jeremycady on Nostr: Unpopular opinion. I must be the only one on NOSTR that finds fountain_app to be ...
Unpopular opinion.
I must be the only one on NOSTR that finds fountain_app (nprofile…3xgh) to be subpar.
I like being able to connect to NOSTR, being able to send/receive SATs, and the ability to share clips, and the syncing across devices. The UI is decent.
But it often seems glitchy.
Even when I download audio, it still becomes unplayable or podcast information isn't available if I am offline.
I just spent several days without internet access and each podcast I had downloaded was hit or miss to play.
Often, when I open the app to play something, it will just spin, thinking about what it should do. I have to initiate a force stop and start it again to get it working.
I have no idea how the speed function works. I have my default set to 1.5x but each podcast plays at normal speed. It will show 1.5x when you go to the podcast screen but it isn't playing 1.5x. I have to click the speed option on each podcast I play and then set it to another speed and then to the speed I originally wanted to get it to work.
Lastly, I have no clue how the queue feature works. My assumption is that it should play in order of the queue list but the reality is that it jumps around in an unknown order.
These are simple little quirks that any podcast app should have figured out. I like the extra features (and am willing to pay for them) but it should have the basics down pat.
It feels like folks talk it up and give it a free pass because it's a Bitcoin app.
Being out in the wilderness, wanting to catch up on some podcasts while I watch the sunrise, sipping my coffee, waiting for the little ones to wake, really had me wanting to go back to Pocket Cast, which just worked and I was willing to pay for.
I must be the only one on NOSTR that finds fountain_app (nprofile…3xgh) to be subpar.
I like being able to connect to NOSTR, being able to send/receive SATs, and the ability to share clips, and the syncing across devices. The UI is decent.
But it often seems glitchy.
Even when I download audio, it still becomes unplayable or podcast information isn't available if I am offline.
I just spent several days without internet access and each podcast I had downloaded was hit or miss to play.
Often, when I open the app to play something, it will just spin, thinking about what it should do. I have to initiate a force stop and start it again to get it working.
I have no idea how the speed function works. I have my default set to 1.5x but each podcast plays at normal speed. It will show 1.5x when you go to the podcast screen but it isn't playing 1.5x. I have to click the speed option on each podcast I play and then set it to another speed and then to the speed I originally wanted to get it to work.
Lastly, I have no clue how the queue feature works. My assumption is that it should play in order of the queue list but the reality is that it jumps around in an unknown order.
These are simple little quirks that any podcast app should have figured out. I like the extra features (and am willing to pay for them) but it should have the basics down pat.
It feels like folks talk it up and give it a free pass because it's a Bitcoin app.
Being out in the wilderness, wanting to catch up on some podcasts while I watch the sunrise, sipping my coffee, waiting for the little ones to wake, really had me wanting to go back to Pocket Cast, which just worked and I was willing to pay for.