# Starling Radio — Rediscover your love of music

> Rediscover your love of music (iPhone/iPad app by Anthony Folino.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/starling-radio/id6776894388 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Anthony Folino](https://appshunter.io/developer/6776894390)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-11
- Data updated: 2026-10-14
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/starling-radio/id6776894388/reviews.md

## What is Starling Radio?

Starling Radio is a personal radio station shaped by your taste. Tell it what you want to hear, and Drift, an AI host, lines up a set and introduces occasional tracks like an FM DJ. Discover new artists, revisit favorites, and hear the human stories behind the music.

Start with your listening history, favorite artists, or a few words about what you love. Set the vibe to anything you can describe: music for a walk, a late-night drive, a party, or a look back at another era. Adjust how much new music you want, choose how often Drift speaks, and like, love, or dislike tracks to shape future sets. Search for songs, return to your liked tracks, or share a set with someone else.

Starling is built to center human artists and their stories. Drift links to his sources, and Artist Links help you find ways to support musicians through Bandcamp, live shows, merch, Patreon, and artist websites when available. For music you own, four visualizer scenes—Murmuration, Flow, Duality, and Voyage—respond to the sound and rhythm of your library tracks.

Listen through Apple Music or YouTube, or play music you own from Bandcamp and compatible Subsonic libraries such as Navidrome. CarPlay supports Apple Music and Subsonic library playback. No subscription - pay for what you use. Try up to 10 sets free!


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-10-05

Visualizers now adjust their drawing detail to keep playback smooth as your device warms up or enters Low Power Mode. If it needs to cool down, the animation pauses while your music keeps playing.

### 1.3 — 2026-09-23

I am very excited to present the new visualizer mode! I've done my best to make them deeply respond to and enhance a wide variety of music. 
- Tap Visualizer on a track you own to play one of four visual scenes that flow in sync with the beat. Works with music from your Bandcamp or Navidrome library.
- Search functionality and easy access to your liked tracks and Bandcamp/Navidrome Library. 
- Share a set. Send anyone a link of what you're listening to.
- General bugfixes.

### 1.2 — 2026-08-24

This build implements credit purchasing from iOS.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-12

No release notes.

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