Reviews of Bandcamp

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List of user reviews and ratings for Bandcamp

Total ratings

3.24 (Rating count: 31,481)

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Review summary

The Bandcamp Android app is valued for solid offline listening and the newly added playlists, plus its direct-to-artist ethos. However, users report frequent crashes, navigation/UX struggles, payment and account access problems, and a missing dark mode that affects accessibility.

Pros

Offline playback and good organization of downloaded music on mobile.
Playlist functionality has been added to the app.
Direct artist support and Bandcamp's ethics are valued by users.

Cons

Frequent crashes and overall instability, including errors loading artists/albums.
Poor navigation and UX, making it hard to browse artists, playlists, and tracks.
Payment and account access issues (purchasing problems, failed payments, and loss of access to bought content).
Lack of dark mode / accessibility limitations (photophobia).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.20

All time rating average: 3.24

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-22	Ni*****	new weird thing: keeps popping up a window that says i need to check my email to authenticate my account, but i don't. love it otherwise, tho gapless functionality would be stellar.
new weird thing: keeps popping up a window that says i need to check my email to authenticate my account, but i don't. love it otherwise, tho gapless functionality would be stellar.
2026-08-19	Bo*****	PLEASE REMOVE THE MUSIC FROM THE LOGIN SCREEN. I would like dark mode and Playlists. Also I would like to download only the tracks that I select not have to store the whole album to have one track.
PLEASE REMOVE THE MUSIC FROM THE LOGIN SCREEN. I would like dark mode and Playlists. Also I would like to download only the tracks that I select not have to store the whole album to have one track.
2026-08-19	Ta*****	love the ability to support and own the creations of the artists that i love. The app is incredibly clunky and illogically laid out on the other hand and the EQ is completely missing.
love the ability to support and own the creations of the artists that i love. The app is incredibly clunky and illogically laid out on the other hand and the EQ is completely missing.
2026-08-19	Je*****	Awesome app. Find great music, many things you wont find on other streaming apps. Easy to download music to stream offline. Gives an opportunity to review music and artists, buy merch, and communicate with the artists themselves. I truly adore this app.
Awesome app. Find great music, many things you wont find on other streaming apps. Easy to download music to stream offline. Gives an opportunity to review music and artists, buy merch, and communicate with the artists themselves. I truly adore this app.
2026-08-19	Pa*****	FRUSTRATING. UNBELIEVABLY BAD APP. It has no problem charging for the music, but seemingly cannot download anything. Call it permissions, user err, bad phone, what year are we in where downloading files is so problematic? app is essentially useless.
FRUSTRATING. UNBELIEVABLY BAD APP. It has no problem charging for the music, but seemingly cannot download anything. Call it permissions, user err, bad phone, what year are we in where downloading files is so problematic? app is essentially useless.
2026-08-17	Ja*****	just discovered bandcamp radio and the daily shows. I've got some catching up to do! Great work. p.s. I do use both the installed webapp version on my phone AND the android app store one
just discovered bandcamp radio and the daily shows. I've got some catching up to do! Great work. p.s. I do use both the installed webapp version on my phone AND the android app store one
2026-08-14	Al*****	A great and energetic way to experience new artists. get free music and pay for the tracks you really want. when you buy the track, you can download it to use wherever you want. this is the first app in a long time we're buying. something means you own it cuz you're buying from the artist. I hope this app one day gets better and bigger than Spotify or any Spotify related like app
A great and energetic way to experience new artists. get free music and pay for the tracks you really want. when you buy the track, you can download it to use wherever you want. this is the first app in a long time we're buying. something means you own it cuz you're buying from the artist. I hope this app one day gets better and bigger than Spotify or any Spotify related like app
2026-08-14	Go*****	Prepurchased new album on band camp. It's release day. It's available on all streaming services but not bandcamp. Pretty disappointing.
Prepurchased new album on band camp. It's release day. It's available on all streaming services but not bandcamp. Pretty disappointing.
2026-08-11	*****	some artists are impossible to find by name or song, even when they have an account for sure
some artists are impossible to find by name or song, even when they have an account for sure
2026-08-09	ji*****	why can't I download the physical files of music from the app that I bought!?!?
why can't I download the physical files of music from the app that I bought!?!?