Do not update to this version! – Podcast Player RSSRadio Review

This is infuriating since I’ve been using this app for years to listen to podcasts. I loved this app because of the level of control you had over your listening experience. This new version is super glitchy. There is a delay about 25% of the time when I select an action, like play! The tracker that shows what minute/second mark you are at in a podcast always gets stuck or stalls, so it will show that I’m at the 7:02 mark for the whole podcast! It won’t move and I can’t scrub forward or back. The cover art always gets mixed up. I’m constantly looking at cover art for another podcast - not the podcast I’m listening to. The All/Unplayed toggle was unnecessary and it defaults to Unplayed, and I wish it would default to All, so I don’t have to hunt to find a podcast that just played. It automatically removes played podcast from the playlist, which I also kinda hate. Both of these should be things I control as a user, but can’t. Last complaint is there is no dark mode. This app is bright and white - I used to be able to choose black, which is just better on my eyes. I hate the newspaper like aesthetic. Prior to this update, my only issue was that you could not easily make a playlist of podcasts and I wish that had been addressed. This update is a dumbed down version of what was a really good app. It’s obvious they’re catering to the market of people who just wanna press play - but as someone who listens to dozens of podcasts, having the ability to control and tweak preferences and proper functionality is key. Users like me are a market too and some people like the ability to control how the app looks and functions. This update totally missed the mark. I’m spending my morning writing this and found myself doing something I never thought I would need to do - find a new podcatcher app :(
Review by icantthikofanything on Podcast Player RSSRadio.