Pocket Bard App

Keep doing it!

I love the idea, however I had a lot of issues getting the audio to play over a bluetooth device. Airplay doesn’t work either because iOs doesn’t see it as a audio source. Also the biggest issue is battery drain. Just having this installed was cause for a LOT of battery usage while not even using the app. It reported 100 hours of background use in a week, i only actively tried to use the app for an hour or so. I will update scoring if these issues get fixed because i love the idea and the UI itself works pretty , but these bugs make it unuseable unfortunately

Right now the app is very basic. I would try it out, but the fact that it has no landscape mode makes it unusable for me. The intensity slider is great. That is a feature that comes in very handy during a game night. The app needs more scenes in order to be actually useful. Right now there’s maybe 5? It has some great features that I would love to use, but right now it isn’t an improvement over just using my own music library.

The moment I found this app I fell in love. The dynamical switching between ambiance is amazing. Also being able to add one time sound effects like howling, falling or spell-casting makes it so much more immersive! However, the layout and overall UI is not the best and definitely has some improving to do. For example, the closing of an ambient button’s location is on the right side. It is much more intuitive to have it on the location of the download button (I’ve mistakenly pressed the download button multiple times…). Overall, great experience, definitely will keep using this, and I can’t wait for more to be added in the future!

I literally just got the app, and I am in love. It has the smoothest transition between adventure, combat, and victory music. Some of the best white noise and sound effects I’ve ever heard! I will be sure to use it whenever I play DnD with my family and friends. Again, love the app!

Using it right now for the first time while playing Arkham Horror board game. It has added so much depth and involvement from the squad. You’ll be reading a card and have a drum swell land perfectly on a sentence and have everyone geekin. Superb product. *using Haunted Swamp for Arkham, fits pretty well*

I look forward to watching this app as it updates but for my needs, there’s still a little left to be desired since my TTRPG games are typically less in these high fantasy scenarios. The City and Forest from the Fantasy Essentials pack start to play into this a little, and the Beach from the Seafarers pack, but I was REALLY hoping for at least a cafe/tavern ambiance that I could use. Sad to see that there wasn’t something like that. Fingers crossed for the future though.

The first time I used this app during a game session my players were pleasantly surprised at how dynamic the soundscapes were in the game. They made tons of positive comments on how cool it was and they overall loved it. This was all done on the free packs but I agree with them whole heartedly and will be purchasing packs soon. If that’s what I can do with the free portions, the additions will be worth it.

7/monthly seems pretty high and it is, but the amount of free content you get is absolutely more than enough for a wide variety of campaigns

I have used both Syrinscape and RPG Sounds in the past, and eventually settled on just using Shortcuts to trigger various Apple Music playlists. This app does a lot well, but it really needs AirPlay before it becomes part of my normal gameplay. I have a dual HomePod setup in my game room specifically for ambient sounds, and without the ability to AirPlay, this app feels super lackluster. Pros: The ‘fading’ between sounds is REALLY well done. I love hitting the Victory button, and the fanfare is added into the music really well at a time that fits perfectly. The “intensity” slider is incredibly interesting, and adds a really nice touch. Cons: Needs AirPlay. Like, seriously. Other: It took me entirely too long to realize that the “Location” ambiance was different depending on the scene I was in. A “Tavern” scene would be REALLY welcome as well. Tavern ambiance is probably the most common on that I’m usually playing, and right now it (appears to be) missing.