Podcast App - Podcasts 3.17.4

Reviews

1 ★, on 2023-10-23
Used to be great, now it stinks. It has been days since any new podcasts updated so I think it's broken, but even before that podcast would stop playing g after 5 seconds. I constantly would have to back out and then click again to even be able to get into a podcast. I think all the problems are adding up and the last few days of no downloads are pushing me to go shop a new podcast app. Used to be great but now is just broken on so many ways. Not good when there are many other functioning apps.

1 ★, on 2023-09-28
Ran find for a while and as of late it will play for 3 seconds and stop, play for 3 seconds and stop. Has become unusable. Deleted and reinstalled and it'll play fine for a short while and then the glitch appears again, very annoying. Especially when in the car. I'm still trying to diagnose whether or not it's only when playing through a connected device as opposed to the phone speaker which I hardly ever use.

2 ★, on 2023-08-29
I have been using this app for a couple years now and for a while it was fine. I even pay $15 a year for it. But for some time now, every podcast in my favorites takes forever to load. The play button just spins and spins as if it's buffering and sometimes it does so for 5+ minutes. Very irritating. I update the app often and that has not solved the issue. I experience the problem both on wifi and when I am using mobile data. I don't know what the issue is but I'm approaching the end of my rope.

2 ★, on 2022-11-03
I have the annual paid version. The only complaints I have is (a) extremely slow buffering speed (often resolves if I restart my phone) and (b) this new feature that automatically picks a podcast it thinks I will like and plays it automatically. No thanks, PLEASE get rid of this feature or make it a setting to be turned on/off (especially if you're paying for the app annually).

3 ★, on 2019-05-18
I find the UI layout easer to navigate than any other free podcast player. It is simple to see what has been played and dowoaded. However, full screen ads with a tiny close "x" in the upper left or right corner, is very annoying! I do not see where I can purchase an 'up graded' version, ad free. It is difficult to find the "settings" menu on this app.

3 ★, on 2018-10-06
Very intuitive and easy to use when it comes to finding new podcasts and ones that I already love. But the queue system needs some work... It's clunky and cumbersome to have to sift through every show I listen to just to see if there's a new episode, I'd like the option for it to automatically add each episode to my queue as they come out. Also, full page adds every 20 seconds are a bit much. But can't wait to see what new features roll out in the future! In the meantime I still prefer RadioPublic because of its special folders that give you a shortcut to new episodes of shows you follow and an easy way to add them to your queue. Also I don't think the "Listen ▶️" button works on my device, nothing happens when I press it (Google Pixel 2 XL).