Spotify for Podcasters 4+

It is so great although for some reason on my iPhone, when I go on the app and click the three dots at the top right corner, it doesn’t do anything, it acts like I didn’t click it, which means I can’t do anything to the settings on the app, or log out, or anything. Maybe that’s a bug so I am waiting for the next update on the app

I have just started using the app recently to listen to podcasts by other creators, the UI is quite interesting and vibrant, however it is lacking in a few common essentials.

When listening to podcasts there is no time stamp to tell the listener what part of the podcast they are up to, however it does clearly display the total time of the podcast before opening it. So I see no reason as to why there can’t be a time stamp?

Another issue, after leaving the app and going back into it after a brief period of time, it will reset and does not remember the last place the listener was at in the podcast. This can be quite infuriating as the listen does not know where they were and has to listen to sections of the clip in order to figure out the correct place. Furthermore, the inability to skip large amounts of time makes this process even more difficult; listener can only skip in intervals of 15 seconds. If the listener tries to skip rapidly, the app will stop responding and relaunch.

To summarize, Anchor is a great app with lots of potential in the podcasting industry, but the UI is its biggest downfall. Until some changes have been made, I and likely most other listeners, will use alternative programs.