# OTR Player — user reviews > 84 indexed App Store user reviews of OTR Player by Mobile Software Design, LLC, rated 4.48/5 from 770 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/otr-player/id1493221239/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/otr-player/id1493221239.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 588 · 4★ 73 · 3★ 37 · 2★ 29 · 1★ 42 ## What do users think of OTR Player? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎉 Excellent selection of old radio shows - 👍 Good audio quality for vintage content - 🕰️ Nostalgic listening experience - 💤 Helpful sleep timer feature **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional playback issues - 🔍 Difficult to navigate/find shows - 🔌 Unreliable downloads/offline playback - 🔇 Lack of advanced audio controls **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes or fails to open - Playback stops unexpectedly - Download failures due to network issues **Most requested features** - Randomize/shuffle playback option - Ability to mark episodes as listened to - Improved accessibility for visually impaired users - Expanded show/episode library ## Newest reviews (16 of 84) ### 2/5 — Can you get rid of ads where the *2026-03-16, version 1.3* Controls are? Please ### 3/5 — HELP!!!!!! *2026-02-28, version 1.3* I used to have this app but then I got another app with all the shows and when you scroll through them it gives the year of the show on the very right side of the app!! Well, I don’t know why but i deleted it. I‘ve been trying to get it back but i can’t find it. It has a brown radio on the front! Please help!!!! It’s crucial!!!!!! ### 3/5 — Lost features *2026-01-25, version 1.3* Used to be able to mark as favorite as well as easily see on the same screen that an episode was listened to ### 4/5 — Good App *2025-11-27, version 1.3* Good app. Some of the files are distorted but this is understandable because of their age ### 4/5 — good *2025-10-10, version 1.3* good ### 3/5 — Good, but… *2025-09-21, version 1.3* Best thing about this app is it downloads a show and you can play it later without internet. Worst is when you close it, it won’t retain where you left off, making you start from the beginning again. My android version saves your place. Using it over the years, it does’t seem to expanded on the number of shows or episodes. ### 3/5 — Great App, When It Works *2025-08-14, version 1.3* I would give this app 5 stars for its wonderful content and organization. Unfortunately one day it just stopped working and I have no idea why. ### 3/5 — Started great, then nothing! *2025-02-20, version 1.3* Love Johnny Dollar. When first installed app was great, now only get shows every 3 or 4 days. What happened OTR??? ### 5/5 — It’s just really good. *2025-01-01, version 1.3* Very broad selection of shows of generally very high audio quality ### 5/5 — Good stuff. *2024-11-28, version 1.3* Keep it up! ### 5/5 — Missing shows *2024-08-21, version 1.3* The 1947 Escape "Casting the Ruhes" John McIntire is missing ### 3/5 — Quality sound but… *2024-08-15, version 1.3* Cannot download edit it doesn’t give me any menu or anyway to change the programs from anything, but The Adventures of Sam Spade. Is there a hidden menu somewhere? ### 2/5 — Switch’s episodes anytime. *2024-07-08, version 1.3* Many times for no reason it will switch episodes on a station ### 5/5 — Just Great *2024-06-27, version 1.3* Enjoy all the shows while driving and at home! ### 5/5 — Love is all have *2024-06-09, version 1.3* I got into Old Time Radio shows when I was a kid with my grandpa and found them again trunk driving across country. Instead of sitting around watching tv, you can see the picture using your imagination. Being retired I’m on OTR everyday and still get things done, like fishing, working in my home woodshop or just chilling with my dogs. OTR I have nothing but love for you. ### 3/5 — Won’t download *2024-05-27, version 1.3* The app does not allow me to download so I can play when internet is not available ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — The Lone Ranger *2025-12-30, version 1.3* Terrible ### 1/5 — Not VoiceOver Accessible *2025-11-26, version 1.3* Can’t click into the genres with VoiceOver turned on, the microphone graphic is incompatible and does nothing. As someone who is blind, that just doesn’t work for me. ### 1/5 — App will not open *2025-11-11, version 1.3* This app would not open.I downloaded it a total of four times once while screen sharing with Apple. I turned the phone completely off and restarted it . Nothing worked. ### 1/5 — Good app for awhile. Now it says download failed check network access. *2024-07-02, version 1.3* Failed. Check network access Please fix this. ### 1/5 — My rates *2024-01-09, version 1.3* I am reading it a one however, I would like to write it zero because when I open the app, it says push the mic button button to open the app so you can look at the programs. But as a blind person, there is no icon or anything that lets you know where the app is. When I first opened it somehow I got to look at the categories, but since then I cannot find the mic to tap on in order to find the categories. This is why it’s a zero in my opinion. If you can fix it where it does not have a mic but when you open it, the categories pop up that would be much better. ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2023-11-16, version 1.3* App gives constant “ could not download” error. Doesn’t work at all since 11/14/23. Please fix or say that you’re not going to. ### 1/5 — Check network feed *2023-11-15, version 1.3* App won’t work just says check network feed. ### 1/5 — Doesn't have jack *2023-05-25, version 1.3* Only a couple of years of Suspense?!! Major fail. ### 1/5 — OTR *2020-06-25, version 1.3* I’ve downloaded and deleted 3 times. If want turn on the app when I try to play OTR. It goes back to home screen ### 1/5 — Doesn’t play *2020-05-10, version 1.1* I’ve tried many times to get it to play and it doesn’t! No idea what the problem is but no support. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Basic, but functional. *2026-03-09, version 1.3* I’ve been hooked on Old Time Radio my whole life. 50 years in, and i’m still going to sleep with these shows playing. I’ve had several players, and many of them are pretty. But if you just want a rock-solid player that’ll run all night, or on a timer, this is an easy pick. ### 5/5 — I absolutely love this app *2026-02-07, version 1.3* I love old radio shows and listen to them often while driving and while in bed going to sleep. ### 5/5 — Old Radio show fans *2025-12-03, version 1.3* They have a great selection of the best old shows ### 5/5 — One of the best *2025-11-07, version 1.3* One the most well organized old time radio apps I have seen. CarPlay perhaps? ### 5/5 — Awesome sauce *2025-10-01, version 1.3* So cool to listen to this nowadays. ### 5/5 — Magical Old Tyme Radio *2025-07-19, version 1.3* Excellent APP! ### 5/5 — Defined My Relationship With My Grandfather *2025-07-16, version 1.3* My grandpa was and still is a very special person to me and this app has allowed us to grow even closer. Listening to classic detective shows he had listened to as a child brought us closer than we ever had before. This app is fantastic. ### 5/5 — Great Shows *2025-06-21, version 1.3* Lots of content Love the shows hate the commercials would Love everything about it if there was no commercials I guess you can’t have everything ### 5/5 — Timeless classics that entertain everyone in the family!! *2025-01-29, version 1.3* These treasures from another era of classic radio theater are incredibly entertaining and wonderfully presented! The masterful performance of the shows are as good today as it was almost a century ago when they were originally released. I love listening to these shows and am always impressed with the quality of the productions. We are truly blessed to have these performances available for us to listen to time and time again! Thank you for preserving these gems for generations to follow! Bravo!! ### 5/5 — Radio Plays *2025-01-24, version 1.3* Great plays I grew up with! --- *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 2026-09-05.*