# KERA Public Media App — user reviews > 86 indexed App Store user reviews of KERA Public Media App by NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC., rated 4.45/5 from 318 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kera-public-media-app/id390567162/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kera-public-media-app/id390567162.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 224 · 4★ 24 · 3★ 12 · 2★ 19 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of KERA Public Media App? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy access to KERA live stream and on-demand content - 🌍 Ability to listen from anywhere, including overseas - 📻 High-quality NPR programming and journalism - 🎵 Great music selection and variety of shows - ⚡ Quick and intuitive interface - 🔗 Seamless integration with local Dallas/Fort Worth NPR station - 📱 Works well on mobile devices - 🎧 Convenient way to catch up on missed shows - ✅ Professional and unbiased news coverage **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent freezing and crashes - 🔌 Audio cuts out and buffers regularly - ⏸️ Stream drops and requires frequent restarts - 📢 Intrusive sponsor ads interrupting content - 🎯 Playback controls are unreliable or non-functional - 📵 App closes unexpectedly after 30-40 minutes - 🔄 Loss of playback position when switching apps - 📡 Connection issues when switching between WiFi and cellular - 🔊 Audio goes silent randomly - ⚠️ Background playback not functioning in latest version - 🚫 App won't load or displays only logo **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes and crashes during playback - Audio cuts out every 5 minutes or buffers excessively - Stream drops unexpectedly and requires app restart - Playback position lost when receiving phone calls or switching apps - Back 10 seconds button greyed out and non-functional - App closes automatically after 30-40 minutes of listening - Sharing story feature causes app shutdown - Background playback disabled in latest version - App won't launch, only displays KERA logo - Screen sensitivity issues making app difficult to use - Rewind feature skips at same spot repeatedly - Audio plays over sponsor ads simultaneously **Most requested features** - iPhone shortcut support for quick launch - Easy navigation to NPR articles and news - Improved search and filtering capabilities - On-demand access to more shows like TED Hour - Better playback controls with functional rewind/skip buttons - Live TV streaming capability - Dark mode option - Persistent playback position across app switches ## Newest reviews (15 of 86) ### 4/5 — Good App: requesting iPhone shortcut support *2025-03-23* Good app, only 3 days used. Love I can that I can launch KERA Live with one click on app unlike NPR app. Like local news list. Requesting easy way to also go to NPR articles and news. Maybe it already has it ? Would be nice to have iPhone shortcut support. ### 3/5 — Love my public radio! *2025-03-14* I love that I get to hear my favorite stations wherever I go! I do get frustrated when the station won’t load, or keeps pausing to give me a “commercial” in the middle of a story or a great song I am trying to hear.i have to reload it too often to get it unstuck. ### 3/5 — Meh *2025-03-06, version 6.2.27* When it works it’s okay, but it frequently freezes up. Then again, KERA frequently has dead air, so I guess it’s reflective of its source. ### 4/5 — Love the content. Controls don’t work well *2024-08-13* What’s not to love about KERA? Among the best public radio stations in the US! Listening while away form a radio is the bomb. But the recording controls are in bad need of an overhaul - they don’t work. If you want to hear that last 10 seconds again, the “back 10 seconds” button is greyed out. It stays that way until you use the slider (as precise as a sledge hammer), which then gets you lost in the broadcast. Plus, if you then move off the app to take a phone call, say, your place in a recording evaporates when you next switch back to the KERA app. Love KERA - like the app - but please fix the controls! ### 2/5 — Glitchy *2024-07-09, version 4.6.38* The app’s feature set is fine, but when playing back audio it goes silent and buffers every 5 minutes or so. It’s annoying enough that I’m considering a different station as my NPR feed. ### 4/5 — Even In The Great Beyond *2024-06-13, version 4.6.38* Having the app keeps me connected even when I’m over seas. ### 4/5 — Working with the new version *2024-03-10, version 4.6.33* I like the new version. Plays well and is intuitive in function. ### 4/5 — Lovely! *2023-04-09, version 4.6.2* I love being able to listen where ever I am! ### 5/5 — KXT is my DJ *2022-03-17* Great new music & streaks of songs to deliver a relevant mood. The more I think about it the more I love it. Everything you love about public radio applied to great music. No jarring ads or debasing stunts. Local and latest indie tunes too. The world I want to live in. ### 5/5 — Relevant, unbiased and timely news and information *2022-03-10* I have relied on KERA and NPR for several years now. Checking on it more frequently during the day now, since the war in Ukraine has developed. Reporters, reporting, and other shows are truly unbiased, and I appreciate that very much. ### 5/5 — Love KERA! *2021-11-07, version 4.5.25* I’ve moved from Dallas but don’t like the my new local NPR station - this app has an easy live stream and I love that the THINK sessions are all on demand! Perfect for road trips:) I wish they had TED Hour on demand too! ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2021-08-16, version 4.5.18* Works great. ### 5/5 — Perfect way to get my DFW NPR fix *2021-03-03, version 4.4.69* Does exactly what it should: provides a stream of KERA, the North Dallas NPR channel. ### 4/5 — Think *2021-01-30, version 4.4.69* I’m always prepared for whatever the subject may be, as a KERA listener- learning never ends! Toni ### 5/5 — Works beautifully *2020-11-06, version 4.4.62* The stream is stable, and it’s a quick and easy way to assess KERA. Highly recommend it! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Background play *2024-03-02, version 4.6.33* Latest version does not play in background ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2023-07-22, version 4.6.2* Open the app and all I get is the logo for KERA ### 1/5 — Great station, terrible app *2023-05-07* Terrible, poorly implemented and annoying Advertising detract from what a great station has to broadcast. I literally hate using the app and avoid it if i can. Sometimes i can’t avoid it in order to hear the broadcast. It makes me want to revoke my monthly donations. And i get closer to stopping my monetary support each time because the app is so maddening. Comments to the developer amount to “sorry” or “we are working on it” or “ turn it off, then turn it back on” ie, no real help. Good luck KERA i think you you need a different developer/app vendor. Btw, only posted this review because KERA invited me to. ### 1/5 — Buggy locks and crashes *2021-12-02, version 4.5.18* Buggy locks and crashes midplay. Screen sensitivity makes it a nuisance. Inactivity shut off player. Useless app. ### 1/5 — No Live TV Streaming *2021-01-09, version 4.4.69* Just reruns ### 1/5 — So frustrating *2020-06-25, version 4.4.52* Constantly skips rendering the app near useless. Even the rewind feature skips at the same spot. Also, in the midst of a story/segment, a KERA “support” statement interrupts out of the blue. Very Disappointing ### 1/5 — Garbage *2020-05-05, version 4.4.38* Can’t listen for more than 10 seconds without it cutting out. Gives you an ad every time it switches from WiFi to cellular data. Easily the worst app I’ve ever seen to stream media. Trash trash trash trash trash ### 1/5 — Crashes and hangs *2019-08-06, version 4.4.13* For years no matter what device or carrier this app has problems freezing crashing and hanging. I hate to say it but its true. No other app has ever presented even 1/10th of the problems this one has. Not to mention we have to listen to a commercial for SMU on every start. ### 1/5 — Everything behind a paywall *2019-05-22, version 4.4.8* So much for “public broadcasting”. It seems like a majority of the content is behind a pay wall. Also the full pop up audio ads that cannot be closed is a terrible practice. ### 1/5 — Argh *2019-03-12, version 3.9.24* When I nav out then back in again, it picks up when it left off (on live broadcast) then after a minute or so, cuts back to the live cast. My other NPR apps don’t do that. Also randomly just cuts out, no sound. Have switched to listening to WNYC even when here in Ft Worth. Have tried deleting and re-downloading to no avail. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — KERA is the best *2026-01-17, version 7.3.3* I have travelled all over the US for work and IMO KERA is the best of NPR. DFW is lucky to have such a great resource available. ### 5/5 — Review KERA *2025-03-30, version 6.2.27* KERA is one of the very best NPR stations. Love it. ### 5/5 — Good package *2025-01-29* Easy to listen to public radio in Dallas with this app. ### 5/5 — So far so good - love KERA *2024-12-05, version 6.2.17* In the time using the app, no problems for me. I am sure problems mentioned by others will improve. ### 5/5 — Great way to stream NPR *2024-09-28, version 6.2.17* The app is way better than it used to be. I’m glad to have my local NPR station easily accessible on my phone whenever I want it. ### 5/5 — Great App *2023-07-31, version 4.6.2* KERA (PBS) - love to watch my favorite shows, Call the Midwife and Antiques Roadshow. ### 5/5 — Everywhere *2023-07-20, version 4.6.2* KERA is the app I take everywhere to keep me informed in a professional and non bias way. ### 5/5 — Literary Diva *2023-07-14, version 4.6.2* Love the app! Use it everyday so I never miss my favorite shows. ### 5/5 — KERA *2022-09-10, version 4.5.62* I’ve been watching KERA for at least 50 years. Never had any complaints. I now enjoy watching on my iPad. Great app and great programming. Mickey Cooper Emory Texas ### 5/5 — Great NPR station *2022-08-22, version 4.5.49* Terrific NPR programming plus local and Texas news. And I really appreciate the BBC programs all night long. --- *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 2026-09-08.*