# Bedside Radio: Clock Radio — Classic look, smart features

> A smart, dimmable alarm clock radio with global stations and custom sounds. (iPhone/iPad app by Ian Smith.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bedside-radio-clock-radio/id6499087706 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ian Smith](https://appshunter.io/developer/1598191674)
- Category: Lifestyle, Entertainment
- Price: $9.99
- Rating: 3.70/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 10 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.2 · 13 MB
- Languages: Canadian English, French (France), Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish
- Released: 2024-10-27
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bedside-radio-clock-radio/id6499087706/reviews.md

## What is Bedside Radio?

Turn your iPhone into a beautifully simple alarm clock radio. Deep dimming keeps your bedroom dark. Flexible alarms fit any schedule, including shift work. Wake or fall asleep to local or worldwide radio, energizing or soothing sounds, or your own playlists. One purchase, yours forever.

• Set a sound for each alarm - Wake to jazz on weekdays, news on weekends, or whatever suits your routine.

• 35,000+ radio stations worldwide - Stream local stations from home or explore new ones from around the world.

• Dims to near zero - Sleep in darkness without losing sight of the time.

• Flexible alarm patterns - Once, daily, specific days, or custom rotations perfect for shift workers.

• Skip next alarm - Wake early or sleep in without changing your schedule.

• One-tap sleep and nap timers - Drift off or recharge easily.

• Gentle wake - Gradually increasing volume helps you start the day smoothly.

• Playlists and sounds - Mix music from your library with built-in or imported sounds, or use downloaded playlists from the Music app. Works with songs you've purchased or imported.

• Personalize your bedside clock - Adjust snooze, brightness, colors, volumes, and add your own radio URLs.

Ideal for your charging stand, turning it into a modern digital clock radio.

Bedside Radio is designed to dim and stay visible while you sleep. If it isn’t visible at alarm time, you’ll hear the fallback: a 30-second wake-up sound from a notification. Apple requires apps to be visible to start playing the radio, so for the full experience, please leave the clock visible while you sleep.

The app supports multiple languages and variants: English (Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States), French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), and Spanish (Latin America and Spain).

Perfect for bedside tables, charging stands, and those who appreciate a modern take on the classic clock radio.

## Key features

- Customizable alarm sounds
- 35,000+ global radio stations
- Deep dimming display
- Flexible alarm patterns for shift work
- One-tap sleep and nap timers
- Gentle wake feature
- Playlist integration

## Recent user reviews (10 of 10)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bedside-radio-clock-radio/id6499087706/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Excellent Clock Radio Replacement

*2026-03-03*

This app works perfectly. I like to wake up to the radio and when my old clock radio died I had a lot of trouble finding a replacement. There are no adds in this app, it is simple to use, does the job perfectly.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your review. I wrote Bedside Radio for the same reason—my old clock radio died and I couldn't find a good replacement. I'm glad it's working well for you too.

### 5/5 — Tried other apps, this one IS a real alarm clock radio

*2026-02-22*

Fall asleep or wake up with the radio, your music or an alarm, light dimmer, gradual loudness.  Just perfect.

**Developer response:** Thanks so much for your review. It means a lot that you’ve tried other apps and found this one does what you need. I really appreciate the support.

### 1/5 — Needs instructions

*2025-11-24*

This app promises to do a lot. It might be very useful however I have been unable to find any instructions on how to set it up. There seems to be a lot of moving parts to it that interfere with each other. If you don’t know what you’re doing.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback. I have added a User Guide to our website: https://bedsideradio.app. Select "User Guide" from the home page. Your input helps me continue improving the experience for everyone.

Bedside Radio shows a Welcome screen and tip on first launch to guide you through adding your first station. After that, tap the alarm icon to add an alarm and you have a working clock radio.

I’d value your thoughts on ways to make setup easier. If something didn’t work as expected, I’d like to sort it out. You can reach me at feedback@offdutyapps.com.au or via the Feedback section in the app.

### 5/5 — Brilliant!

*2025-11-13*

I have always used a clock radio, but these are becoming harder to find. I wondered if there was an app that would replace these devices. This is it. One can choose to awaken from any one of thousands of radio stations from around the world or from Apple Music playlists that have been downloaded. The interface is elegant and setup is easy. Instructions are clear and support is excellent. It is a bargain at this price.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your kind review! It's great to hear that Bedside Radio has successfully replaced your traditional clock radio. If you ever have questions or suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact me at feedback@offdutyapps.com.au.

### 3/5 — Can’t wake phone

*2025-07-26*

I wish it had been made clear in advance that the app cannot wake the phone. This means that you have to be sure the phone stays on when you set it down to go to sleep, otherwise you won’t get the radio wake up. 
This may be a limitation imposed by Apple’s software, but it effectively means that the app is not really useful, at least not to me.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. Bedside Radio is designed to display the dimmed time and keep the phone awake while you sleep—just like a real clock radio. This ensures the radio can play at alarm time.

iOS does not allow third-party apps to start playing streaming audio while the phone is locked. This is a system-level limitation imposed by Apple, and it affects all apps of this type.

I understand this may not suit everyone. I have made this clearer in the app description and onboarding. I really appreciate you giving the app a try. If you haven’t already, please consider leaving the clock displayed while you sleep so the radio alarm works as intended.

### 4/5 — Always publicity

*2025-06-25*

The problem is that you only hear commercials.

**Developer response:** Hi. Thanks for your review. Bedside Radio does not insert any advertising, commercials or promotions into the audio. Some non-commercial radio stations play commercials or promotions when they first start streaming. This may only be to certain regions or at certain times. Commercial stations play commercials, but not all the time.  I am not experiencing only hearing commercials and I would like to find out why you are. I would be most grateful if you would contact me via email to feedback@offdutyapps.com.au so we can work why this is happening for you.

### 5/5 — I’ve WANTED THIS FOR YEARS.

*2025-06-12*

Having looked for years and downloaded several, this is the first capable of replacing a radio alarm clock with the cheap speaker and ridiculously glitchy multiple button punches to reset the alarm ten minutes earlier to beat the morning heat as sunrises sooner, or for a flight,  or reset the clock for daylight savings or power outages. This app actually works and is worth paying the price. Synchs perfectly with a small SONY speaker, too.

**Developer response:** I’m so glad the app does what you need, and it means a lot that you took the time to write a review. Thank you. If you have any suggestions for improvement, I’d love to hear them at feedback@offdutyapps.com.au.

### 5/5 — Big fan

*2025-05-13*

Perfect app! An instant fan. Thanks Ian!

**Developer response:** Thanks so much! I’m really glad you’re enjoying it. If you ever have suggestions or feedback, I’d love to hear from you at feedback@offdutyapps.com.au.

### 2/5 — Kind of works?

*2025-05-10*

Goes off with a basic alarm sound instead of the radio, even if I have it set to radio. It’ll play radio if I click it and open the notification after

**Developer response:** Hello, and thanks for your feedback.

Please leave the clock display visible while you sleep (like a real clock radio), which prevents the phone from locking. If the phone locks or another app is open, iOS apps cannot start audio playback. In that case, Bedside Radio uses a fallback: it sends a time-sensitive notification and plays a 30-second sound. That's only a fallback, not the intended experience.

I’ve updated the website and App Store description to make this clearer. I really appreciate you giving the app a try. If you haven’t already, please consider leaving the clock displayed while you sleep so that the radio alarm works as intended. If you have any further feedback, I’d love to hear it at feedback@offdutyapps.com.au.

### 5/5 — Brilliant clock radio

*2024-10-30*

Love this app. Just like the old bedside clock radios mum and dad used to have - but better! Love waking up to I HeartCountry and starting the day on the right foot!!

## Frequently asked questions about Bedside Radio

### What is Bedside Radio's price?

Bedside Radio costs $9.99 and is a one-time purchase, meaning it's yours forever. This price grants you full access to all features without ongoing fees.

### Does Bedside Radio have ads?

No, Bedside Radio is completely ad-free. You can enjoy all its features without any interruptions from advertisements.

### What devices does Bedside Radio support?

Bedside Radio is currently supported on iPhone devices. It is designed to function optimally on iPhones, turning them into a versatile bedside companion.

### How often is Bedside Radio updated?

The latest version of Bedside Radio is 1.5.4, and it was last updated on January 20, 2026. Updates typically bring new features and improvements.

### What is the age rating for Bedside Radio?

Bedside Radio has an age rating of 12+. This indicates it is suitable for users aged 12 and older, with content generally appropriate for this age group.

### Can I set different sounds for each alarm in Bedside Radio?

Yes, Bedside Radio allows you to set a unique sound for each alarm. You can choose from various radio stations, energizing or soothing sounds, or even your own playlists.

### How does the deep dimming feature in Bedside Radio work?

The deep dimming feature allows the clock display to dim to near zero brightness, ensuring your bedroom remains dark while still allowing you to see the time. This is ideal for sleep.

### What languages does Bedside Radio support?

Bedside Radio supports multiple languages including English (Australia, Canada, UK, US), French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), and Spanish (Latin America, Spain).

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.4 — 2026-01-20

Improved station list refresh.

### 1.5 — 2025-12-01

• Date-specific alarms - Set alarms for multiple non-repeating dates. Ideal for irregular shifts that don’t fit a rotation, or one-off appointments.

• Low-volume warning - A warning appears if an upcoming alarm may be too quiet to hear.

• Media-library checks - Playlists now show when songs are protected or not downloaded.

### 1.4.2 — 2025-10-10

Now supports the new look of iOS 26, plus other minor improvements.

### 1.4.1 — 2025-08-01

This update brings improvements to existing features and adds several new capabilities:
- Create playlists combining imported sounds and music library tracks  
- Use imported sounds and playlists in channels and alarms  
- Import sounds directly in the app or by sharing audio files to Bedside Radio  
- Choose how long the radio keeps playing after an alarm  
- Now includes nine built-in wake and sleep sounds  
- Station links are now shown when assigning to a channel

### 1.3 — 2025-01-30

This update includes:

- Skip the next alarm if you wake up early or want to sleep in tomorrow.

- Enhanced station icons for a cleaner look.

- Settings to adjust snooze duration and limits.

- The ability to reorder the Alarms list.

- Improved removal of duplicate stations.

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