Tunebox
Consumer and social
music player
SHOW HN2011
131points
38comments
#72of 1,097 in 2011
Top 7%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
10 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 2 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score +0.40.
Idea: 7 for, 0 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, useful app that works well with Dropbox
From 3 comments
I participated in the beta. This is a nice app, well done. Dropbox and music - two great tastes that taste great together.
gurgeous on HNI actually don't think so. For one thing, this argument is true of Dropbox itself, and are music files really that special? For many people, the simplicity and convenience is…
zach on HNAwesome app! I really like it! My wishlist: I would like to download some albums for offline use and I would like to have the app index more than 1000 songs. But don't take these…
Derbasti on HN
Dropbox Linux client makes it usable on Linux
From 1 comment
That's great especially for Linux users. I'm looking for a long time to an all-in-one solution for my music. With Tunebox I'm now able to upload, organize all my music within my…
farslan on HN
Objections
Dropbox storage is expensive for large music libraries
From 3 comments
This is a good app, but Dropbox would be very expensive as a cloud platform. Wouldn't it make more sense to use Amazon or something cheaper?
run4yourlives on HNMusic files are special: they're relatively big. I've found Dropbox works really well for documents and such, but if you're talking 100GB music collections, that's a lot of cash.…
run4yourlives on HNAnd $99 yearly. iTunes Match is only $25 yearly, it's not billed monthly. Furthermore, iTunes Match limits at 25,000 songs. At 256kbps, thats roughly 175GB.
timerickson on HN
Offline caching is limited to recently played songs
From 3 comments
Yes - kinda. Recent songs are cached as they play, and library info is maintained locally. So if you know you've listened to a song you should be able to go back and play it…
phil on HNI totally agree, it just didn't make sense to build all the offline stuff into v1. Obviously I'm just getting started on this, but I'd prefer not to have a switch, but just to do…
phil on HNI get that you gotta ship sometime :) Looks great though, I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it. Though I would urge you to reconsider the switch. There are plenty of times…
roc on HN
Metadata and organization are often wrong for some libraries
From 2 comments
Very nice app, have been looking for this for some time as I wasn't pleased with dropbox only playing one song. However, the app doesn't recognize the names etc of most of my…
sjaakkkkk on HNSent you some pics. I have some pretty badly tagged music so it's partly my fault, however Spotify did recognize some things that your app didn't. Still, really good app that…
sjaakkkkk on HN
Requests
Android version
From 1 comment
This is fantastic! I've been hoping for something like this for quite some time. Any plans for an android version? I'm also curious - how does it fetch metadata for songs? It…
trun on HN
Better offline download and caching control
From 3 comments
Does "shuffle" intelligently shuffle through cached songs while offline? That'd be handy. And is there an "offline" toggle in the app, or would you have to put the device in…
roc on HNCan I save them for offline playback? My 3G connection can be rather intermittent sometimes.
sidwyn on HNAwesome app! I really like it! My wishlist: I would like to download some albums for offline use and I would like to have the app index more than 1000 songs. But don't take these…
Derbasti on HN
Support for libraries over 1000 songs
From 1 comment
Awesome app! I really like it! My wishlist: I would like to download some albums for offline use and I would like to have the app index more than 1000 songs. But don't take these…
Derbasti on HN
Questions
How metadata is fetched and whether it is API intensive
From 1 comment
This is fantastic! I've been hoping for something like this for quite some time. Any plans for an android version? I'm also curious - how does it fetch metadata for songs? It…
trun on HN
Whether songs are cached for offline playback
From 1 comment
Great app! Does the app cache songs? (ie. can I listen to them once and then listen to them offline?)
aam1r on HN
Alternatives named
iTunes Match
From 2 comments
I'm just wondering if it's actually cheaper though. iTunes Match is $24.99 per year, remember. However, iTunes Match isn't everyone's cup of tea (and odds are, not available in…
jbrennan on HNAnd $99 yearly. iTunes Match is only $25 yearly, it's not billed monthly. Furthermore, iTunes Match limits at 25,000 songs. At 256kbps, thats roughly 175GB.
timerickson on HN
Audiogalaxy
From 1 comment
I don't mean to steal Tunebox's thunder, but Audiogalaxy (http://www.audiogalaxy.com) might be another solution to your problems. It's completely free, supports almost all audio…
psychotik on HN
DropSync with a Dropbox music folder on Android
From 1 comment
I actually use a similar Dropbox Music setup to seamlessly sync my music via WiFi. I use Android, so sadly I can't check out your app. But it sure looks great, and I would…
kittxkat on HN
Spotify and Rdio
From 2 comments
I thought so too, but it's $9.99 a month for 50 GBs, which is more than iTunes Match gives you, and comparable with services like Rdio and Spotify.
wvanwazer on HNSent you some pics. I have some pretty badly tagged music so it's partly my fault, however Spotify did recognize some things that your app didn't. Still, really good app that…
sjaakkkkk on HN