Pocket Beacon

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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

3.2 336 ratings · App Store

1. 3/5Absolutely love the idea….but….

   Love CR, and love that they finally have their own app. The app’s interface is beautifully done, and easy to use. It’s just not reliable at this point. I am constantly getting playback and “technical errors” that require multiple restarts of the app and simply resolve. The app also does not currently support background play or Picture in Picture, so you have to keep your phone on and the app open to watch any content. I currently use the beacon website more often than the app, as it seems to be marginally more reliable for streaming (though it also doesn’t support background play). I may take a break and continue using twitch instead. Again I absolutely love the app and concept, but the frustration entailed to use it may not be worth using it in its infancy. Perhaps after another few updates I’ll give it another go!

   TtCrookston · 31 Jul 2026

2. 3/5Content Delay and playback Features

   As far as content goes, this app has that. That was never going to be an issue for this platform. The problems I have had involve the delay in ability to stream live episodes. They release as on-demand and ad free, however they take about 6-10 minutes after the twitch streams start on the same night. As for playback features, the app suffers from the inability to fill/zoom/adjust screen size in any way, however, PiP mode works well. I have to same issue on other apps when listening at 1.5-2x speed where the playback feed will eventually lag and restart all the way back to the beginning of the playback speed initialization. This may be a software or app bug that needs an OS patch. The lack of integration with third party apps used for user verification when logging in is also suffering from poor user experience. When you are not using the app it will log you out and when you come back on it will take you to another app or browser to log in. This is tedious and not user friendly. Overall, the loading screens, while minimalistic, are rather boring and excessive. If there are going to be several loading screens between logging in, selecting content, and loading content episodes or features, maybe don’t have them take up the entire screen or page. It feels like looking at a blank screen for 45 seconds before even seeing the content you are trying to watch. Make it more interactive or interesting to look at, or even content suggestions.

   Seapeary7 · 31 Jul 2026

3. 5/5Love the content but the app..

   I love that we have a ton of content from the past, also we have the new podcasts, Weird kids and Beacon webcomic. However the can be glitchy and we haven’t had enough exclusive content to keep supporting the “exclusive subscription” Price worth. Now with Daggerheart and Darrington Press there should be more than enough people to add more exclusive shows or continue with the the older shows like “All work and no play”and “4-sided tavern” etc. Edit: Like the new update it makes the app a little of a new layout that is easier to navigate. Honestly every thing has been working better in the past months. I like the new stuff they added for the holiday seasons. I can’t wait to see more for the next year!

   Silly_Lilie · 31 Jul 2026

4. 2/5Needs Diversity, Offline Content, and Content Outside the Original Cast

   Unfortunately, a bit of a disappointing subscription. First, there is no downloadable/offline content available. Secondly, outside of the current campaign (4), and its cooldown of a few minutes, I expected some different content with diverse casting/new innovative materials. To be quite frank, I do not think Daggerheart is something I prefer in game mechanics. While I understand that there may be a WANT for CR to step away from DnD mechanics, I think it may be more useful to use other TTPRG methods if they want to create content outside the main cast in addition to Daggerheart. Thirdly, to pay for an entire month without getting a single C4 episode is rather absurd when their platform doesn’t offer any thing really engaging other than that series. Overall, I know CR is great at inviting diverse guests, but I hope that as the campaign continues that the guests stay more involved in CR to look as though they’re expanding past Matt Mercer and all.

   liviab0811 · 31 Jul 2026

5. 3/5Video Playback Issues

   I love the content and purpose of this app. I use it daily since subscribing to Beacon. But there are a lot of issues with the app performance overall that I have experienced on both my iPhone and iPad when trying to stream content. The main issue is I can never get through a single episode where either the picture freezes and the audio is still playing so I have to jump back and play it again or the entire video freezes and I cannot get it to play again until I completely close out of the application and open it again. One more item to point out is when using AirPlay to broadcast a video to my smart tv, if I were to pause the video for any reason using my iPhone or tv remote, after only 20 seconds or so it immediately jumps to a new video and begins playing that one instead of simply staying paused.

   Jamie_AllOver · 31 Jul 2026

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