Mimir: Premium Podcast Player 12+

Excellent podcast app

I’m giving this app a five star review because it works as expected and I’m invested in its growth since it works on MacBook and iOS with syncing.

Pros: without paying or subscribing for pro, the app handles syncing between different devices. Subscribing the small amount a year gives you a fully unlocked audio engine that does silence skipping and other excellent additions. Well worth the price of admission.

Cons: no CarPlay system built in. This was the one thing that was making me hesitate subscribing but opted to go for it anyway since playing a podcast still shows in CarPlay’s Now Playing platform. It’s not a full substitute but it works if you set up a long enough playlist ahead of time. Hopefully CarPlay is included in the near future.

Neutral: on occasion as I play a podcast, the progress bar will sit at the end as if the podcast has finished playing even if it hasn’t (it will continue to play despite what the progress bar displays). I put this as a neutral because I don’t know if this is a bug caused by the Critical Role podcast’s files or if it’s a bug from Mimir. I don’t see this happen with the other shorter podcasts I listen to.

Overall: this is a podcast app worth giving a try. I’ve tried a bunch of others and this one is head and shoulders above the other top apps out there.

Developer Response ,

Hello, and thank you for the wonderful review! I wanted to let you know that CarPlay support is definitely on my roadmap for a future update, and the episode getting suck at the end of the timeline is indeed a bug. The good news is I have fixed this bug and am currently beta testing a new version of the app that will fix this issue and add some new download features.I appreciate you giving the app a glowing review while I continue add new updates and fix issues!

Now my primary podcast player

Setapp user here. Enjoy exploring their well curated lesser known apps and seem to have stumbled on another gem here. Hope to see the continued growth of this platform. Absolutely amazing audio engine. Turned on the silence skip and gave them an audio tone to see how much it was really removing and it is impressive how efficient and clean this feature runs. I like the UI and am slowly developing a really nice system here with tiered priorities and continuous playback structure. Been using PocketCasts since it first hit the market and this is admittedly the first time another product enticed me at all. Foresee myself sticking with it on my Linux and Windows environments, but I’ll be transitioning to Mimir within the Apple ecosystem now. Well done, dev.

Developer Response ,

Thank you very much for the wonderful review! I am quite flattered to hear my app has gotten your attention from other podcast apps, and I plan to keep adding more features and improvements!

Continued Bugginess Holds Mimir Back

I really like the layout and design of the Mimir app. Unfortunately it continues to have bugs that make it a less-than-ideal experience.

For example, when opening the app in CarPlay, the “Now Playing “ app often won’t play; a work-around that sometimes works is to manually play the next podcast episode, than go back. Another example: when managing podcast episodes (especially if you’re managing several at a time), the player interface may freeze momentarily or not reflect your changes. This often necessitates restarting Mimir. All of the little quirks together add up to an often frustrating experience.

Finally, I like the recent swipe interface changes to play next/last, and Mark as played/remove from playlist. That said, I’d like to see that expanded to the Now Playing/Next screen instead of only being accessible within each individual podcast.