# Bølge — Live Radio, Read as News

> Live Radio, Read as News (iPhone/iPad app by Konstantin Krane.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blge/id6762057664 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Konstantin Krane](https://appshunter.io/developer/1886210310)
- Category: News, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Norwegian Bokmål, Russian, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-04-14
- Data updated: 2026-08-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blge/id6762057664/reviews.md

## What is Bølge?

Bølge turns live radio into something you can read.

Tune in to a news or sports station and the words appear on screen as they are spoken — as real sentences, with capital letters and punctuation. It all happens on your device using Apple's speech frameworks: no audio is recorded or uploaded, and no account is needed.

READ THE AIRWAVES
• Live transcription of news and talk radio, on device
• Follow along on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island
• Home Screen widget showing the station on air and the latest line
• Adjustable text size for comfortable reading

KEEP AND UNDERSTAND
• Broadcasts are saved as text you can re-read later
• Translate saved transcripts into your language, also entirely on device
• Search by station name or by country

LISTEN
• More than a thousand hand-checked stations from 65 countries
• News, sport and music, plus headlines from public broadcasters
• Favourites, sleep timer and background playback
• A newspaper front page with today's date and your local weather

Radio playback is free and stays free.

PRIVACY
Bølge collects no personal data. Transcription and translation run locally on your device; transcripts never leave it and can be deleted at any time.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6 — 2026-08-10

Live Activity — follow the broadcast transcript on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, without opening the app.

Home Screen widget — the station on air and the latest line from the broadcast.

Translate saved transcripts into your language, entirely on device.

Faster transcript — the first words now appear about twice as quickly.

Cleaner text — sentences, capital letters and punctuation instead of one long stream.

Search by station or country, and suggest a station we're missing.

A new SPORT lineup with ten verified sports broadcasters, plus new stations in the UAE.

Also: accessibility improvements, better reliability and a long list of small fixes.

### 1.5 — 2026-06-24

- Cleaner transcription – removed repeated text in long broadcasts
- Smoother scrolling – the text now follows the live stream automatically
- Automatic formatting of saved transcripts
- Bug fixes and improvements

### 1.4.3 — 2026-05-18

This release brings stability improvements and a refined experience:

- Improved live transcription reliability for news stations across multiple languages
- Enhanced audio decoding for AAC and MP3 streams
- Front page now displays your current city alongside local weather
- Cleaner masthead and station browser layout
- Clearer navigation hint to guide first-time users
- Bug fixes and performance refinements

### 1.4.2 — 2026-05-05

Improved transcription reliability.
Performance and stability improvements.
Bug fixes.

### 1.4.1 — 2026-05-04

Fixed an issue where live transcription might not start after installation.

Improved transcript reliability and history saving.

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