DONT BUY PRO
Do not waste your money or time on the PRO features of this app. THEY DONT WORK. Apple Music and Last.FM do not authenticate as advertised.
Good luck getting in touch with the developer. Don’t waste your $5 on this app
Good luck getting in touch with the developer. Don’t waste your $5 on this app
Just a few things
I absolutely love the UI here, and I’ve been looking for a decent music player with queue functionality for ages so this one was a no brainer. I just wish the settings menu was more accessible since the only way to access it (that I know of) is in the songs tab. I like to fiddle around with colors and themes a lot so this is a minor annoyance to me, but I doubt others have much of a problem with it. Also the touch+drag areas to rearrange the menus are nearly invisible on dark and true black mode.
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Hmm. Okay, *when it works*
An okay player.
Sadly, a few weeks ago an update appeared. When’re I tried to install the update, an error would appear saying “this item is not available on the App Store”. Now it just bombs out when I start it.
Sadly, a few weeks ago an update appeared. When’re I tried to install the update, an error would appear saying “this item is not available on the App Store”. Now it just bombs out when I start it.
Overall very good/missing minor quality of life features
The app so far is beautiful and functional. The pinned albums feature is one of the best features I never knew I wanted, as well as the ability to jump straight to a song's album from the Now Playing screen.
The app is missing some minor features compared to other players that I wish it had, such as:
- The ability for the rewind playback button in the Now Playing view to replay the same song rather than immediately go to the previous song
- Displaying seperate "discs" inside of an album would also be a plus
- The ability to skip increments of the song by double tapping the rewind/forward buttons
Overall though, Sathorn is a beautifully designed app with plenty of customization options to satisfy most people.
The app is missing some minor features compared to other players that I wish it had, such as:
- The ability for the rewind playback button in the Now Playing view to replay the same song rather than immediately go to the previous song
- Displaying seperate "discs" inside of an album would also be a plus
- The ability to skip increments of the song by double tapping the rewind/forward buttons
Overall though, Sathorn is a beautifully designed app with plenty of customization options to satisfy most people.
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Response from developer
Thanks a lot for the review! Working on getting some of these improvements out soon! -Stephen
A lot of improvement since v.1 , keep going !!
A lot of features added and improved
- playback
- now playing screen
- lyrics display by mixmatch
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Basic function that i like
- easy access ;)
- dark mode
- customized theme color
Looks simple but really usable!
- playback
- now playing screen
- lyrics display by mixmatch
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Basic function that i like
- easy access ;)
- dark mode
- customized theme color
Looks simple but really usable!
Love the widget
Please make the widget work with iOS 13 dark mode! Great app thanks
nice app!
liking it so far!
Pros:
- like the favorites list/ability to pin songs to the top
- iOS 9 inspired design aesthetic is great
- has custom playlist art
- very Apple-like design
Cons:
- no grid option for viewing playlists/albums
Pros:
- like the favorites list/ability to pin songs to the top
- iOS 9 inspired design aesthetic is great
- has custom playlist art
- very Apple-like design
Cons:
- no grid option for viewing playlists/albums
Very nice
Love all the UI customization features and simple layout
I want to like it...
But it keeps asking me to sign into my Apple account. Annoying. More importantly, the lock screen widget only allows you to like or dislike tracks? No playlist control?
Response from developer
You have to sign in to your Apple account in order to get access to Apple Music. Otherwise, the "For You" recommendations will not load and other Apple Music features will not be available.
Ugh
If this app worked as it is supposed to it would be a great app. But it crashes a lot and it is unresponsive. I got so annoyed at it I deleted it soon after installing.
Response from developer
version 2.17 includes quite a few significant performance updates that should improve your experience.
Ratchet 🤮
Do not trade your stock Apple Music app for this insane knock off. ITS NOT WORTH IT JUST TO GET THAT SWEET DARK MODE. I promise.
Immediately off the back it’s exponentially slower to load and scroll compared to the stock app. Crashes often. Worries it’s inconsistencies will corrupt my Apple Music account, which could lead to deleted playlists and music. That’s about the worst thing a Music app can do besides not playing music at all.
Immediately off the back it’s exponentially slower to load and scroll compared to the stock app. Crashes often. Worries it’s inconsistencies will corrupt my Apple Music account, which could lead to deleted playlists and music. That’s about the worst thing a Music app can do besides not playing music at all.
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Response from developer
> Crashes often. Where does it crash? > Worries it’s inconsistencies will corrupt my Apple Music account, which could lead to deleted playlists and music. Apple does not allow developers to delete songs from a user's library. So it is impossible that this could happen.
Great start but definitely rough around the edges
Pros: -I can sort by liked songs(!)
-Customizable interface with true black
-still gives me access to all my Apple Music recommendations while putting more focus on my existing library
Cons:-ui navigation is kind of a screaming nightmare. Sometimes you can swipe back, sometimes you can’t. Sometimes you can long press a song, sometimes you can’t. A lot of areas you swipe to access but can’t swipe out.
It’s really in-cohesive and coming from the default Apple Music player it’s really, really cumbersome.
-sometimes elements look really great, sometimes the aesthetics make it look like the app is bugging out.
-adding songs to ‘play next’ has the tendency to stop or restart the song currently playing. This one is a MASSIVE pain, though one I would consider equal to the others noted above.
-you can’t add songs to play next if you search for them- just goes along with the other noted inconsistencies in how you can interact with different things.
-lack of consistent ui navigation leads me to constantly play songs I didn’t mean to because I was trying to do a gesture that’s intuitive in Apple apps but just does nothing in this app. (Example: if you open an album and scroll down you cannot swipe back. You have to scroll all the way to the top to swipe back.)
Overall I’m sticking with it and hoping it gets cleaned up because, if tightened up, this could be the best way to use Apple Music.
-Customizable interface with true black
-still gives me access to all my Apple Music recommendations while putting more focus on my existing library
Cons:-ui navigation is kind of a screaming nightmare. Sometimes you can swipe back, sometimes you can’t. Sometimes you can long press a song, sometimes you can’t. A lot of areas you swipe to access but can’t swipe out.
It’s really in-cohesive and coming from the default Apple Music player it’s really, really cumbersome.
-sometimes elements look really great, sometimes the aesthetics make it look like the app is bugging out.
-adding songs to ‘play next’ has the tendency to stop or restart the song currently playing. This one is a MASSIVE pain, though one I would consider equal to the others noted above.
-you can’t add songs to play next if you search for them- just goes along with the other noted inconsistencies in how you can interact with different things.
-lack of consistent ui navigation leads me to constantly play songs I didn’t mean to because I was trying to do a gesture that’s intuitive in Apple apps but just does nothing in this app. (Example: if you open an album and scroll down you cannot swipe back. You have to scroll all the way to the top to swipe back.)
Overall I’m sticking with it and hoping it gets cleaned up because, if tightened up, this could be the best way to use Apple Music.
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Response from developer
Edit: Version. 1.3 addresses a lot of the concerns listed here. The "Play Next" bug is fixed, and the UI navigation is much more consistent. Everywhere you swipe to access, you can now swipe to go back. You can also add local songs to play next if you search for them as well. Thanks a lot for your review. Yes, I am aware of some of these inconsistencies and am definitely working on correcting them--notably the song skipping, and the ability to long-press a song when viewing artists, and being able to swipe back once you scroll down. thanks for sticking with it! I hope to get these issues addressed quite soon. Stephen
Good, Needs Work
Great start of an app!
Pros:
- Adjustable theme and true black
- In depth stats if you swipe down
- Easy to add songs to playlists
- Resume right where I left off in either music app (Sathorn uses the native player)
Cons:
- Song navigation (changing time in songs) sometimes triggers a swipe left or right and changes the song instead.
- No lyrics support
- Settings menu is hidden well
- Album art custom covers aren’t synced like they are on other services
Pros:
- Adjustable theme and true black
- In depth stats if you swipe down
- Easy to add songs to playlists
- Resume right where I left off in either music app (Sathorn uses the native player)
Cons:
- Song navigation (changing time in songs) sometimes triggers a swipe left or right and changes the song instead.
- No lyrics support
- Settings menu is hidden well
- Album art custom covers aren’t synced like they are on other services
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Great app needs improvements
Holding down a song for more options should have a haptic response. In the original music app that force feedback helps me know whether my input was received without looking at my phone.
Also please add the ability to start Apple Music radio stations.
Also please add the ability to start Apple Music radio stations.
Response from developer
Haptic feedback is now here in version 1.3.
