# HPR — user reviews > 77 indexed App Store user reviews of HPR by Hawaii Public Radio, rated 4.60/5 from 238 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hpr/id609259548/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hpr/id609259548.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 181 · 4★ 35 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of HPR? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface - 🌍 Access HPR from anywhere globally - 📻 Convenient live streaming and on-demand content - 🎵 High-quality music and news programming - ⏸️ Ability to pause and resume listening - 🔄 Seamless switching between HPR1 and HPR2 channels - 📱 Works well on mobile devices and cars - 🎧 Great for staying connected to local content while traveling - ♿ Good accessibility features with VoiceOver support - 📚 Comprehensive archive of programs and podcasts **Cons** - 🐛 App stops playing after 10-15 minutes - 🐛 Frequent crashes and unexpected disconnections - 👆 Overly sensitive touch controls causing accidental clicks - 🔗 Links too easy to tap unintentionally while scrolling - 🌙 No dark mode option - ⏱️ Delay between live radio and app streaming - 🎵 Missing song title information in now-playing display - 📱 Poor car interface and functionality - 🔊 Interruptions from sponsor messages during playback - 🔌 Cuts out randomly during use - 🎙️ Difficult to find archived content and driveway moments - 📊 Crowded interface design **Commonly reported bugs** - App stops playing after 10-15 minutes and requires restart - Random disconnections and cutouts during streaming - Crashes when attempting to access certain content - Overly sensitive touch controls causing unintended navigation - Streaming lag and sync issues between live and app - App fails to load or play content approximately 25% of the time - Dual audio playback when switching between streaming and live - Frequent gaps in music playback on HPR-2 - App boots user off mid-segment without saving position - String button sometimes unresponsive requiring app reinstall **Most requested features** - Dark mode for nighttime listening - Improved car-friendly interface - Song title display in now-playing bar - Better accessibility to archived driveway moments - Remember last listening position - Reduce sensitivity of touch controls - Add newscast button like NPR app - Move HPR1/HPR2 selector to bottom of interface - Include URL links for social media sharing - Reduce commercial interruptions ## Newest reviews (15 of 77) ### 4/5 — Love NPR, Love Most of the App *2026-01-13* Love NPR, and love how organized and well-designed this app is. The links are WAY too sensitive though. Like, you’re trying to scroll, and it’s almost impossible not to open something you don’t mean to open. Otherwise, beautiful app and beautiful content. Mahalo. ### 4/5 — It’s okay, but you’ll never know what you’re listening to. *2025-08-22* The app itself works well, if you just want to listen to music or read the news on the app. However, if you want to find out what is currently being played on the radio by HPR, it’s almost impossible to find out. The music-playing bar at the bottom says “currently playing” and give us the name of the program, but does not give the title of the song, which, unless you want to use a music-identifying app, is kind of irrelevant. ### 4/5 — Too sensitive *2024-12-13* I find it impossible to scroll through the app. The lightest touch whips me away to my browser and whatever topic the app selected. This doesn’t happen with other apps, so there must be a way to de-sensitize your app. ### 4/5 — Awesome! *2022-05-27, version 4.5.25* I always listen to HPR when I’m driving but didn’t even think about downloading the app. No regret when I did. I’m able to listen to it Live wherever I go. ### 4/5 — Discrepancy between streaming and live programming *2022-03-16* Love the app, but doesn’t always work well..Cuts out sometimes and music interrupted mid stream by station promotions. there seems to be a delay between live programming on the radio and streaming on my phone via the app, which results in missing the continuous thread of the music. Really frustrating when you’re listening in the car and then want to continue w same program on your phone while shopping, but it sounds like they have different programming on app than on the radio. However, it’s great if you simply want good music with you always... ### 5/5 — Love it! Simple, helpful and easy! What a great station. *2022-01-28, version 4.5.25* The BEST! ### 5/5 — Works Well *2022-01-04* The app is a great supplement to my regular listening to HPR on the radio. I also enjoy the on-demand content from stories I might have missed. There’s additional content in the app from HPR that fills in the gaps other media often misses. ### 5/5 — Thanks! Easy to use. *2021-09-10* Works quickly, love the stream player always at the bottom! If I were to be critical I’d say the interface looks somewhat crowded and I would suggest dropping the HPR1/HPR2 channel selector to the bottom, just above the player. ### 5/5 — Hawaii NPR so cool *2021-08-31, version 4.5.20* Really enjoying breathe and scope of this new app. New to me anyway. Have listened for a long time. Wake up here in WA state too late for Local NPR Morning Edition sometimes and so here I am! Mahalo! Thanks... ### 5/5 — Wonderful app! *2021-04-05, version 4.5.3* I love HPR and finally decided to try the app. It’s convenient and allows me to listen to programs that I would normally miss. ### 5/5 — South Kona review *2021-02-20, version 4.5.3* Aloha, I have listened to, enjoyed and support ed HPR for many years. Our reception is not always the best in our area so I appreciate this app option which I use as needed. ### 4/5 — Easy to use *2021-02-15, version 4.5.3* Nice app pauses and can see what else there is listen to. Following on Instagram too. ### 5/5 — Well organized. Easy to use *2021-02-13* This app makes listening to HPR even more enjoyable. I can choose my favorite blogs or listen to streaming. Choices. And everything connects to my new car radio so I now get the best reception. Mahalo! ### 5/5 — Good app, better content *2021-01-15* I use the HPR app daily. It works best at home but tends to randomly cut and start over when out and about. Must-have for Hawaii residents trying to stay in the loop during these times ### 5/5 — All in one place *2020-11-02* News during the day OR classical music at anytime. Jazz or Brazilian music on Sunday evenings, it just doesn’t get better than this. It’s become my go to Sunday evening channel to listen to because it’s so fun and interesting! Local Hawaiian flavor, the disc jockey just played a bunch of little known recordings of the Hawaiian jazz saxophonist Gabe Baltazar Jr. Today is his 91 birthday. What a wonderful gesture to celebrate this momentous occasion. What other station does this? No one. If you value community radio do yourself a favor and download this app. These guys do it right. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App stops playing after10-15 minutes *2026-03-27, version 7.3.0* App stops after 10-15 minutes an has to be opened and hit play again and again. I add m a member of HPR. ### 1/5 — Once was great, now awful *2022-11-03* Lately, HPR-2 has been ruined with constant short gaps in the music. Additionally the commercial interruptions that start with, “Support for streaming provided by…” now interrupt the programming frequently, sometimes two at a time. Together, these changes have ruined what once was my go-to source for local classical music. There’s no transmitter on Kauai, so it’s the app or nothing for most of us. ### 1/5 — Quits for No Reason *2020-09-06, version 4.4.0* It used to stop every once in a while and play a sponsor message. But now it just stops for no reason. No one wins: I miss some of what I’m listening to and have to stop what I’m doing to restart the app; the sponsor doesn’t get their message played; and frequently I just get frustrated, leave the app and listen to whatever the show is on Spotify. ### 1/5 — Bloat *2017-08-16, version 3.8.6* What happened? The wonderful classic music player (I do not care about the news) is now over filled with way too much. All that was wanted is a player to hook thru the internet, which the older versions were. The older app will not play PR2. Make just a player again. Don't care for the new icon, but that is minor. I will just listen to the ovr the air radio FM. Minz in Honolulu ### 2/5 — Sub optimal *2025-07-03, version 6.3.0* Can never get or recover the driveway moments as promised by the app. Invariably, the program is not listed or cannot show the content to get me to the missed sections. Been a sustaining member for 15 years but really, you would think the app would be better ### 2/5 — Convenient, but cuts out randomly *2020-10-15* I listen to Morning Edition every morning. I listen on my Bluetooth headphones while I’m watching my kid and doing things around the house. I really like the convenience of having it on demand and being able to pause it. What I don’t like? At least once a day, the app boots me off, right in the middle of a segment. I need to stop what I’m doing, get my phone, re-open the app and station and find where I was in the program. It wouldn’t be so much of an issue if the app could remember/save what I was listening to last, but this is irritating and makes getting my new a lot LESS convenient. It cuts out when I’m listening live too and then I just miss out on random parts of the show 👎 please fix! ### 2/5 — UI/UX = Abomination [use radio instead] *2020-02-12, version 4.4.32* I spend an hour taking screen shots and typing a THOROUGH (and fair) critique of this app. Sent to HPR. Tried to contact HPR “management” several times to find “someone” who cares enough (or wasn’t too overwhelmed by other things) to respond. Elicited one lame apology but NOTHING else—substantive or not. SAD. MAYBE, if NPR was not a non-profit and received NO public funding (close to 4 million dollars) and no grants (and other handouts) they’d act more like a BUSINESS that actually understands how to WORK for dollars. ### 3/5 — No dark mode; too easy to mistap to open browser *2024-11-15* There is no dark mode. That makes it hard to use in the night. After the change to the layout of the stories, it is now far too easy to open a browser unintentionally. ### 3/5 — I love HPR but I wish the app was more friendly to use in the car *2023-08-15, version 4.6.18* I love HPR but I wish the app was more friendly to use in the car. Please improve the functionality in cars ### 3/5 — Great content, frequently unplayable *2019-02-23, version 3.9.25* I’m in HPR member. I really wish the airport but about 25% of the time it is not playable. I close the app start again, turn off my iPhone and turn it on again, but it still won’t play. I called tech support and didn’t get anywhere. WiFi isn’t the problem. Instead sometimes I just go to the podcast of the programs that I’d like to hear but I end up missing the news which is important to me. Thanks for the wonderful HPR programming. Wish I could hear it. Kaneohe ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great station *2025-04-29, version 6.2.16* The only station worth listening to. I appreciate all the hosts and the ### 5/5 — Have HPR with me wherever I go *2025-04-16* I use the app all the time. Streaming on my devices at home streaming from my phone when I’m out and about. Took it with me to the East Coast of the continent when I was on travel stay in touch with local news. ### 5/5 — Driveway moments *2025-02-27* I’ve always loved driveway moments as a time to relax and switch gears but with longer more complex reporting I have to admit I sometimes need to get moving before I really done listening. The app has been a godsend. I connect in my car and continue listening uninterrupted. It so much more convenient than trying to find the report after the fact. Mahalo ### 5/5 — Still Great! *2024-08-17, version 6.2.14* Still live in GA and great when hear feed from five (sometimes six) hours earlier, and the uniquely HPR content. ### 5/5 — Hi *2024-04-04, version 4.6.18* Awsome!!!!!!??? ### 5/5 — Radio in the palm of my hand! *2022-12-19* I mainly listen to HPR while driving so it’s nice to be able to go back and listen to an episode or musical piece that I like. Having it archived here is awesome because I can share it with friends too! Also love the listen live feature because I am not always by my radio but always have my phone with me. Thank you HPR! ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2022-09-26* Now listening from Bangkok, Thailand. My favorite Honolulu programs sound the same as when we are home. The lovely music calms me and makes me feel close to home. ❤️🙏🍀🌈😎 ### 5/5 — My Island Jams! *2022-08-30, version 4.5.25* Great to have the aloha sound with me on the mainland! ### 5/5 — Great! *2022-08-27, version 4.5.25* I love HPR and the ease of use as well! ### 5/5 — Good app *2022-02-28, version 4.5.25* 24/7 classical music live stream. It’s reliable. Good app --- *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 2026-08-26.*