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Best Free Live Radio Apps

250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.4 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated September 2026

With an average user rating of 4.4★, the free live radio category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 250+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Free Live Radio Apps (September 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1TuneIn Radio: Music & SportsTuneIn Radio: Music & SportsFree4.7★ (1.1M)YesYesSep 2026
2iHeart: Radio, Music, PodcastsiHeart: Radio, Music, PodcastsFree4.8★ (641K)YesYesSep 2026
3Radio‎‎ AppRadio‎‎ AppFree4.7★ (17K)NoYesSep 2026
4RadioApp - A Simple Radio AppRadioApp - A Simple Radio AppFree4.6★ (67K)NoYesSep 2026
5Simple Radio - FM AM StationsSimple Radio - FM AM StationsFree4.7★ (527K)NoYesSep 2026
6myTuner Radio - Live StationsmyTuner Radio - Live StationsFree4.8★ (244K)YesYesSep 2026
7Radio Online App・FM AM StationRadio Online App・FM AM StationFree4.6★ (565)NoYesSep 2026
8Radio Garden LiveRadio Garden LiveFree4.6★ (2.3K)YesYesSep 2026

Top Picks for Free Live Radio

TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports#1

TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports by TuneIn

Listen to News & FM Stations
Editor's Choice
🎵 Music
4.7😞(1.1M ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#11in Music
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Access over 100,000 live radio stations worldwide, plus exclusive news, sports, music, podcasts, and audiobooks. Enjoy personalized streams and on-demand content across all your devices.

What We Love

  • 🌎 Access to global radio stations
  • 🎧 Wide selection of content
  • 👍 Convenient for listening on-the-go
  • 🚀 Generally stable performance

Room to Improve

  • 🔈 Excessive and repetitive ads
  • 🐛 Frequent playback issues (buffering, skipping, repeating)
  • 💸 Expensive subscription model
  • 🤯 Confusing and frustrating user experience
iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts#2

iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts by iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.

Free Live & Local Stations
Strong Contender
🎵 Music
4.8😐(641K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#9in Music
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Stream live radio stations, unlimited music playlists, and top podcasts for free. Enjoy live sports commentary, news, and music across various genres. Offers ad-free listening and on-demand music with premium subscriptions.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Great app for listening to radio stations
  • 👍 Variety of music and podcast content
  • 💡 Ability to listen to stations from different locations
  • 🚀 Efficient music streaming

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔇 Intrusive and repetitive ads
  • 🔇 Ads playing over live radio content
  • 🐛 Playback issues and song skipping
  • 🔇 Difficulty removing unwanted stations
Radio‎‎ App#3

Radio‎‎ App by Rafiki Apps

Free Live FM AM Local Stations
Worth Considering
🎵 Music
4.7😐(17K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#59in Music
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Stream live FM and AM radio stations from around the world for free. Discover over 120,000 stations, access news, sports, and music, and enjoy a simple, intuitive interface. Listen in the background with no login required.

What We Love

  • 💖 Wonderful
  • 🙌 Righteous radio
  • 🎉 Alegría mental
  • 👍 Enjoying the music life
  • 👍 Love it!

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Needs fixing but decent radio app
  • 🐛 Idk
  • 🙅‍♀️ Advertising
  • 🐛 Skips/stops every 2 minutes
  • 🙅‍♀️ Doesn't work
  • 🙅‍♀️ Junk

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FAQ about Free Live Radio

What are the best free live radio apps for iPhone?
TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports tops our free live radio apps ranking as of September 2026, with a 4.7-star average from 1.1M App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports shows ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of September 2026.
We track 250+ free live radio apps on the iOS App Store as of September 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
This application provides access to over 100,000 live AM/FM radio stations from around the world. It also offers exclusive content including news, sports, music, podcasts, and audiobooks, all accessible across various devices.
Key features include streaming over 100,000 live radio stations, access to news from major sources like CNN and BBC, live sports coverage for MLB, NFL, and NHL, a vast library of podcasts, and the ability to stream Apple Music Radio.