# Waves Radio Player > Internet radio player with station discovery, music info, and social sharing. (iPhone/iPad app by Aestesis LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waves-radio-player/id468066812 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Aestesis LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/468066815) - Category: Music, Music, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.26/5 from 19 App Store ratings · 25 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 24 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2011-11-15 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waves-radio-player/id468066812/reviews.md ## What is Waves Radio Player? Waves in an Internet radio receiver. Quickly play over 60,000 stations*, browse & search by genres, locations and stations names, add lists based on tags and save your favorites. Get infos about music, artists and stations: find the tracks in Apple Music or Spotify, and infos on more than 20 other online services. Waves is designed to help you discover radios from all over the world. • Browse the list we have pre-set for you, explore the stations, add new lists based on your stations’ tags, and ultimately get lost in the immensity of what is offered to you. • Add lists using the keywords of any listed stations, or use the search engine to add list based on the most popular genres. You can also search directly for your preferred station. • Add stations to your personal list, and browse the Most Listened and Last Listened lists. They're backuped on iCloud, and synchronize in real time accross all devices. • Get infos about the track you're listening to, in real time: Waves lists tracks to which you're listening, and displays informations about songs and artists from more than 20 different sources on the Internet. Purchase songs on iTunes, Amazon, Play Music, listen to them on Spotify and Apple Music, get insights from Wikipedia, Bandcamp, Instagram, engage with artists on Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, visit bands official websites... Waves also connects to a growing lists of services such as Soundcloud, Discog, lastFM, Linkedin, Myspace, Resident Advisor, Tumblr, Vimeo and VK. • Share a image music card of the track you're listening to, along with a link to an online player so your friends can play a station without having the app. • Get reactive eyecandies, visuals based on the music you're listening to. Waves is available for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple tv, it's coming soon for Mac. www.aestesis.net ——— * Our server approximately reaches and lists 60,000 IceCast and ShoutCast stations. The streams are randomly tested and inactive ones are unlisted. New stations are constantly added. ## Key features - Over 60,000 internet radio stations - Browse and search by genre, location, name - Save favorite stations and create custom lists - Real-time music and artist information - Links to streaming services and social media - Share music cards with friends - Visualizers based on music ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium | $1.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 25) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waves-radio-player/id468066812/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Sorry but so annoying!!! *2022-08-25, version 2.2.24* I purchased the bonus of the cool music dancing wall paper. Only a few choices but EVERY TIME I use the app I must restore purchase and now that I turned off in app purchases bc my son is old enough to push buttons… NO MORE RESTORE. I thought the developers would learn after a few months so I waited… now I am irritated. **Developer response:** sorry for that, it's fixed now ### 5/5 — Love this app *2021-12-24, version 2.2.24* Like the selection of radios ### 5/5 — Good music, easy to navigate & superior sound *2020-06-22, version 2.2.24* Best radio in the App Store ### 4/5 — Great App *2018-10-14, version 2.2.24* 4 stars just because doesn’t work fine in zoomed mode. Hope developer fix it ### 3/5 — Excellent radio app with serious bugs - (Apple TV) *2018-04-09, version 2.2.21* After trying many radio apps for my Apple devices, I settled on Waves. It is a great looking app with excellent sound quality and an endless selection of stations. I would love to give it 5 stars, but there are some serious bugs for the Apple TV version. First, my favorites disappear every three days or so. After three times, I gave up and no longer save my favorites. The app basically resets itself. Second, it does not stop playing when you start another app, like Netflix or itunes. So you have to get back into Waves and manually stop playing. Finally, some stations just stop playing (even though they play on the Iphone). I would be happy to pay for this app when the bugs are taken care of for the Apple TV app. For now,I will continue enjoying the excellent Iphone version of Waves and mirror the sound to Apple TV. ### 4/5 — Love it but... *2017-11-19, version 2.2.11* I am using the iPhone 6+ running iOS 11. Love it and use daily although it seems to be a system hogger. The music stream briefly stuffers when using home button to wake phone for instance. Also does same while navigating thru iOS such as opening another app, receiving a text message, etc. My impression is that the iPhone 6+ CPU is slow and outdated. Probably works fine on the newer and faster iPhone. Keep up the good work. ### 4/5 — Good radio app. Lots of rough edges. *2017-10-31, version 2.2.11* Review based on Apple TV version. There are hundreds of stations available here, in a wide variety of formats/genres. Sound quality is high, audio bit rate is written above each station. Station info tags are extensive and the ones I checked were accurate. I'm using it now as my main radio player. Searching produces a "list" of stations, spread horizontally off tne screen. Each station has a pretty, but useless, graphic attached to it, making tne length of the line even longer ... and very difficult to scroll through. Favorite stations works well, except that it's yet another mile long list. For favorites: - there needs to be a way to manually move the stations around to organize them, -there need to be sublists Biggest problem: IT WON'T TURN OFF. The button my remote won't kill it, and there are no controls on the app. The ipad version has a play/pause button. ATV needs one too. Visualizer is OK, but pretty simpleminded. All in all, better than most radio apps, good sound, interface needs work. **Developer response:** Hi, thank you for your review. We're working on getting the play/pause button working again on aTV, the problem appear with tvOS 11 release. For now, you can double click the home button on your remote, to select and kill apps... the favorite stations are sorted by usage.. the more used on the left. ### 5/5 — Great App for music lovers *2017-08-07, version 2.2.08* Explore music around the world. It's easy. Well organized. Quality is great. Controls are awesome. I'm discovering all kinds of new music every week. ### 1/5 — DO NOT UPDATE! *2017-03-03, version 1.1.07* The app is no longer an audio-reactive visualizer and is instead an internet radio app, and poorly executed at that. The developers had the audacity to list such a drastic change as a resigned UI when in reality their intent was to fool the user into updating it in order to (presumably) make a few bucks in advertising or partnerships. Just make a new app if that's your M.O., don't cheat your users. This developer is the shadiest craptastic example of the lowest common denominator. They should be ashamed of themselves. **Developer response:** Sorry, that you dislike it. But the visualizer is still included in the app, for now only on radio, but soon we will re-activate it on ambient sound too. ### 5/5 — totally cool *2014-04-20, version 1.1.02* I really like the visuals. works with any music I played. even when I was typing with the keyboard, it catches the sound and gives nice/subtle waves. ## Frequently asked questions about Waves Radio Player ### What is Waves Radio Player? Waves Radio Player is an internet radio receiver that allows you to play over 60,000 stations globally. You can browse, search, and save your favorite stations, and get detailed information about the music and artists playing. ### How many radio stations does Waves Radio Player offer? Waves Radio Player offers access to approximately 60,000 IceCast and ShoutCast stations. Inactive streams are regularly removed, and new stations are continuously added. ### Can I find information about the music playing on Waves Radio Player? Yes, Waves Radio Player provides real-time information about the track you're listening to, including song and artist details. It connects to over 20 online services for this information. ### What devices is Waves Radio Player compatible with? Waves Radio Player is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, and Apple TV. A Mac version is also coming soon. ### Is Waves Radio Player free to use? Yes, Waves Radio Player is free to download and use. It offers in-app purchases, but the core functionality of playing and discovering radio stations is free. ### How often is Waves Radio Player updated? The latest version of Waves Radio Player is 2.2.26, and it was last updated on May 30, 2023. Updates typically include new stations, bug fixes, and feature enhancements. ### Can I share what I'm listening to with friends on Waves Radio Player? Yes, Waves Radio Player allows you to share a music card of the track you're listening to, along with a link. This enables your friends to play the station even if they don't have the app. ### What is the age rating for Waves Radio Player? Waves Radio Player has an age rating of 12+. This indicates that the content is generally suitable for users aged 12 and older. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.2.26 — 2023-05-30 - some minor bugs fixed ### 2.2.24 — 2018-09-25 - app renamed ### 2.2.23 — 2018-09-20 - update iOS 12 ### 2.2.21 — 2018-02-25 - some cleaning ### 2.2.20 — 2018-02-13 - some cleaning ## Apps similar to Waves Radio Player | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Shout Radios](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shout-radios/id1474971083) | 4.7 (21) | Free | Music | | [Radio Online ManyFM](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/radio-online-manyfm/id1490109245) | 4.7 (46) | Free | Music | | [Radio X - Internet Radio LV](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/radio-x-internet-radio-lv/id1489167953) | 5.0 (4) | Free | Music | | [RBA Racketeer Radio KFQX](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rba-racketeer-radio-kfqx/id1494151743) | 4.4 (22) | Free | Music | | [http Radio](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/http-radio/id1529011670) | 4.1 (11) | Free | Music | | [Cuterdio - Internet Radio](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cuterdio-internet-radio/id1489513385) | 4.9 (77) | Free | Music | --- *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 2026-06-10.*