Audiobook and Podcast Player Reviews

App is on the right way!!

Passion star

The App is pretty close to what I was looking for for a long time! So far best what I've found. What I value: 1. Function of increasing & decreasing playing speed. 2. Skipping back and forth (note I mentioned back at first) and the adjustment/customisation of skipping back function 3. Zoom loop to set the track to desired place and the display which shows the track seconds movement What I would love to see in further updates: 1. When a track is playing and I reopen the app (means app is running in background, track is playing) the app pauses the track. Thats what I most dislike. 2. In settings, title of functions are not very clear chosen, I don't get the feeling I know that to expect when I turn on/off a function. 3. In look screen, I'm really missing the track time line (like it does when track is running through iPhone native music player); and a picture of the track (which as well appears in the middle of the screen on iPhone native music player). I hope that helps for further improvements. Software tester

Does not work

e c r

This app is worthless. It doesn't split the book up into chapters like it claims too. Very frustrating. I want a refund.

works great, except when it doesn't

infiniteohms

I would give it 5 stars, but it only works for a couple days and then stops working (just goes to a black screen and eventually back to the home screen). I may be my old-ish hardware, but it is the only app I have that does this.

Worthless app

MyrskyVaris

Doesn't support MP3. Doesn't show any of my audible books. Just seems to take 99c from my account and then runs away with it.

OK but DON’T force Apple Music Player!!!

RetiredGoose

Update: Devs are responsive and looking into my issue. I continue to enjoy the app in its 'internal' mode. -——------------- I listen to audiobooks daily and while AudioChef if my default favorite, I continue to use and evaluate most of them including AC, iAudiobooks, Bookmobile, etc. Each has different strengths … and usually do about 7 out of the 10 things I want. This app, while not the most elegant, has some nice features and is quite useful and quick to use. However, as in older version reviews, I could not make it keep track, consistently with my listening position in a book. This of course, would make the app useless. While trying to use it, I’ve found that one of the settings forces the app to use the Apple Player instead of its own internal player. Somehow, using the Apple Player really messes up the apps ability to keep each books listen position straight consistently. In the Internal mode, it seems to do quite well. The only reason I can see to use the Apple Player is that it can speed scrub backwards where the internal can only do the more traditional skip. No Biggie. So, don’t write this app off until you’ve at least tried it using its internal player only. Worth the 0.99 in that case. Note that the problems I’ve had in the Apple Player mode were for books consisting of 5 M4b files each consisting of a “chapter". The app in that mode seems to jump into the wrong chapter randomly. If you build your books as one very large .m4b file, I suspect it would work ok in either mode though I’ve not tried it yet. As I said, I’ve written the Devs and lets see what happens. Certainly, I want to encourage anyone willing to write audiobook players since I’m still on a quest for the perfect one!

Worth a look - two issues one should be aware of

RetiredGoose

Given the dirth of really good audiobook players that play your own content, this app is well worth a look. It has most of the features one would want. So, please look at it. On the other hand there are two persistent issues over the few versions I’ve looked at. There are workarounds but it can get frustrating if you don’t take the time to figure them out. 1. If you use the “Always use the iPhone Player” mode, the bookmarking for each book as you switch back and forth between books just doesn’t work well…. at least with the .m4b type files I tested. You randomly end up at the beginning of a random chapter. Since this app doesn’t keep multiple bookmarks for each book (Like Bookmobile or AudioChef) you then have nothing to go by and have to go searching for your last listening location. NOTE: IF YOU DON’T use the force iPhone mode then things work as expected. I don’t know if this is a coding problem in this app or an interface with the apple iPhone player that is the issue. 2. Even if you’re in the well behaved native player mode there is a GUI design choice that is problematic if you are not very careful with your fingers. An 1/8” misplacement of your finger results in a lost bookmark as well. Its not the code, but rather the GUI design. The “<“ button meant to take you back to the library listing is VERY close and above the “|<“ button meant to jump to the beginning of a chapter. If you accidentally touch the latter when trying for the former you lose your bookmark without noticing so that the next time you enter the book you are at the beginning of the chapter and your position is lost. CAREFUL use of your finger placement avoids this but since the app doesn’t retain older bookmarks, once it happens you’re toast and you have to go searching. If you’re aware of these, you can make fairly friendly use of this app. I like it better than most.

Muli audiobook player

elecman2

Only problem I have is the app unable to remember the last place it was. Otherwise it's a great player.

A, much appreciated, replacement for what iBooks player should be if Steve weren't dead.

jvanas

Great interface. Easy to use and reliable replacement for playing iTunes Store Audiobooks - advanced features with simple big-button controls! I don't fall asleep without it. Thanks!

SUGGESTION

DeVoiD

It would be great that when you hit play, after pausing, that the audiobook has been rewound a couple of seconds. That way it's not paused in the middle of a word and you don't have to rewind it automatically. I've seen that feature on some other audio apps, so please add that. Thank you. Like the app a lot and use it a lot.

Really like it

harlees45

Easy to use app. Love the fact that it's only$.99. Although my credit card hasn't been charged yet but hey im able to listen to my books with arguing with an app.

Audiobook and Podcast Player Reviews – Page 3