Podflix
Productivity
podcast discovery
SHOW HN2018
154points
126comments
#260of 2,155 in 2018
Top 13%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
5 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 37 critical, out of 68 comments about the project. Thread score -0.40.
Idea: 3 for, 15 againstExecution: 0 for, 15 againstDesign: 1 for, 7 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clean design
From 2 comments
I have a strong appreciation for these types of uber simple designs
jaequery on HNCongrats on the launch! After many, many years of my not being into podcasts, I recently returned, and am loving podcasts. The challenge has been both in finding a decent…
mxuribe on HN
Useful for podcast discovery
From 2 comments
Congrats on the launch! After many, many years of my not being into podcasts, I recently returned, and am loving podcasts. The challenge has been both in finding a decent…
mxuribe on HNPersonalised recommendations would be outta this world! Even if it changes my perception and make me try new podcasts :-)
daniel_iversen on HN
Objections
Unclear what problem it solves versus existing apps
From 3 comments
The reason why netflix became big so fast is not because of their suggestion service or categories but because they made accessible content that was otherwise not available to…
bastijn on HNI'm not criticizing the current state. Sorry if it felt that way. I'm suggesting to change the communication of what the product is about and have a good thought about what is…
bastijn on HNBut I don't want another service :/ I get podcasts on Spotify or Apple Music already. Why should I open another app to get another audio form?
Torakfirenze on HN
Netflix comparison misleading since podcasts are free
From 3 comments
Clicked through hoping to find a company that is going all out spending big on a vast array of podcast creators and content with hopes to dominate the space through sheer numbers…
loteck on HNI'm not denying that proper suggestions is a great service. I am questioning if it is enough to build a product around. Especially when people do not yet know they have an issue…
bastijn on HNYou realize that "flix" is a synonym for "movies", right? Have you heard of a chick flick? That's why "Netflix" makes so much sense. So you're basically calling a podcasting app…
jonnytran on HN
Search returns irrelevant results
From 3 comments
This site doesn't work. Searched for "baseball" and one related podcast was suggested along with 2 non-related. I searched for "film" and 3 mental health podcasts were suggested.
natex on HNThe search is horrible. I searched for my podcast by keyword and by name, as well as some other podcasts I listen to and none came up even related to any of the shows I was…
yakk0 on HNwhat index are you using? I can't find my favorite podcasts
jordache on HN
Broken pages and pagination
From 3 comments
Pagination seems to be broken... I can never get to page 2 of specific podcasts.
woofcat on HNPodcast lists don't load in Safari and in Chrome -- issue for anyone else?
QML on HNEvery page comes up empty? Terms, Privacy, Categories...
trqx on HN
Requests
Save and history features
From 2 comments
Congrats of launching! Some suggestions: Would be useful to see the descriptions for each episodes. The save feature you mentioned, as well as some basic history of which…
feniv on HNYes, I am planning to add the save feature. Also would love to know what you think about the recommendation aspect of it
shrikar on HN
More categories and subtopics
From 3 comments
The lack of Categories beyond whats on the main page is the big issue I have. I want to find podcasts for my kids and there is no way to do that other than search - but that…
donohoe on HNto be the netflix of podcasts the selection surprisingly lacks any fiction podcasts. i wouldn't sign up to netflix for news but for movies and tv series, and likewise i expected…
em-bee on HNI wish there was a way to navigate to weirdly specific categories and have 6+ podcasts on screen at once. Great idea!
werber on HN
Ad-free content
From 1 comment
The feature that I'm looking for in a podcast service (especially one that calls itself "Like Netflix") is ad-free content. I'd be happy to pay a monthly fee not to hear yet…
drewg123 on HN
Questions
Where do podcasts come from and is YouTube included
From 2 comments
How do you source the podcasts? Do you consider YouTube interviews as podcasts? A lot of great content on YouTube is functionally equivalent to Podcasts (two people talking,…
anonytrary on HNNot looking at youtube. But if that something people want I can look into adding that as well. Currently there are crawled on itunes, spotify and soundcloud.
shrikar on HN
Where do review counts and ratings come from
From 2 comments
Where does review count and rating come from? I didn't see any way of rating or adding a comment.
Karliss on HNCurrently, its being fetched from Itunes. In coming weeks I will be adding features to save/follow, add rating. Also there will be more sub-topics/genres
shrikar on HN
Alternatives named
Overcast
From 2 comments
The reason why netflix became big so fast is not because of their suggestion service or categories but because they made accessible content that was otherwise not available to…
bastijn on HNInteresting thought but while you can listen to the podcasts on the website you still need to use a normal player to actually subscribe to it. So it's more like a account-less…
joshstrange on HN
Listen Notes
From 2 comments
Or you can just search any podcast episodes: https://www.listennotes.com Nowadays I don’t subscribe to any podcasts. I just find interesting episodes and add to playlist — like…
wenbin on HNTry this: https://www.listennotes.com
wenbin on HN
Stitcher Premium
From 2 comments
There is Stitcher Premium[0] that does exactly this. [0]: https://www.stitcher.com/premium
tsuresh on HNCongrats on the launch! After many, many years of my not being into podcasts, I recently returned, and am loving podcasts. The challenge has been both in finding a decent…
mxuribe on HN
Castbox
From 1 comment
Good UI but feature-wise it felt underwhelming because it's pretty much what Castbox [1] has already been providing [1] https://castbox.fm/
miguelmota on HN