The AI functions are great!
The app highlights key points in the episodes, so you can listen more podcasts, skipping boring parts
Interesting but there are serious usability misses
Stories have an arc, and summarizing podcasts into a list of bullet points doesn’t make an interesting story.
Summarizing a 30 minute podcast into a 4 minute podcast is something I might be interested in if I’m prepping for a test on the podcast, but I’m not. I’m listening to the podcast in the background while gardening, cooking, working, playing a video game… the idea that the DJ has saved me 26 minutes assumes my brain is capable of making sense of and retaining facts outside the context of their underlying story.
Not only does this approach make the podcast incomprehensible, it’s also just very boring.
Despite my negative review I do believe there is a general direction this app is headed in that is very interesting.
I imagine this being used to assemble views from multiple podcasts. I could see this being incredible for news, where info is already bite-sized. I could see this being my new way to consume podcasts with some improvements
Some things I’d like to see -
1. I immediately disabled the Snipd sound because it was very distracting. Instead, use the existing podcast’s jingle as the audible anchor between stories.
2. Give me a slider similar to playback speed to tune how deep I want the DJ to go so I can change the summary level minute by minute.
3. DJs are known for gracefully fading tracks from different albums. Use the DJ to crossfade similar topics from multiple podcasts
4. Discover mode - Add an option to Crossfade snips from podcasts I’m not subscribed to, with obvious options to subscribe/block podcasts in the feature
Thanks!!
Summarizing a 30 minute podcast into a 4 minute podcast is something I might be interested in if I’m prepping for a test on the podcast, but I’m not. I’m listening to the podcast in the background while gardening, cooking, working, playing a video game… the idea that the DJ has saved me 26 minutes assumes my brain is capable of making sense of and retaining facts outside the context of their underlying story.
Not only does this approach make the podcast incomprehensible, it’s also just very boring.
Despite my negative review I do believe there is a general direction this app is headed in that is very interesting.
I imagine this being used to assemble views from multiple podcasts. I could see this being incredible for news, where info is already bite-sized. I could see this being my new way to consume podcasts with some improvements
Some things I’d like to see -
1. I immediately disabled the Snipd sound because it was very distracting. Instead, use the existing podcast’s jingle as the audible anchor between stories.
2. Give me a slider similar to playback speed to tune how deep I want the DJ to go so I can change the summary level minute by minute.
3. DJs are known for gracefully fading tracks from different albums. Use the DJ to crossfade similar topics from multiple podcasts
4. Discover mode - Add an option to Crossfade snips from podcasts I’m not subscribed to, with obvious options to subscribe/block podcasts in the feature
Thanks!!
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Extrem instabil
Vom Prinzip her eine tolle App, aber sie stürzt ständig ab. Mega ärgerlich, weil ich die AI-Funktionen und auch sehr spezifischen Funktionen wie Integration in Notizapps sonst sehr schätze, aber wenn das nicht bald gefixt wird, kündige ich mein Abo, so macht die Nutzung keinen Spaß.
Response from developer
Hi, das tut mir Leid zu hören, das sollte nicht passieren. Könntest du uns via dem in-app Feedback Chat schreiben und genauer erklären wann es passiert? Dann können wir dem Problem nachgehen und es hoffentlich beheben. Du findest den Chat hier: You -> Settings Icon -> Feedback Kevin
That is what podcast player should be
that’s how podcast application like Apple podcast should look like it’s my number one application on iPhone
Voice booster
I listen to podcast at work using my work approved headphones which suck, please bring a feature that boosts the volume or even better custom eq band controls. I love this app
