Pocket Bard App App Reviews

My game group uses this app all the time when we’re playing our TTRPG’s and there’s always a scene to make the encounter better! When I had an issue with my app not being able to download new content I emailed their support staff and they had the issue resolved within the hour.

Simple and easy to use perfect in every way. Music is tied deeply to a story and this is going to be in every game night from now on.

This app concept is really awesome, and I was very much looking forward to using this to augment my D&D sessions. But, I found the app was consuming significant battery power even while not being used: it showed ad being my third most used app for the week despite me only trying it out for 20 minutes. I have deleted this app as a precaution, but I would download it again with the future update if the energy drain can be ameliorated.

I’ve been looking for a good way to set up ambiance for my DnD games for a while. After I found this, my search was over! I’ve used it for years and my players and I have enjoyed it thoroughly. Thank you for making this wonderful app!

I'm looking for a simple soundboard type app which will allow me to play "effect" sounds in certain situations. Examples of this, from the Pocket Bard 3.0 video on YouTube, include different weapons firing, clashing of metal, and alarm bells ringing. I tried setting this up in Pocket Bard but could not find a simple mechanism to download and easily play these effect sounds. I think Pocket Bard may work well for background ambience, but it is not convenient for a simple soundboard.

The 3.0 looks amazing

I recently discovered this app and think it’s a wonderful addition to TT gaming; however, it completely drains my battery even while not using. It said 18 hours of background use yesterday even though I never opened it. I noticed others pointing out the same issue, and it appears that version 3 has not yet addressed this issue. Hoping it gets solved because I’d love to use this app but for now I’ve had to remove from my phone so that I don’t run out of charge halfway through the day.

There’s a nice variety of ambiences and music with many free options. The ability to fine tune the atmosphere of the environmental sounds and adjust the music from exploration to combat is smooth and intuitive. The whole app is well thought out. I hope to see more one shot sound effects for monsters and combat. The app will also continue to play when listening to an audio book on Audible which is a really cool bonus (if only you could adjust the volume independently) making the experience much m

This has been such a fun tool to add to my table. The endless songs and sounds are super applicable and can be toned up or down in an instant. My players loved this piece of immersion.

This is exactly what any Game Master needs to theatrically enhance immersion and overall gameplay for your players. 100% recommend.

Pocket Bard pulls you right into the story. The music feels so alive and fits every mood perfectly, whether it’s calm, tense, or emotional, it just wraps you in the scene. It’s crazy how much atmosphere it adds! It makes every session feel like you’re actually there. You can tell a lot of care went into how each track flows. Easily one of the most immersive apps I’ve ever used.

Pocket Bard is amazing. It can add atmosphere and flavor to adds to any session, with amazing custom-ability! I love using it for moments of tension, battles or just changing scenes between characters. And the lately updates!!! *chef’s kiss*

I played around with the free options and can report that everything works intuitively. You download all of the resources locally which means no reliance on a server and no buffering times. However, I will not be paying for a subscription until there is a Cyberpunk Red themed audio suite. It's understandable that that they cater to the D&D crowd first, but hope to see more variety in the future. The current sci-fi offering doesn't quite scratch the cyberpunk style imho.

I already love this app and will be using it at my table. Would love to see a fade to black or fade to silence button as sometimes I like to take all the audio out to really emphasize an RP moment. Thanks for all your work!

Wow! Downloaded this app after seeing a tiktok and it’s super cool!! I’m definitely going to use this for my next campaign!! One thing though, just listening to the songs for an extended period of time, I noticed that they would have a tendency to sound dark. For example, if I just let the town music play for a while it will start to get really slow, pensive, build suspense, and just overall sound like things are about to go awry. The slow transition is incredible, but am I the only one experien

I just recently started to run an in person game and was looking for an app for music and background that I could set and not need to think about too much. This app makes it so easy to have music and sounds based on locations and add ambiance like environment effects. Really happy I found this app.