Podcast Alarm - Player & Alarm Negative Reviews

Podcast Alarm - Player & Alarm App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Podcast Alarm - Player & Alarm app received 26 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Podcast Alarm - Player & Alarm? Can you share your negative thoughts about podcast alarm - player & alarm?

Podcast Alarm - Player & Alarm for Negative User Reviews

✓ Working sometimesI like the app, but it doesn’t always work. I subscribe to a podcast, download them, and set an alarm. About 50% of the time the alarm doesn’t go off and I just have to play the podcast. Can’t figure what is going wrong. When it works, its great..SekjianiVersion: 1.15

✓ Worst alarmOnly works intermittently. Not reliable as an alarm. Doesn’t start when you want it to. Has a repeat feature that doesn’t work. Worst app I’ve ever purchased!.Lehang14578Version: 1.23

✓ Fails at only jobDoesn’t work. Like, alarm doesn’t go off. Yikes..TrotskymeisterVersion: 1.11

✓ Late for work third day of use.The normal iPhone alarm hasn’t let me down in over 5 years. Third day of using podcast alarm and it didn’t go off and ended up late for work. Wouldn’t recommend.Jancis10Version: 1.23

✓ App needs some workFor the life of me, I can’t get the alarm on this app to go off with the podcast of my choice, which is the whole reason why I bought it. I just doesn’t work if you set it over like 10 hours prior..100 frames per secondVersion: 1.23

✓ IPad Pro frozen and unable to force shut down…And now the alarm won’t stop (set for 7 am, but it’s now 11 pm). Extremely unhappy. Nothing I can do but wait for the battery to run out..BobSmob43Version: 1.23

✓ It’s okBeen using it for a few days. The idea works, you are able to set up an alarm where your podcast plays. However it is not the most recent episode. So, if you follow a daily podcast or a news podcast, you’re not going to be getting a daily play, you’re getting whatever day the app chooses to play. If the settings allowed for the user to figure out a way to ensure that you’re getting the most recent episode, this app would be great..FrannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnceVersion: 1.23

✓ Doesn’t workI have set the alarm on this to play a podcast to wake me up & it has not once worked... however when I hang up from a call it randomly plays the alarm... deleting the app, waste of money.Kazz028Version: 1.23

✓ Great, but limited podcast optionsI like it a lot! The only thing is that it doesn’t have my favorite morning podcast, NPR Up First. I’m not sure how hard that is to add. I will update my review to 5 stars when it gets added!.JROCtwisterVersion: 1.23

✓ DisappointedCompletely stopped allowing me to set alarms.JorbithVersion: 1.18

✓ Not goodThis app is difficult to use and not helpful. Truly a waste of time.Maggieoc4270ocVersion: 1.24

✓ InconsistentThis app has not worked all this week and I am so disappointed. When it works it is great, but when it’s not I thank God for waking me up in time for work. Get it together, people!!.4-28-2022Version: 1.24

✓ Fails every other dayIt simply does not work properly. Every other day it “fails to download” episode… kind of defeat the purpose of a podcast alarm clock..Jfr456Version: 1.23

✓ Inadequate FAQ and obvious shortcomingsNo obvious way to link to to podcast you’ve already paid for. “Discovering” the podcast you want doesn’t have the option to assert you already have a subscription..CzbLLCVersion: 1.17

✓ Can’t download my own podcast I preferLooks like the podcast are on there of the developers choice. He must get some kind of percentage of commission very few podcast to choose from. I would like a refund until he gets it fixed to where I can put my own podcast there..02272019Version: 1.23

✓ Mad glitchesWon’t play the newest podcast released like promised - Keeps playing the previous day’s. If the app is left running in the background and I get a phone call, when the call is over (even if the cal isn’t answered, just finishes ringing), the app resumes what was playing. Even if phone is on silent. Not good for meetings or really to ever leave the app open. Lowered my rating from 2 to 1.SkekdiejddieosksVersion: 1.23

✓ Do not buy this app !!!!I have a iphone 10 and the app simply doesn’t work, i tried everything (reset iphone, reinstall app etc). Everytime i try to set a alarm the app is crashing and closing (no other apps on my phone do this)..Ivglo on drVersion: 1.21

✓ Promising, but currently mediocreAn app like this is really useful; waking up to podcasts instead of repeated screeching is great. And this app, unlike all other podcast alarms currently on offer, does not attempt to jury-rig a connection with the apple podcast app, it just keeps everything in-house — and that added stability and reliability is super important for my alarms. As of now tho, it has some issues. For bugs: -When I use this horizontally on my ipad, it cuts off certain features so that I have to turn my ipad vertical to be able to operate the app; -After an alarm is set you can only edit the time and repeats not the podcast being played. For features — not bugs, but missing features which would make the user experience much better: -There is no autoplay which starts the next podcast once the current one ends; -The alarm (using automatic source — where it picks from the latest episode of a subscribed podcast) always starts a new episode and does not give the option to pick up where you left off on the latest episode; -Other podcast alarms give you the ability to skip ahead when a podcast alarm starts — to bypass early ads or long intros — this one does not. All in all, is it worth $3? Meh. I personally would say yes; but I’m on the fence and could definitely see someone else thinking it isn’t good enough to warrant that price. Has promise, and I’m still glad I bought the app, and in time I could certainly see it getting amazing, but it just isn’t all the way there yet..ShghthdhhjVersion: 1.23

✓ UnreliableThe app, even when left on in the background, will not set off consistently. Could be due to the selection of podcasts I have, haven’t tried debugging it that far to see if different podcasts would make a difference. It’s a shame, this app could be awesome with a little more work and testing..ZaboobyVersion: 1.24

✓ AlarmsI only have 2 tracks I use as an alarm. Sometimes it works but most times it doesn’t . Not sure why, Howe I always set a second alarm as can’t trust this one. If anyone could shed some light, I would be very grateful as love my alarm choices. A beautiful way to wake up 💜🦋🧚🏻‍♀️.Ballarina8Version: 1.18

✓ Has never workedThis is a great idea - if it worked. Went off one day with a recurring alarm scheduled. Another day I got it to go off by scheduling the night before. The rest of my attempts lead to nothing. I wouldn’t care if it was free, but we paid for an app! At least it should work remotely close to what is advertised. I already emailed and received a quick reply but no actual help. (Just so you don’t bother asking me to email for help.).BetsywriteVersion: 1.15

✓ The only reliable podcast alarm but needs A LOT of improvement!Alarm will go off reliably every time but everything else about the app needs major improvement. The flaws in the app make it tedious to use and rather redundant as a podcast alarm, let alone a standard alarm clock. - setting a recurring alarm to play a podcast from the podcast queue ends up setting an (un-recurring) individual alarm for every single podcast in the queue! I ended up with 40+ individual alarms being made automatically and had to edit/delete them all individually! - the above issue of multiple, non-recurring alarms being automatically set can be avoided by setting the recurring alarm to play a subscription instead. However, the alarm will only play the latest episode in the subscription. This means that until a new episode is released, you wake up to the same podcast episode every single time the alarm goes off! - once an alarm is set, it cannot be edited. It must be deleted and a new alarm made. - cannot be synced with the Apple podcast app..FollowTheFezVersion: 1.7

✓ Missing Numerous Basic and Quality of Life FeaturesI first want to say that I do believe this is a good start for an app. Unfortunately, it is over-priced for what is offered. The issues I’m running into are basic, and I hope can be fixed by the developer. I will continue to hold on to this app in the background, in hopes of improvements. Overview: This app is run by setting an alarm, then subscribing either your “queue” or “automatic” which plays selected subscriptions. Then the alarm plays the order of the queue, which you manually have to select episodes and add to, or the alphabetical order of your chosen automatic subscriptions. Issues: 1) You are unable to delete any items from your queue. If you get back-logged on episodes, as I frequently do, you are left with multiple episodes of of daily news where the only way to delete them is by listening to them. 2) You are unable to select the order that your automatic subscriptions are played. I like listening to my news every morning in order from important, to least important, because I don’t always listen through the whole playlist in the mornings. There is currently no way to specify which podcasts to play first—it’s all in alphabetical order. (Would also be neat for random episodes as well). 3) You are unable to stop listening to an episode without starting a new one. You can pause the episode, but it will always remain at the bottom of the app taking up room until you select a new episode of something else. There is no way to go back to not listening to anything. Summary: Great app for one or two podcasts to be awakened to. I would not recommend this to anyone who likes listening to a playlist of podcasts in the morning. The first two problems are holding me back from using this app..Dubs DavisVersion: 1.15

✓ Help!I cannot get it to play any sound. It shows its playing, volume is all the way up, frustrating..KryssyhayesVersion: 1.10

✓ Not much access to podcastsThe podcasts I wanted. Not one, but all aren’t available on this app..KieranKavVersion: 1.10

✓ Alarm doesn’t go offSet it up. Alarm doesn’t go off. I have a masters degree, so.....Bryce GrahamVersion: 1.18

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