pay for. I already paid for a subscription but even with that they charge extra for each episode. This is the case for every story in this app. Do not start listening to any of these stories unless you’re willing to pay to get to the end.
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Subscription
The stories are to short and they charge you for each episode there is no monthly subscriptions which would be easier
Pocket fm
Do not start listening to these stories unless you are willing to blow a few thousand dollars! Fair enough to charge you to listen to something but what these guys charge is ridiculous!
