Worth a look - two issues one should be aware of – Audiobook and Podcast Player Review

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.
Review by RetiredGoose on Audiobook and Podcast Player.