Downpour.com Reviews – Page 5
3/5 rating based on 71 reviews. Read all reviews for Downpour.com for iPhone.
Downpour.com is free iOS app published by Blackstone Audio, Inc
Works great
Exsnafu
I was an audible user looking to see if there were any alternatives and thought I'd give downpour a try, works just as expected
Subpar
Mari-Mye
It's a decent app. However, if Downpour really wanted to set itself apart and ahead of Audible they should at least match Audible's playback capabilities (specifically, play speed settings) and maybe think about making it possible for Downpour customers to actually buy or rent an audiobook through the app. That's something the Audible app for iOS still hasn't managed, and instantly make Downpour my go-to audiobook app.
So far, Great!
Lallybrachian
Very easy to setup and use. Seems to function perfectly. Quickly downloaded all tracks; up and running in no time.
I love almost everything about downpour
KevSaund
Downpour as a service is great. They sell drm free audiobooks that I actually own instead of license. Their membership plan is great when I'm reading a lot of books easily, but it's also incredibly easy to cancel it if I need to for a while. I have a tendency to read in spurts, so I may have a membership for a few months then cancel it to catch up. There's no guilt tripping when I cancel and I can start it up again whenever I want. In addition to the monthly book, membership also gets you access to discounted books and book sales, which are usually great. So why only 4 stars? The app still needs some work. There's a known bug where playing at a faster speed will cause the book to stop if your phone falls asleep. I'm sure they will fix it eventually and in the mean time, since I actually own the books there's nothing stopping me from downloading them on my computer and playing them in another app. Thanks Downpour for no DRM!
No Sleep Timer
becks557
Update: figured out how to access the sleep timer function (as well as variable playback speeds and the bookmark function) by tapping on the book's artwork while it is in play mode. So, I have increased my rating from 3 stars to 5 stars even though I didn't receive a reply from the app team when I sent them my request for help with locating the sleep timer. It really is a fantastic app once you figure out how to use all of its functions. The only downside is that some of the functions (namely those delineated above) are not intuitive to access. Super fast download speeds, but missing one of the most important features (and one that is advertised as being part of the app): a sleep timer. I have an iPhone and all my software is updated. Hoping this sleep timer issue gets resolved ASAP - will give more stars when this happens.
Glitchy even after update
1madgreek
Had given up on DP because of numerous glitches, but I decided to give it another try. Well I can't get past the first chapter, it starts the intro & stops. Take time to reload & same issue over & over, typical of older version where you needed to download several times to get going! When you are ready to listen you don't have time to work out the kinks. I agree w/ previous reviewer stick w/ Audible !! No Problems! Not to mention a lot of the improvements on the last update is stuff they copied from Audible!
Still stops playback when screen times out!
SeeTooStein
It's been a known issue for months, maybe even a year now, but they still have not fixed the glitch that causes playback at speeds above or below 1.0x to stop when the screen turns off. Ridiculous.