Comparison

Tune Hunter vs Broadcasts

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tune Hunter

Discover and listen to online radio stations from around the world. Search by genre or keyword, manage favorites, and play music in the background. Easily add new stations directly from websites.

Highlights
  • Search stations by genre and keyword
  • Manage favorite stations playlist
  • Background music playback
  • Add stations from websites
  • Share stations with friends
Features
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Tune Hunter is an online radio player, browser, and search engine. The app allows you to find your favorite stations by genre, keyword, or even extract the stream from any website online - Search by genre and keyword (data by community driven api: www.radio-browser.info) - Manage your favorite stations as a quick-access playlist - Play music in background with simple native controls - Add stations even if they are not listed from their website by simply clicking 'Play' button - Browser extension 'Open with Tune Hunter' - for easier way to add stations from the web - Share stations with your friends Conveniently listen to any music streams available through a website. Optimized for seamless playback over wifi, in the car, or headphones

About

Broadcasts

Stream internet radio stations from around the world with an intuitive, single-purpose application. Enjoy beautiful artwork, metadata, and cross-device syncing. Offers a free tier with a limited library or a full version for unlimited stations and advanced features.

Highlights
  • Global internet radio streaming
  • Unlimited station library (full version)
  • Station artwork and metadata display
  • Shazam integration for metadata
  • iCloud library syncing
  • CarPlay support
  • Apple Watch and Apple TV playback
Features
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Listen to streaming internet radio in an award-winning, ultra-simple, single-purpose app. Beautifully designed and fully-native on all platforms. Completely private: no accounts, no logins, and absolutely no tracking or analytics, by design. Broadcasts makes building a library of stations from around the world easier than ever. Use completely free with a handful of stations, or subscribe to unlock the full power of an unlimited library and add as many of your own stations as you like from the thousands available on the Station Browser, or manually via URL. Search for stations from around the world as easily as from your own library, by country, by genre, or on the world map. Manually add and listen to your favorite live podcasts, air traffic control, and more — just point Broadcasts at any supported streaming audio source. Use the Now Playing screen to showcase gorgeous station and track artwork (where provided). Control from the MiniPlayer, or the menu bar on your Mac. Use Broadcasts in StandBy mode on your iPhone as a bedside clock. Sync your library across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple TV with iCloud, and Universal Purchase. Enjoy your library on the road using CarPlay and your iPhone. Listen with just your Apple Watch (Cellular) while on a run, or on Apple TV at home. Browse stations in grid or list view. Listen in Light or Dark mode. Edit stations to provide your own artwork, or use the Artwork Chooser or Image Playground to generate something fun and colorful. Use Handoff to transfer playback between devices, or AirPlay directly to a home speaker. Live Transcription uses an advanced on-device model to provide a realtime transcript so you can follow along without audio, or scroll back and see what you just missed, with support for dozens of languages. On macOS, Siri AI lets you ask questions about the transcript, like 'who is this person' or 'translate this for me'. Use Shazam to look up the current song, and add it to your music library. Supports Shortcuts & AppleScript for playback automation. Sleep Timer. Visualizer. Widgets. Spotlight. Siri. Game Controller. And much more! Supports Family Sharing. Made in Ireland. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.highcaffeinecontent.com/privacy

Screenshots

Tune Hunter4 screens
Broadcasts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tune Hunter at none against Broadcasts's 3. Tune Hunter also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Broadcasts's advantage is ratings volume (964 vs 6) and device support (6 vs 3). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Broadcasts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tune Hunter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tune Hunter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Broadcasts has 964 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tune Hunter versus Broadcasts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTune HunterBroadcasts
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.7 (964 ratings)
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6964 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB34 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAwesome Software LLCSteven Troughton-Smith

Customer experience

Tune Hunter

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Broadcasts

All ratings963 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews420 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative18.1%

Bugs and requests

Tune Hunter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Broadcasts

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Syncing issues causing data loss
  • Playback issues on CarPlay and macOS
  • Inconsistent behavior when changing stations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved global station search
  • Genre-based station browsing
  • Easier custom station addition
  • Airplay and Siri integration
  • Sleep timer and alarm clock functionality

In-app purchases

None

Tune Hunter

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Broadcasts

Subscriptions2
  • Broadcasts (One Month)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Broadcasts (One Year)7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock All Features (Legacy)$9.99

Questions

Is Tune Hunter free?
Tune Hunter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Broadcasts free?
Broadcasts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tune Hunter or Broadcasts?
Tune Hunter is rated higher. Tune Hunter averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Broadcasts averages 4.7 from 964 ratings.
Do Tune Hunter or Broadcasts have ads?
Neither Tune Hunter nor Broadcasts shows ads.

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