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by GenPepahment

Below you’ll find my original review, showing how much I loved this app. Maybe it’s just that I’m broke and in between jobs right now, but the new subscription service is not ideal. Really disappointed in the newer updates. I’m not paying $7 a month for this. This app will be deeply missed by me and my group.

I’ve been looking for something exactly like this ever since I started running TTRPG games with my friends. It’s always been a hassle. What I’m about to say is genuinely shocking, and not for the faint of heart: this app is exactly as advertised. I’m floored by how good it is. Keeps playing as you pull up reference or character sheets on your phone, and perfect for board game night too! I’m telling all my friends, whether they play TTRPGs or not, download it now!

by Magnum52633

First the good - the app is well built, fun and intuitive to use, and the sounds are great! I look forward to more soundscapes being made, and more sound packs being released. I even cannot wait to see how the devs increase functionality within individual packs, like scene specific sound categories and what not. Having the same basic categories, like ambiance and weather, across all scenes make a ton of sense and works fantastic.

$7 a month is a steep price, however. I would certainly pay money for a pro version were it a one time charge. I would even enthusiastically buy sound packs piecemeal to gain permanently full access to them. $7 for one sound pack would be an easy impulse buy that I would only slightly regret, but a monthly subscription model just does not feel like the fit for a service like this. I will continue to use the app, but implore the devs to look at other monetization methods, as I feel like a subscription basis will be a consistent turn off for many potential customers.

Also, devs just HAVE to get working on a tavern soundscape, how else am I supposed to start my adventures?!

by Phaeren

As the title states, this is a a fair app. It does what it advertises and does so quite well. I have two main reasons for the lower rating which is why I docked two stars:

1) Currently the selection is very limited. There are many scenes to chose from, but the weather and one shot items are quite sparse.

2) Customization. As others have mentioned they have many of their own playlists they’ve made over the years. It would be great to import those playlists and make custom scenes incorporating the sounds from the app with our own content. This would also solve the issue of limited selection as you’d be able to find and add your own resources all housed in one app instead of across multiple.

Others have noted the subscription model to be an issue. I can’t really speak to that as I’m not using it. At the time of writing this mostly just gets you sci-fi content, which I have no use for. That said, paying a monthly fee for access to that content does seem steep.