How Listener Feedback Turned Bloox Into a Better Audiobook App in Two Months
The product-management story behind Bloox’s fast evolution: Reddit, App Store reviews, DMs, forums, friends, family, and in-app feedback turned into Audible import, Book Chat, smart bookmarks, widgets, CarPlay, iPad polish, and more.
Read the feedback story →What Can You Do With an Audiobook Transcript? Apparently, You Can Talk to Your Book
The product journey behind Book Chat in Bloox: from manual Claude experiments and playground comparisons to a spoiler-safe beta powered by Gemini Flash.
Read the Book Chat story →People Liked Bloox. Then They Asked How to Get Their Audible Books Into It
A practical guide to bringing your Audible library into Bloox, built around privacy and a simple, private import experience.
Read the Audible import story →I Tried 7 iOS Audiobook Apps for My Own Files — Here’s What I Picked
An honest hands-on comparison of seven iOS audiobook apps for people who own their files: Audible, BookPlayer, Prologue, Bound, AudioBooth, ShelfPlayer / Plappa, and Bloox. Where each app wins, where each loses, and which one fits your library.
Read the comparison →How I Used On-Device AI to Build a Better Audiobook App
The story behind Bloox — from a 6-CD road-trip audiobook two decades ago to a free iOS app with on-device transcription, character identification, and recap summaries. Why I built it, why on-device AI matters for cost and privacy, and what was hard along the way.
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