by Bandcamp
Perfect for: Independent music fans, collectors, and artists seeking a fair, direct-to-fan sales platform.
Track Bandcamp's performance in Music over the last 30 days
Current Rank
#48
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#48
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#48
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Should’ve done this a long time ago honestly. So much better for me as an artist and someone who wants to appreciate music So far so good Should’ve done this a long time ago honestly. So much better for me as an artist and someone who wants to appreciate music
Anyone rating Bandcamp 1-star because it lacks dark mode is a clown. Turn your screen brightness down and stop being entitled. A free app doesn’t owe you dark mode. Anyone rating Bandcamp 1-star because we can’t purchase music directly via the app is an even bigger clown. Apple does not allow music retailers to sell music directly from their apps. It just isn’t permitted. This has been how it works since the App Store was launched over 15 years ago. How is this not known by literally everyone? My god. It’s baffling. Bandcamp is a precious platform for artists and fans alike. The app isn’t perfect, but it’s not trying to compete with Spotify or Apple Music. It is a platform for independent music. The app is extremely well done considering the relatively small market share that Bandcamp commands. I love the app and wholeheartedly recommend it. Suggestions for the developers: introduce caching (or improved caching if you already cache). Currently, if I browse to a page, the image assets load somewhat slowly. That’s to be expected, as they need to download for the first time. However, if I navigate away from the same page and return, then all page elements need to reload as if they were loading for the first time. There’s no caching that I can detect. This, over time, slows down the app experience and it feels laggy and laborious to use. If you’re concerned about the size of the app bloating due to cached files, then introduce a “clear cache” button in the settings that removes these files. Positive review to offset unfair 1-star reviewers. Anyone rating Bandcamp 1-star because it lacks dark mode is a clown. Turn your screen brightness down and stop being entitled. A free app doesn’t owe you dark mode. Anyone rating Bandcamp 1-star because we can’t purchase music directly via the app is an even bigger clown. Apple does not allow music retailers to sell music directly from their apps. It just isn’t permitted. This has been how it works since the App Store was launched over 15 years ago. How is this not known by literally everyone? My god. It’s baffling. Bandcamp is a precious platform for artists and fans alike. The app isn’t perfect, but it’s not trying to compete with Spotify or Apple Music. It is a platform for independent music. The app is extremely well done considering the relatively small market share that Bandcamp commands. I love the app and wholeheartedly recommend it.Suggestions for the developers: introduce caching (or improved caching if you already cache). Currently, if I browse to a page, the image assets load somewhat slowly. That’s to be expected, as they need to download for the first time. However, if I navigate away from the same page and return, then all page elements need to reload as if they were loading for the first time. There’s no caching that I can detect. This, over time, slows down the app experience and it feels laggy and laborious to use. If you’re concerned about the size of the app bloating due to cached files, then introduce a “clear cache” button in the settings that removes these files.
i am not one for bells and whistles. i feel it distracts from the essence of what an app like this is supposed to be. that's one reason why i like this app. second and most important is the true support the artist gets when you use it. and thirdly discovery. i have found countless artists using bandcamp. *update* now after using bandcamp for many years, 220 albums purchased, almost all of which are also physical media, i must say this is my favorite music app. independent music is the best music. updated review. i am not one for bells and whistles. i feel it distracts from the essence of what an app like this is supposed to be. that's one reason why i like this app. second and most important is the true support the artist gets when you use it. and thirdly discovery. i have found countless artists using bandcamp. *update* now after using bandcamp for many years, 220 albums purchased, almost all of which are also physical media, i must say this is my favorite music app. independent music is the best music.
Bandcamp is great and this app is smooth. Just wish we could hide albums from our own view (not just public view) within the app. Awesome Bandcamp is great and this app is smooth. Just wish we could hide albums from our own view (not just public view) within the app.
I’d like to request the “surprise me” filter be added to the app’s Discover tab. Currently there is no time filter available on the app, only on the website. On the go it would be nice to hear music from different time eras instead of just filtered automatically to the “latest”. Thank you! Great app/site, one request I’d like to request the “surprise me” filter be added to the app’s Discover tab. Currently there is no time filter available on the app, only on the website. On the go it would be nice to hear music from different time eras instead of just filtered automatically to the “latest”. Thank you!