One of my favorite podcasts! but the new app is unusable for me. I rely heavily on the download function to be able to listen offline and as far as I can see, the new app doesn't allow that so i haven't been able to listen at all in months, probably canceling my subscription if this doesn't change
The app is still bad. I'm unsubbing, I would rather listen to commercials in Podcast Addict. Still won't save progress. Still uses data and streams episodes I have downloaded. I'm constantly being logged out for some reason? The Android media controls don't work. The landing page is TV instead of Podcast, adding clicks to get to where I want to be. Sorry Mike. Great podcast, but we need RSS feeds back. Give us freedom.
I thought the new app update would solve the issues I was having with the old app, but somehow it did the opposite. The old app had some quirks for me, like play/pause over headphones or my truck not working. But the new app is far, far worse. It doesn't save my episode progress, so I have to remember where I am every time I use the app, no play/pause over Bluetooth devices, sometimes the audio just pauses itself, no downloading episodes, the list goes on. I love podcast, but the app needs help.
The content is great! I love sword and scale and Mike is an amazing story teller. App specific: the sleep timer glitches(?) if you tap multiple times to select a different length of time, it will just stop the episode seemingly randomly after that. I'd love to be and to open the app and get to the last episode I was listening to. Currently, there's just a play button and it'll play whatever is latest if you click it. Having better access to player should be nice and help with continuity.
I liked the app the first two days, paid for a podcast subscription-first time ever...S&S got me thru 4 days w/o power due to storms. Day3- the app crashed or something- I can't play any episodes. I have 1 episode downloaded it plays the first 15 sec&freezes- cant fast forward or rewind, can't play prev/next episode. Canceling my subscription.. It's free podcasts or find new podcasts since I caught up,I guess. True BUMMER- I love the style he presents a case in- great story teller..App sucks!
I love Sword and Scale! Best true crime podcast. Period! The story telling is amazing, the focus is strongly on the victims, not just the regurgitation of lurid facts. They do share many of the details that most podcasts gloss over. It is definitely worth the $5! I only have one issue, occasionally, the app just stops, but it works fine 99% of the time. Still, just become a plus member, you will not be sorry!
app is broken, the podcast is fantastic but the app is terrible. I can only listen to about 5-8 minutes of an episode before the app crashes and signs me out. I have uninstalled and reinstalled more times than I can count and signed out and back in even more. I really wish I could listen to an entire episode of the podcast I pay for but right now I can't use the app at all.
Content is great. App? Not so much. My favorite true crime podcast. I listen to at least one episode a day while I'm working through my vehicle's Bluetooth connection. If I get distracted from the podcast and want to go back a few minutes I have to open my phone and do it through the app as opposed to the vehicle's controls as hitting the "back" button on my steering wheel brings me back to the beginning of the episode. App also doesn't automatically advance to the next episode. Needs work!
I absolutely LOVE this podcast! I love true crime, but never got into podcasts...until my husband's friend told me about this one as we discussed our love of true crime! I CAN'T stop listening. I started out with my audible subscription but wanted more, so I signed up for plus! I do hope the app will get a "bookmark" or "favorite" feature to save episodes (instead of dwnld); if I accidentally close out the app, it doesn't go back to where I left off, so if I forget what episode # I was on 🙄.
Been a plus member since 2021. This app simply doesn't work, I can't even stay logged in for more than a few minutes. It constantly logs you out or crashes and stops playing or both. It's sad because I haven't even been able to listen to a full episode since it became exclusive to the app, it's simply too frustrating.
