Broadcasts vs Tune Global
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Broadcasts ships an update monthly, Tune Global every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Broadcasts | Tune Global |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (975 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 975 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Troughton-Smith | Alvaro Araoz de la Fuente |
Customer experience
Broadcasts
Tune Global
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
Broadcasts
- Broadcasts (One Month)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Broadcasts (One Year)7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Unlock All Features (Legacy)$9.99
Tune Global
No in-app purchases









