# Radio Unit — Internet Radio & AUv3 Plugin

> Internet radio player and AUv3 plugin for real-time audio enhancement. (iPhone/iPad app by BeepStreet.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/radio-unit/id1545928014 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [BeepStreet](https://appshunter.io/developer/321412321)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: $6.99
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 59 App Store ratings · 53 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-12-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/radio-unit/id1545928014/reviews.md

## What is Radio Unit?

Discover a world of music with Radio Unit, a sleek and powerful Internet radio player with a built-in Audio Unit (AUv3) plugin. 

Elevate your listening experience by enhancing streaming audio in real time using your favorite third-party audio processing plugins (not included) within AUv3-compatible hosts like Drambo or GarageBand.

Features:

•  Intuitive Interface: Enjoy a clean, user-friendly design for effortless navigation.
•  Song Discovery: Tap to add the currently playing song to your favorites, then open it in the Apple Music app or search for it on Google.
•  Massive Station Library: Access over 35,000 radio stations—search by name, browse by genre or location, and sort by popularity.
•  Favorites Sync: Save stations and songs to your favorites list, seamlessly synced across your devices.
•  AUv3 Integration: Use Radio Unit as a standalone app or as an AUv3 plugin in hosts like Drambo, GarageBand, and more, with support for multiple plugin instances.
•  MIDI Mapping: Control buttons can be triggered by MIDI Note events (C3 to F3).  (AUv3 only)
•  Battery Efficient: Stream music without draining your device.

The app requires internet connection.

## Key features

- Access 35,000+ radio stations
- Enhance audio with AUv3 plugins
- Intuitive interface
- Song discovery and saving
- Favorites sync across devices
- MIDI control for AUv3 plugin

## Recent user reviews (10 of 53)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/radio-unit/id1545928014/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Perfect!

*2026-02-24*

Thank you for this great app and plug-in.🙏

### 5/5 — Very Very useful

*2026-02-06*

I like to run the news and field recording streams into a variety of AU effects, and this is the operating ingredient part of that! I’d like to organize, tag, and edit stream specifications more, but it’s mostly fine!

### 5/5 — add more sations

*2025-12-24, version 1.1*

please add Golha radio and IRIB radio stations

### 3/5 — Cannot remove recognized songs

*2025-10-03, version 2.6*

It’s a great feature to grab the song while it’s playing on the radio so that you can later on search for it, however, there is no way right now of deleting the song once it’s in the list, please address this.

### 5/5 — Sweet

*2025-09-25, version 1.1*

Works well on the Mac as well. The thing I love the most is when a radio song is playing you can save the info to the favourites folder should you want to buy or download it later from you fav tracker. I don’t think any other radio app does this. However, on the Mac there is no way right now to remove a favourite saved song. Please do address this issue.

### 2/5 — Great...but...Midi Mapping

*2025-08-03*

The last update ruined the experience to me, because of often insane loading times, connection issues, the Sadé channel frequently disconnects now (as an example. Some don’t connect at all. It was great as it was, please gove us an option to disable auto-song detection 😞

### 5/5 — Perfect

*2025-07-30, version 2.6*

It works with AUM, DRAMBO. It would be perfect if you added the ability to use it with CarPlay, because it is simple, compact and works well.

### 5/5 — Love it! 💛🙏🏼

*2025-07-04*

I love having a radio plugin in any music ecosystem I'm playing in. Great to have a source of random audio to play with while creating improvised soundscapes.

### 4/5 — Excellent Radio app

*2025-02-04*

Except that you can't see the song title/artist.
Works great in Loopy Pro and all other hosts I have tried, but it is a huge drawback not to have info displayed!

### 3/5 — Great but no support

*2024-10-01*

Great app that seems abandonned. No support and no more ‘public domain‘ filter : a critical feature…

## Frequently asked questions about Radio Unit

### What does Radio Unit do?

Radio Unit is an internet radio player that allows you to stream over 35,000 radio stations from around the world. It also functions as an Audio Unit (AUv3) plugin, enabling you to enhance audio in other compatible music applications.

### What are the key features of Radio Unit?

Key features include access to a massive library of radio stations, song discovery and saving to favorites, seamless favorites syncing across devices, and the ability to use it as an AUv3 plugin in hosts like GarageBand. It also offers MIDI mapping for AUv3 control and is designed to be battery efficient.

### Is Radio Unit free to use?

Yes, Radio Unit is a free application. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in its description.

### What devices is Radio Unit compatible with?

The app requires an internet connection to function. It is designed to work as a standalone app and as an AUv3 plugin within AUv3-compatible hosts, such as Drambo or GarageBand, suggesting compatibility with iOS devices that support these features.

### How can I use Radio Unit with other music apps?

You can use Radio Unit as an AUv3 plugin within other AUv3-compatible music hosts. This allows you to apply real-time audio processing to the streams from Radio Unit using third-party audio plugins within those hosts.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.9 — 2026-08-15

Fixed playback issues with some radio stations.

### 2.7 — 2026-07-09

Fixed an issue where some radio stations wouldn’t connect.

### 2.6 — 2025-05-19

- Now displays the currently playing song’s title and artist (when available in the stream).
- MIDI Mapping: Control buttons can now be triggered by MIDI Note events (C3 to F3).
- Improved stability with various bug fixes.

### 2.5 — 2025-03-28

Fixed: issues with browsing radio stations.

### 2.4 — 2023-07-14

- Updated user interface
- Ability to control Radio Unit from lock screen in standalone mode

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*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 2026-08-25.*