TheBlaze Reviews – Page 3
4/5 rating based on 63 reviews. Read all reviews for TheBlaze for iPhone.
TheBlaze is free iOS app published by Mercury Radio Arts, Inc.
Not liking new version
vXEtherealXv
This new version is more annoying than informative. The font is so tiny even on my iPhone 6+ that it's hard to read and I didn't find an option to increase font size. Also I turned off autoplay but as I go to another page a radio snippet plays automatically whether I want it or not. I press pause to stop it but it keeps going. Not a terrible app but isn't as solid as it was.
Rip off
Pn02
I was a subscriber and tried to cancel my subscription, they charged me anyway and there is no phone number to call. They stole $74.95! No email messages returned...nothing. Better business bureau is my only next alternative or they will charge me every year. Rip off. And now a total waste of time trying to block the auto purchase. Grrrrrrrrrr
Very Disappointing v3.1
Gc907
The previous version of the App worked great. Streaming was consistent and it had a pause, rewind, then fast forward function that WORKED when live streaming. The new App has NONE of these features. I listen at work and liked pausing and returning if I got busy. If I just want to live stream I can listen to IHeart for free and not need to pay for a subscription.
Frustrating
GilgalVotan
This new app is horrible. Running on iPhone 6s and iPad Air. 1. Video constatnly bounces between full/wide screen while stationary. 2. Can't pause live video stream. 3. When watching past program and rotate device a second stream (the live one) starts up so now live and past programs are running simultaniously. 4. Live stream is constantly trying to buffer then I miss segments of the show. This has forced me to the website to stream which I prefer not to do on a work PC. 5. When I disable bluetooth in the app and tell audio to go to my device the video pauses when I disconnect the bluetooth device even when the audio is no longer going to the bluetooth device. Happens in my car or with my headset. 6. Not being able to scroll through different news stories with a finger flick is frustrating. I shouldn't have to hit the back button each time to go to a new story. If you don't want to do flick that is fine but then add a forward button to go to the next news story without going back to the main list all of the stories. On the upside they did fix the only two problems I had on the old app 1. I don't have to log out and then login every day even when my account info was already stored 2. The hyperlinks in some of the news stories are now not longer than the screen which prevented flicking to the next story. Come on guys. you have pushed a really bad product here compared to your old app. I hope this is fixed soon.
Glitch Requires Constant Re-Login
Foammac
The current update is annoying. When I try to start a stream, it demands that I go to iTunes to subscribe, so I have to log out and log back in to 'remind' it that I'm already a subscriber, even though I'm already logged in and it shows me my login information! This happens at least once a day. Please fix. UPDATE: The revamped app was impossible to use. Two more updates and still bad. No current-day shows loaded, I can only watch yesterday's. Still clunky and I still tend to shut it off before watching anything. Reconsidering my subscription altogether.
One star is too high
ZoePandora
I am a fan of the blaze, but this application has caused me enough grief to review it! Is not intuitive, and very hard to find the morning radio program to watch later in the day! Please, go back to old app until you fix this one!
Just doesn't work
Qwerty nose
UPDATE: I want to use this app, so I downloaded it again--and I've tried. Honestly, I've tried. It's just not worth the hassle. Article jump around. Audio starts on its own. Video starts on its own. When I try to slide an article upward to continue reading, it jumps to an ad.... Don't bother. It's not worth the hassle. I just got a new phone & the app that worked fine on my Samsung doesn't update correctly on my new phone. I don't watch the videos; I only read the articles, & the most recent article was from August (it's now November)--so I dumped the app.
Needs to go back to old version. This is awful!
Plantingrl
Horribly done. App not layed out well AT ALL. Expected much better from the Blaze. Old version was so much better! Cannot find "schedule" because there Isent one. When you finally figure out where to find older episodes (last week) it is in the "live" area of app. If you try to play old episode, they play over each other, the live and your chosen video. No Fast forward on playing of video. Only gives you option for last weeks episodes, not several weeks like old app. The "radio" part you cannot get out of unless you close app and go back in. Just HORRIBLE! Bring back old app. Do not download, wait for it to be fixed! It is not even showing up on Roku! For several months I have not been able to access my paid subscription. Junk!
Glenn: please improve this app!
Palerainman
It was one of the best ways to watch, though the prior version left a lot in the flusher. Now, it is almost useless for steaming your programming. Please upgrade this app now! Luv ya brother and tell Jeffey to shut up and eat another donut.