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Best Clock Radio & Podcast User Reviews

Best Clock Radio & Podcast
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Customer Experience

Positive experience55.9% of reviews
Neutral9.8% of reviews
Negative experience34.3% of reviews

~ Based on 102 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Best Clock Radio & Podcast. Based on 21 reviews and a 3.2/5 average, it highlights the 11 positives and 14 negatives reviewers mention most about this Music app.

Positive things

  • 👍Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
  • 📻Extensive selection of radio stations worldwide
  • ⏰Reliable alarm clock functionality when working properly
  • 🌡️Displays weather and temperature information
  • 🔘Quick preset buttons for favorite stations
  • 💡Dimming feature for bedside use
  • 🎵Support for iTunes library playback
  • ⚡Responsive and helpful customer support
  • 🔄Auto-reconnection when streams drop
  • 📱Works on both iPad and iPhone
  • 🌙Fallback to preset alarm if internet drops

Negative things

  • 🐛Alarm frequently fails to trigger
  • 🐛App crashes and freezes regularly
  • 🐛Bluetooth connectivity issues
  • 🐛Sound distortion after extended use
  • ❌Limited to 1-hour sleep timer
  • ❌Requires app to stay open for alarm to work
  • ❌Conflicts with iOS native alarm app
  • ❌Limited station selection in some regions
  • ❌Difficult to search and organize stations
  • ❌Inconsistent performance across iOS versions
  • ❌No landscape mode on iPhone
  • ❌Removed Shoutcast station support
  • ❌Station presets sometimes change unexpectedly
  • ❌Difficult snooze/alarm-off button placement

Is Best Clock Radio & Podcast Safe?

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Is Best Clock Radio & Podcast Legit?

Best Clock Radio & Podcast appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Best Clock Radio & Podcast is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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Wonderful!

The app functionality is above an beyond, I can wake up with an alarm to my morning radio station to get the news, listed to a podcast during the day while working, then listed to a boring podcast at night to sleep to with the sleep timer! Can’t get better than that!
MJ6622MJ6622

Last update removed my alarm sounds

I’ve had this app on my iPad for years and love it but since last update, even the sounds, that should be an alarm are only music stations. I’ve overslept twice this week now with only talking and not a beeping.
Issue-sIssue-s

Response from developer

Thank you for your long-time support and for sharing this feedback. We’re sorry the alarm sounds are not working as expected after the recent update and that this caused you to oversleep.Please contact our support team so we can review the details with you. That is the most reliable way for us to determine whether this is a user configuration issue or a bug that needs to be fixed. We make contacting support as easy as possible with links available directly through the app. We’ll investigate and help get it resolved.

Great (but a bit fiddly)

I just downloaded the new version of BCR. (The previous version stopped working in background mode.) BCR is my bedside radio on an iPad and it’s my household radio on another iPad. Very good once you get used to its idiosyncrasies and somewhat limited selection of stations. But good developer support. Do NOT delete the previous version before installing this new one.
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jwwTOjwwTO

Wish iPhone version could landscape

I’ve had this app on my iPad for years and love it going out of the country and I’m not bringing my iPad so I downloaded it to my phone. I only wish that the phone version would landscape mode also.
Issue-sIssue-s

Shoutcast

It was great UNTILL they removed “ shoutcast “. All shoutcast stations gone.
750triumph750triumph

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. Shoutcast was never removed from the app and the stations remain available. If you are not seeing them, please contact our support team using the links in the app so we can determine whether this is a configuration issue or something we need to address.

Not Again…

You have removed Fox News feeds again! Fox radio is the only reasonable talk station available on weekends. Please don’t remove them. Please don’t try to determine what stations I listen to by blocking those you don’t approve of. Please pardon me if it’s a glitch with every Fox station you offer, in that case I apologize for thinking you would act like twitter.
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Bobc45Bobc45

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. We do not block any stations. Fox frequently changes their stream URLs, which can make them unavailable until they are updated. We have added a feature that updates streams in the background and hope this has resolved the issue. If the Fox stations are still missing, please contact support through the links in the app so we can investigate.

Good support

I first bought this app in 2014 and use it every night. Last night after updating iOS on my phone it stopped working. I contacted the developer today he responded within several minutes and solved my problem. I was sure worried that I wouldn’t have my clock for a while but it is back working again.
CRNicholsCRNichols

Stopped working since iOS 14.3

Used to work, now crashes when I boot it ever since iOS 14.3. Tried deleting and reinstalling and no luck
goslingoslin

Best Radio App - No Regrets

Great radio and features. Instant on. Temp. Weather. Easy to save you stations... up to nine presets from all over planet earth. Truly prompt & outstanding customer service. Get this app. You won't regret it.
Parched HombreParched Hombre

No external speaker functionality

What happened to driving Bluetooth speakers. The JBL speaker of mine cannot be driven anymore. Instead there is this lame iPhone speaker boost which is worthless.
mcerzmcerz

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. We have an option in the alarm sound menu to force the alarm out to Bluetooth. If you need help locating it, please contact support or watch the demo video—both are linked directly in the app.

No Bluetooth

Unable to connect to Bluetooth speaker after last update
rotor342rotor342

The Best

I have used it for two years on my iPad as a clock radio and in my iPhone 6 without any serious problems. I would buy again.
dhwebberdhwebber

Awesome app

I love my BCR. I have taken it when I travel domestically and internationally using it to stay in touch with home. I have had a few issues with it, but support has always been very responsive with any problems. The problems have mostly been with the radio stations themselves and not the program. I love the fact I can get most any radio stations I want, including international ones.
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gretchen6205gretchen6205

Best Alarm Clock Radio

I have tried so many alarm clock radio Apps but discarded all of them except this one. It is the one I now use every day and it does exactly what I need. The radio stations work perfectly and it has never let me down. The only thing I would say is that it takes a while to understand how it works and it’s not easy to understand and use all its great features, but once you do it is perfect. Well done!
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deeartkaydeeartkay

Extremely disappointed

The alarm doesn’t work. Would love my money back. Terrible waste of money.
sbmc64sbmc64

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. The alarm is a core function of the app and does work. Apple places certain restrictions on how alarms can operate that you may need to understand. Please contact support through the links in the app so we can help resolve this for you.

Not for iPhone X

Quirky app and optimized for iPhone C screen
sneakerstevesneakersteve

Response from developer

sneakersteve You might need to look at our video on our website to understand the apps functionality. The app is designed separately for each device, iPad, iPhone X iPhone SE.

Great customer support

I absolutely love this app and use it every day. I like how it has the ability to dim, choose a radio station or other music to use with an alarm, and the ability to listen at any time. If customer support is needed they respond very promptly and provide accurate directions and solutions. Love this app.
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Bolt180Bolt180

Doesn’t work

Music alarm doesn’t work. Won’t play the AM station I’ve selected. Notifications is on. Using most current iOS system. Restarted app still won’t work. Test 10 times and still nothing. I’ve wasted $7.
RedKnightoh55RedKnightoh55

Response from developer

Maybe contact support or watch the demo video on our site to learn how to use the app.

Love this app!

Works flawlessly. Have tried lots of others alarm radio apps and this is the best by far.

Interface and ease of use are excellent. Worth every penny to be able to select my favorite stations to wake up to.

Developer is also very responsive if you have any issues as I did with the free version.
EKoskEKosk

The BCR slogan 'I hate my clock radio' is ironic because I often feel like that about this one.

When it works it's great but alarm unreliable and often has difficulties just streaming radio for listening. Typical support response the app is perfect line and you'e using the app wrong or don't have notifications on when you do. Other blame they use is iOS but no other app seem to have same issues. No amount of reinstalling helps. The alarm feature is also disabled if you want to run other apps in the background like radio steaming that do work, sleep cycle as back up alarm or meditation or sleep sounds you may want to run. Doesn't remember last song if you want to run iTunes library always reverting to beginning and no functionality to skip. Also doesn't let you totally dim screen for sleep mode. Sleep function is also maxed out at only 1 hour. Asked support where help guide is in case some of these things are covered but no response. Also even on iPad easy to turn alarm off while aiming for snooze, you have to get the exact smaller touch button instead of anywhere on the screen like sleep cycle allows. Good idea but user functionality in context with how and when the user will be using it (ie tired or half asleep) misses the mark
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KyvanDykKyvanDyk
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