Picky Music Player 4+

The last update created bugs.

The last update of picky created some bugs that did not exist in previous versions. I hope I can explain it in words, but here goes.

When it is displaying this song on screen is being played along with the album art,The line that shows the time remaining on the song is right in the middle of the album art.

And sometimes even the title of the song displays in the middle of the album art .Not on every song but enough to be annoying.

These two bugs happen when the iPad is in landscape mode.

In portrait mode this doesn’t happen but the screen doesn’t look as good as it did before the update.

And the size of the album art can be very small or very big. Prior to the update it matched the size of the image that I copied into iTunes.

I will keep using the app however because it is by far the best one out there.

Developer Response ,

Hi there, sorry about the bugs — but I do appreciate the feedback! If possible would you be able to email me a screenshot of the artwork issue in question to pickyapp@cjoseph.com, as well as what model of iPad you’re using? I’ll do my best to get this fixed ASAP.

Thanks for your patience,
Charles

Simple and beautiful

Been getting really frustrated with Apple Music and bugs they are refusing to fix (think it’s a feature on some of them) but I digress… Instead of just complaining about it, I went searching for a third party app. I just need something for local music and cloud streaming from my iTunes Match subscription (been a subscriber for close to 10 years now). Picky seemed to be the best of the bunch. Available in my region and regularly updated by the developer and reasonably priced. I made the purchase and have been using it for the last hour and really impressed and happy. It’s like Music from a few years ago. So simplistic and basic. I don’t need any extra features, it all is here and it works! And it looks fantastic. Thank you for this awesome app and job well done. I’m happy and hoping to keep using this for many years to come.

Still loving it many months later but wanted to provide an update:

I canceled iTunes Match and found out that you can use Picky and “delete” the default app, but doing so will delete all downloaded music from your iPhone. But I deleted and then reuploaded directly from my Mac and didn’t have to redownload the default Music app. I am now using Picky all on its own and can sync from my Mac using the “Music” app with no issues.

However, doesn’t seem like you can use Picky while using iTunes Match or Apple Music if you want to get new music onto your iPhone, unfortunately.

But this saves me $25 every year now!

Finally found what I wanted

I’ve been downloading alternatives to the iPhone Music app for years, always to return to Apple’s mediocre default. This is the first time I’ve been happy with something else. - Snappy performance - Good design with easy navigation that isn’t constantly stranding you on the “recently added” page - The “picklist” feature is fantastic for building a queue quickly - Cute icon If I had to ask for something, I would love for the option for the currently playing panel to default to “open” when I launch the app.

Edit: Still loving Picky! Makes my music listening so much easier.

Developer Response ,

Aw shucks, I’m thrilled to hear you’re so pleased with Picky! And thanks for the suggestion, I’ll add it to my ideas list for consideration for a future update 🙂.

Cheers,
Charles