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
Lots of promise but super annoying
Like why is it so difficult to copy from the transcript? The copy button always disappears. Super frustrating. Don’t know why something so simple is overlooked in an app we pay for.
Amazing
This app is simply amazing. Congrats to the developers!
Response from developer
Thanks Nando :)
Great but buggy as heck
Episodes frequently reset to the start and lose my place. Seems much worse recently.
Strange things happen on replay too. Like 30 seconds of the show will replay randomly throughout.
AI minutes are not enough
DJ feature is cool but also very repetitive.
Strange things happen on replay too. Like 30 seconds of the show will replay randomly throughout.
AI minutes are not enough
DJ feature is cool but also very repetitive.
Love it
How did I ever listen to podcasts without the ability to snip and take notes before?? Won’t go back to any other apps — this is the best.
I couldn’t live without this app
If you’re obsessed w/ knowledge retention, try the free version. You’ll fall in love with the app and upgrade to premium. The free version is already incredibly good in terms of functionality (just limited in terms of # pods/week)
Great audio player
I love the interface and they did a good job with the features . Has been my go to player for a while.
The app sorts my thoughts
This is amazing for understanding the conversation
Stop w the trash features
AI dj is like a zero value add utterly pointless “upgrade”… meanwhile basic functionality like “when I press play the podcast episode will start from where I lost stopped” only works like half the time now. I’m wasting so much time refinding where I’d previously stopped listening because more and more “pressing play” means the episode is starting over completely from the beginning. Sad when an excellent tool succumbs to such an easily avoidable failure
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AI is awesome
Very well done, team!
Great App
I really love this app. It’s definitely improved. My only disappointment with the new DJ feature is that I can’t hide the transcript. I’d like to see artwork when I’m not using the DJ. Otherwise it looks so busy I can’t keep the app open when playing
Keep what you learn
Such a fantastic app to make sure you retain knowledge from the podcasts and audiobooks you listen to. Pair with Notion/Obsidian and connect that to Claude or another LLM - and you have a way to recall key ideas you highlighted in the past. Plus love the feature that shows what books were discussed - amazing attention to detail by the developers.
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Best podcast app
This is easily the #1 app I cant live without. Period.
‘Nuff said.
‘Nuff said.
Great
Application super bonne pour la prise de notes se souvenir du podcast, c’est réellement exceptionnel
podcast app for serious listeners
The ability to take notes, and have the AI generate notes for you, is what makes this app amazing. If you take podcast listening seriously (like I do) and want to really comprehend, reflect, and compile information, this is the app. The ability to “chat” with the episode, and save that as a note it’s probably the best feature so far.
For general use as a podcast app, it is as good or better than many others out there. I really like the way you can queue up episodes and sort them in your queue; something that was not very easy coming from Overcast.
The app is still young, and I see a handful ways to easily improve (1. ability to export audio files, 2. more sorting/filtering snips at a top level, 3. ability export (copy/paste) the transcript, 4. personal “wrapped” style stats, 5. allow mapping of 2 different custom snip prompts [forward/backward], 6. I have more ideas, but that’s enough for a review), but I do see the developers actively making improvements and changes, which is a good sign. There are a couple of bigger, harder, development improvements I wish could take place (web/desktop access), but I understand that’s probably out of scope for a podcast app, and they already have ways to integrate/sync through desktop apps like Obsidian.
However, if you are a heavy podcast listener, 900 minutes (15 hours) a month of AI processing credits is not enough, but you can request more in app (for free, for now). I re-up my AI minutes a few times a month. Would be willing to pay double, maybe triple, for unlimited minutes.
For general use as a podcast app, it is as good or better than many others out there. I really like the way you can queue up episodes and sort them in your queue; something that was not very easy coming from Overcast.
The app is still young, and I see a handful ways to easily improve (1. ability to export audio files, 2. more sorting/filtering snips at a top level, 3. ability export (copy/paste) the transcript, 4. personal “wrapped” style stats, 5. allow mapping of 2 different custom snip prompts [forward/backward], 6. I have more ideas, but that’s enough for a review), but I do see the developers actively making improvements and changes, which is a good sign. There are a couple of bigger, harder, development improvements I wish could take place (web/desktop access), but I understand that’s probably out of scope for a podcast app, and they already have ways to integrate/sync through desktop apps like Obsidian.
However, if you are a heavy podcast listener, 900 minutes (15 hours) a month of AI processing credits is not enough, but you can request more in app (for free, for now). I re-up my AI minutes a few times a month. Would be willing to pay double, maybe triple, for unlimited minutes.
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Hands down the best podcast app
My favorite podcast app of all time and I love the ability to save clips of podcasts that I listen to. Very easy to use and intuitive and great looking user interface.
