BoxyTunes - audio, music, and podcast player for Dropbox App Reviews

Play music but not by artist, etc. can not select a group of songs to play. Its one song at a time. More and more Dropbox is worthless to because all the apps that go with it are not good.

...not music. As others have stated, theres no playlist support. And it also doesnt pause playback when the headphones (or Bluetooth) are disconnected like many other audio apps do.

Problems 1) Only "sees" about 2/3 of the songs. Not sure why but someone else mentioned that it cant play .mp4s 2) To get boxy tunes to see the song I have to start playing it on my PC from inside dropbox and then stop it, go to the next song, repeat. After that they will show up in my music folder. 3) After that, theres no "add all" option in boxy tunes. To add a song to the playlist (and there is only one playlist) you navigate to it and tap it, I then wait 11-12 seconds for the file to download (3mbps wifi connection). Then you repeat that, one by one, for however many dozens or hundreds of songs you have. 4) Theres no delete from drop box option. You are stuck still managing your music from your computer not your device. 5) You can delete songs from the playlist but re-adding them requires the same 11-12 second each song process. If you still want to try it, there is a free iPhone version.

I received a music zip file after supporting an artist from Kick Starter. The file indicated it had to be opened in Dropbox. After getting that app, the file down loaded but would not play. It then indicated needing a compatible music player app. So I researched and was lead to BoxyTunes app. I tried the free version and it did not play my new e-album. Stupidly, I paid for the upgraded BoxyTunes app and it DOES NOT WORK either.

Playing a file gives you a JUST play button. NOTHING else. Trash.

I had an audio file in two different formats. NEITHER would load. Then the app (after waiting forever for it to take the file from DropBox), would just turn white and never play anything.

Love this app, wish it auto paused when you unplugged headphones though. Really hoped 1.5 would bring that.

Im using audio files in my dropbox to learn Mandarin. I can load just a few at a time whenever I want. The app plays in the background while I have my GPS traffic app going, and I listen each morning on the way to work. A streaming option would be good, but not necessary. Id rather have a 30 second reverse and forward button. Thanks for the work on this app. It does 99% of what I need.

For me, the app has worked fine in allowing me to play music files from my Dropbox. One annoying quirk, though, is that when I listen to my music on headphones, and then unplug my headphones, the music continues through my iPhones speakers instead of stopping. A fix for that would be great.

This app does a fine job playing the music in my Dropbox folders, but I purchased it solely looking for a Dropbox music player for use with headphones in my car and jogging. It doesnt support fast forward and rewind or jump back 30 secs controlled by the earbud controls. You must unlock your phone and use very precise finger movements that will cause you to crash and die or at least get a ticket. Good app for others, sadly wasted money for me.

It plays songs. I guess Ill give it that. But it has a whopping 1 playlist. Wow! Really?! 1? Whatever you download from Dropbox goes onto that playlist. Thats just pathetic. Or maybe you love listening to Squirrel Nut Zippers on the same list as AC/DC. Do yourself a favor and dont waste the $2 like I did.

Worked perfect till the developer dropped the ball on iOS 7. Crashes on launch. Thx.

The app is currently unusable, needs to be updated ASAP.

This app makes it simple to load parts of audiobooks through dropbox and then listen to them. The button to “quick rewind” 30 seconds is great when you miss something because of some noise or spacing or whatever. It is great.

The app is slick looking and easy to use. Do recommend as quick to get music on device and start listening without the hoops of syncing with ITunes. Great if sampling songs, listening to podcasts or audio books. Missing a few items I would like to see. One is it follows Apple conventions on pause/play. For example when take or receive a call app pauses but doest resume when call is ended. Another example is music plays through speakers when other external sources (Bluetooth, headphones, etc) are removed. It should pause instead to avoid music blaring out unexpectedly. Two, the ability to "download all" of a folder instead of having to choose each file, Three, delete all option. That way can easily clear out all songs instead of having to do it one at a time.

Wish you could save ayliats!

Cannot play music in random mode. App plays music in ABC order.

I had a need to be able to play MP3 files which I had stored in Dropbox and had tried a lot of the freebies. None did it as well as this app. This is really good and very easy to use.

Good solution to playing music from Dropbox, but needs a few more features to push the app from"good enough" to "must have": add/remove all songs, and custom saved playlists.