NPR One App Reviews

I listen to podcasts on another app that I like a lot but kept hearing about NPR One. Finally after the most recent episode of Invisibilia where the bonus content sounded interesting, I downloaded it. Ive explored the app after feeling only so-so about the bonus content and Im not impressed. Ill stick with what Im using to download podcasts.

I used to watch morning tv but have switched to NPR One. Great mix of topics. Love the ability to skip stories Im just not ready to hear first thing in the morning.

Love NPR but this app wont let me stay signed in

Good idea NPR, but I have a huge problem with the fact that this app doesnt remember where I left off in listening to my shows. Ill stick to stitcher.

Content is great as always, but there are no clear ways to back out of stories or save without listening to entire episodes. No way to speed up episodes.

Difficult to navigate, gobbled up 825 MB of cellular data way too quickly. Ill go back to subscribing to individual podcasts. Finding news updates is easier outside this app.

Love NPR, listen all the time, NPR One makes that much easier. However, I HATE being asked to constantly sign in. The intro EVERY time the app connects is irritating. Would be great if the algorithms for choosing content were better.

Helped me stay connected to the US while riding the train in Melbourne, Australia for the past 3 years. Now that Im back in the US, thrilled to see how it transitions seamlessly from my headphones to Chromecast when I get home... even turning on the TV when I connect. Sweet as, mate!

I use this app four plus hour every day

Im a member of my local public radio station. The frequency of commercials is too much for me. If I can link my account to the fact that Im a current member so that ads for supporting businesses can be eliminated, then I may come back to this app. Until then, can more energy be spent on the Public Radio Player app? That is my preferred app so I can listen to my local station even when I travel.

Anyone who is a fan of public radio needs to get this app. You wont miss a thing from your favorite programming. Simply awesome!!!

...not great at delivering what I know I want to hear. Ive been quite happy for years listening to podcasts with iTunes. I didnt feel a need to try NPR One until, like many reviewers, I was sucked in by the promise of additional Invisibilia content. What I found when I downloaded the app is a beautiful-looking interface with some terrific features that iTunes should copy immediately ( I love how the scrubber bar gets fat when you touch it to make rolling forward and backward in the podcast really easy - get a clue, Apple). But the straightforward task of locating and playing Invisibilia, or Car Talk or Pop Culture Happy Hour or whatever seems nedlessly complicated. And every time I stop the pocast Im listening to and try to resume it later, I find Im listening to the latest news, instead. Then, getting back to where I was in the pocast I wanted to hear is an ardurous process. I find that a lot of the "content curation" apps, like Pandora or Spotify and, now, NPR One, share some of these same complications. Theyre great at bombaring you with exciting possibilities for entertainment. But if you already know what you want to hear and just want to locate it and enjoy it, I think iTunes is still a better choice. Sorry NPR. Im a big fan of your programming, but your app is frustrating.

OK I have to start out by saying that I love this app and I use it all day long -when its working. I would say that eight out of the 10 times I open it it just gives me the loading symbol or it says the NPR one ad over and over and over again. Super annoying glitches abound. Newer versions havent addressed this. I do love that you can listen to shows and it learns, but it sometimes plays multiple episodes of the same show all in a row! Sorry, but if I hit skip OnBeing then that does not mean that I want to listen to 5 more episodes of it. I would have given 1 star because of the glitches but I love the programming and I think the general idea is excellent. I hope they fix the problems

This app should let me listen to "All Things Considered " in its entirety w/out randomly jumping around to outdated podcasts Ive heard before. Its easier to stream the news from a website. The search function rarely works. Good idea- crap app.

I enjoy NPR programming and would like a functional NPR app. This interface is so dysfunctional and incomplete that I honestly challenge thier reason fo putting it out. Fast forward is a basic function, not putting it in the app smells like preassure from sponsors for a captive audience. The lack personalization features forces you to "discover" what NPR wants you to listen to. This app feels like a manipulation tool, rather than a great way to enjoy your favorite NPR programming. Id like to know how much of my donation was spent on building this horrible app.

Throughly impressive app. Ive discovered a lot of great new shows. Well done! Thanks for making NPR easy to get to.

I love listening to many NPR podcasts and this seems like a great app to have them all in one place. And for NPR to do some research/data collection for future projects etc. For one though it doesnt show when the episode originally came out. So with political podcasts I never know whether its new. And the "explore " feature doesnt really help me stumble upon new things. The search also lacks some easy keyword searches with satisfying results.

I just downloaded this app, but will not use it until it can be used in landscape mode. Please develop this app for landscape mode too. Most iPad covers are for landscape mode only. Nan

I forget how I stumbled across this app but it is truly something unique. As a fan of CBC radio, I was immediately drawn to the concept of a self curating news and story app. Just launch the app and the stream starts. Its so simple and easy and what you hear is something thoughtfully put together and honest. Couldnt recommend more!

Fix the robot that slaps your stories together. Its cutting new ones half way through the story Im listening to. I love NPR as much as my very own CBC.