Launched this week
Jam-Pod
A player for people who keep their own music collection
113 followers
A player for people who keep their own music collection
113 followers
Jam-Pod is a distraction-free music player with a joystick-driven, monochrome interface. No feed, no algorithm, just your library. Play local Apple Music, hi-res lossless files (FLAC, WAV, ALAC), Apple Music catalog, and podcasts — all from one screen. Custom and smart playlists, retro color themes, haptic navigation. Your music back, not another feed to scroll.
Love the anti-feed approach, the joystick navigation sounds genuinely fun on a phone screen. One thing that would seal it for me is a proper sleep timer with a fade-out option, since most players either cut hard or don't offer one at all.
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@meral297601 Thanks for the feedback, really appreciate it! And yeah, already put the sleep timer on the todo list (interesting the fade-out option)!
The joystick navigation feels surprisingly natural once you get used to it, and I love that everything is on one screen without any distractions. Playing my local FLAC files alongside Apple Music tracks just works.
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@sinansimayibwo Thanks a lot! I am glad you liked the joystick navigation. I focused a lot on that and on the feeling of the joystick. Can take a while to get used to it, but then it feels natural. I think I still can improve it anyway. thanks for the feedback!
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@etiennegarcia thanks a lot for your feedback! that was the purpose when I decided to create this app. Glad you appreciate it!
I loved this app! The haptics on the joystick took me back to better times playing video games on a Saturday morning hahaha the graphics are also beautiful and love having ownership of my music as well as properly supporting smaller musicians by directing purchasing music from them and not from a platform that rips off their hard work. Love it!!!
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@christiana_pedroni Thanks a lot for your feedback!! :)
Foyer
a player built around owning your music instead of renting it is a quiet rebellion i'm here for. the retro joystick nav is the kind of detail that makes people actually love a music app
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@fberrez1 Thanks man! I am trying to rebuild my library after years of streaming music. It seems like when you have access to everything you don't know how to use it. I think is important to get back to intentional listening. Glad you also appreciate the joystick!
Gianpaolo, this taps a nostalgic nerve for me. That calm, unhurried feel is something I have quietly missed for a long time, and the throwback control put a proper smile on my face.
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@fanny_guillou thanks for your beautiful comment! I am very happy you liked it. the first idea was to put a wheel there (and I have one that works great) but I was not allowed to do it. but in the end also the second choice maybe is better than the first. happy many people like it. thanks!
Congrats on the launch! Owning your collection instead of renting access is a hill I'll happily die on, so this premise is right up my alley. Takes me back to the old Winamp days.
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@bryanlparker I was there too man! :) Glad you liked my app. Thanks