Hey everyone — I'm an indie developer and I've been building a podcast player called Crest, and I'm looking for beta testers before the full launch.
The core idea: most podcast apps turn your queue into a to-do list. Episodes pile up, you feel guilty, you eventually mark 500 things as played and start again. Crest works differently — it treats your podcasts like a river. You subscribe to shows, and the latest episode flows in automatically. When a new one arrives, the old one drifts away. No backlog, no guilt, no "catch-up".
It's opinionated by design — if you want a library manager with fine-grained queue control, this probably isn't for you. But if you've ever felt weighed down by unlistened episodes, it might click.
What I'm looking for from testers:
Happy to answer any questions here. Thanks for taking a look!
The core idea: most podcast apps turn your queue into a to-do list. Episodes pile up, you feel guilty, you eventually mark 500 things as played and start again. Crest works differently — it treats your podcasts like a river. You subscribe to shows, and the latest episode flows in automatically. When a new one arrives, the old one drifts away. No backlog, no guilt, no "catch-up".
It's opinionated by design — if you want a library manager with fine-grained queue control, this probably isn't for you. But if you've ever felt weighed down by unlistened episodes, it might click.
What I'm looking for from testers:
- Use it as your main (or secondary) podcast app for a week or two
- Let me know if anything breaks, feels confusing, or just doesn't sit right
- Honest feedback — good or bad
- iPhone only
- One-time purchase at launch — no subscription, no account required
- TestFlight link: https://testflight.apple.com/join/yQaVmfRW
- Beta announcement post: https://crestpodcasts.com/blog/why-i-built-crest/
Happy to answer any questions here. Thanks for taking a look!
