# Radio — user reviews

> 51 indexed App Store user reviews of Radio by Marco Papa, rated 3.40/5 from 8 ratings.

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- Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 3

## Newest reviews (14 of 51)

### 5/5 — Great App which does Everything

*2010-12-27, version 0*

I bought this app to listen to music, but this little gem gives you so much more. Into sports? Radio has it covered. Enjoy listening to police scanners? Also covered. Dang, if you want to listen to air traffic, also covered. At some point this app will probably translate political mumbo jumbo into what those guys are really saying. In the meantime, 5 stars will have to suffice.

### 5/5 — The perfect Radio app!

*2010-11-22, version 5.2*

I love this app! Can't get enough of it! There are so many radio stations to choose from. If you're looking for a Radio app, this is it!

The only small thing I would change is the play button when the app is open, often times I'll hit the volume slider by mistake because of their proximity.

### 5/5 — Best radio app... awesome variety

*2010-11-10, version 0*

This app was awesome to begin with, and now its even better with the upgrade. This app saved my life when I was living in France and I could listen to my favorite radio stations back home without any problems, and now that I'm back home, I listen to my favorite radio stations in France! 40,000 stations for only .99 cents you can't really lose. This is definitely the best radio app. I encourage everyone (especially homesick expatriates) to buy!

### 5/5 — Works great with tons of radio stations

*2010-09-01, version 0*

I have been using this for several months now and have not had a problem with it at all, it works great with more stations than you could ever want right at your finger tips.  Also plays in the background flawlessly.  Definitely worth 99 cents.

### 5/5 — Very nice developer

*2010-08-30, version 0*

I had originally thought that my account was broken into by the maker of this app, but in fact it had been someone else that I haven't figured out. Anyway, he was very nice to me even though I was quite harsh in my reviews, he sent me multiple emails to show that he was sorry and even offered to send me a $25 iTunes gift card, so I highly recommend him because I would have never expected anyone to treat me so kindly after I disrespected them.

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2010-08-23, version 0*

I some times use this to listen to ESPN radio when the local sports radio talks Packers non Stop here in Green bay, I'm a Lions fan.
 But 99% of the time i listen to 97.1 the ticket in Detroit, the best sports radio in Detroit, and official home of the
lions, as well as the pistons, red wings, and tigers. I could only listen to it on the computer before but having it in the car is so much more awesome! Totally worth the dollar!

### 5/5 — Best dollar I ever spent

*2010-08-18, version 0*

I downloaded this app and I have to say it's the best app I've downloaded in a while. It beats the free shoutcast app (which they haven't updated in months) by a longshot. The background support made this a must have for me. If you want a good shoutcast player that plays in the background, get this app.

### 5/5 — New update makes this solid!

*2010-05-31, version 0*

The app had some issues in the past. The newest update makes this app fast, stable, and even gives the user the ability to run a station in the background! Awesome. So many stations to choose from you'll never run out. I love the standup comedy stations, can't get that on other music apps. Worth the 99 cents.

### 5/5 — Yay

*2010-05-09, version 0*

I just got back to the USA after being in Switzerland for four years now I can listen to the stations I used to listen to even though it feels strange and can be heartbreaking sometimes but over all it is great
U should add a local station search feature though

### 5/5 — Best of breed

*2010-01-10, version 0*

I've bought a half-dozen of these radio apps trying to find something that has stability, regular updates, and a great feature set.  

Some go part way with features (wunderground) while others will still gladly take your money but have given up support of their product (Tuner), while many others are content specific and offer limited stations (NPR & Public Radio).

I think this app clearly has all of the above features and is the Swiss army knife of streaming radio apps.

Read through the feedback ignoring those with a limited grasp of language skills looking to an app to make their cell coverage better and you'll agree.

### 5/5 — radio anywhere

*2010-01-08, version 0*

Awesome ap - can get all my favorite radio stations from germany plus a ton others I never used before (love the 40's channel and the 80's channel)...

If you have a good internet connection (3g or wifi) it works great. Otherwise you probably won't get it very well. 

when I'm in town or at home, (good internet reception) it works awesome, hooked to blue tooth in the car and I'm listening to bavaria while driving around Cape Girardeau, missouri. too cool.

### 4/5 — Good basic app

*2009-12-31, version 0*

Nothing fancy, but a good starting point given the price if you aren't sure how or whether you would use an app like this. Drawbacks include an inability to access additional information about songs and artists, and information often does not appear. However, most stations stream nicely with limited buffering, and the selection is pretty good. If you like it you'll probably want to move on to a beefier app, but I recommend this as an inexpensive starting point. I've enjoyed it. Four stars for the combination of functionality and value. Would rate it a bit lower if it were in the higher price range of some similar apps.

### 4/5 — You need to fix the upgrade!!! ASAP

*2009-12-05, version 0*

This one ify favorite apps. I use it constantly. I just to upgrade to the latest version and it doesn't work. It's supposed to let you browse and email while you have the radio playing the background, which is exactly what I was hoping for but it didn't install properly. I hope you fix this.

### 5/5 — You can't trust negative reviews

*2009-11-16, version 0*

I don't normally review apps but I'm so pleased with this one I decided I must. I was actually worried about buying this app because of the negative reviews but I'm glad I didn't let them influence my decision. 
I used to use AOL radio and had horrible problems with interuptions of the stream and timeout errors and endless buffering. This app is so much better at keeping the buffer times down and I haven't had an error yet. If it does have to buffer it only takes a second or two and it even switches back and forth between edge, 3G and wifi without losing the stream. 
Today I am in a very low signal area (1 to 2 bars) and the phone is switching between 3G and edge constantly but this app is keeping up with it. When it does have to buffer it will pick back up where you left off.
I haven't had trouble finding what I want to listen to. I can't listen to my local station and the reason why is clearly spelled out on their FAQ page but there are dozens of other stations that do work and carry the same programming. 
If you're complaining, stop. If a station isn't working it's not this apps fault. If it's cutting in and out it's probably your signal or the station's website. 
I'm an old hat at iPhone radio apps and this is a great one for only .99.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — App not working

*2024-01-18*

Keeps crashing

### 1/5 — Won't stream

*2016-07-24, version 7.4.2*

Won't stream

### 1/5 — Don't spend your money

*2014-09-23, version 7.4.2*

I tried several shoutcast stations and it kept buffering so you only hear a few seconds at a time. I was on wi-fi so there was no reason for the delay.

### 1/5 — Not the best.

*2009-06-21, version 0*

The menu is way too simple. It needs to show what song is playing. Also it needs to either get rid of or fix the streams that aren't working right. Also the stream stops playing even if I am next to the wifi router. Overall I am very disappointed with this app. I'm going to buy a OO Tunes instead. ESPN radio though helped this app get 3 stars instead of two.

Update: Now ESPN radio isn't working!!!!!! 1 Star. Worst app I have ever bought.

Update 2: I bought oo tunes radio and it is MUCH better! It has 10,000 plus radio station, better variety, fast customer support, ESPN radio, and much more.

### 2/5 — Disappointing, although not terrible

*2009-03-14, version 0*

I wish their website made it clear which stations were available. I bought this app on faith that stations in my local market (Miami) would be well represented, but the stations that I normally listen to here are not available. So, while it performs well with the stations that *are* available, and the scanner stations add some coolness, I'm not happy because I can't listen to what I want to listen to.

### 3/5 — Nice App for Price

*2009-07-29, version 0*

It works just as it says. It's the only radio app that has the stations I like. It's an exact copy of the radio section in iTunes on a computer. The reasen I gave it 3 stars is because you can't listen to it while your doing anything like with mail or safari. But still, buy it it has all the stations you need. Another con is, There is an app called TuneWiki that, I beleive, has all the same stations as this, but it's free. So go get that, its exactly the same, but free. It still doesn't work outside of the app though.

### 3/5 — It's okay...

*2009-03-19, version 0*

This app works fine and offers a variety of stations and genres. The biggest thing it could improve upon is the oveall look of the application. Its graphics are basic and boring and compared to other radio apps looks like it was created without any design in mind. That said, it works and gives you the ability to listen to streaming music over your phone.

### 4/5 — Pretty good app!

*2010-10-28, version 0*

I'm liking this app! Awesome deal for 99c! When you download, just don't expect to have your favorite station in it. There are GREAT stations for every musical prefrence, however, and does not take long to find one you like. There are also many stations ad-free!!! :D

One of my only problems with this app is that some of the stations don't load, anf others will skip around. This gets on mu nerves sometimes but it is not too much of a problem.

### 4/5 — Pretty good, but not there yet.

*2010-08-10, version 0*

I love this app- it's really good, has a lot of stations, and has great music quality. It actually has Japanese stations too. I find that when you listen to it in Safari there should also be a song title, though. Also, it has crashed on me more than once. It also needs to have the station WVUM The Voice 90.5 FM (Miami college radio) and someway to bookmark songs you like. I would be willing to pay a couple more bucks if it comes with all that! 
Great job, though!!

### 4/5 — Great app, just a few warts

*2010-01-19, version 0*

This app is stable and supports a ton of feeds.   It's well worth the price!  I do have a few things I'd like to see in future releases, though.

1. SEARCH.  Such a rich (large) set of feeds is unmanageable without a global search feature.  

2. Feed Clean-Up.  About 25% of the feeds I try seem to be unavailable.  There's no info about limited hours of availability or anything, so I'm left to guess that the feeds are (permanently?) broken or disabled.  Would be a great improvement if the app didn't present those busted feeds.

3. Better Bookmarks.  Let the user organize or categorize bookmarks, or at least let the user give their own descriptive NAME to a bookmark.  I have 30 bookmarks, and it's even harder to find what I want in the bookmarks than in the general directory.  

Thanks for providing such a great app.  Please keep developing it and adding new features!   I'm looking forward to thr next update.  :-)

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Works 4 Me

*2016-10-24, version 7.4.2*

Always works well on most stations, occasionally there will be buffering, but it's usually from foreign stations out of the US. 🌍❗️

### 5/5 — Awesome App!

*2016-03-04, version 7.4.2*

I couldn't find any apps that would let you define a custom url for a pls stream. This app does that and so much more! I would like a way to add a shortcut on my phone right to my favorite station, but this app is great!

### 5/5 — The Best

*2015-09-03, version 6.1*

Just a beautifully designed, faultlessly reliable app. I've been trying a bunch of apps for listening to online radio streams, including the expensive options like iTunes. This one is just the best, easiest to use, most comprehensive, most stable, easiest to read one of them all. Like all of these apps, you have to know or guess where in the catalog to look for particular stations , but they have the best catalog and they make it super easy and reliable to find your favorites once you've got one you like. I am also grateful that they keep older versions available here so both my old iPod touch and my iPhone 6 can run it.

### 5/5 — Best streaming radio app!

*2014-09-24, version 7.4.2*

I listen to streaming radio in my car. Having to click on "skip this ad"while driving just doesn't work for me. I've tried them all - Radio is the one app that keeps playing, without ads in the way. It doesn't say "bufferring" and never come back; it doesn't skip backward 10 minutes when it loses a stream. It does lose a stream occassionally, but it comes back quickly and in the same place. You can actually listen to it! I recently had a problem with a version upgrade on my iPhone 5S, and the developer stayed with it, and stayed in touch, until he reproduced the bug and fixed it. Thanks, Marco! Great app!

### 5/5 — Great with iPhone 5 and iOS 6.0.1

*2012-11-18, version 6.1*

Just downloaded on m new iPhone 5 and it worked perfectly. Great selection of stations,including my favorite sorts and talk. And it includes Howard! Well worth the 99c. I am not having an issues with iOS 6. Maybe guys need to re-dowwnload? I have had to do that with several other apps.

### 5/5 — Awesome with 45,000 radio stations!

*2012-08-22, version 6.1*

This app rocks! Works great with iOS remote controls. For just 99c I get SHOUTcast, the iTunes radio library stations, hundreds of public radio stations, all hazard weather reports and a gazillion of foreign radio stations. And Howard Stearn of course, which is icing ion the cake. I could not find any other radio app that features Howard. Great for me.

### 5/5 — Good reception, nice layout

*2012-05-14, version 6.1*

I have several internet radio apps, and I consider this one in the top 2 that I own. I certainly have paid more for a lot less. The price is more than reasonable for the content and quality of the app. 40,000+ stations is a huge database. I have only scratched the surface so far. And the ability to listen to Howard is worth 10 time this price.

### 5/5 — No brainer

*2012-04-13, version 6.1*

Excellent app with lots of features. I like the "social" features especially.  It is nice to let my friends know what music I like. The selection of stations is enormous. I wish I could get more sports stations that are local. Overall it is a great app. And one more thing, please give me a wake up call timer. Keep up the good work.

### 5/5 — Fabulous app with AirPlay!

*2011-08-18, version 6.0*

The guy that is complaining about the "sleep" timer not functioning does not have a clue on how the "lock"  should work. I want my radio to continue to play when the screen is locked. If you want to pause it, click the "pause" soft button in the Now Playing screen, or turn off the app using the icon in the tray. This is standard iPhone behavior, dude. 

Anyway, great app! I can play it through my Apple TVi. Lots of good stations, music, sports, you name it. I wish I could give it a 10.

### 5/5 — Nice background play

*2011-08-08, version 5.8*

I have to agree with all the other reviews: this is a hell of an app! We now got iOS4 background play and an additional tens of thousands SHOUTcast stations! The app continues to play when I switch and allows me to use the "remote" controls. And with Local Places I can see what my friends are playing. Very nice! Local Places now supports my hi-res Iphone 4 screen, too.

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