Hey guys! Here's how Sonnet came into being. I asked my friend to download a podcast app. This was an android app I used almost religiously. Bear in mind that this person had NEVER listened to any podcast. And she is not a Luddite, either. She downloaded the app and then called me up. "It's too confusing," she complained. "What is?" "The app. There are so many options and the layout is weird." "You'll get used to it," I said. "I'm uninstalling it." Well, I tried. I looked at that app very carefully that day. Why did she feel that way? It seemed perfectly okay to me. To me; someone who had been listening to podcasts for years, had cycled through a bunch of apps and had eventually started making his own shows. But to someone new to this world, it was overwhelming. It was designed with the so-called power user in mind. A power user who needs ALL the bells and whistles possible. All the options and all the control. This happened over and over with multiple test users. The idea of listening to podcasts scares new listeners anyway. They have all these preconceived ideas. It's a tragedy, then, to push them away with something baffling, when they were willing to give this medium a try. Sonnet is our attempt to bring new listeners into the fold with an app that is a pleasure to use.

Sonnet - Simple Podcast Player for Android

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