Comparison

Broadcasts vs Tune Global

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

Head to head
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

About

Tune Global

Discover live radio stations from around the world with an intuitive, tactile dial interface. Explore by genre, country, or search, and save your favorites for easy access. Enjoy features like a sleep timer and AirPlay support.

Highlights
  • Intuitive tuning dial interface
  • Global station discovery by country and genre
  • Search and voice commands for stations
  • Save and sync favorite stations
  • Sleep timer and AirPlay support
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
Features
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Tune Global puts live radio from around the world in your pocket, with a dial you actually tune. Drag the red needle across the band and stations come in one by one, with the crackle of static in between, just like an old receiver. Tap the dots to pause and resume. It is the simplest way to find something to listen to. TUNE LIKE A REAL RADIO • A frequency dial with a red needle: drag to move between stations • Subtle haptics and a touch of static as you turn the dial • A living dot-matrix display that reacts while a station plays • Tap the dots to pause, tap again to listen FIND ANYTHING • Stations from your country, loaded as soon as you open the app • Switch country in one tap and the whole dial reloads • Browse by genre: pop, rock, jazz, classical, news, sports, talk and more • One search for stations, genres and countries at once • Say the name of a station and it plays • Ask Siri: "Play Los 40 Spain on Tune Global". Name the station and, if you like, the country. Works in English, Spanish and French YOUR STATIONS, EVERYWHERE • Save favorites with the heart • Favorites and recently played stations sync through your own iCloud, so they follow you across your iPhone and iPad and survive a reinstall • No account to create MADE TO LISTEN • Live song and artist when the station provides it • Sleep timer with a gentle fade-out • Mute without losing your place • AirPlay to your speakers, TV or HomePod • Lock Screen and Control Center controls • Siri and Shortcuts: play any station by name and country, pause, or favorite what is playing • Share a station with a link: whoever opens it with Tune Global lands on the same station and country DESIGNED FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • Clean black-and-white design with a true dark mode, or choose light, dark or automatic • Portrait and landscape: in landscape the dots take one side and the dial the other • Available in English, Spanish and French, following your device language, and you can change it inside the app Tune Global is free and supported by ads. Station data comes from the community-run radio-browser.info directory. Streams are provided by the stations themselves, so availability and sound quality depend on each broadcaster and your connection. Turn the dial and find your station.

Screenshots

Broadcasts4 screens
Tune Global4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tune Global at none against Broadcasts's 3. Tune Global also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Broadcasts's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (975 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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 Global asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tune Global holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Broadcasts has 975 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Broadcasts ships an update monthly, Tune Global every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Broadcasts versus Tune Global: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBroadcastsTune Global
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (975 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings975 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSteven Troughton-SmithAlvaro Araoz de la Fuente

Customer experience

Broadcasts

All ratings963 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews421 reviews
Positive75.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative18.1%

Tune Global

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Tune Global

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Tune Global

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Broadcasts free?
Broadcasts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tune Global free?
Tune Global is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Broadcasts or Tune Global?
Tune Global is rated higher. Broadcasts averages 4.7 out of 5 from 975 ratings, while Tune Global averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Broadcasts or Tune Global have ads?
Tune Global shows ads; Broadcasts does not.
Which is updated more often, Broadcasts or Tune Global?
Broadcasts ships an update monthly, and Tune Global every 2 months. Most recently, Broadcasts was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tune Global on November 4, 2026.

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