Simple Radio: Live AM FM Radio

Name: Simple Radio: Live AM FM Radio
Rating: 4.7 (29718 reviews)

Streema, Inc.

Music, News & Sports Radio Tuner App. Tune in Live FM & AM Radio Stations.

Free In-App Purchases

4.7 Ratings 868K+ Reviews 50M+ Downloads

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If you enjoy listening to the news, getting them 2 days after the story comes out isn't exactly what you'd call instant news. You can easily tune in no matter where you are, get the latest news and also listen to your favorite music. more

by xaashir
3 years ago
Expert
1. Radio as simple as it gets! Old favorites and newly-discovered hits, 40,000 stations worldwide in all your most loved genres
2. Loads of variety! Search by country, city/state, or by genre: pop, rock, news, sports, country, R&B, classical, and more
3. Serves more than 10,000,000 listeners per month with no buffering or interruptions. Makes listening super smooth & easy
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Love ! But ... Apr 8, 2018

By MarcusJerrell

Absolutely love this app! The ads weren’t a major deal but I still paid extra just because I love the app so much. I’ve told a lot of people on my campus about downloading the app cuz we have a campus radio show, Simple radio makes it easy for my friends that are outta state and not in town at the moment to still catch the show! So major game changer( we will do a commercial for you guys is you wanna sponsor 😌😂) BUT It would be dope to have timer/reminder for radio stations. Like if our. Show starts at 7pm then a reminder 30 min before( that the user can set) would send a notification that your favorite show is coming on soon. That’s all I can think of right now ! But love the app keep it up! more
Jun 18, 2022

By Eric Conti

Enjoying the app very much! I am able to listen to AM radio from around the world without having to hook up any of the complex and expensive additional equipment due to all the changes in the modern technology world that cause major interference in the RF reception fields. There are some of us that grew up with the radio boom and still love listening to all the different radio broadcasts from across the globe. Great App and will definitely look into the paid version for ad free use as well. more
New listener Jul 11, 2019

By ladyamp

I just discovered Simple Radio and was intrigued, so I downloaded the app. I’m confused about some things; mostly how I’m supposed to be able to access a very large number of different radio stations at any given time. I can currently get about 15, which unfortunately includes 2-3 not available I’d otherwise enjoy, and one of my favorite local ones that for some reason only shows up now and then. I’m very technology challenged, having trouble understanding the terminology and how to use it, so whenever I complain or request an answer to a question, the people I ask must dumb-down/simplify the answer and have patience when they do. I’m referring now to how, in some places in your app, you claim to offer for free lots of stations, but when I try to use Search no new offerings appear. Where’s the choice/variety? I know I have to put up with a lot, like the pop-up ads (even the audible ones, which are a problem to deal with if I’m away from my iPad for a moment) that keep most of Simple Radio free, but this “bait and switch” tactic RE: station offerings shouldn’t be one. So many personally modern choices have been made for us in the name of progress that Simple Radio should live up to its name and let the individual make up his own radio playlist from what’s available. This has been a very long review/question. Thank you for any help you can give as to how I could expand my playlist with stations that are really—and always—available. more
Jun 6, 2022

By Jim G

Works fine. But when the volume is lowered for an incoming notification, email, text, etc), the volume on the Simple Radio stream is not restored and I have to manually reset the volume so I can hear what I was listening to. I will be uninstalling since I don't want to adjust volume everytime I get a notification. more
Great IF NOT DRIVING Jul 8, 2022

By CloudRebel

This is my goto radio app and I tell everyone about it. I can only give it 3 stars because it does not automatically reconnect to cell towers while driving. I always have to play with changing the channel I am listening to and go back to what I am listening to in order for it to reconnect OR I have to close the app and reopen the app to get it to reconnect. I commented on this over a year ago. The problem remains. If they can finally resolve this issue, I will give it 5 stars. What I like most about this app is that they don’t censor Infowars and they don’t make me set up a profile to profile me based on what I listen to. UPDATE: 7-8-22. I use Simple Radio on the iPhone 6 version of the global track and trace devices that THEM in charge of the New Liberal Normal have conditioned US to pay for and pay for upgrading. Since the latest version, the inability to reconnect during tower changes while driving is worse AND it now stops playing quite often while on home WI-FI, which this app never did before, as if it’s caching the stream. I pay for 600MBps down and 20 MBps up. That shouldn’t be happening on my home Wi-Fi. more
Jun 7, 2022

By Tom P.

Some station descriptions are incorrect. As an example I selected ABC News Radio in New York City, USA and instead was linked to Australian Broadcast Corp. Update: They contacted me about the issue above and quickly corrected it. The problem was with the station doing the streaming. That's great support, so I changed my rating to 5 stars. more
Alarm please!!! Jan 8, 2018

By erbug

Unless you just need a bedtime timer to shut the thing off stick with the free version. The ads aren't really that big of deal. I bought the app, $3.99, stupidly thinking that "timer" meant alarm. Wrong. You are basically paying for no ads and a bedtime shutoff timer. Where's the alarm? Was hoping to can my bedside alarm clock for this app. Urghhh. I'm going to look for an app that does what this app does but has an alarm. Sound quality is great. Never lost a station. The app even cast to my Google home easily. Felt the app was a little limited on local stations but I found every station in the Dallas area that I listen to 95% of the time. Did I mention the app has no alarm!?! Below is the developers reply. Thank you. After reading I’ve found out that an alarm won’t do much since Apple has not opened the alarm app to developers. This may or may not be true. Is so the feature is useless as I discovered from another app. Used the app all day never lost signal with station. Easy to use and loving it more each day. Changing star rating from three to four. more
May 8, 2022

By Aoife

I've only used this app for a few days, but I'm happy with it and I'll be using it a lot. I was delighted with the selection of international stations. Perhaps this makes this a niche review, but to be able to listen to great stations from Uruguay, good old Puerto Vallarta, and Ireland as I drive across Utah, is just awesome. The interface is dated, but simple to use, and the search function works well (But don't leave trailing spaces or you will get zero results. That needs to be fixed.) more

Love ! But ... Apr 8, 2018

By MarcusJerrell

Absolutely love this app! The ads weren’t a major deal but I still paid extra just because I love the app so much. I’ve told a lot of people on my campus about downloading the app cuz we have a campus radio show, Simple radio makes it easy for my friends that are outta state and not in town at the moment to still catch the show! So major game changer( we will do a commercial for you guys is you wanna sponsor 😌😂) BUT It would be dope to have timer/reminder for radio stations. Like if our. Show starts at 7pm then a reminder 30 min before( that the user can set) would send a notification that your favorite show is coming on soon. That’s all I can think of right now ! But love the app keep it up! more
Jun 18, 2022

By Eric Conti

Enjoying the app very much! I am able to listen to AM radio from around the world without having to hook up any of the complex and expensive additional equipment due to all the changes in the modern technology world that cause major interference in the RF reception fields. There are some of us that grew up with the radio boom and still love listening to all the different radio broadcasts from across the globe. Great App and will definitely look into the paid version for ad free use as well. more
New listener Jul 11, 2019

By ladyamp

I just discovered Simple Radio and was intrigued, so I downloaded the app. I’m confused about some things; mostly how I’m supposed to be able to access a very large number of different radio stations at any given time. I can currently get about 15, which unfortunately includes 2-3 not available I’d otherwise enjoy, and one of my favorite local ones that for some reason only shows up now and then. I’m very technology challenged, having trouble understanding the terminology and how to use it, so whenever I complain or request an answer to a question, the people I ask must dumb-down/simplify the answer and have patience when they do. I’m referring now to how, in some places in your app, you claim to offer for free lots of stations, but when I try to use Search no new offerings appear. Where’s the choice/variety? I know I have to put up with a lot, like the pop-up ads (even the audible ones, which are a problem to deal with if I’m away from my iPad for a moment) that keep most of Simple Radio free, but this “bait and switch” tactic RE: station offerings shouldn’t be one. So many personally modern choices have been made for us in the name of progress that Simple Radio should live up to its name and let the individual make up his own radio playlist from what’s available. This has been a very long review/question. Thank you for any help you can give as to how I could expand my playlist with stations that are really—and always—available. more
Jun 6, 2022

By Jim G

Works fine. But when the volume is lowered for an incoming notification, email, text, etc), the volume on the Simple Radio stream is not restored and I have to manually reset the volume so I can hear what I was listening to. I will be uninstalling since I don't want to adjust volume everytime I get a notification. more
Great IF NOT DRIVING Jul 8, 2022

By CloudRebel

This is my goto radio app and I tell everyone about it. I can only give it 3 stars because it does not automatically reconnect to cell towers while driving. I always have to play with changing the channel I am listening to and go back to what I am listening to in order for it to reconnect OR I have to close the app and reopen the app to get it to reconnect. I commented on this over a year ago. The problem remains. If they can finally resolve this issue, I will give it 5 stars. What I like most about this app is that they don’t censor Infowars and they don’t make me set up a profile to profile me based on what I listen to. UPDATE: 7-8-22. I use Simple Radio on the iPhone 6 version of the global track and trace devices that THEM in charge of the New Liberal Normal have conditioned US to pay for and pay for upgrading. Since the latest version, the inability to reconnect during tower changes while driving is worse AND it now stops playing quite often while on home WI-FI, which this app never did before, as if it’s caching the stream. I pay for 600MBps down and 20 MBps up. That shouldn’t be happening on my home Wi-Fi. more
Jun 7, 2022

By Tom P.

Some station descriptions are incorrect. As an example I selected ABC News Radio in New York City, USA and instead was linked to Australian Broadcast Corp. Update: They contacted me about the issue above and quickly corrected it. The problem was with the station doing the streaming. That's great support, so I changed my rating to 5 stars. more
Alarm please!!! Jan 8, 2018

By erbug

Unless you just need a bedtime timer to shut the thing off stick with the free version. The ads aren't really that big of deal. I bought the app, $3.99, stupidly thinking that "timer" meant alarm. Wrong. You are basically paying for no ads and a bedtime shutoff timer. Where's the alarm? Was hoping to can my bedside alarm clock for this app. Urghhh. I'm going to look for an app that does what this app does but has an alarm. Sound quality is great. Never lost a station. The app even cast to my Google home easily. Felt the app was a little limited on local stations but I found every station in the Dallas area that I listen to 95% of the time. Did I mention the app has no alarm!?! Below is the developers reply. Thank you. After reading I’ve found out that an alarm won’t do much since Apple has not opened the alarm app to developers. This may or may not be true. Is so the feature is useless as I discovered from another app. Used the app all day never lost signal with station. Easy to use and loving it more each day. Changing star rating from three to four. more
May 8, 2022

By Aoife

I've only used this app for a few days, but I'm happy with it and I'll be using it a lot. I was delighted with the selection of international stations. Perhaps this makes this a niche review, but to be able to listen to great stations from Uruguay, good old Puerto Vallarta, and Ireland as I drive across Utah, is just awesome. The interface is dated, but simple to use, and the search function works well (But don't leave trailing spaces or you will get zero results. That needs to be fixed.) more
It was great Jul 18, 2022

By b-5678

No longer simple. The free app no longer plays when app is not displayed on the screen. Also now stops playing if the screen is not on (burning through your battery) showing add. Both issues can be fixed by paying their subscription. There are still breaks (disconnects) in music play back even with paying and commercials. Further disappointment in undocumented fact that each on my devices have to pay subscription. Looking for replacement app. Response to developer: I have been using app for weeks at a time for 6 months. The app did work without any issues AND NO subscription. The prior versions played with screen off and if I used another app. I have only updated app and NOT iOS. The subscription does seem to work across multiple iOS devices but app still shows incorrectly that it wants you to subscribe. more
Reliable performance and good selection Sep 3, 2020

By Amygirl434

This is a very good app for people who like to listen to actual radio stations from around the world. The selection of stations is very broad and the performance is reliable with zero crashes so far (unlike a competitor app). Why not a 5 star rating? 1.) No podcasts. 2.) Certain big-time stations (like 890 WLS) are not available (maybe a conflict with iHeart?). 3.) Annoying ads that pop up at the beginning of most streams, but they're easy enough to close and I realize they have to get revenue from somewhere. 4.) Some of the streams don't have the best audio quality, but they're still quite listenable for those of us used to the quality of actual AM radio. 5.) Some of the streams just don't work. Not sure why. But, all in all, still a pretty good app. more

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Recent problems Jun 22, 2022

By Sanantoniodawn

I have used this app for a long time and enjoyed it very much. However, of late I have NOT enjoyed it. Recently the app has started ad pop ups about every 4 or 5 minutes, interrupting the program I was on (I enjoy old time crime and science fiction dramas). I used to be able to open it, start one I wanted to listed to, and it played in the background while I did other things on my phone. Now, its adds stop the program, forcing me to stop whatever I was doing, and go to it to fix. Or, it will just stop playing as soon as I minimize it. Or it will start a garbling of the sound as I minimize it and open something else. I would have to close the app and reopen to get it to stop, but shortly it would start again. I have deleted it from my phone. I will try one more time with it, and if it just doesn’t stop, I will delete it and never use it again. (Which, I know, is no big deal to you; there are plenty of other users, but I just thought you ought to know that it’s really irritating and frustrating to lose part of the show I was listening to just because of ads!). Thanks anyway, though, for the enjoyment I did get.) more
With respect: Jun 14, 2018

By CentralORCoast

I appreciate this app, but it does have things that are really annoying. I understand the need for ads, if we don’t want to pay the membership fee. But, if I reject an ad from Facebook, Audible, etc., I have to continue to reject it multiple times in one single program, for days or even weeks. Evidently they just don’t get it: I’m not interested in that product. Furthermore, because of their badgering, I am more determined that I will never be interested. On another issue, The signal keeps dropping out constantly, and will not automatically reset. I have to go into the phone and re-start it every couple minutes. Literally — every couple minutes. It doesn’t matter what Wi-Fi I use at home or at work. We have a lot of high quality Wi-Fi, and my Wi-Fi at home is very good too. I end up having to use data on two new smart phones. Thank you for making this available, but a lot of times I think about switching to some other app. more
Apr 11, 2022

By BlackForestBrian

Update: Now you cannot even look at the home screen without an ad overtaking it requiring you to exit out to see the original page. That's WITHOUT even touching anything, just looking at the the screen generates an ad! Also ads pop up if you even consider switching channels or pausing the stream. Live streams often loop and repeat for no reason. Deleting SR today. more
Jul 28, 2022

By Tad Vaughn

Sorry, Charlie .... after trying out 5 apps, this one was just OK. At least it didn't ask for money up front but the ADS during trial and loss of signal was same as any other app. It did not get as muted by MapMyWalk ala the others BUT having NO local SEARCH that gleans favorites to save is a baffling hassle. This last feature easily puts Radio U.S. in the forefront, even though it also has signal loss several times on a local station during a 44min walk in the country. more
Sep 2, 2019

By A Google user

Used this app for years and was very satisfied until recently. For the last several weeks, every time I opened it I got stuck in a loop of audio ads (not ads aired by the station) before I could actually hear the program I was trying to listen to. This NEVER happened before. I finally removed from my phone. Then reinstalled today and finally did the $2.99 upgrade thinking I'd get rid of those ads, but they continue. Removed from phone again; this time I won't be back. more
Doesn’t really broadcast what the station broadcasts Jul 28, 2019

By green space leprechaun

So I very much like this app for when I want to listen to music, but all too often I find that when there is a commercial break, the app broadcasts its own adds. This wouldn’t normally be a problem, but whenever I open the app, it takes the liberty of playing an ad segment, and then cuts into the middle of a song that was already playing during this so called commercial break. Another big disappointment is that if I want to tune into a baseball game on the radio, the app won’t be broadcast the game that I know is playing on that station. It just plays music that would normally be on the station. I understand that this would likely require extra deals with radio stations, but all I’m saying is that this app is not so versatile, and it doesn’t really do its job well. And if this bad review gets deleted again, I’ll be upset. more
Captain c Jan 8, 2018

By Cc21157

Got the free app and was disappointed. The way they display the ads is what ticks me off. With my car radio not working, I'm using this app. As you're listening, out of the blue it cuts off. So I reach for the phone and what's there? An ad. So you click the "X", or the "no thanks" to close the ad and continue listening, 10 minutes later, repeat... Very annoying when trying to drive and have to close all the ads just to listen to this app. In an hour drive this happens 3 to 5 times, always right before the part you want to hear it seems. Other apps the ads are there, but doesn't cut off what you are listening to just so you will acknowledge the ad! I'm deleting this one. It's not a "hands free" while driving friendly app. Someone is going to crash their car while acknowledging the ads. more
Last morning with radio DJ - wouldn’t connect Nov 15, 2018

By Enterprise018

I am so sorry to be that person but I was really disappointed this morning when the station wouldn’t connect. After nearly 50 years, the morning show DJ of 92.1 wdla is retiring after his show today. I was so excited when I saw you streamed the show, but after multiple attempts in the app and browser versions, it won’t connect. I was really looking forward to hearing his last show today. I know you are very busy, I was just disappointed today, especially after seeing all the great reviews it has. I also tried another station, and while it connected, nothing came through. This definitely could have been the station itself but it was frustrating. more
Ads Dec 12, 2017

By xgh

This is an app you'll pay for rather than put up with their obnoxious approach at shoving ads in your face. It's pretty much the same across all radio apps which appear to exist solely to collect on clicks. Compounding it for me was the ads were from ambulance chasing lawyers. They make me puke. I trashed the app after 3 ads got served up within less than my first 2 minutes with the app. Just a thought: Make sure you're paying because you want to use the app rather than get rid of the obnoxious ads. I've found with radio apps the basic app is nothing special and not worth any money (it's free in the music app and that one has a better interface and more functionality). more
app lost the ability to run in the background Jan 14, 2019

By t7hoang

I have been using this app for a while now, and I like it that I can listen to music around the world on it. Another reason I like is because I can play this app on the background while I browse the net or facebook. I also often lets music play on this app while I work. Today, it lost this capability. If i let my ipad idle and the screen goes black, the music shuts off; or if I use another app, the music also shuts off. This app demands the screen to be on all the time to work, which destroys the purpose of "radio" for me. I guess it is time to go back to Pandora or find another radio app. It is a pity since I really like this app. more

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Community
If you enjoy listening to the news, getting them 2 days after the story comes out isn't exactly what you'd call instant news. You can easily tune in no matter where you are, get the latest news and also listen to your favorite music. more

by xaashir
3 years ago

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Expert
1. Radio as simple as it gets! Old favorites and newly-discovered hits, 40,000 stations worldwide in all your most loved genres
2. Loads of variety! Search by country, city/state, or by genre: pop, rock, news, sports, country, R&B, classical, and more
3. Serves more than 10,000,000 listeners per month with no buffering or interruptions. Makes listening super smooth & easy
more

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Love ! But ... Apr 8, 2018

By MarcusJerrell

Absolutely love this app! The ads weren’t a major deal but I still paid extra just because I love the app so much. I’ve told a lot of people on my campus about downloading the app cuz we have a campus radio show, Simple radio makes it easy for my friends that are outta state and not in town at the moment to still catch the show! So major game changer( we will do a commercial for you guys is you wanna sponsor 😌😂) BUT It would be dope to have timer/reminder for radio stations. Like if our. Show starts at 7pm then a reminder 30 min before( that the user can set) would send a notification that your favorite show is coming on soon. That’s all I can think of right now ! But love the app keep it up! more
Jun 18, 2022

By Eric Conti

Enjoying the app very much! I am able to listen to AM radio from around the world without having to hook up any of the complex and expensive additional equipment due to all the changes in the modern technology world that cause major interference in the RF reception fields. There are some of us that grew up with the radio boom and still love listening to all the different radio broadcasts from across the globe. Great App and will definitely look into the paid version for ad free use as well. more
Jun 7, 2022

By Tom P.

Some station descriptions are incorrect. As an example I selected ABC News Radio in New York City, USA and instead was linked to Australian Broadcast Corp. Update: They contacted me about the issue above and quickly corrected it. The problem was with the station doing the streaming. That's great support, so I changed my rating to 5 stars. more
Feb 16, 2021

By Dave

I was listening to a jazz station in Orlando through their website, but I COULD NOT find a way to prevent the music from stopping every 10 minutes. Looking thru all the different apps & services, all I really wanted was a radio app - an app that wouldn't take my information and use it for anything other than my enjoyment. Simple Radio is simple radio. A free app (yes, with commercials), but install it first. Then you'll see a one-time $2.99 option for NO commercials. JUST what I wanted!!! :) more
Sep 14, 2018

By A Google user

I love the interface. The app is perfect and very easy to use. This is the first radio app anyone should try out for real time local and non-local radio stations to listen to on any smart device. The option to favorite a station is awesome too and saves time from switiching from station to station. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the one local station I was looking for for some reason. Is there a way I can suggest to add it or something? (WBXQ 94.3FM Q94 Classic Rock Altoona) :c more
Almost there.. Mar 28, 2021

By MamaHawk69

What a gr8 App! The only way to listen to a world wide variety of music! What ever the mood you will be able to find something really great to listen to! I think it’s awesome that you can listen to stations from so many countries and as hear their news and happenings which is very interesting! Maybe even make new friends in other countries when you communicate with the DJs! I also have to say when I was having trouble getting a British station to connect-the simple radio customer service guy was so helpful! He collaborated with me and zeroed in on the issue and worked on it until it was fixed! Yay! That’s worth 5 stars! more
Nov 12, 2018

By A Google user

Simple radio is awesome! I haven't installed on all of my devices. I really love how I can listen to radio stations all over the world right on my phone or tablet for Free! It's interesting to hear how different cultures stations are and the different news around the world and music. It would be cool if this app was automatically installed on all new phones. more
Great App! Jul 24, 2018

By love this app in BIG D!

This app is AWESOME! You can listen to your favorite station across town or Elvis, the Beatles or the Stones from Moscow. All three are outstanding stations. If you want an ALARM, get the clock/alarm app. which has all the features you need to wake up. I don’t need a radio app to wake me up. Set your alarm, hit snooze and touch the screen for radio. If the goal is to wake up, being conscious enough to hit snooze and click on the radio is a good start. Of course, if this app would make coffee and set out my shoes, it would be perfect. I can listen to any station on earth (almost) and sync to the radio in my vehicle and listen to anything I want. Who needs Sirius XM? This is Satellite radio as it was meant to be. more
Oct 7, 2019

By A Google user

My very first review... It's just what I wanted. Some of radio apps require "antenna"(connecting to earphone jack) to function but this app doesn't. Also, some apps have access to gazillion radio stations available on Earth. Well, I only need a couple stations and I like SIMPLE stuff. Finally, the developer is in USA and not somewhere in foreign country. I liked it so much that I paid for an ad-free version. Good jobs, guys. Keep up the good work! more
Works very well, but a few suggestions... Mar 29, 2019

By esmith512

This is a wonderful app! Fast, responsive, easy to use. Some annoyances, on the free version, some of the ads were videos, which is a contending audio source which sometimes disables the radio feed, then leaves it off. Make sure the ads don't make their own audio outputs. And the timer feature on the paid version is nice, but one nicer idea is a scheduling timer, something that selects favorite station at a given time, and allows the user to create a schedule of what audio streams automatically start. TVs have this feature, this app would benefit also. Great app, love it. Thank you for your great work over there. more

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New listener Jul 11, 2019

By ladyamp

I just discovered Simple Radio and was intrigued, so I downloaded the app. I’m confused about some things; mostly how I’m supposed to be able to access a very large number of different radio stations at any given time. I can currently get about 15, which unfortunately includes 2-3 not available I’d otherwise enjoy, and one of my favorite local ones that for some reason only shows up now and then. I’m very technology challenged, having trouble understanding the terminology and how to use it, so whenever I complain or request an answer to a question, the people I ask must dumb-down/simplify the answer and have patience when they do. I’m referring now to how, in some places in your app, you claim to offer for free lots of stations, but when I try to use Search no new offerings appear. Where’s the choice/variety? I know I have to put up with a lot, like the pop-up ads (even the audible ones, which are a problem to deal with if I’m away from my iPad for a moment) that keep most of Simple Radio free, but this “bait and switch” tactic RE: station offerings shouldn’t be one. So many personally modern choices have been made for us in the name of progress that Simple Radio should live up to its name and let the individual make up his own radio playlist from what’s available. This has been a very long review/question. Thank you for any help you can give as to how I could expand my playlist with stations that are really—and always—available. more
Jun 6, 2022

By Jim G

Works fine. But when the volume is lowered for an incoming notification, email, text, etc), the volume on the Simple Radio stream is not restored and I have to manually reset the volume so I can hear what I was listening to. I will be uninstalling since I don't want to adjust volume everytime I get a notification. more
Alarm please!!! Jan 8, 2018

By erbug

Unless you just need a bedtime timer to shut the thing off stick with the free version. The ads aren't really that big of deal. I bought the app, $3.99, stupidly thinking that "timer" meant alarm. Wrong. You are basically paying for no ads and a bedtime shutoff timer. Where's the alarm? Was hoping to can my bedside alarm clock for this app. Urghhh. I'm going to look for an app that does what this app does but has an alarm. Sound quality is great. Never lost a station. The app even cast to my Google home easily. Felt the app was a little limited on local stations but I found every station in the Dallas area that I listen to 95% of the time. Did I mention the app has no alarm!?! Below is the developers reply. Thank you. After reading I’ve found out that an alarm won’t do much since Apple has not opened the alarm app to developers. This may or may not be true. Is so the feature is useless as I discovered from another app. Used the app all day never lost signal with station. Easy to use and loving it more each day. Changing star rating from three to four. more
May 8, 2022

By Aoife

I've only used this app for a few days, but I'm happy with it and I'll be using it a lot. I was delighted with the selection of international stations. Perhaps this makes this a niche review, but to be able to listen to great stations from Uruguay, good old Puerto Vallarta, and Ireland as I drive across Utah, is just awesome. The interface is dated, but simple to use, and the search function works well (But don't leave trailing spaces or you will get zero results. That needs to be fixed.) more
Reliable performance and good selection Sep 3, 2020

By Amygirl434

This is a very good app for people who like to listen to actual radio stations from around the world. The selection of stations is very broad and the performance is reliable with zero crashes so far (unlike a competitor app). Why not a 5 star rating? 1.) No podcasts. 2.) Certain big-time stations (like 890 WLS) are not available (maybe a conflict with iHeart?). 3.) Annoying ads that pop up at the beginning of most streams, but they're easy enough to close and I realize they have to get revenue from somewhere. 4.) Some of the streams don't have the best audio quality, but they're still quite listenable for those of us used to the quality of actual AM radio. 5.) Some of the streams just don't work. Not sure why. But, all in all, still a pretty good app. more
Simple as can be Sep 3, 2018

By WolfStyle

Very simple app. I bought the commercial free version because it lasts forever (unlike TuneIn that thinks that free radio streams rate a monthly fee). I appreciate the simplicity because when I want to listen to a radio station I don’t want to have to sort through menus. Not a bug free experience though. For some reason, the status bar will occasionally fail to appear when a station starts to play. Not a problem if listening on your phone but a showstopper if you are trying to cast to your home/car stereo. I actually came here to give a 1-star review and complain but at the last minute realized that if I tap the favorites button the status bar will appear. So... four-stars and a bug-report because I do like this very simple app and the developer seems responsive to feedback. more
Jan 19, 2021

By Margaret Evans

It's great... it is consistent and doesn't just drop the station while listening like TuneIn does, which is the most annoying thing ever, because you have to listen to the same old commercials or it simply won't work at all!!! This app is awesome and I would recommend it to anyone! Thank you for not bombarding us with trite, annoying commercials. 🙏❤😊 more
Mar 19, 2019

By A Google user

Pretty good. Out of all the other radio apps I've tried thus far this one has had the most in terms of stations available in the genres I'm looking for. My only gripe is that so far I've found that it only displays the station thats playing but doesnt display the song/show thats playing. Also it hasn't been able to send the info to my car's display for what's playing (not an android auto car). Obviously the ads are annoying but what do you expect for something that's free? more
A Great App with One Major Gap Nov 4, 2018

By ReaderGeek

This is one of the best of the radio apps. Very easy to use, uncluttered, responsive and stable. There are others with more features, but none are easier or more reliable than this one. The gap is that it lacks a way to skip back. For listening to spoken word (NPR, Fox, news, talk radio), this is extremely vexing. A bit of noise, someone want to talk in person, a phone call, and the thread is lost. Nearly every other audio app offers 15s or 30s skip back and forward (within a limited buffer), but not this one. In consequence, as much as I love the simplicity of this one, for daily use I struggle with the complexity of TuneIn, because the skip back function is too valuable to live without. more
Jun 7, 2020

By Jim Robinson

Incredible content selection spanning numerous genres. Excellent sound quality. I have removed all other music radio apps. No advertising audio interruptions is huge. Please add a feature to display the currently playing artist, album and song; even if only available upon purchase of the app. I'd buy it in a heartbeat for that feature alone. I regularly hear songs I love and would buy to support the artists but have no idea who they are. more

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Great IF NOT DRIVING Jul 8, 2022

By CloudRebel

This is my goto radio app and I tell everyone about it. I can only give it 3 stars because it does not automatically reconnect to cell towers while driving. I always have to play with changing the channel I am listening to and go back to what I am listening to in order for it to reconnect OR I have to close the app and reopen the app to get it to reconnect. I commented on this over a year ago. The problem remains. If they can finally resolve this issue, I will give it 5 stars. What I like most about this app is that they don’t censor Infowars and they don’t make me set up a profile to profile me based on what I listen to. UPDATE: 7-8-22. I use Simple Radio on the iPhone 6 version of the global track and trace devices that THEM in charge of the New Liberal Normal have conditioned US to pay for and pay for upgrading. Since the latest version, the inability to reconnect during tower changes while driving is worse AND it now stops playing quite often while on home WI-FI, which this app never did before, as if it’s caching the stream. I pay for 600MBps down and 20 MBps up. That shouldn’t be happening on my home Wi-Fi. more
It was great Jul 18, 2022

By b-5678

No longer simple. The free app no longer plays when app is not displayed on the screen. Also now stops playing if the screen is not on (burning through your battery) showing add. Both issues can be fixed by paying their subscription. There are still breaks (disconnects) in music play back even with paying and commercials. Further disappointment in undocumented fact that each on my devices have to pay subscription. Looking for replacement app. Response to developer: I have been using app for weeks at a time for 6 months. The app did work without any issues AND NO subscription. The prior versions played with screen off and if I used another app. I have only updated app and NOT iOS. The subscription does seem to work across multiple iOS devices but app still shows incorrectly that it wants you to subscribe. more
What happened Mar 18, 2020

By Czernobog82

Hello, I have had simple radio for about 2 yrs now. up until now the app has been fine, ever since the latest update(either on your end or iPhones updated end)the app WAS great, now every time I have an alarm go off simple radio completely stops playing and DOES NOT start playing again after I turn alarm off(it used to just start playing automatically again) not only that but when I enter simple radio I have to switch stations and switch back to the one I was listening too in order for it to continue playing. Also, on the lock screen there used to be the play/pause button as well as next station, that no longer exists(I now have to unlock phone and go into simple radio for everything). I don’t know what the hell happened, but the interface for simple radio is completely jacked now. more
Wanted to love it Dec 29, 2017

By Maggiemay97

I hate this app more and more every day. I listen to KTSA pretty much all day, but this makes it hard. It keeps cutting out for no reason, or dumb reasons like adjusting the volume on my iPhone. It also makes multi-tasking difficult. With IHeartRadio I can go into my email, Google, Facebook, etc. and the radio keeps playing as long as I don’t go into a video. This one now cuts out if I just go into Google! It is better now that you don’t have to listen to that annoying Kinetico ad that came on when you opened the app, but it’s annoying that when you tap to open the app you have to wait until an ad comes on screen and you have to then manually close that ad before the radio plays. I guess I’m just so used to things moving rapidly and don’t like that I can’t tap to open and walk away. more
Development ideas... Dec 10, 2019

By Gruoihrrchihbfdd

App seemed fine in the five minutes (or less) I had it on my phone. Didn’t bother to keep it as it doesn’t have any but like 3 local channels. I would’ve thought about keeping it had it had 104.1 on in NE Ohio. Also, the UI was funky on my phone (iPhone XR). The three tabs on the bottom were squished for some reason. And the search results could be organized better. It’s annoying to look through the whole list to see if a local station is there if there isn’t a way for it to be organized. Didn’t notice any ads as other people complained about, but that’s probably because I only had it for a few minutes. more
Good, but ads make the free version unusable Nov 26, 2017

By PeterHinSF

Others have pointed out many good aspects of this app. I will only add this: The free version is not usable unless you're okay with ads popping up every time you change stations or every few taps as you search for new ones. Nothing is free, and I'm happy to pay for apps whether it's with reasonable ads or via an upgrade fee. But wow! As I explored this app the same ad kept popping up over and over and over and over, and I got more and more ticked off. I'd rather upgrade because I love the app and I want to support the app developer, not because the ads harass me into it, a la Pandora. That just makes me leave. My 2 cents. more
App crashes upon opening Jul 20, 2022

By Big Daddy Cool10

Response to developer regarding video ads interrupting live audio stream and asking for example: Play a WhatsApp voice note as the simple radio stream doesn't replay automatically after the video ad unless you switch back to the simple radio app and interfere which is very annoying abd not the typical behavior of other streaming apps. Please test and fix VIDEO ADS Please get rid of the annoying ads interrupting VIDEO ads. They interrupt live music streams FIXED 6.1.3 update is messed up. With this updates the app doesn't open, crashes immediately. iOS 15.5 more
Stops streaming every minute or so Feb 18, 2021

By Don't Use Waze

Can’t complain about a free app, but I wish I could turn on a station and play a full song without the streaming stopping until I open the app, view the advertisement pop-up and tap to close the ad several times. Once I close the add streaming always continues, but I do wish I could listen to a full song without going through the steps. Also sometimes when I have a strong cell signal, the app will say I’m not connected and can’t stream, but ads can somehow still load and pop up repeatedly? How does that work? more
Simple Radio Dec 17, 2020

By xper33

The advertising that the blocks the screen are purposely annoying. The X mark, or way to close them out, is alway in a different location. This is creates difficulties when u need to mute the station or change to another station. The advertising is necessary, obviously, on a free app, but this is quite pushy. Very difficult to access minor stations such as AM sports stations. The search bar is not going to be much help in finding a baseball game in an unfamiliar city. In 2020 we know all of this could be better. more
Good alt to tune-in radio Oct 16, 2017

By jon's mobile device

ads that take over screen at each new station are how free version is supported. If a user gets a free online service the advertisers are the real customer and the users are actually a targeted audience. First found Simple Radio after driving through SW Virginia Oct 2015 and hearing WVTF 1260 am NPR affiliate over the air. Now I can listen with ISP as I haven't been in terrestrial reception range since. Good alternative to I heart radio too except for stations I heart media(Clear Channel Media) owns and monopolizes internet streaming of their stations. more

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Recent problems Jun 22, 2022

By Sanantoniodawn

I have used this app for a long time and enjoyed it very much. However, of late I have NOT enjoyed it. Recently the app has started ad pop ups about every 4 or 5 minutes, interrupting the program I was on (I enjoy old time crime and science fiction dramas). I used to be able to open it, start one I wanted to listed to, and it played in the background while I did other things on my phone. Now, its adds stop the program, forcing me to stop whatever I was doing, and go to it to fix. Or, it will just stop playing as soon as I minimize it. Or it will start a garbling of the sound as I minimize it and open something else. I would have to close the app and reopen to get it to stop, but shortly it would start again. I have deleted it from my phone. I will try one more time with it, and if it just doesn’t stop, I will delete it and never use it again. (Which, I know, is no big deal to you; there are plenty of other users, but I just thought you ought to know that it’s really irritating and frustrating to lose part of the show I was listening to just because of ads!). Thanks anyway, though, for the enjoyment I did get.) more
With respect: Jun 14, 2018

By CentralORCoast

I appreciate this app, but it does have things that are really annoying. I understand the need for ads, if we don’t want to pay the membership fee. But, if I reject an ad from Facebook, Audible, etc., I have to continue to reject it multiple times in one single program, for days or even weeks. Evidently they just don’t get it: I’m not interested in that product. Furthermore, because of their badgering, I am more determined that I will never be interested. On another issue, The signal keeps dropping out constantly, and will not automatically reset. I have to go into the phone and re-start it every couple minutes. Literally — every couple minutes. It doesn’t matter what Wi-Fi I use at home or at work. We have a lot of high quality Wi-Fi, and my Wi-Fi at home is very good too. I end up having to use data on two new smart phones. Thank you for making this available, but a lot of times I think about switching to some other app. more
Doesn’t really broadcast what the station broadcasts Jul 28, 2019

By green space leprechaun

So I very much like this app for when I want to listen to music, but all too often I find that when there is a commercial break, the app broadcasts its own adds. This wouldn’t normally be a problem, but whenever I open the app, it takes the liberty of playing an ad segment, and then cuts into the middle of a song that was already playing during this so called commercial break. Another big disappointment is that if I want to tune into a baseball game on the radio, the app won’t be broadcast the game that I know is playing on that station. It just plays music that would normally be on the station. I understand that this would likely require extra deals with radio stations, but all I’m saying is that this app is not so versatile, and it doesn’t really do its job well. And if this bad review gets deleted again, I’ll be upset. more
Ads Dec 12, 2017

By xgh

This is an app you'll pay for rather than put up with their obnoxious approach at shoving ads in your face. It's pretty much the same across all radio apps which appear to exist solely to collect on clicks. Compounding it for me was the ads were from ambulance chasing lawyers. They make me puke. I trashed the app after 3 ads got served up within less than my first 2 minutes with the app. Just a thought: Make sure you're paying because you want to use the app rather than get rid of the obnoxious ads. I've found with radio apps the basic app is nothing special and not worth any money (it's free in the music app and that one has a better interface and more functionality). more
app lost the ability to run in the background Jan 14, 2019

By t7hoang

I have been using this app for a while now, and I like it that I can listen to music around the world on it. Another reason I like is because I can play this app on the background while I browse the net or facebook. I also often lets music play on this app while I work. Today, it lost this capability. If i let my ipad idle and the screen goes black, the music shuts off; or if I use another app, the music also shuts off. This app demands the screen to be on all the time to work, which destroys the purpose of "radio" for me. I guess it is time to go back to Pandora or find another radio app. It is a pity since I really like this app. more
a little difficulties Jan 3, 2021

By jungwoo_nct

So I got the app looking for something that I can make a playlist with, don’t get me wrong it’s a good app and all, but my problem was there was no skip song button or anything to tell what song was on (I really didn’t need it bc I knew all the song that came on the kpop radio) but other people may want to know what song is on or what artist sings it. it is a good app to use just if you use it be aware you can’t skip songs so if there is a song you don’t want to hear or is there is a song that you don’t want younger audiences to hear I would choose a different app. more
Loses my favorites Mar 28, 2020

By there is more than one becky

This is a nice app for radio on the go and I can’t compare since it’s the first one I’ve used. However I listen to my local station consistently and have labeled it favorite multiple times but every so often it disappears and I have to refind and refavorite it. This keeps happening and is annoying. Once in awhile the app will randomly switch what I’m listening to and all of a sudden I’m listening to Jazz (which I don’t even like). The paid version doesn’t seem like it would fix this problem and what it offers over the free doesn’t interest me. please fix the bugs. more
Good concept annoying ads Nov 17, 2020

By macpro3000

I like the variety of radio stations offered and the ability to save favorites. Ads would not be bad, but I hate those that cover the entire screen with a close button (usually an X ) that is so small, hard to see and take multiple taps to close. This is so frustrating. Either have the ads display for 2 to 3 seconds and just have them automatically go away.... Or make the X buttons bigger in the same corner per ad and have them being easily clicked away in one tap. more
Easy to use, but ads ruin it Nov 19, 2020

By RickyDeDe

An easy way to get a limited mix of stations in the US and some overseas. It will pause for a few seconds occasionally to "buffer", but I expect that will get fixed. And unlike iHeart, no sign-up needed. Yes, the ads annoy so I cannot give it five stars. Hope it does not degrade as is so common with many apps that "update" over time. Update: after a couple of uses, the ads get dramatically more frequent and intrusive. Sorry, but I have now deleted it and am moving on. more

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Apr 11, 2022

By BlackForestBrian

Update: Now you cannot even look at the home screen without an ad overtaking it requiring you to exit out to see the original page. That's WITHOUT even touching anything, just looking at the the screen generates an ad! Also ads pop up if you even consider switching channels or pausing the stream. Live streams often loop and repeat for no reason. Deleting SR today. more
Jul 28, 2022

By Tad Vaughn

Sorry, Charlie .... after trying out 5 apps, this one was just OK. At least it didn't ask for money up front but the ADS during trial and loss of signal was same as any other app. It did not get as muted by MapMyWalk ala the others BUT having NO local SEARCH that gleans favorites to save is a baffling hassle. This last feature easily puts Radio U.S. in the forefront, even though it also has signal loss several times on a local station during a 44min walk in the country. more
Sep 2, 2019

By A Google user

Used this app for years and was very satisfied until recently. For the last several weeks, every time I opened it I got stuck in a loop of audio ads (not ads aired by the station) before I could actually hear the program I was trying to listen to. This NEVER happened before. I finally removed from my phone. Then reinstalled today and finally did the $2.99 upgrade thinking I'd get rid of those ads, but they continue. Removed from phone again; this time I won't be back. more
Captain c Jan 8, 2018

By Cc21157

Got the free app and was disappointed. The way they display the ads is what ticks me off. With my car radio not working, I'm using this app. As you're listening, out of the blue it cuts off. So I reach for the phone and what's there? An ad. So you click the "X", or the "no thanks" to close the ad and continue listening, 10 minutes later, repeat... Very annoying when trying to drive and have to close all the ads just to listen to this app. In an hour drive this happens 3 to 5 times, always right before the part you want to hear it seems. Other apps the ads are there, but doesn't cut off what you are listening to just so you will acknowledge the ad! I'm deleting this one. It's not a "hands free" while driving friendly app. Someone is going to crash their car while acknowledging the ads. more
Last morning with radio DJ - wouldn’t connect Nov 15, 2018

By Enterprise018

I am so sorry to be that person but I was really disappointed this morning when the station wouldn’t connect. After nearly 50 years, the morning show DJ of 92.1 wdla is retiring after his show today. I was so excited when I saw you streamed the show, but after multiple attempts in the app and browser versions, it won’t connect. I was really looking forward to hearing his last show today. I know you are very busy, I was just disappointed today, especially after seeing all the great reviews it has. I also tried another station, and while it connected, nothing came through. This definitely could have been the station itself but it was frustrating. more
Vulgar trash ads ! Apr 16, 2018

By Pferguson

Loaded this app to use and first day got an e-mail in my junk box from one of my personal contacts. When I opened it and wondering why it was in the junk box it linked me to a site called Bang Bros . Com. A porn web site ! Filth and trash. When I went on the developer site and history to look further into this seemingly innocent app, I was still frustrated why anyone would rate this for age 4+ yrs. of age. REALLY ? This app should be cancelled and Banned as well as the developer. As I exited out of the site The porn site came up AGAIN ! I deleted this app and will not recommend or download anything else in our home from this developer until it is cleaned up and reviewed by APPLE FIRST ! more
Steep price Mar 16, 2018

By MazeJack

The app itself is nice and works as it should. The reason I gave one star it is for the steep price to remove obnoxious adds. The part that I didn’t really like it is the fact that I can’t share my purchase with my family members on the shared purchase account and only one device can use the full version. Any other download is making me to pay $3.99 for in app purchase again to remove the adds. Pretty lame. Developer has no idea what I’m talking about in their response so I’m correct they overcharging for this heavily. Get rid off in app purchase and create separate pro version of this app to download then the purchase can be shared. more
Terrible performance Nov 6, 2020

By PastTents

I can deal with the ads, but the continued stopping of the audio stream is intolerable. It fully stops playing every 3 to 5 minutes, and I have to push the play button to get it going again. Tunemark was a great free app, but they stopped upgrading to maintain compatibility with the latest iOS versions. I am currently streaming from directly the radio station’s website and it is working beautifully. I will just continue to get the stream directly from broadcasters’ websites—don’t need an unpredictable app like Simple Radio getting in my way. more

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