# Radio Free Asia — user reviews

> 66 indexed App Store user reviews of Radio Free Asia by Radio Free Asia (RFA), rated 4.70/5 from 434 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/radio-free-asia/id744921169/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/radio-free-asia/id744921169.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 344 · 4★ 59 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 10

## What do users think of Radio Free Asia?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 📰 High-quality, reliable journalism
- 🌍 Comprehensive Asia news coverage
- 👍 User-friendly interface and navigation
- 💾 Offline reading capability
- 🎯 Unbiased and objective reporting
- 🗣️ Multiple language support
- ⚡ Convenient and easy access to news
- 🎨 Clean, polished app design
- 🆓 No annoying advertisements
- 📱 Useful for staying informed on current events

**Cons**

- 🐌 Slow content refresh and updates
- 🎨 Poor UI design in some areas
- 🌐 Simplified Chinese menu language preference
- 📊 Limited news coverage depth
- 🔤 Cantonese service uses simplified characters
- 📱 Compatibility issues with older iOS versions
- 🔔 No hourly notification feature
- 📤 Cannot share articles via text or Facebook
- 📚 Comics column lacks variety (single author)

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes at language selection screen
- Crashes on iPad with iOS 13.3
- Slow loading times
- Earphone controls not functioning for play/pause
- Incompatible with older iOS versions

**Most requested features**

- Hourly push notifications
- Live radio streaming in app
- Article sharing via social media and text
- Support for older iOS versions (iPad 4 with iOS 10)
- Expanded news coverage
- Earphone control for play/pause
- More frequent video updates
- Traditional Chinese option for Cantonese service

## Newest reviews (13 of 66)

### 5/5 — Technician 2

*2018-11-04*

Trust news.

### 5/5 — Like it

*2018-11-01*

I listened everyday, night all the worthy broadcasting news.

### 5/5 — Great news source

*2018-10-13*

Keep up the good work!

### 5/5 — Great radio

*2018-10-01*

I love RFA. RFA keeps me up to date with what is going on in Cambodia. Unbiased radio.

### 5/5 — 自由亞洲

*2018-07-22, version 3.3.1*

提供未篩選的中國新聞，非常難得

### 4/5 — RFA

*2018-05-16, version 3.3.1*

Nice little app. Interesting to compare its spin against same stories from BBC and China Daily.

### 5/5 — 굿

*2018-02-28*

아시아 정세를 파악할수 있는 좋은 앱

### 5/5 — អាស៊ីសេរីពត៌មានឯករាជ្យ

*2017-12-19, version 3.3.1*

វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី តែងតែផ្ដល់នូវព៌តមានពិតដែលស្ដែងពីស្ថានភាពរបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបច្ចុប្បន្ន និងមិនលម្អៀងចំពោះបុគ្គលណាមួយឡើយ។ ចំណែកឯក្រុមការងារ និងអ្នកយកព៌តមានរបស់អាស៊ីសេរីវិញ សុទ្ធតែមានវិជ្ជាជីវះច្បាស់លាស់ និងមានសីលធម៌ល្អ។ ខ្ញុំបានដឹងអំពីរឿងរ៉ាវនយោបាយ ភាពអសកម្មរបស់មេដឹកនាំកម្ពុជា និងមន្ត្រីក្នុងជួររដ្ឋាភិបាល រឿងរ៉ាវរំលោភសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស រឿងរ៉ាវរំលោភបំពានដីធ្លីរបស់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ និងរឿងរ៉ាវជាច្រើនទៀតដែលរាប់មិនអស់។ ខ្ញុំសូមអោយវិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរីមេត្តាបន្តការងាររបស់ខ្លួននេះជាដរាបទៅដើម្បីជាការជួយដល់ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាទាំងអស់អោយបានយល់បានដឹងពីបញ្ហាប្រទេសជាតិ។ 
ជាចុងក្រោយខ្ញុំសូមជូនពរក្រុមការងារវិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរីទាំងអស់ និងប្រជាជនខ្មែរទូទាំងពិភពលោកអោយជួបតែសំណាងល្អ សុខភាពល្អរកទទួលទានមានបាន និងសុខចម្រើនគ្រប់ក្រុគ្រួសារ។

### 5/5 — Love love

*2017-09-13*

Love it!!  Keeps me informed of Asia current events.

### 5/5 — cool

*2017-08-20*

I love this
carry on please

### 5/5 — Very Nice

*2017-05-17*

Appreciate

### 4/5 — nice

*2017-03-04, version 3.3.1*

i love this app and cool.

### 5/5 — Chương trình RFA

*2017-02-09, version 3.3.1*

Chương trình phát thanh này rất hũu ích vì cho mọi người nghe biết được sự thât đang xảy ra tại VN cũng như các nước khác. Ngoài ra bài bình luận của TS Nguyễn xuân Nghĩa rất hay và ấn tượng.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — App

*2022-11-02*

Cập nhật mới làm mất chương trình radio nghe lại, ko có phần nghe lại.

### 1/5 — Not a good source of news

*2022-03-14*

Free Asia may be a good radio station, but this app is definitely not a good one by any means. The content is not refreshed timely. UI is poorly designed. The comics column has only one author, and always the same one.

### 1/5 — Crash

*2020-05-22*

Crashes at language choice STILL, for weeks now, and my automatic update has been on.

### 1/5 — Crashes continually...

*2020-01-09*

...on my iPad with iOS 13.3

### 3/5 — Useful News Coverage

*2021-09-30*

I generally like the the Asia news items offered up. This isn’t all about China. It lets you know about other parts of Asia. However, I’m unhappy that I cannot share news items with others via text or Facebook. Also, the limited level of news coverage should be greatly expanded.

### 3/5 — Good app

*2016-10-25, version 3.2.3*

Useful

### 3/5 — Please update new video

*2015-10-07, version 3.1*

It's been two days but I have not seen any new video yet.

### 3/5 — Slow loading and can not control stop/play by ear phone

*2014-10-03, version 2.7*

Can you please fix slow loading and ear phone can not control stop and play. It is the update thanks

### 4/5 — Good app but no hourly notifications

*2021-10-26, version 3.3.2*

I love the app but no hourly notifications…other news apps provides hourly notifications

### 4/5 — Useful

*2018-11-04, version 3.3.2*

Great app for everyone who needs to listen to multiple languages.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Good

*2022-06-21*

Keep doing

### 5/5 — Menu

*2022-01-30*

Why is the menu in simplified Chinese?

### 5/5 — Incredible Journalism

*2022-01-08*

I seldom ever write app reviews, but only feel obliged to in this case.

The journalism here is incredible quality that gives a truly hopeful vibe for betterment to come.

TY RFA - Your work is deeply appreciated on my part.

### 5/5 — Great source for Myanmar

*2021-07-04*

Peace for Myanmar

### 5/5 — Love it

*2021-04-29*

Your radio station contains lots of information. Keep it up!

### 5/5 — Respect RFA

*2021-02-17*

I barely write reviews or rate apps but I respect you for standing with the people of Myanmar. 5 stars for you and may you all rise to the top of the media world i wish 😍😍😍

### 5/5 — Make it to support iOS lower version such as iPad 4 with iOS 10. Thank you

*2019-11-09, version 3.3.2*

I found VOA app is still downloadable on iOS 10. I suggest RFA app should do so that people using an old devices are able to read and listen the RFA daily broadcast. Thank you

### 5/5 — 自由亚洲良心Media!

*2019-10-03*

I think it is a conscience of the media！Objective neutral and Reliable is its journalists characters.

### 5/5 — Why is the Cantonese service in simplified characters?

*2019-03-20*

Why has the Cantonese service switched to simplified characters? This is disturbing.

### 5/5 — Great!

*2019-02-25*

It’s supper convenient love it.😘

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