Soundwise Essentials Plan Reviews

It's unfair that after the purchase it asks to upgrade to see the analytics and other options like messaging to the customers and more options have been blocked due to no subscription. very bad!

The application is easy to use.

I think it's a good solution for selling audiobooks.
Among the features I like:
- Users can listen to the book offline, without being able to download it for sharing, for example.
- PDF notes can be added to accompany the audiobook, enabling me to send readers back to view tables and graphs that are difficult to transcribe via audio.
I can sell my audio book via stripe.

So it's a great tool for selling audiobooks. For podcasts, however, there are more suitable apps on Appsumo.

Many users are dissatisfied because of the many limitations compared with the subscription-based versions. It's true that it's a bit frustrating, but I tend to qualify that because you can already market audiobooks easily and effectively for an unbeatable price.

On the other hand, I'd put 4* and not 5*, because the basic information is not translatable into the main non-English languages (such as French), even though it doesn't require any major development.

All in all, a good application, with a few useful improvements that could enhance the user experience.

I really wanted this to work for my 50+ library of fiction audiobook novels...but it just doesn't. The "essentials" plan doesn't include anything useful and isn't even listed on their website...because it's not a real plan. If you want to do anything useful with it, you'll have to upgrade, so there is no value to this LTD...sadly.

I've been using soundwise to give my program members access to my meditations and replays of live masterclasses, and they really love it. Features they really like: ability to download tracks and listen offline, sleep timer (so they can fall asleep listening to meditations and have them turn off automatically), easy app access....just a few taps to select what they want.

What I like: It's very easy to create new tracks. there aren't so many features that users get confused about what's available. It sends pop up notifications to users when I upload a new track. 👍

What's missing for me: The ability sort playlists. You can create them, but you can't do any kind of sorting. Seems like a pretty basic functionality of playlists but it's not an option here. I've submitted this as a feature request but have not gotten any indication of whether it's on the road map. When I filled out the form, it included a question, "how much additional are you willing to pay to have this feature?" err....I think that should be a basic feature of a playlist. I'm waiting to see if they will add this feature before I upgrade and use this platform to sell subscriptions. I wish I could get someone in the company to communicate about plans for features like these but they don't seem very communicative with their users.

I also would like to see the ability to link directly to a track inside the app. I believe this is called "deep linking"....so that I can send and email that has a CTA to listen to a track. I tried asking about this but the customer service person I was interacting with did not seem to understand my question, and I gave up asking. I don't think it's an option, but I could be wrong. The way it is right now is that you an link to a landing page that allows a user to add the track to their account, and then they have to go to the account to find the new track.

It would be nice to have the option to change the colors in the app. Orange is it. Relatively minor detail though.

Aside from the issues of playlist sorting, deep linking and communication difficulties, I really like the simplicity and ease of use.

This images used in this listing are extremely misleading as they picture features of SoundWise that are not included in the plan they're offering.

For instance, there's an image showing track listings, but you can't show track lists on this plan.

There's an image with 'sign up form' (so you can use an alternative checkout) - again, this is not included in the plan.

I've come to expect more from AppSumo than to allow bait and switch offers like this one. This is my first 1 Taco review - ever. I wish I could give zero. Instead, I'll just request a refund.