Podcast Alarm - Player & Alarm

Name: Podcast Alarm - Player & Alarm
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 3.4 (80 reviews)
Author: Jonathan Wilson

Wake up inspired with Podcasts

$2.99 · Designed for iPad

80 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

News
Developer

Jonathan Wilson
Language

EN
+ 12 More
Size

37.6
MB

Swap your Alarm clock for a podcast Start each day with a Podcast on Podcast Alarm. When the alarm blares you just want to make it stop, hit snooze as fast as possible. What if you actually enjoyed the sound of your alarm clock? What if you actually learnt something from it and started the day with an extra bit of motivation?! We recommend starting each day with a podcast. With Podcast Alarm you can select whatever kind of podcast you’re into as your morning alarm. We've got everything from business to fitness, and crime thrillers to cooking. Choose from 1000's of podcasts, including of course all the most popular podcasts, The Daily, TED Talks, and Serial for example. Instead of hitting snooze on your alarm, dozing off again and feeling worse, you can actually listen to something interesting. You can set up multiple alarms for anytime of the day - the drive home, the gym, winding down at night. Plus you can play immediately without setting an alarm like a regular podcast player. Features • Play your favourite podcast as an alarm, any time, any day • Choose from 1000's of podcasts • Find your favourite and add it to your personal queue • Discover more, our themed lists will help you find podcasts you're into • Auto download the latest episode and have it set up to play every day • Nightstand mode, see what's up next

Ratings & Reviews

3.4

out of 5

80 Ratings

GREAT Idea
10/12/2024

kwash12
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 😭
GREAT Idea
10/12/2024

kwash12

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!
10/20/2019

IHateMakingNickName
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
Finally!
10/20/2019

IHateMakingNickName

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 10/25/2019
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
12/20/2019

MelloMaia
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 thisThanks a lot for the feedback and star review I really appreciate you taking the time to support me.
A good start but needs some work
12/20/2019

MelloMaia

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 01/20/2020
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 thisThanks a lot for the feedback and star review I really appreciate you taking the time to support me.
Amazing!
03/25/2020

jkeitz
I have wanted to wake to podcasts for years, and now I finally can! This isn’t just any old app, though. You can schedule multiple alarms for multiple podcasts. There is a nightstand mode showing the time all night. The best part? A developer who really cares. I posted one request at Facebook and Bam! New feature (I asked that they make the time in nightstand mode float a bit to prevent burn in on OLED iPhones).

Developer Response
Glad you were able to leave me a review , that feature should be out and all. Thanks again for the support!
Amazing!
03/25/2020

jkeitz

I have wanted to wake to podcasts for years, and now I finally can! This isn’t just any old app, though. You can schedule multiple alarms for multiple podcasts. There is a nightstand mode showing the time all night. The best part? A developer who really cares. I posted one request at Facebook and Bam! New feature (I asked that they make the time in nightstand mode float a bit to prevent burn in on OLED iPhones).
Developer Response 04/21/2020
Glad you were able to leave me a review , that feature should be out and all. Thanks again for the support!

Bugs and fixes

Version 1.24

03/28/2023

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