This is a very well done product, and I have found it helpful. I recommend it. However, the app has been unpredictable on the audio settings – if I set the volume with my headphones on, then close the cover of my iPad, the volume suddenly goes way down. The app volume cannot be adjusted by using the volume button on the side of the iPad – the volume has to be adjusted within the app controls. When I open the cover, the volume is loud again – so I just have to guess where to put the volume level, and keep opening and closing the cover until the level is correct after I close the cover. Not exactly what you want to be doing just before trying to relax! It should become easier to guess the correct volume level the longer I use the app, however I have a couple of apps by Darren Marks, and I have found this issue in others, and the correct place to set the volume differs depending on which app you are using. It’s less easy to remember where to set the level if you are using several of his apps.
I also found the app was turning off whenever the cover closed – or reducing the volume to such a level that it seemed to me to be off. Since I use this just before falling asleep, I needed my iPad screen to turn off automatically and not stay on all night. I had to play with the settings on the iPad while considering the quirks of this app. Eventually here is what worked:
-go to settings
-choose the auto-lock in 2 minutes option
-choose pass code lock ON
-choose iPad cover lock (or unlock) ON
This will allow the recording to continue to play after you close your cover, and still automatically turn off the bright screen so you can sleep in a dark room.
Even given these drawbacks, if you feel the product would help you and are considering purchasing it, don’t let these issues stop you. I hope they will update the app to fix these issues.
