BBC Sounds App Reviews

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Ok but needs more work. Not too many options in the audio drama field and easily looses reception. Still keeping this App on my phone though as it is worth having.

Show Total number of episodes. Visually - too busy, too many images, overly concentrated on young. Very frustrating for foreign users because programs that cannot be played outside of UK are not marked so; you only find out when you want to start listening to a program- sorry!…. And PLEASE always show the total number of episodes! I like to listen to the entire program, when all parts are available. (For example part 1 of 12) Most of the programs are great, good quality

Excellent but. The shows are great. My favorites are the science interesting stuff and comedies. But they changed the availability and some of my fav shows are only accesible from the Uk only (like The curious cases of Rutherford & Fry) that I would love to hear again or share some specific episodes with friends and I can’t anymore.

An Everyday App for Music🎵and More +. This [App] gets played constantly providing a superb , always informative , and sometimes thrilling soundtrack to my life whether at home or on the road. Too many outstanding shows and DJ’s to mention!

I use this every day. The only improvements that come to mind are a larger image of the musical artist/album cover when a song is playing. Making that photo a link to an artist’s profile or material would be good too.

My favorite Poscasts. I enjoy Americast….... very informal but highly analytical and logical from informed persons The latest podcast on Afghanistan was a great welcome surprise. We all forget often that nothing lasts forever so is the America’s longest war. The longer things last the more our intentions get diluted. The decision to withdraw was a no brainer and whatever you think of the implementation no plan will come without serious issues. History will tell but there are lessons for all, the powerful and the meek, the resolve of each groups involved. People of Afghanistan are at the crossroads and only they can decide what to do next. What ever they decide will surely reverberate across the world, perhaps soon. Seems to me that the Talibans don’t forget World of Wisdom was an encounter for me a few nights ago when I woke up in the middle of my sleep with my phone on. Excellent and wise advise to real life situations and real persons. The relief from their worries were obvious. Life lessons are individual, however if these podcasts can be shared more to many, the impact will surely be far reaching which I hope is one of the aims Business Daily is a great program. Contemporary! Helps to make meanings of current directions. Businesses and Leaders can learn greatly from the views expressed, perhaps more than theories from business schools

Apple watch app and search history. I would love to listen to Annie or Pete while I run without my phone so a watch app would be amazing. I’d also love to download the shows in the US. I miss the fill in search history and the darker theme of the old app.

Background music. Many programmes feature background music when the presenter or guests are talking. I find it difficult to focus on what is being said as I am also drawn to listen to the music. I can’t understand the need for this distraction.

Absolutely love this app. As a Brit now living in the USA, I can’t say enough about how much I love this app. Access to live radio and podcasts is great. Also, you can pause, rewind or replay anything!

My go to for Podcasts. So much interesting content always find something new here and enjoying it all

Please add the ability to queue individual episodes from different podcasts. Really like the app overall and the interface. Just two feature requests: 1. Please add the ability to create your own queue of episodes from different podcasts, rather than automatically create a queue of unplayed episodes of the same podcast. That would be great for situations where you want to queue up multiple episodes for a long journey or something similar 2. For podcasts, map the default actions for the "Previous" and "Next" buttons on a Bluetooth headset or CarPlay to actually skip 20 seconds backwards/forwards, because that is what I actually want to do for a 30-60 min long podcast, instead of start from the very beginning or abruptly start playing whatever's next. Thanks!

Great App. Easy to use and LOTS OF OPTIONS!. This works well. Always finding new pods or music to listen to. Very creative programming. Check out the Night Music !!

Solid, well-designed app. Amazing variety of content.. One of the best platform experiences out there.

I kept listening. If podcast doesn’t grab me right off, I usually only listen to one or two episodes. Witch Farm kept me coming back for more. I kept listening to see what happened next. I will suggest this one to friends with common interests. Thank you.

App Design. Brilliantly designed app. The rotary phone like dial for stations is a nice skeuomorphic touch and responsiveness and quality of the sound is top notch. Well done.

More than I asked for. IPayer was easier to use the layout is complex and not user friendly

Functionality. We need to be able to sort episodes of podcasts within a series alphabetically or according to date.

Please cancel the IP listening restriction of children's radio station. Please cancel the IP address of children's radio station to listen to the restrictions, children all over the world can listen to excellent children's radio programs.

Classy Entertainment Hub. Amazing music selection. Engaging plays and podcasts. Live radio. In depth reporting. Fir this expat in the US, it’s been a lifesaver from COVID on. If I could only keep one app, this would be it.

Truly Thought Provoking and Wonderful. This story is so powerful and so well told I really didn’t want it to end. We get to know and care about the characters, from the FBI agent who doggedly pursued the eco-arsonists to the activists themselves. I found myself tearing up in several occasions. So poignant, so beautifully told. Thank you for this great work.

Life changer. Anything and everything at your thumb tips. Radio 6 makes me happy at least three times a day

Excellent App. Would love the ability to install this app on my Apple Watch so I can listen to music while I’m running and don’t have my phone on me!

No longer able to listen to ANY programs live in 5Live. Every program is blocked in the US in 5 Live. Even the late night/early morning talk shows. I can no longer listen to Dotun’s show live. What gives?

doesn’t work at all. Upon opening the app for the first time, one is required to register an account. when registering an account, the first question asked is the user’s birthdate. This question cannot be bypassed, nor can it be answered, because attempting to do so fails to bring up the onscreen keyboard. There is simply no way to enter an answer at all.

EXCELLENT. It’s everything you could hope for. Much of the catalog is available by podcast. For free.

Not an improvement. Menu is much more cumbersome to navigate, programming menu shows less, and less useful, information than the old app. Altogether this is a clumsy app and definitely not an improvement.

Top quality app. I love this app! From sports to news to other interesting programming, this app reigns supreme. No ads, high quality curated content, and a really well thought out user interface make this one of the best apps out there. Great for all people of all ages.

Excellent, weird content omissions. This is the best app for design and use of any podcast app. But some episodes available on Apples app are blocked in the US on this app. Weird.

App doesn’t work properly. I keep getting the error message “There was a problem during loading.” I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app a few times. Disappointing.

great app. The only thing i don’t like is when i want to listen to a program and then it tells me that it is not available in my area. frustrating and disappointing.

Love the App but Not Working. The app presently is not recording news on the hour & news based programs like Newshour for listening later on. This is going on for last two weeks. I am surprised that it’s not fixed. Support, please look into this. Thanks.

Love it. Always love radio 4+ programs. The thrillers, comedies, dramas and laughs get me through my days! App runs smoothly too, not annoying so far

Why provide functions that don’t work?. Not sure the reason for replay (back 30 seconds or back to start) because the app doesn’t allow you to use them.

New version is broken. An excellent app. Even when something does go wrong with an update, they respond quickly and fix the bug.

Gerry Anderson podcasts are superb.. I am so grateful for the opportunity to listen to Gerry Anderson podcasts from the US. I just found the podcasts a few weeks ago. His passing left so many Ulster and expat folk in grief. He was an amazing entertainer. His like may not be seen again. I don’t know if Sean Coyle will be allowed to fill Gerry’s shoes. I hope so. He is a great entertainer in his own right. I can only imagine the Anderson banter if he could opine on how Shan would fare. I don’t know if he has his own “wee show”. I hope so. Does Geordie still show up?

Timer could be better. The turn off timer needs more options. Say 20 or 25 minutes

Easy to use, great content!. This free app is easy to use and provides me with hours of free listening: drama, pop music, concerts, quiz shows, documentaries, humor, and much more. There’s always something new! I listen on my iPhone, iPad, or MacBook Pro.

Sports Restrictions make it useless. This went from my favorite app of the last year to being utterly useless. Last season I could listen to commentary of all EPL games, boxing and Saturday morning Mark Chapman “5 Live Sport” show. This season virtually everything is blocked on “5 Live” due to “rights restrictions”.

My “go to” listening platform. As a 60 year old “Brit abroad” & Sports fanatic living in the USA, I find myself reaching into BBCSounds day & night for entertainment. I listen to 5 live or Radio 4 for news & current affairs & Radio 2 & 6 for music. I dip into all your dramas & podcasts on long walks or for night-time listening. I am lost without the service if the internet is down or I am in a bad cell area. Thank-you!

IOT. Using the app to access back numbers of in our time. Look forward to checking out some other programs.

San Fransico. Being brits, and an old couple in San Fransisco, we enjoy the oldies music with Tony Blackburn, but are a bit bummed about Ken Bruce Paul O’ Grady and Steve Wright etc., leaving, as it going to reduce this type of music. Lisa Tarbuck and Johnny Walker, will probably be next??? We are a little surprised, because it’s well documented that the older crowd are very loyal listeners, compared to younger generation. Our kids and grand kids are testament to that, with their no listening, but extensive media viewing habits…….

The variety of sounds available to folks listening from the US; much appreciated.. My favorites are the podcasts and dramas.

As basic a player as there is. Needs speed controls (replay at 1.5x or2x) and better classification if downloaded podcasts. Content is great, but controls are missing.

The absolute best. Interesting, thoughtful, broad and witty. Everyone will find something of interest on this app. Kudos to Great Britain for sustaining this national treasure. And kudos to the staff and contributors. This app brightens my day everyday. Thank you so much!

IF ONLY…. This app started re-playing automatically every time I got a call or watched a video instead of my having to open it back up and press play again, this would be a 5-star review!

Crashes at launch. An excellent app with a great UI. It does keep crashing the first—and sometimes second and third—time I launch it, though. I eventually get it open, but it’s a pain to have to keep opening it ‘til it works. Would be a five-star review otherwise.

Great. It’s a great app that makes it possible for me keep up with the news, and hear the best curators with great playlists.

My best app. World news morning and night. Music, Entertainment, and podcasts all in one place this is the app I use the most.😀

Interesting. Great little documentaries that make for excellent education and listening. Great production and I look forward to downloading more in the future. Appreciate all you do! Keep up the great journalism.

Comments. I would to be able to comment on your shows from the app

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Where’s 5Live Sports Extra Gone?. 5Live Sports Extra has gone missing on the station selection wheel! Can’t listen to the cricket via the app. Also, it’s becoming more frequent for football commentaries to run out on catch up if there’s a lot of stoppage time and you can’t pick up the last few missing minutes on the next programme as the catch up streams aren’t actually “as live”. It just picks up at the start of the next scheduled show. It’s happened three times so far. Bit of an epic fail for an organisation like the Beeb and an app that could otherwise be 5 star! 🤬

Too much stuff on this app. Not user friendly. Preferred the old way.

Where’s the Watch App?. I listen to podcasts while cycling each day. Now I have to carry my phone with me if I want to listen to the latest episodes because there is no watch app. Forced to use existing apps that work on the watch with a one month wait for latest episodes if I leave the phone behind. Surely it’s not hard to get this working on the watch as many others do? If you are going to force people to use your app please make the effort to provide contemporary functionality across the ecosystem.

Good. Nice! It was amazing i love everything about it

Great App…look forward to enhancements. Love this app. I listen mostly to the books and authors podcasts and enjoy feeling connected to the UK. It would be great to get the Play Next feature working for all podcasts as well as to maintain the view of the podcasts to the list of episodes where one last viewed. The default view is the most recent episode which means I have to scroll through 24 years of episodes to get back to the episodes to which I’m listening. My sense is that this isn’t possible for episodes serviced from pre-internet radio broadcasts..but not sure. But happy to do the “thumb gymnastics” in the interim.

Terrible to use. A real howler of a site. Terrible usability with some great content if you can find it. Almost impossible to find anything other than what is being pushed this week. Design is shockingly bad. 100 years of shows over who knows how many channels but you can’t find any of them. Are they even there? I would suggest looking at how some of the podcast providers do it. Even what’s suggested for me holds no attraction. No summation of shows means that you have to click into them to read three paragraphs of text to get even a gist of them - hence people just go for the ones they know - who has time to read three paragraphs about something that might not suit them? I hate using it but love listening to what’s on it. Feels like someone’s pet project - who is going to keep on with it despite what everyone else says to the contrary - such a shame.

I am a hostage to this app.. this app is where podcasts go to die. I only use it for listening to friday night comedy in a timely fashion, since otherwise I have to wait months for a podcast feed to turn up. It's a poor experience. I'm logged in on three apple devices, listening on whichever is to hand, and even though I have to log in the app can't keep track of my listening history combined across all devices. And the friday night comedy is hard to find. It's the last season of the now show and the news quiz continues forevermore? the content is getting as poor as the presentation. it's a walled garden I want out of.

6 Music. This app is wonderful. The interface took a bit of getting used to but the quality of the shows keeps you engaged. 6 Music has been a revelation, there is always something to discover.

FINALLY a Playback Speed Option!!!. I’ve been waiting years (not exaggerating) for this feature so thank you developers for finally taking the mountains of feedback onboard

The best music, radio and podcast app in the world. Hard to believe so much brilliant content for all tastes is available for free! It’s truly brilliant.

Wow for wowed!. I listened to Sara Cox daily from Sydney Australia, she is the DJ I grew up with and feel I know and love!!

6 Music on Sounds. 6 is the best music station in the world and it’s at your fingertips via Sounds anywhere in the world. What’s not to like?

Sign up…. Why do I need to create an account just to listen to the radio…

Anything, anywhere, anytime. No matter what mood I am in or which genre or interest I am looking for, there is something on Sounds (and I can take it anywhere, too!)

Quality programs. Great listening

Sensational. Loving the podcasts. Thing Called Darkness, The Hotel, crime serials - just brilliant.

Great content but clunky app. Would be so much easier to navigate if able to customise. I really want to be able to edit/reorder the ‘My Sounds’ page, to have played episodes not displayed or to better sort the play order - developers please consider this!

Can’t listen in Australia. Went through all the bother of registering and the content I want to listen to ‘isn’t available in Australia’. How useless. Why not?

Volume control. How do I control volume on the “new” app?

Superb!. There would be a huge void in my existence without this app. It connects me to the world and provides top notch commentary on multiple subjects from highly qualified experts.

So enjoy the wit of Mark Steel. For humour and a keenly observed analyses of life in Britain, you can’t beat Mark Steel. His programs are thoroughly researched and his local audiences, and I, - a distant Australian, revel in his witty observations.

BB sounds.. My ‘ go to place ‘ for all my radio in Australia, Haven’t watched tv for months since signing on and listening to all my old favourites from the 50’s and 60’s.

Remove / move Unmissable sounds. Just because their popular doesn’t mean they should populate the first view on the screen. And why do you need a nickname for feedback…when every name you try is taken?

Requires an account. You can’t do anything without creating an account.

Bbc5 live in Australia. Absolutely love listening to bbc5live and 6music here in Melbourne. I don’t even bother turning on Aussie stations. Special shout outs to Marc Riley and Doton but all your presenters are a breath of fresh air. Thank you for making my day

Andrew Thompson. I really enjoy listening to the TMS reviews of the days play, the commentary is great . Being outside of the UK I can’t get to listen to some of the extra podcasts. Can I listen to them any other way or are they UK only?

Need the ability to filter on unplayed. Why is there no ability to hide played episodes? Just nuts.

Informative, well sourced podcasts. Such a delight to be able to listen to heartfelt podcasts made by people with knowledge and integrity x

Tony review. Great radio news of the world cool also love the radio plays great old shows

Missing bits. Hi , love the podcast 100 % but as my title suggests there are bits I would love to look back on but I’m rebuffed due to my location which is quite absurd considering the articles are in the past . I refer to TMS and the many shows that are simply not available because I live in Australia, is this a show of defiance because I left our shores ? Please explain , look forward to your response and keep up the otherwise great work. Yours Richard

‘Play next’. It would be nice to be able to select the shows/ episode that you want to play next - so it can play next automatically.

Playback. On play back all I’m getting is a garbled sound.

Lost without it. Lost without it

Disappointing. Giant step backwards. No part of this app is user friendly.

Very Poor Program Display Layout. Wasted space in program listings makes browsing the program listings so annoying I deleted the app and went back to using a web browser.

brilliant. top draw always good content with plenty of choice

Great App. So much variety and very easy to listen to. I listen in Australia and I love hearing all the great documentaries. I do wish there was more downloadable content for when I’m offline though.

More access to Content. Great app but I wish I could listen to all content in Australia. Some good podcasts that are UK only

Sleep timer. Have downloaded and re-loaded the new version of the app, very disappointed there is no sleep timer included. Is there a plan to fix this please as it's very annoying. The new version is clunky to navigate around. Thank you.

From Australia. Great to keep in contact with what’s happening in the world.

Enjoyable listening. Inspiring !. Great listening. Walk and talk interweave. Sometimes the focus is on the talk, sometimes on the walk. Thanks Clare ! cheerily Julie. Australia.

Great app. Thank you. Would be nice if the playlist is displayed for live radio. It’s definitely not working for Radio 3.

Sounds. Hard to think how I existed without this. Love the “old” thrillers

Exceptional. Incredible and gripping podcasts. Highly recommend

Felix. I live in Australia and I do not find any drama radio broadcasts on local stations, so I appreciate Bbcsounds drama programs and eagerly await new stories and plays. I particularly enjoyed TheHouseofDoors recently.

Oodles and more. Hundreds and probably thousands of audio programs of every type - there is always something I can find and like and at no additional cost. Even - surprisingly good- abridged audiobooks. And of course my very favourite- I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. Silly comedy excellence since I was a young lad.

Latest Books Serialised. This is a great app for getting the latest books, serialise often before the even in the shops, if you are listening from Australia as I am, and hearing old classics that you missed out on.

Make the circles bigger!. Please make the circles which show the stations bigger!

Programs not available outside UK. Frustrating that some programs not available outside UK - I guess this will become both more common and worse in the future.

Review. Great content, I wish you could delete a show from My Sounds once I’ve listened to it. It can get a bit cluttered for my liking.

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As important to me as the food I put on the table. I do my morning exercises listening to BBC Sounds. I travel a lot and it's great to be able to listen to it via the internet. I learn so much, have a great laugh and my walks fly by. Thank you.

Even handed News coverage of the entire world. Educational while being seriously interesting.. If you yearn to ‘know’ and understand the workings across the planet, stay tuned. BBC will get you there, along with comic relief, music to suit any taste and radio plays that cover the gamete. Like having a welcome friend in tow!

Sonos. Please add supporting BBC Sounds in Sonos in Canada

Variety and depth. BBC Sounds provides consistently high quality programming on a wide variety of subjects There is always something to enlighten or delight the listener

Love BBC Sounds. This allows me to enjoy programs from across BBC radio anywhere; I get international news, catch up on sports and comedy shows, and enjoy documentaries I might otherwise miss. Shout out to Americast which is an excellent weekly program covering American politics.

I don’t like this App. I live outside the Uk and find the App hard to Navigate also some shows are only available to UK listeners. I’m sure I am only getting a tiny percentage of what’s available. I preferred the other app the Radio player and I know people expressed their opposition to this App I dint like it Thank you Bernadette In British Columbia Canada

My Favorite App. This is my favorite go to app for entertainment, for international news, learning and ideas. 6 stars. The above was already printed in the review space with the title, but it couldn’t be more true. It has almost everything I want , great literature, art , history, updated news - the list can run on. There is no other app I would miss as much as this one.

Current affairs, news and culture. Listen to a wide variety of plays, music and educational programmes. Keep up to date with unbiased news and current affairs.

Tv shows too, please!. BBC, please let non-Britons watch your iPlayer shows. The radio shows here, though, are great!

That’s right. Love all you djs

Well done.. This app is smooth, the UI looks fantastic, and the sheer variety of the content offered is incredible. I’m exceedingly impressed.

Love This App. 👍👍

It’s a flop. I listen to podcasts in the car. iTunes works perfectly well. This does not. I have to select the podcast I want to listen to, start it, then connect the device to the car. If while listening to the podcast I tap to use the map or telephone it will loose the podcast. Before anyone says that it must be a problem with my car, I need to point out that it’s a BMW, and while no car is infallible, it’s definitely not a pile of junk. It works with iTunes, I guess I’m going to wait 30 days for the podcasts to appear on iTunes.

Marvellous. I love everything about this app except the volume is too low. Have tried different earbuds but I can’t turn it up loud enough to hear well in noisy environments, like on a bus.

Restrictions make this app bad. The geo restrictions especially to nations of the commonwealth makes this app a mockery. This is radio not movies for goodness sake.

BBC Rocks.. Without question, the world’s best public broadcaster ! “Who wouldn’t want to talk to the BBC !” Cheers.

A grateful Canuck!. Thanks to all my UK cousins tax dollars for supporting the BBC, your news and entertainment is epic!

So much fabulous content. I don’t think bbc sounds can be beaten, I love it for all my listening. I live in Canada and enjoy all there is to offer in Sounds, music, drama and podcasts

Requires account. Im sick of every app wanting me to sign up and register. I just want to listen to some podcasts.

Great app. I love the production quality

A solution in search of a problem. I get a few podcasts from the BBC. They sometimes have adverts (shock horror) but that's ok. They know my IP address is outside the uk and it's how I pay in lieu of a TV licence. Now they're moving their podcasts to this app (or you can use your normal podcast app but they will delay the feed for a month) Not great for shows like the Newsquiz which discusses that week's news. OK so I begrudgingly download it thinking the worst case is now I have 2 different apps for my podcasts. Of course its an ugly as all hell and a bloated useless app nowhere near as good as Downcast. But here's the thing. Most of the podocasts I subscribed to on BBC sound just comes up as "not available in your country". Is this really a good idea? This seems like a good way to drive people to bittorrent.

Proud Expat living in Canada. I can’t say enough about having this App available in Canada. I set my alarm every weekday to listen to Jeremy Vine. I also enjoy many other programs such as Newscast, Martin Lewis Any Questions & Any Answers and many more. The quality of them are unbelievable, so many personalities who are so talented. If the BBC wanted to make more money they should set a price and I’m sure many like me would willingly pay for this fantastic radio content. I’m hoping that one day soon you could give us BBC IPLAYER PROGRAMS? I have also enjoyed Nick Wallis covering The Post Office Scandal. Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to listen to your Radio station. My sister in England says if she wants to know what is happening in England she asks me! Paula

Fantastic memories. I listen to all the BBC channels here in Canada and I am so grateful that I’m able to connect and listen to all the new music and all the programs that BBC offers fantastic job. I don’t understand why we can’t get this type of service in the US or Canada great job BBC. Keep up the good work and thanks for keeping it easy to connect it.

So much choice... Have been away from the Uk for over 26 years. BBC Sounds keeps you connected with the News, regions, accents, from all over. So much stimulating subjects, music, characters to entertain, teach or calm and relax. Love the choices, the dial system for stations and the easy selection to find podcasts and more. I recommend it to all I meet as an excellent choice and a necessary app on phones. Thanking you

Great App, great content!!. App works flawlessly every time with no issues. You find all original BBC content here. I use it everyday to listen to live radio and podcasts.

Brian. Won’t let me sign in or change my password.

Excellent. You have the best and most wide ranging 5 minute news. All your readers are great, but Sue Montgomery is is my favourite. I have lived in Canada for over 50 years, but grew up with BBC, so I’m a huge fan. I am so glad to be able to receive all your stations. Hopefully the dimwits in UK government will not decimate the BBC, an icon in broadcasting.

Whyyyyyy?. If you’re going to force everyone to use your app you should have made sure that it works at least as well as what your replacing. Which this definitely doesn’t. Download functionality is poor. Organisation of your subscribed shows is non existent. Main page is every complicated.

BBC Radio. The range of programming is extremely varied, excellent professionalism, without a doubt the BBC continues to be the world leader radio board casting.

BBC Sounds. It is not clear why some podcasts are only available in the UK. This makes scrolling through the site a frustrating experience.

Outstanding. With excellent news coverage, music channels, comedy, drama, History, debate and consumers affairs programs it’s like several apps in one. It’s my must-have app. Saturday Live is a new favourite.

Thanks !!. Best iPad app ever ! Easy to navigate ; endless choices. As a Brit living in Canada it is a lifesaver in these COVID times. Radio 4 and 4E are keeping me sane ! THANK YOU

❤️ BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds is absolutely wonderful- providing so much content, and such variety that there really is something for everyone. Long May it continue and thrive!

Super buggy. Very frustrating to use in Canada. Podcasts often hang up.

Best radio app. Wonderful app that only gets better with every update, and with amazing content to boot. Obviously built with care and love. Only thing missing is the ability to create playlists.

Kelly Moorhead. I love BBC sounds. I listen daily from Vancouver Canada. It is very convenient for me. Because of the 8 hour time difference, I can listen to programmes that I would otherwise miss. I often find a drama to listen to while I’m preparing food or other tasks at home. I’m a huge fan of most of your programmes. Keep up the good work!

Alarm. Great app. Should have an alarm option.

No playback speed control?!. I can’t find any podcast playback speed control. I love the BBC, but this is a dealbreaker for me. I guess I’ll have to wait 4 weeks to listen on my regular podcast app, which will severely diminish my interest in some timely podcasts.

I object to this app on principle. Increasingly the BBC is trying to get podcast listeners to use its app instead of excellent third party apps that already exist and work with podcasts from a multitude of sources — except, in more and more cases, BBC podcasts. Today a Great Lives episode is blocked as “not authorized” unless, presumably, I listen through Sounds. The excuse seems to be that the BBC wants to track listening habits but it can do that adequately through various apps including my preferred one, Overcast. I shall never use Sounds. There are endless other podcasts from non-BBC sources.

Ruined user interface. A totally backward step. Used to be a five star app… no more.

Good but could be better. It’s great to have all BBC radio in one place but the real limitation is how the podcasts are organized. It’s really poorly done. No way to remove those you’ve listened to and all mixed up together. It’s difficult to use. Hopefully it will fixed and then it will be really great

Great App. Doe’s everything it should, makes it easier to place your order and how long it will be before it’s ready, gives you the order number for easy pick up and even who’s making your order 👍👍👍

BBC sounds. Living in Canada this is a great source of listening time for me

A solution looking for a problem. Honestly, I didn’t need this. All the podcasts that interested me were on iTunes. Now I’ve get to wade through pages of drivel… another triumph of presentation over content. if nothing else, the app desperately needs a sleep timer. (And no, please don’t suggest I use the timer in my phone-that would create chaos in the kitchen.)

Comfort sounds for the ears. In these stressful times where I can’t bare the heartbreaking news of the world, I’m binging on Desert Island Discs. So interesting, calming and relaxing.

Missing an Apple Watch app. Please include an Apple Watch companion app for listening on the run.

Outstanding.. Easy to use, clean interface. Superb programming.

Like the updated format. I listen to this app daily, love the variety from BBC

Home from home. Great service,especially the drama programs.Pm&today

I love BBC Sounds. I am blind so listening to the radio is perfect for my entertainment and use. I enjoy so much and BBC sounds including the drama, book club, open book and the shows. Tomorrow Tell me how I grew up in the UK but now I live in Canada and feel so grateful to be able to listen to quality discussions and shows Thank you used for informing as well as entertaining me Josephine are PSI am dictating this into my iPad so please excuse any errors

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Don. Great app all the news with no added commentary

Great lodcasts. History science medicine I learn so much and its in clear calm voices

You broke podcasts!!!. What was so wrong with the old model? One app, one interface. Easy. What is better for ME having to use a separate application for ONE BLOODY PODCAST. Whichever executive came up with this should be fired. Rotten.

Hide UK only content!. Why make an app available worldwide if certain content is restricted only to the UK? At least hide the content from view if it will not play outside the UK.

Not working. Since the latest update it no longer works. Nothing but There Was a Problem During Loading message.

Won’t work. Downloaded, made an account, hit the play button...circle of death. How long do I let it swirl before deciding to delete? I guess we’ll see, but like most people, I have other things to do than babysit what should be a globally accepted and functional app.

Great source. Love this group of podcasts!

Big idea.. Practical and inclusive. I like it. Cheers

I would give it 5 stars BUT. Works great on iOS but doesn’t work at all well on CarPlay. Blank screen then stops playing, have to resort to running it on iPhone

Feedback. Great work, thank you!

Thank goodness. I can listen to radio 4 in Boise, Idaho....BBC generally the voice of humour and sanity.

Pay Attention. …because if you need to get something repeated there is no way to rewind for ten or twenty seconds. Whilst I have no doubt that Omar Khayyam would have loved it I thought we were no longer imprisoned by the immutable forward march of time.

New look. I love the new look and all the programming! It’s lovely incomparable in the English speaking world. From a long time fan in Colorado Springs, Colorado , USA!

Nice IF you live in the United Kingdom.. Does not play in your location / only in the UK Does not play in your location / only in the UK Does not play in your location / only in the UK It plays in your location...but I don’t want to listen to that What a tease. Please Flag the UK only stuff with something like a red dot or the UK flag? Then we will not waste time tapping on things that don’t work. Or give them their own section of UK only.

Excellent!. A lifeline to high quality content!

I deleted it after opening it once. Requires you to register and being able to register is restricted. Horrible. The old app was very good and allowed people to use it. Why change something that works?

Needs login. If this app used Sign In with Apple, I’d love to try it. But since it doesn’t, instant delete. I’m not giving up my personal info just to see what this app does and before I know if I want to use it.

Registration is a pain. The registration process for this app is unnecessarily clunky. Entering an email address and creating a password caused the app to freeze several times, requiring me to start the process from the beginning. I expected better

A treasure trove. It’s my favorite source of entertainment.

Excellent journalism!. And so many wonderful series, too.

Grouping downloads. It’s amazing app. It will be much helpful if download podcast can be group as per show.

Beyond incredible!. NOTHING ON THE WEB, AIRWAVES OR STEAMING IS AS EXTENSIVELY ECLECTIC ENLIGHTENING & EXCELLENT!! … And that’s just radio three! I am pulled over by how incredible extensive always is and it’s absolutely free to the Global public as a gift

Hooked!. SO varied; SUCH high quality; UTTERLY listenable; MASSIVELY mind broadening - look forward to retirement so l can listen all day xoxoxo

Since you changed the app I can’t find anything easily. Since you changed the app I can’t find anything easily - not good

Great content, not so great navigation. Very cluttered layout and difficult to find things. Too much emphasis on music.

Please provide playback speed. Can’t find the button to adjust playback speed - 1.25x, 1.5x , 2x might be sufficient

Can’t use without account. Delete this app. Don’t have to listen to British Propaganda.

Today Programme randomly stopped being made available to listeners overseas. Why?

Horrible interface. The interface on this app is not really fit for purpose. It is hard to use and is very far from intuitive.

Scott Bennett. Brilliant show tonight - he’s so very funny & his delivery is excellent - more of him please

Long time American listener. Radio v4 4 extra especially.. Sounds is too limited. Almost everything I want to listen to in Spoken category is ‘Not available outside the UK ‘ WHY? Infuriating!

Material. You could update your library more frequently. There must lots of choices in your archives.

no feature for changing the speed of podcasts. Why Can’t I change the speed of podcasts?

Download. Please add a option so users can download the shows and listen to it on the go

It’s the Beeb!. What’s not to love? The app gives us a world of music, news, culture, entertainment, etcetera.

Mindful Mix. Love this. I leave it going all day sometimes and into the night to help me relax.

Trusted source for news, science and literature - for starters. I depend on BBC4 and much as NPR and CBC to learn about the world - past, present and possible future.

US fan. App doesn’t let you know if a podcast can only be played in the UK till after you’ve listened to at least one episode. Why not say this on episode 1? Also, why is this even a thing?

No Apple Watch app. I really enjoy listening to dance anthems on my runs- and there isn’t a watch app that allows it😭

Great!. Great app! Fab content and syncs across all my devices.

Difficult to navigate around app.. Should be easier to search and filter.

Downloads??. It says downloads are easy. Try finding the download icon for Hancocks Half Hour. Looked everywhere.

So bad. Just a link to a website - ask you to sign-in every time.

Suggestion. It’s beautiful app. Needs favour to check battery issue on the iPhone. It requires too much charge.

Great content but connection is super slow. My shows play back at like 100KBs and downloads are also really slow

Wonder app. I really enjoy this app. I would love to see it ported to AppleTV as well so the older programs could be pulled up there easily.

Lacking essential features. Lacks essential features. Doesn’t have fast forward or replay, can’t skip ahead, no sleep timer. Too bad since content is good .

Meh. I do like the Sound App’s ability to bookmark and save items but visually it’s a mess.

The Arkansas Brit.. Everything I want to listen to, and on demand. Nothing else even comes close.

The Best Way to Listen. ...to qualify music and audio. I’m so glad it’s now available outside the UK.