The only app I’ve written a review for. I love this app on the desktop or on my phone. Pretty foolproof layout and great reception wherever I’m at. Few stations are inconsistent in playback but I find it depends on the time of day. I recommend this app to all my friends who are stuck in a rut with music discovery. A great way to reach out and feel like you’re somewhere else when you’re at home or at work!
I downloaded this app yesterday and loved it, it was so cool to skip around the world listening to local stations, but I put it on again today, and every time an ad pops up, the music stops and I have to physically close the ad and restart the radio, which is difficult while I am at work, so I just shut it off altogether and put on a different music app. That is the only issue I have with this app.
This app is truly wonderful for when you have nothing else to do and just want to take a music vacation from your local stations, or even hear radio stations from your home town or country when on a vacation! Some things that I would had to the experience that is arguably a lot of work would be like a clock for each station so we can see what time it is where the station is located, that way we can tell when type of music is being played (late night as opposed to morning tunes).
I’ve only heard the radio in taxis, buses and at my relatives homes but those all don’t count as I don’t understand the languages being spoken so this is a cool app to find stations around the world broadcasting in a language you understand. This also is cool because it kind of helps me see(or hear) the differences between a radio and watching the news on my phone as I am not old enough to remember the radio being used.
2 ideas which I have seen and want to share are
•Random station button
•Country/Language guesser(like geo guesser) with other people
I was like a kid with a new shortwave radio, exploring for hours. The interface is so cool, and although many stations the world over play the same old boring music, there are real gems. Absolutely one on my favorite apps.
But the advertising really gets in the way. The ad screens are very difficult to close. It’s hard to be transported by music when you’re jabbing at an “X” trying to close the ad and explore further. I’d pay something fir an ad-free version, or at least make it easier to close the ad windows.
I was born in 1972 and I never ever imagined having a device with almost all the radios of the world in my hand. Now when I look back in time, it is amazing how Radio Garden developed an amazing app.
I already traveled to a dozen of countries in 3 continents to date, and I can fly over the world with this app and listen to all radios as I desire. From San Salvador to Rio de la Plata, from Santo Domingo to New York, from Paris to Cameroon, from Russia to Chile, from Brazil to Iceland, the possibilities are almost endless.
I speak two languages and a third one is in progress of learning, this app helps me to listen to as many languages as they exist in the world.
I am writing this review listening a radio from Germany and I am in the US. Simplemente maravilloso!
Thank you, gracias, muito obrigado!
Peace! ✌🏼
I just discovered this app and have been listening to radio stations all around the world. I cannot believe how fast this app works. Just select the country and the stations are loaded without any wait time. Many ad-free stations. This was worth $2.99! It is just as good without paying, but these developers deserve the money for creating such an excellent product.
I really like this app. I would give it 5 stars, and probably pay for the ad-free version, but for one flaw. When switching between apps: when you return to Radio Garden Live, the geographic interface shifts. So, you lose the station you were listening to (does not happen every time?). Your ability to recover that station now depends on your memory. You can sort of deal with this by marking a favorite, but this limits exploration.
I am currently really enjoying a jazz station from Romania, here in the USA. I love the random element of exploration, which seems to have been the goal of the author.
Developer Response
Thanks again for sharing your feedback and for the appreciation you have for Radio Garden Live. We completely understand the value of the exploration feature and how crucial it is to our users.
I'm pleased to inform you that based on valuable feedback like yours, we've addressed this issue in our latest update. The geographical interface has been optimized to maintain its position, allowing for seamless switching between apps without losing your selected station.
We invite you to update to the latest version and enjoy an enhanced listening and exploration experience. If the update meets your expectations, we'd be grateful for any updated feedback or ratings.
Thank you for being a part of our community and for your patience.Brilliant idea, offering a window onto the world. And it generally works well — unless you want to stream to an AirPlay device. First, I’ve not found an obvious UI feature to send to AirPlay when you select a station — you either select AirPlay in a different audio app first, or you have to click the screen off and then off again, because the interface on the Lock Screen offers a way to select it. Second, once you do that, it still drops out frequently; and if you try streaming to two speakers at once, the sound stops entirely, though the app tells you it’s playing. Very, very frustrating. But if you don’t need AirPlay, this is a no-brainer.
I love this app, it’s probably my favorite app on my phone.
A great feature would be to see your recent stations!
Sometimes I’ll leave a station and won’t save it or I’ll jump away to quick just when it gets good and I won’t be able to find it again.
One other great feature would be to add some sort of way to add custom names to stations.
Ex. In the favorites tab be able to add custom tags or text, this would make it easier to identify what that station most often plays!
Would really appreciate this feature!
Dear developers, great job! I love this app! Please reach out to me, I would love to support this app and will eagerly tell friends and family about this app!
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