Doppler
Consumer and social
music player
SHOW HN2018
118points
121comments
#373of 2,155 in 2018
Top 18%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
5 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 11 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.
Idea: 4 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 7 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Gorgeous design and album artwork handling
From 2 comments
This is gorgeous, thank you for caring about my life. purchased
gabrielcsapo on HNYou should consider opening the 'Now Playing' drawer with an actual, direct gesture instead of a trigger on a detected swipe. The way it is now feels weird for iOS. I really…
kall on HN
Objections
Looks too similar to the native Music app
From 2 comments
I sincerely cannot tell how this is different from the Music app that I already use on my iPhone other than the color-matching background stuff. - Minimal design: The 'now…
lolsal on HN>I sincerely cannot tell how this is different from the Music app that I already use on my iPhone other than the color-matching background stuff. Especially since the Music app…
coldtea on HN
Only imports from Music.app via iTunes sync
From 2 comments
Doppler only supports importing from Music.app which is synced with iTunes at the moment. Importing from other sources is coming soon (within the next couple of months)!
edwellbrook on HN> I can get my old MP3 files to the app without stupid iTunes sync? Does it support "File sharing" so the app is shown in iTunes and I can drag and drop my MP3 files to its…
linkmotif on HN
Landing page and support info are thin
From 2 comments
This app page says nothing. It's just a few screenshots and some generic text. Your "support page" is an email address, and doesn't actually contain any information on the app.…
scblock on HNDoes "Import your music and playlists" means it will use my synced iTunes library? I would love this. But I tried to click to find out more, only to find that almost nothing on…
evanb on HN
Requests
Import MP3/FLAC files without iTunes
From 3 comments
Would be great if one could skip using iTunes alltogether....like being able to just import Mp3, Flac and m4a files from cloud storage into the app. Is/will this (be) possible…
walden789 on HNI think the offline claim should be explained a bit better. Like does that mean I can get my old MP3 files to the app without stupid iTunes sync? Does it support "File sharing"…
ig0r0 on HNFLAC support?
khazhoux on HN
Chromecast support
From 1 comment
Does it support casting to chromecast? This is something that is really missing in the native app. If this is supported I would buy.
oscarteg on HN
Android version
From 1 comment
Like I always say when I see a music related app submission: Get a lawyer. It looks pretty awesome by the way, any plans for android?
ainiriand on HN
Questions
Does offline mean files copied via iTunes sync?
From 2 comments
I think the offline claim should be explained a bit better. Like does that mean I can get my old MP3 files to the app without stupid iTunes sync? Does it support "File sharing"…
ig0r0 on HNWhat is this 'offline' thing I keep hearing about ? Is it something US-specific ?
Aaargh20318 on HN
Does it show lyrics?
From 1 comment
Does it also display lyrics for songs that have them?
tempodox on HN
Alternatives named
Waltr
From 1 comment
Look into waltr: https://softorino.com/waltr/ It’s perfect at what it does.
thrav on HN
Marvis
From 1 comment
I have a large mp3 library and have used Marvis for over a year. Marvis is great and extremely customizable, but it has a few bugs and the developer has abandoned the app. I…
Invictus0 on HN
Subsonic
From 1 comment
Have you considered adding support for Subsonic? http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp Manually choosing songs to load onto my phone is a significant chore and my phone can…
minikites on HN