# Radio Forth — user reviews > 72 indexed App Store user reviews of Radio Forth by Bauer Media, rated 4.60/5 from 40 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/radio-forth/id377894801/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/radio-forth/id377894801.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 34 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Radio Forth? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎶 Great music selection - 🎤 Engaging DJs and banter - 📱 Accessible on the go - 👍 Easy to use app - 😊 Entertaining shows - 📻 Good for smart speakers - 💖 Love the station - 🎵 Brilliant tunes - 🌟 Best radio station **Cons** - 😠 Forced adverts on startup - 🙄 Repetitive song selection - 😩 Constant login issues - intrusive data collection - frustrating user experience - ⚠️ App crashes frequently - 🪲 Buffering issues - 🚫 Not working on Sonos - 😩 Annoying ads - 👎 Poor app performance **Commonly reported bugs** - App keeps closing down randomly - Login issues, constantly asking to log in - App crashes - App buffers a lot - Episode playback issues (opens App Store) - Doesn't work on Sonos - Doesn't work in Japan - Doesn't stream at all - Link to support is a dead link **Most requested features** - Allow guest user access without account creation - Ability to restart live shows from the beginning - Wake up timer/alarm clock functionality - Support for iOS 14 widgets ## Newest reviews (10 of 72) ### 2/5 — PASSWORD PROBLEM *2025-04-10, version 9.27* I didn’t update my App (or whatever it was I was to do) within the seven days suggested therefore I cannot log in to play on my speakers. Forth One said they will send me another email to enable me to do so. I’m still waiting on it! ### 2/5 — Wait, what! *2024-06-21, version 9.24* How the heck do you find live shows?! Trying to listen to Boogie in the morning and I’ve just spent an hour listening to yesterdays. Far from intuitive and very annoying. ### 4/5 — Good *2024-01-12* I listen to the station every day via the app and never have any issues but since it was updated a week ago it keeps randomly closing down on both my iPad and iPhone. ### 3/5 — Ok once past the adverts *2023-09-05* This app and Clyde work well but why do we need to see an advert as soon as we open the app, it’s a commercial station so us listeners accept we are going to have to listen to adverts throughout the time we listen, why force even more annoying Adverts when we open the app ?? ### 5/5 — Review *2023-07-17, version 9.21* Love the show ### 5/5 — Great Music *2023-06-11, version 9.21* Plays great music 24/7 ### 5/5 — Sad *2023-04-16, version 9.21* Really miss the old forth 2 ### 5/5 — Radio forth brilliant *2023-01-24* I use the App all the time even when I am abroad. It’s the highlight in the morning doing quiz. ### 5/5 — Too many ads *2022-12-26* Typically when you load this app the first thing that has to be needlessly negotiated is often a timed advert. Once past this then there are further ads played before getting to the music. It’s tedious and unnecessary. ### 1/5 — Nothing hardly ever works :( *2022-11-28* Todays issue: Tried to listen to the episode from Friday 24th Nov to hear the 2K Quiz questions. Every time you click play it opens up the App Store. Of course, as I already have the app, the store shows ‘Open’ (the app). No matter if I click open or just head back to the app, when I return to the app there is no option to play the episode. Again, this is only todays issue. Sort oot yer IT team! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Sign in *2025-12-15, version 9.28.1* So tired of having to continuously having to log in ### 1/5 — Invasive cookies (even when app not installed) *2025-12-11* Forced adverts & intrusive data scrapping made me uninstall this app. Now my Alexa speaker keeps saying Bauer media wants to link my account to my phone to get cookies. I don’t stream from phone at all, radio is purely done through speaker WiFi. Even though I don’t have the app it’s trying to get my data. Bauer media has no right to know what my other devices are doing. Bauer is as bad as Meta, GFYS. Love boogie in the morning tho. ### 1/5 — Forced full screen credit card advert on start up *2025-06-25, version 9.27* Bauer media, you have ruined the forth 1 app with forced adverts. Is this to ‘encourage’ us to download Rayo? I never will. Bauer GTF! 😡🤬 ### 1/5 — RadioForth one keeps switching off on my smart speaker *2025-01-30, version 9.27* Why does the chanel from Rayo disappear from my smart speaker and I’ve got to figure out how to re load it again ? This never used to happen . ### 1/5 — Force adverts upon start up *2025-01-24, version 9.27* Radio content ie dj’s & shows are great, it’s the forced lengthy period of adverts on start up. Ads are necessary but they are always completely unrelated to me, my region etc. it’s forth one. Stop trying to be a uk wide radio station. Bauer media is ruining the experience ### 1/5 — Too many adverts on start up *2024-08-15* Forced advert(s) on start up. I don’t want an energy source heat pump (in Inverness!!) my house can’t take one. My privacy is set to private yet you keep pumping highlands adverts at me. How!! Your not adhering to your data privacy policy. It’s a radio app not an advertisement network. Also greatest hits radio set as default unless I give the app my postcode. Why? I downloaded the forth one radio app. Isn’t it obvious. Bauer media are greedy for your data, forced adverts & they are still firing me adverts to my local region even though I haven’t given them my location (which isn’t Edinburgh). ### 1/5 — Once great, now shyte *2024-06-19, version 9.24* Same songs play over and over. English station with Scottish presenters. Unionist mouthpiece. 61025 61025 61025 61025 61025 61025 61025 61025 61025 61025 61025 61025 ran by the English for the English. Fundraises locally pays out nationally the same money it used to pay before it went national. This company is ripping it out of its listeners. ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2023-07-18, version 9.21* everyday I listen to forth one from my phone and everyday it tells me to log in, it’s actually grating on my last nerve now. can you sort this problem out please ### 1/5 — フィードバック *2023-01-16, version 9.20* アカウント作成しなくても、ゲストユーザーでラジオ📻聴けるようにして下さい。怒💢💢💢😕 ### 1/5 — Keeps asking to login! *2023-01-06, version 9.19* First of all why should I have to login for a free radios station (analytics and tracking I assume) but the app keeps kicking me out and when I get in the car and go to play the radio I end up having to login AGAIN. Fix the damn app! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Han s *2026-06-04, version 9.28.1* Benson ### 5/5 — Brilliant Banging Tunes *2025-04-30, version 9.27* Excellent, Brilliant- love every tune played, playing keep more banging tunes. ### 5/5 — Always entertaining *2024-11-22* It doesn’t matter what hour of day or what day of the week. Radio Forth never fails to deliver great music and presenters. ### 5/5 — its just awesome *2024-11-08* love that i can take the music and radio on the go yo ### 5/5 — Reviews *2024-07-15* Hello I came across your radio station by chance through Alexa and I put your station on as soon I walk into the house, absolutely love to hear you all. Sandra ### 5/5 — Having a Jolly! *2024-06-14, version 9.24* Having a blast with the app & enjoying the tunes from Erbil, capital of Iraq Kurdistan. Let’s gooooo! ### 5/5 — Best radio station in the UK *2024-06-01* We love forth one, listen every single day without fail. All the way from Boogie and Arlene through to Garry and then depending on the day, still listening with George on GBX then Callum afterwards. Tunes are class all day ### 5/5 — Wow *2024-02-01, version 9.23.1* Wow wow wow ### 5/5 — Simply the best *2023-10-29* Great radio app ### 5/5 — Forth1 radio *2023-09-01* Best radio station in Scotland never have an issue logging in ect from boogie to callum to George depending on what I want to listen to depends on what streaming I listen to --- *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 2026-08-28.*