Homer Player Classic

by Marcin Simonides · Music & Audio · Free

On Google Play since September 2015 · Data updated 2026-10-04

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Rating on Google Play: 4.94; 84 ratings
Installs: 19 thousand
Last updated: September 2, 2023
Ads: No ads
Size: 2.67 MB

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Comments on Homer Player Classic for Android

★★★★★ Willem Verkist · Nov 23, 2015

Very Promising! For the past week I have been searching for an audiobook reader with a simple interface, suited for the visually impaired. Strangely enough, those readers are NOT designed for what I believed to be the main target group. Even the best one had too many buttons and was not suitable for my mother-in-law. This Homer Player, even in its initial stage and with only a basic start/stop button, is already functional enough so that I am convinced that my relative will be able to handle it. And the Kiosk mode would just be awesome. Kudos, kind regards.

★★★★★ A Google user · Sep 13, 2017

I have been trialing the Homer Player for an elderly relative in a nursing home. I've been running version 0.6.9 on an old Huawei GS700 phone with Android 4.2. The player has performed extremely well on this phone - I've been able to get more than 20 hrs listening from a single charge and in standby mode the charge lasts seven days. Very impressive! Using just the internal ROM, I was able to load 10 books on to the phone. With a 16 GB SD card loaded, the phone could hold many dozens of books. Full kiosk mode isn't implemented for Android 4.2 but the limited kiosk mode works very well indeed. And turning off the player by simply turning it over is a great idea. Homer is extremely easy to use, and I am greatly looking forward to giving it to my aunt loaded up with books and ready to go. She struggled using a CD/MP3 player to listen to audiobooks. Changing the battery and the disks was a difficult task for her. I am sure she will find listening to books on the Huawei with the Homer player much easier. Kudos to Marcin for developing this player and for all the support he provides to users.

★☆☆☆☆ Doomcorner64 · Dec 12, 2015

MALWARE!!! THIS APP IS MALWARE, DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT, YOU CANNOT EXIT IT, IT TRAPS YOU

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Store listing

By Marcin Simonides, from Google Play

“An audiobook player for the elderly and visually impaired.”

Screenshots by Marcin Simonides, from the Google Play listing

Description by Marcin Simonides Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.

Homer Player is an audiobook player for the elderly. Its simple user interface makes it easy to operate for seniors and people with poor vision (or both).

Features:
- simplicity: just a list of audiobooks and a "start" button,
- flip-to-stop: there's no need to press any buttons to pause playback, just put the device face down on a table,
- low-vision friendly interface: book titles are read aloud and high contrast, large UI elements are used,
- adjust speed: slow down playback for those hard of hearing.

Single application mode (kiosk):
With this mode enabled the user cannot exit the application so they don't need to know how to use a tablet.
Perfect for building a dedicated audiobook player for your grandparents.

Let me know if you need help, like the app or hate it.

Recent changes:
Updated to support the newest Android versions.

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Safety and technology

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Ads: No ads
Price: Free
Libraries: 19
App size: 2.67 MB
Needs Android: 5.0+
Content rating: Everyone

Technologies used by Homer Player Classic

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Releases

Updates seen on Google Play

Version: 1.0.10
Launched: September 2015

Sep 2, 2023UpdateVersion 1.0.10
Aug 20, 2023UpdateVersion 1.0.10
Dec 30, 2022UpdateVersion 1.0.9
Dec 18, 2022UpdateVersion 1.0.8
Dec 4, 2022UpdateVersion 1.0.6

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Installs

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Last 30 days: 12
Play install range: 10+ thousand
Launched: September 2015

Installs over time

Homer Player Classic has been installed 19 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it has been installed 12 times.

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About the app and developer

About Homer Player Classic

Homer Player Classic is a music & audio app developed by Marcin Simonides.

Install Statistics

Homer Player Classic has been installed 19 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 12 times.

User Ratings

Homer Player Classic is rated 4.94 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 84 ratings.

App Information

Homer Player Classic is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 2.67 MB. The latest version available is 1.0.10. The last update was on September 2, 2023.

Technical Requirements

Homer Player Classic requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since September 2015.

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