Podcast Alarm - Player & Alarm 4+

GREAT Idea

I love, LOVE, the idea of this so much. But the alarm is not set up-as far as I can tell, to play thethe podcasts under most circumstances. My experience is that the app has to stay open in order for it to work, which And setting up the podcast is a little confusing, and to play the selection as you’re waking up is hit or miss 😭

Finally!

Been searching for so long and finally something like this happened! It works the basics. However, would be great to be able to subscribe to multiple podcasts so it can keep playing in turns until user stops them (alternative daily news sources in the morning for example). Also would be great if user can set up multiple alarms for people who snooze! And there doesn't seem to have a easy way to temporarily disable an reoccurring alarm for a sleep in morning - need to delete and re-add. If this is a paid app we expect more flexible features!

Developer Response ,

Thanks for the review!

Some really good suggestions here, I have a view in the works that will be the first one you see when opening the app after alarm goes off, it’s going to have snooze functionality.

The subscriptions idea is on its way too.

I would love to hear more of your ideas, you can reach me on Twitter or email -

Jonathan@podcastalarm.app
@PodcastAlarm

A good start but needs some work

Im so glad that there are starting to be alarms that hook up to podcasts because I’ve been looking for such an app for years. This app is a good start but needs some work. I see from previous reviews that the developers are quite responsive, so I hope these get addressed soon:

First, once the alarm goes off, the play and pause controls are not accessible from the lock screen. You have to directly go into the app to access these controls.

Second, the play and pause buttons are TINY. If you have any fine motor control issues or vision impairment, this app would be difficult for you to use.

Finally, unlike other apps with sound, this one won’t pause other audio while in use. Instead, it will play simultaneously.

Developer Response ,

Sorry for the late reply this one slipped through the net.

1) There should be lock screen audio controls now when the app is playing a podcast. If there isn't then it's a bug I need to look into.
2) If you press on the bar that appears when playing you now get full screen controls with large buttons. Hope this helps.
3) It should.. I will look into this

Thanks a lot for the feedback and star review I really appreciate you taking the time to support me.