# HiDef Radio - Free News & Music Stations — user reviews > 130 indexed App Store user reviews of HiDef Radio by Smartest Apps LLC, rated 4.10/5 from 179 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hidef-radio-free-news-and-music-stations/id369639576/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hidef-radio-free-news-and-music-stations/id369639576.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 98 · 4★ 46 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 22 ## What do users think of HiDef Radio? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🎶 Great music selection - 🔊 Excellent sound quality - 📻 Wide variety of radio stations - 🤩 Fantastic app overall **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔍 Difficulty finding working stations - 🚫 Many unavailable or non-functioning stations - 💤 Occasional playback issues and disconnections **Commonly reported bugs** - Stations not loading or showing as unavailable - App freezing or crashing on launch - Inability to change stations without issues - Ads causing playback interruptions **Most requested features** - Search by country or region - Improved station organization and categorization - Ability to save favorite stations - Chromecast or AirPlay support ## Newest reviews (10 of 130) ### 4/5 — Great App *2022-10-13, version 37.1* I like this app a lot but i am sad cuz there’s no any update for it since a long time , Why? ### 2/5 — Most stations missing *2020-11-07* Most of the time’s the station listed said “not available” ### 2/5 — Crashing *2018-12-06, version 37.1* Do not like pop up ads that fill your whole screen! It’s like being attacked by the ad monster. Then the constant crashing. 😡 ### 2/5 — Useable but needs much improvement *2018-10-13, version 37.1* If you find a station its great! However there’s a very high volume of stations that aren’t available or don’t work. Also some ads just don’t go away. ### 4/5 — It’s cool *2018-05-26, version 37.1* I really like it... expect picking and finding a channel active but beside that it works well like it and sound is perfect for my Bluetooth speaker yeah I like it a lot... Lol! ### 1/5 — Does not work *2017-07-09* Every station I tried could not be found. ### 4/5 — Just what the Dr ordered to get through long work hours *2016-12-19, version 37.1* Really great app, however it would be great to have larger start stop buttons as well as a full screen mode with our skin that can be accessed when the phone is locked. Keep up the good work! ### 1/5 — Crap. Nothing Works *2016-09-06* Deleted this after five minutes. Every station I tried gave an error message "feed not found" or "feed server full." There are so many good radio apps that you don't need to waste your time with one that is frustrating and just plain doesn't work on an iPhone 6sPlus with latest iOS. ### 4/5 — For the most part j enjoy it. *2016-07-25, version 37.1* I do enjoy this app no matter what genre of music I am enjoying. But there are many times when I will get that disappointing notification that the station that I want to stream is unavailable. Sometimes the station that is streaming will stop right in the middle of transmitting a song. ### 5/5 — Good app *2016-07-06* Lots to choose from, but a bit buggy. Quits sometimes Thanks for the app ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Crash on launch *2024-08-01* Need an update or it’s useless ### 1/5 — Useless *2021-03-25, version 37.1* Are there actually any “available “ channels... after thirty minutes of searching I still haven’t found one... massive waste of time... ### 1/5 — Cannot change stations *2019-07-05* App quits working whenever I try to change stations tried deleting and reinstalling to no avail. Very disappointing as it did not do that in the past ### 1/5 — Fake *2019-03-31* Complete waste of time app ### 1/5 — Not Available *2019-01-30, version 37.1* I have been using this app for a while. But now the only thing I hear is: “This radio station is not available in your country “ BUMMER BUMMER so much for internet radio. ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2018-07-08* Like other recent reviewers. Couldn’t find a working station. All came back either “not found” or “server full” or both! ### 1/5 — Lousy *2018-03-28* Every station I tried said URL could not be found. Deleted app. ### 1/5 — Not very good *2018-03-27* Tried to open a station. Station not found. Then the app went straight to a full screen ad. Went to delete the app and it took me three tries to get to the delete prompt (the first two presses went to a ‘share this app’ dialogue box. ### 1/5 — Pop-up ads crash app. *2018-02-24, version 37.1* With as much attention as this app needs, I may as well learn to play the fiddle myself! This used to be my go to radio app. Small, simple & it worked. But they kept adding more and more ads. Now these new pop-up ads stop the music EVERY 15 minutes! To get it to start again, I have to either find the station again because it has kicked back to the main screen, exit the app because it's frozen, or reboot my device because it's COMPLETELY LOCKED UP! And I have to do this EVERY 15 MINUTES!!! Kinda makes it useless, don't ya think? ### 1/5 — OK *2017-08-23, version 37.1* I have a few issues with this app. First, why should I pay to remove ads on the app then get to listen to ads on the stations? This type of app only serves one purpose for me, find a station I like then go to the station and pay them to get rid of ads. I did that years ago. Why is it called HiDef radio when most of the stations are 64kbps? The name of the app suggested to me perhaps they were culling stations based on quality, obviously not. The second issue is about 3 minutes after I started the app a game started loading. I suspect because there's a large "X" across the developer's name and one might think that "X" is to cancel out the ad. However, when you peer at the little letters, its confirmation to load the game. About 30 seconds later I felt my SE heat up for the first time since I bought it 2 years ago. I don't like being messed with and I like my battery. If you are into due diligence, click the App Support button and take a look at their website. Rather blatant. Sort of a bait and click answer to earning money on the web. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Truly Fantastic! *2019-09-07, version 37.1* My wife and I love listening to the pet shop boys, and through this app we can listen all day to our favorites. Add to it Police, Fire and Ambulance scanners makes this a Must Have! Everything from Beatles stations to Bowie, Sinatra, the available music is amazing. Check it out for yourself! ### 5/5 — Radio App Review *2019-03-19, version 37.1* I've been through some downs in life without any ups (a term is: ups and downs). I found this App to help get me through a depressed moments sometimes. I got an IPhone 4 that had no radio app until I found your site with music for different trends/people. It's Great to have on my phone until times get better for me. Great job you guys & gals! Keep me Updated Mr. Disabled ### 5/5 — This is an amazing app *2018-12-29, version 37.1* It’s got every radio that you can imagine I listen to rock 109 which plays classic rock. I always loved the older rock because it’s the era that I grew up in The 80’s is my favorite era. To the developers, keep up the great work guys. ### 5/5 — I phone *2018-04-21, version 37.1* It is a great way to listen to music ### 5/5 — Will enjoy all day long *2017-06-04, version 37.1* Good app for serious listener, very satisfied. I'm not sure if they use Mp3 or AAC streaming, just love the 128 Kbps streaming. ### 5/5 — Very satisfied *2017-05-26, version 37.1* Had to have a radio app for my iphone 4. Works great, well pleased! ### 5/5 — Just a minute - Great!!! *2017-02-09* Some great old comedy well worth getting! 👌🤣🤘 ### 5/5 — Nice! *2016-09-14, version 37.1* Solid app - stable connection & great selection (at least in my particular genre). I like how unintrusive this app is also. A+ / 5-stars across the board, as far as I'm concerned. ### 5/5 — 4 stars out of 5 *2016-08-21, version 37.1* A great app...listening to it more and more! ### 5/5 — Great App! *2016-08-17, version 37.1* I love the fact that I can pull up stations that are nothing but music of the 80s, otherwise known as the years of junior high school and senior high school. It sure does bring back a lot of great memories! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*