# Pocket Radio - Live Streaming — ShoutCast Radio Player & More. > Global live internet radio streaming player with extensive station library. (iPhone/iPad app by Mohit Nandwani.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-radio-live-streaming/id1293228494 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Mohit Nandwani](https://appshunter.io/developer/1293228493) - Category: Music, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.70/5 from 17 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 10.0 · 64 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2017-10-06 - Data updated: 2026-08-19 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-radio-live-streaming/id1293228494/reviews.md ## What is Pocket Radio? Pocket Radio let you listen and browse through more than 90,000 Internet Radio Stations from all over the world. Live Stream the radio stations. Anytime, Anywhere. - Listen to your favorite Stations - Stay Connected to home while living abroad - Practice a foreign language - Music, Sports, Newsfeed - Talk Radio - And Much More! Pocket Radio comes with a beautifully designed UI and provides a great user experience. Here are some great features of Pocket! Radio: - Swipe and Switch Tabs There is nothing more simpler than a swipeable UI. Get easy access to other tabs. Just swipe and switch to different tabs. - Home Add the station to favorites. Simply click on the menu button to add it here. Add custom stations. View recently played stations. - Top Stations Get the trending stations with the real-time update feature. - Genre Discover new stations by genre. Choose your favorite genre and get thousands of stations in your feed. - Random Stations Browse stations randomly. Pull and refresh to randomize. - Search Search stations, artist, genre. You can also search a country name to get the stations from a specific country. - Player The radio player has a simplistic UI. Just swipe down to minimize player and to access other feeds. Add or share radio stations. Shuffle stations. Use the timer to stop the ​music after a certain time. - Station Preview Preview any station for 30 seconds to know what's #NowPlaying on that station. Just tap and hold on that station to preview it. Here is what others are saying about Pocket Radio: "I manage a community radio station in Melbourne, Australia. Downloaded the app and currently listening to the station's stream. This is a beautiful app." - andyrb412 "Nice app. Simple & easy to use. I can see which stations are most popular or find them by genre. Or random suggestions." - LausanneAndy "Downloading it now, love the logo! The UI looks really gorgeous, excited to listen, cheers :)" - K_Click_D Some other features of Pocket Radio: - No Sign Up/Log in required. - Get the no. of people listening to a radio station. - Get stations' bitrate. - Listen in the background. - Share now listening radio stations using Facebook, Twitter etc. - Easily clear cache. - Supports Lock screen​ and Control Center controls - Supports Airplay! - 3D Touch Shortcuts - Today Widget to get last three entries for recently played, favorites and added stations - More Features Coming Soon! Do you love the app? Follow on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pocket0radio Any Questions or Feedback? I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to reach me at pocket0radio@gmail.com Please note that there might be some stations that do not work because their stream is offline or are just available for a specific region. Pocket Radio is optimized for 3G networks and Wi-Fi. Your feedback really means a lot. Please consider reviewing the app so that I can come up with a more better version. Thank You! Switch to Pocket Radio and Turn It On! ## Key features - Access 90,000+ global radio stations - Stream music, news, sports, and talk radio - Discover stations by genre, country, or trending - Add stations to favorites and custom stations - Background playback and lock screen controls - Station preview and shuffle functionality - Sleep timer ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Pocket Radio PRO | $0.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (8 of 8) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-radio-live-streaming/id1293228494/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Awful *2024-11-16, version 1.7* There are many Ad Free, Shoutcast Radio Apps on App Market and here the Dev. Is offering full page Ads. Seriously dev. What kind of people offer 5 stars for such apps. ### 4/5 — Excellent but no update in 4 years! *2024-05-30* Update 5/2024 My first review (below) was from 6 years ago! This app is the only music app I use. Simple to use. Unencumbered with annoying features. And even though there’s been no update in 4 years it still works with no problems! Well designed. I hope it has a future and isn’t abandoned by its creator. The app will list music sites that have different bit rates, and that’s great. Most won’t do that. But you cannot differentiate between them when you save to favorites. So if you save a 96bps station, and then want to save that same station st 128bps you’re told it’s already saved. There is no indication which bit rate was actually saved, nor can you save them individually like you could with SHOUTcast. ### 5/5 — NICE *2020-06-26* What do you use for presenting the maxi player? **Developer response:** Hey, Thanks for using pocket radio! Please mail your questions at pocket0radio@gmail.com :) ### 5/5 — Hand down the best radio app! *2019-09-06, version 1.7* Been using it from past few months and I can say that this is an excellent app. It’s simple and easy to use and comes with a lot of great radio stations from all over the world. I’ve been listening to some independent radio stations lately and the experience has been really great so far! I wish there were more Indian radio stations available though but one more star for the ability to add custom stations. 😄 ### 5/5 — Previewing station is great! *2018-08-05, version 1.5.5* The option to preview the stations is simply awesome! Good to find some great Indian stations here. Would love to have some new features with the app! Overall 5 stars! ❤️ ### 3/5 — Good, but needs improvement of basics *2017-12-30, version 1.5.4* The app will list music sites that have different bit rates, and that’s great. Most won’t do that. But you cannot differentiate between them when you save to favorites. So if you save a 96bps station, and then want to save that same station st 128bps you’re told it’s already saved. There is no indication which bit rate was actually saved, nor can you save them individually like you could with SHOUTcast. ### 1/5 — Intrusive ads make app unusable! *2017-11-05* Casino ads make interfacing with Pocket impossible if you are a blind user of the VoiceOver accessibility feature on the iPhone! No way to swipe the Adaway and no button to go back or any gesture to close the app! Too many other great radio apps for me to keep this on! epic fail! **Developer response:** Hey Jim, Though the app has come far in terms of improvements, You bring a great point about making the app more accessible. I’ll add it to feature list for the upcoming updates. Have a good day. Cheers! :) ### 5/5 — Great App! Loving it so far! *2017-10-18, version 1.3* Just loved the app. The UI is great and so easy to use. ## Frequently asked questions about Pocket Radio ### What is Pocket Radio? Pocket Radio is a free application that allows you to listen to over 90,000 live internet radio stations from all over the world. It offers a user-friendly interface for discovering and streaming various content like music, news, and sports. ### Is Pocket Radio free to use? Yes, Pocket Radio is completely free to download and use. It does not require any sign-up or login to access its features and extensive library of radio stations. ### Can I listen to Pocket Radio in the background? Yes, Pocket Radio supports background playback, allowing you to listen to your favorite stations while using other apps or when your device is locked. It also integrates with lock screen and control center controls for easy management. ### How can I find new radio stations on Pocket Radio? You can discover new stations by browsing through genres, searching for specific countries, or exploring the 'Top Stations' and 'Random Stations' sections. The app provides thousands of stations within each genre. ### Does Pocket Radio have ads? Pocket Radio is ad-free, providing an uninterrupted listening experience. The app is optimized for 3G networks and Wi-Fi, ensuring smooth streaming without advertisements. ### What devices is Pocket Radio available on? Pocket Radio is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It supports Airplay and has a Today Widget for quick access to recently played, favorites, and added stations. ### How often is Pocket Radio updated? Pocket Radio was last updated on June 5, 2019, with version 1.7. The developer indicates that more features are coming soon, suggesting ongoing development and updates. ### Can I preview a radio station before adding it? Yes, Pocket Radio offers a station preview feature. You can tap and hold on a station to preview what is currently playing for 30 seconds, helping you decide if you want to add it to your favorites. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.7 — 2019-06-05 Hello Everyone! Long time since the last update came out. I've been working on this update for a long time. I had planned for the version 2.0 but that is taking quite some time. I mean like GOT ended, Black Mirror's new season is out but that update is taking waayyy too much time (Maybe I'm watching too many TV Shows) Anyway, Before that comes out, Enjoy version 1.7 instead. This update brings exciting new features for you guys. This update includes: • Complete rewrite from scratch to add responsive layout and UI Improvements while keeping the swipe gesture functionality. • Now supports iPad. Browse station feeds in fullscreen or split view, you name it. • Presenting new Home Tab. Now it gets easier than ever to manage your favorite stations and recently played ones. • Now you can add custom stations. Tap on 'Added' in Home tab and add any radio stream you want. • Search is now everywhere. Everywhere you go it'll follow. • Pocket Radio now comes with not one, not two but THREE today widgets: Pocket Recents, Pocket Favorites and Pocket Added. All three widgets display their last 3 entries. (Huh. Too many three's.) Tap on a station and directly play that in app. • Added 3D Touch shortcuts. You can search, go to favorites/added stations or play something random. • You wanted to reorder favorites stations? Now you can drag and drop to sort your favorite stations manually. (Same goes with added stations) • Live current song info updates. See which songs are currently playing on the station you are listening to (Please note the current song info is only available for stations which provide metadata) • Say hello to shuffle! Now shuffle stations from player. ^_^ • Better Background Playback. Squashed the bugs and crashes. Now play the previous or next stations from background. • I've currently removed the settings a.k.a more button from navigation bar. Will add it back in the next update as a dedicated tab. Hope you enjoy this update. It took a great amount of work and time to release this. If you liked it please leave a review. If you disliked it, please leave a review. Let me know if you experience a bug or something. Mail me at pocket0radio@gmail.com or Follow me on twitter @pocket0radio A lot of great things are due. There will be a series of update before release of 2.0! So Stay tuned! Share the app with your loved ones. Have a great day! :) ### 1.6 — 2018-08-26 Hey Guys! Long time! I hope you are enjoying Pocket Radio. Recent flood in Kerala has caused immeasurable misery and devastation. More than 370 people lost their lives, More than 1 million people displaced, loss of more than 3 billion USD, 10000 km of roads damaged, 3 lakhs farmers affected. In the hard time that Kerala is going through, let us together help the affected to rebuild their lives. All the amount generated through the sales of Pocket Radio In-app Purchases will be donated to distress fund. I have also added a link in the More options where you can directly donate to the Kerala Distress fund. Thank You. In this update: - Now you can add favorite genres. Just tap the favorite icon in front of the genre name and it will be pinned to the top in genres tab. - Added recent searches. Now you can find items that you recently searched for. - Little tweaks and improvements in the player (I have better plans for the player which will be executed in the next few updates, Stay Tuned!) - Minor Bug Fixes Pocket Radio is growing and some great features will be added in the next few updates. There are going to be some frequent updates in the next month or two. Thank you all for support. If you like the app do not forget to review it in the appstore. Thanks. Don't know if you noticed but dropped the '!' from the name. :) ### 1.5.5 — 2018-01-08 Happy New Year Everyone! Believe in yourself and Hope you achieve everything you deserve. :) In this update: - Presenting Station Preview: (Except from the Favourites tab) Now you can preview any station for 30 seconds to know what's #NowPlaying on that station. Just tap and hold on that station to preview it. - Fixed an issue where bitrate was not showing up in favourites and same station with different bitrate couldn't be added in Favourites. Thank you @JamesC_NYC for bringing up that issue. :) - Just to add that this update somewhat breaks the previously added favourite stations (meaning you can still play them but you won't see the bitrates). To fix that, Please remove and re-add them from where you added them the first time. Sorry for inconvenience if any. - Minor Bug Fixes. - Again, Thank you for all the support, feedback and reviews. If you have any issue/suggestion/feedback please mail me at pocket0radio@gmail.com or you can tweet/DM me at @pocket0radio and Don't forget to leave a review. Please share the app and I'll see you next time. Happy Listening! :) ### 1.5.4 — 2017-12-22 This update took some time. I have been working on my second app "Backup All My Contacts" (Name of the app) for quite some time. Its been released now so got some time to fix some things in Pocket! - Now you'll see a error message when not connected to internet or if there are any server issues. - Added Notifications. - Minor bug fixes and some UI Improvements. - New update is gonna be awesome. Some great features are coming. A little about "Backup All My Contacts": "Its basically a contacts manager app with features like backing up selected contacts, all contacts, merging duplicates, deleting multiple contacts with one tap, upload the files on cloud services (in-app support for Dropbox, Box, Google Drive and OneDrive) and more awesome features. Link for that is given in the Pocket! Radio's more options." If you like the app then don't forget leave a review. Merry Christmas in advance, Everyone! :) ### 1.5.3 — 2017-11-10 - A quick update to fix a bug where ads were visible even after purchasing the in-app. - Some great new features are coming soon! If you have any feedback, suggestion, issue or problem, you can contact me at pocket0radio@gmail.com. There's a feedback and suggestions option in the more options. OR just send me a DM on twitter. My twitter handle is @pocket0radio. I'll respond as soon as possible. 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User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-19.*