Realm - Podcast App

Serial Box

In-app purchases

About this app

We used to be Serial Box, but we fell through a portal and now we're Realm.

Part podcast studio, part magical refuge.

We create immersive stories unlike anything you’ve heard before, working with creators you probably have.

Listen away.

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WHY YOU’LL LOVE US:

• Curated shows, just for you: Created by award-winning, diverse, and best-selling authors.
• Cinematic sound design: Immersive sound effects and swoon-worthy narrators like Tatiana Maslany & George Takei.
• Easy-to-use app: Offline mode, autoplay, speed controls, customization, no ads, and more.

COOL FEATURES:

• Our gorgeous audio player with autoplay, sleep timer, device casting, dark and light mode support, hypnotic animations, and skip intro/outro
• Download audio and listen offline
• Sample everything for free
• Switch back and forth between listening and reading
• Scroll vs. swipe reading option
• Stunning type and colors: select between 5 optimized typefaces and 6 color combinations
• Advanced customization settings: custom margins, line height, word spacing, letter spacing

TRENDING SHOWS:

• Orphan Black: The Next Chapter. Narrated by Tatiana Maslany.
• Memory Lane. Written by Pretty Little Liars creator Sara Shepard.
• CTRL-ALT-DESTROY. Narrated by Firefly star Summer Glau.

REALM LOVE:

"Like Game of Thrones, but for your ears"—i09

"Best of the year"—Apple

"Their rich sound design has advanced audio storytelling."—John Carpenter (yes, THE John Carpenter of Halloween, The Fog, and The Thing!)

"...The narration is great and the music and sound design really add to the storytelling."—Seth Podowitz

“THE BEST audio narration. I’m a huge, huge fan of the app and the stories.”—@BookwormAsheley

Ratings and reviews

Fantastic content, but poor stability and usability. I love the content, even went as far to sign up for the subscription. However, it constantly crashes, and forces me to clear the cache, or reinstall it just to use it. And the app is poorly laid out, with some illogical UI. The app makes it difficult to search through different podcasts, or to browse all of their offerings. I wish I could give it five stars for the content, but the constant issues I have unfortunately have me frustrated.

Just started using this app and, overall, I really like it. It's fairly easy to navigate and the search function is good. The only complaints I have are lingering expectations I have from other apps. I don't see an option to place a bookmark in the audio version (useful for getting back when using the sleep timer) and there isn't an option to choose SD card storage rather than default phone storage. Otherwise, I'm really happy with this app and the membership thus far.

Definitely like the stories I've purchased, but the app is a bit annoying. Even though I've downloaded the episodes while at home, I still have to turn on data or the app won't play them in my car. I don't know if the app has to "phone home," but it's a pain. I'm not always someplace where I can get a signal. Edit 20191230: Developer says the bug is fixed but I still have occasional trouble where the app says something has gone wrong & try again. The only fix seems to be turning on data.

What's new

In this version:
- Pause audio while using other speaking apps, like navigation to improve in-car usability
- Fixes to issues with Play/Pause button showing incorrect status
- Fixes to audio player inability to exit and vibrating hero text when user has selected not to allow nearby device permissions