# Birdsong.fm — user reviews

> 71 indexed App Store user reviews of Birdsong.fm by Radio.co (UK) Ltd, rated 4.20/5 from 38 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birdsongfm/id555668038/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birdsongfm/id555668038.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 27 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 3

## What do users think of Birdsong.fm?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 😌 Relaxing and calming sounds
- 🎶 High-quality audio
- 🌳 Nature connection
- 👍 Easy to use
- 😴 Aids sleep
- ✨ Pleasant background ambiance
- 📱 Accessible for Voiceover users

**Cons**

- 🐛 Limited functionality
- 💸 Waste of money
- 🔁 Repetitive sounds
- 🤔 Confusing navigation
- 🚫 No instructions
- 📉 Poor value
- 🔇 Ads interrupting sound
- 🪦 Lost purchased content
- 💥 App crashes
- ⏳ Long loading times for purchases
- 🌐 Offline listening removed
- 🖼️ Unwanted landscape pictures

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App only plays a short loop of the same song
- Cannot access other tracks after purchase
- Purchased content disappears
- App crashes when trying to play purchased scenes
- Purchased songs not downloading
- Restore purchases not fixing issues
- App crashes on specific songs
- Advertisements interrupt birdsong
- Site often offline for restoring purchases
- Skips and glitches in audio after a few minutes
- Purchased content not recoverable
- App crashes when opening new themes

**Most requested features**

- More intuitive prompts for song selection
- Variety of songs and which birds attract them
- More intuitive prompts for navigation
- Offline listening capability
- Option to purchase all content at once
- New recordings available
- Availability as a station for TuneIn radio app

## Newest reviews (15 of 71)

### 2/5 — Bug

*2023-07-20*

Bonjour, j’ai acheté votre application mais j’ai toujours les mêmes son d’oiseaux. Comment accéder aux autres pistes ?
Cdt

### 2/5 — Limited functionality

*2022-04-28*

Paid for and downloaded app and it will only play latest sample. It won’t play any of the historical broadcasts.
Not worth 89p . Unless of course I’m doing something wrong. Developer please advise and rectify if necessary.

### 3/5 — Birdsong.fm

*2021-06-19*

Very boring. Same old bird songs day in day out. Hard to navigate and hard to know where you’re at. Virtually no selection same old same old same old .Not ready for prime time without more intuitive prompts especially with regard to a variety and which songs attract  which birds. Back to the drawing board.  takeoff of Apple’s App Store. One plusIt’s free

### 4/5 — Enchanting

*2021-03-23*

I thoroughly enjoy this app. The sounds are amazing - sharp and clear. I would have given a 5* review but only 4 because there are so few of them.

### 3/5 — Yep

*2018-04-17, version 3.0*

Relaxing

### 3/5 — Annoying that they place an advert in the birdsong..

*2018-03-11*

Cheeky that, considering its not a free app, they interrupt the song with their own advertisement.

### 2/5 — Disappointed

*2017-11-20*

I paid for additional songs/scenes in app. After a while, I would have to click refresh purchases to have access to the other songs I purchased, and I would see options to purchase others. Now I don't see the additional songs to purchase and I cannot even access the ones I did purchase. I would think if I paid for the extra songs I would have access to them for the life of the app. When I click on contact support, there is no way to contact support for this. I want my songs back. I listen to the app every night to help me sleep.

### 2/5 — Disappointing

*2017-09-22*

Spring was promising and what I expected. Great. So I bought 'misty lake'. What the? It's just somebody kayaking or walking through water. 
Mm. Ok, I thought. Maybe that works for some people. So I bought Sunset -  but blow me down, here we get the odd call,  but drowned out by incessant crickets / cicadas / frogs / whatever. 
Gonna fly south to find something different...

### 2/5 — noch nicht ganz ausgereift...

*2016-07-04*

Sehr ansprechend gestaltet, gute Klangqualität. Die kostenlosen Funktionen funktionieren auch reibungslos. Allerdings stürzt die App sofort ab, wenn ich eine der beiden zugekauften Scenes starten möchte. Nach komplettem Neustart des Gerätes konnte ich dann eine gekaufte Scene reibungslos zum Laufen bringen, allerdings danach nicht mehr.
Also da muss noch nachgearbeitet werden, so ist es nur nervig.

### 2/5 — Crashes on other songs!

*2016-02-10*

This app crashes on all songs other than Spring when I try to select them - which frankly isn't on considering I've paid for them. Sort it out!
I've now redownloaded the app and it works but still was very annoying

### 2/5 — 落ちる

*2015-09-13*

課金のコンテンツを一つ購入しました。購入直後は聴けましたが、後日開くとアプリが落ちて聴けませんでした。デフォルトのコンテンツは聴けます。

### 1/5 — Return my money!

*2015-08-02, version 2.1*

Bought the second scene. The file was loaded. It is impossible to hear, takes off!!!

### 2/5 — Crashes

*2015-05-31, version 2.1*

Bought new theme but it crashes each time I try to open. Initial free theme is nice though.

### 1/5 — Misty Lake doesn't download

*2015-02-20*

Seems like there are a lot of holes in this app.

### 4/5 — Great! If paid gets lost restore..

*2015-01-28*

nice, relaxing.. couple of hiccups getting purchase to work, then great.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Waste of money

*2022-03-21*

I know it’s only 1.39. It won’t do more than play a 10 second loop of the same song. Not what I expected. No instructions. I’m sure it could be a decent app. Work out the bugs.

### 1/5 — Rubbish

*2022-03-19*

A rip off. Only a single track will play of the optional tracks. Very poor and one easy way to waste 89p

### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money .

*2020-01-09, version 3.0*

Very poor value for money , I have wasted a pound . Only one choice to play . Don’t bother with this , it’s a rip .

### 1/5 — What happened to offline

*2019-10-26*

The bird song it came with was lovely. 
Why move to streaming ?
No longer able to listen off line. 
Yet another app spoiled by ‘improvements’

### 1/5 — Birdsong

*2019-03-30*

Disappointing. Lots of different options are listed but you cannot access them. So there is just one short loop available. This apparently changes -according to the title - but they all seem pretty much the same. Not worth the money. Tried to claim money back but system was down.

### 1/5 — Odd App

*2018-03-26*

I paid for several diff selections, had them for a while, then they disappeared.  Now I do not get to select the bird sounds THAT I PAID FOR.

### 1/5 — Not what it was

*2017-10-05*

A great app if you have difficulty getting off to sleep or you have tinnitus like me. Recent updates have led to all my in app purchases being lost And not recoverable with no explanation, a shame.

### 1/5 — 詐欺アプリ

*2017-04-21*

課金コンテンツを一つ購入。数日後選択すると落ちる。数年前の書き込みに同じ症状の評価がある。買ってはいけないアプリです。こんなのはSpotifyにもAmazonミュージックにもあるからね。わざわざ入れる事はないね。

### 1/5 — Frustrating

*2016-10-01, version 2.1*

Spring was nice and relaxing, so I bought three more themes. These worked a few times but now cause the app to crash. Not relaxing.

### 1/5 — Не работают покупки

*2016-04-25, version 2.1*

Купила ещё трек, а включить не могу. Вылетает программа. Прошу вернуть деньги или наладить работу приложения. 
Редактирую
Один день работала все хорошо, сегодня купила очередной трек, и опять то же самое. Только хотела исправить свою оценку :( а тут опять

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Birdsong fm sleep aid

*2023-09-13*

I’ve used this app many times to aid my drift off into slumber. I love it as it helps calms my mind and aids sleep.

### 5/5 — I love birdsong.fm

*2021-05-04, version 3.0*

Birdsong.fm is amazing, especially in these times when we can't get out and listen to the birds as much. I like waking up to birdsong.fm, and I use it for relaxing to before going to bed. Keep up the good work birdsong.fm!

### 5/5 — Very nice offline birdsong but close when buy new scene

*2016-08-27, version 2.1*

Realistic bird song, very nice, (bug) but close when turn on new payed scene. Iphone 6
Work when reload transactions. But site often offline
Ребята перезапускайте покупки после загрузки

### 5/5 — Injured bird loves it

*2015-05-29*

I'm looking after an injured bird and it has made such a difference. I don't know if it knows all the sounds, it is a British wild bird.  For it to have company until it can be released again is really helping it's recuperation time! I won't be purchasing any in apps due to feedback, but wanted to say thank you to the designers. Having listened to this for 8 hours straight, it is only now I can hear the loop, but far better than any other apps on the market. Thanks again.

### 5/5 — Love this app

*2015-03-31*

Love this app but every time I try to play another purchased sound my app crashes. I have spent money on the different sounds but cannot listen to them. This is one of my favorite apps that I use every day.  Please fix this bug!

### 5/5 — My favorite app

*2015-01-26*

This is an amazing app. I love birds, and love being near animals, and this app helps me with this in the winter. It sounds so real. It's also accessible, for those of you who use Voiceover.

### 5/5 — Bliss

*2013-12-15*

I used to love waking up to birdsong on the radio. Now it's back. Oh the simple pleasures in life!!!

### 5/5 — Very relaxing! Highly recommended!

*2013-10-12*

I first got to hear this from my Apple TV under the Radio section. Immediately attracted by its ambient and real-world recording. There are a lot of background of this birdsong recording dated back to 1992. You can search Wiki to know more. Anyway, I love it and set this up as my home audio background from the moment I wake up till my bed time, like you are living with the nature whole day long. I am looking forward to the availability of CD/MP3 to make it going with me wherever I am.

### 5/5 — Simply wonderful

*2013-09-13*

I was very disappointed when birdsong fm ceased broadcasting. When I discovered this app the other day I was very happy. 

I listen on the Tube and dream of Oxfordshire woodlands....

### 5/5 — I love it

*2013-08-30*

I miss my garden and the bird songs in England, I like the choices of venue to listen to.  thank you.

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