myTuner Radio - Live Stations Reviews

by NerdigOutSTL

When you open myTunerRadio and select the station, frequently it plays a 30 second ad. During this time you can’t do anything to control myTunerRadio . You can’t change stations or anything. You have to close myTunerRadio just to turn the station off. Plus there is a related bag – when the station starts playing when an ad comes on - the sound is slowed down - as if you are listening to a tape that is dragging. I don’t mind pop-up ads or whatever for a free app – but having to sit there and be able to do nothing for 30 seconds is just beyond the pale. There’s too many other options to tolerate it.

by Herecomesanotherreview

I also agree with Bonbontn3----the ads lock your screen u can't get out of it--no"X" until u watch the whole thing or when ad gets stuck u gave to delete app. No option to "skip ad" ---I would now give a zero. That's what they do to try to force u to buy the pro app I guess

Had app for a while really liked it. Last few months started to not play, then app just closed out on me, then the ads came---this is the worst part the ads would play over and over, then my phones wifi would be turned on---i dont use wifi!!! The ads are way too many, at times my podcasts won't play. After the ads installed a lot more frequently on myTunerRadio my phone has started acting weird. Dont like it will not get myTunerRadio anymore.

by ARiSysta

Unfortunately, even I am happy that myTunerRadio is here, these days it puts ADDs on and Its like a Merry Go round, You are trapped into an Advertiseing of a GAME and NO WAY OUT. THERE ARE NO BUTTONS TO CLICK TO GET OUT IF THESE VERY NASTY GAME ADS!!! I feel my phone isn't mine anymore! Terrible!!!!!! All you see is that advertisements if games.

The streaming is clear otherwise. And it's nice to have a choice of different spoken language radio stations on one place.
I Deleted myTunerRadio 3 x times because, when I open it made noises without me have opened a radio channel , yet. Very weird!
My remark:
At least, if you guys press us into your stupid ads then install at least a click on that we can get out of it.
Because if you click on these game buttons "Done" it's seems all the sudden you are participating into a game YOU DIDNT WANT TO PARTICIPATE and engage IN THE FIRST Place with. Dang! AND NO WAY OUT.
Those ads should be forbidden!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is criminal.
I should have the saying over my phone and not anybody else. I am going to write to the government about this business of these bad people.

by Shah Snap

The core functionality of myTunerRadio works fine, it contains hundreds and hundreds of stations around the world and allows to play it at the press of the button. I would like to see following improvements, allow grouping and sorting of their favorites radio stations. As an example all favorites stored as single list which complicates finding station. It would be great to allow users to custom sort favorite stations by type such as news, music, or custom labels or drag drop into custom folders. I noticed lately app started to integrate loooooooooooong video commercials, which is extremely annoying. I realize commercials pay for this free app, nevertheless such long commercials severely interfere with operating myTunerRadio , make it user unfriendly and makes me think about switching to another app.

by Xzecute

Above average internet radio app, but only after you pay to get rid of the aggressive ads. Kudos for having a one time payment option. Some streams don’t work though, or buffer so much they’re unusable, there’s no dark mode very sadly (1.5 to 2 stars off), and no way to adjust the bit rate to avoid the buffering like some other apps. Great interface and layout with big, easy to understand, non-fiddly, very obvious blocky station buttons. Big like for that. But again, no dark mode which is kind of anachronistic.

by Zzman123

No questions from a performance point of view. Visually and organizationally it needs much better work, it looks outdated, like many similar apps. No need in big icons, for many people it means nothing, but bigger names. Car mode needs work as well. Will be great if myTunerRadio will rotate horizontally, especially in a car mode. Also, why do I need to pay $2.99 for iPhone app and again, separate $9.99(!!!) for a computer version. First of all why $9.99? I see absolutely no difference. It has to be some kind of “buy for all” option.

by Renea Na

I downloaded this because I have a few stations that I listen to that don’t come through well where I work. I like to listen to local stations and DJ’s, more so then other popular music apps. I still like to hear local news and traffic. Call me an old soul. I can connect my phone through a Bluetooth speaker and here almost all my fave stations clear as a bell. The only reason I gave 4 stars is I can’t seem to locate a couple of local stations on myTunerRadio. I have only been using it for a few days, so if I discover I can I will update, but so far, so good.

by Pavillion15t

It has practically every radio station offered in the United States and some outside of the u.s. I don't like how myTunerRadio now throws an add right in the middle of the song. It actually mutes the radio and plays their 1 to 2 adds. It happens more on certain radio stations than on others. it doesn't happen so often to become too annoying. But it really throws you off when you are really into a song that is on and it suddenly stops and plays an ad for feminine cleansing soap and then a progressive insurance comes on. I wish there was a feedback area for myTunerRadio because I would tell them what I think of their terrible ad timing.

by Daverrrooo

I’ve been running on iphone 6s for about two years on the paid version. I get no ads which is really, really nice and the added equalizer is great and really works. I use myTunerRadio everyday. Sometimes when the screen goes dark the station stops playing and if I close myTunerRadio and reload its fixed for the rest of the day. Whenever I either plug in or unplug headphones the station stops and I have to press play to listen again. The thing that is most bothersome is when, on myTunerRadio store, it tells you what’s new in the new version and the developer slips in new changes that are unexpected without telling you beforehand. I recently read a review that mentioned the favorites were now moved to a new location away from main menu. Now I don’t want to update myTunerRadio because I like the current layout. I wish developers would stop sneaking these types of changes in with the update. At least let us know beforehand. And what the heck is audio burst integration? Don’t just say you’re using it, tell us why its so beneficial.

by ABoetenacity

I’ve enjoyed myTunerRadio for a bunch of years. I love being able to listen to my local stations when I’m out of their normal broadcast range. Most of the stations I enjoy have remained available in it, with a couple of my favorite local stations getting dropped. However, a few months ago, the feed/buffer of the audio delivery has little fits and spurts, where there are little interruptions that stop the broadcast for a half second, making it jerky and annoying to listen to. I dunno if this is a problem sourced at the individual stations, or a problem with myTunerRadio itself... just a thing could use some improvement.

by Leov92

I have used MyTuner for a few weeks now, after looking up the most popular radio applications on myTunerRadio Store. I love the variety of stations included on myTunerRadio , especially the ability to listen to global radio, as well as the user interface and the ability to mark favorites and create an account.

The only negative aspect I would cite, however, is the inability to remove pop-up ads with “X” marks in the upper right corner of the screen. I have an iPhone XR and have been unable to remove these ads.

While I respect the role advertisements play in a free app, being able to “X” out of these pop-ups would greatly increase my user experience.

I would be able to see the music of an artist that is playing, without having to quit the MyTuner app, reenter and again click on the station dock, on the bottom of the screen.

I would appreciate if anyone else would comment, should they have this same, or a similar issue.

Also, if the developers could address this challenge in future releases, that would enhance my view of the MyTuner app and my experience listening to radio stations with it.

by Johnbmull

I like the feature where I can see what songs have been recently played by a station. Adding new stations from the internet is soo easy! Finding new stations is a breeze with the “related stations” feature. A few User Interface issues need addressing. 1. myTunerRadio needs a way to manage radio stations that are favorites. If you have more than, say, 15 favorites then scrolling through them can be an issue. 2. Let me group stations into folders, eg. 80’s, EDM, Smooth Jazz, Local Stations. 3. Let me edit the “icon” for any station, and the station title as well. 4. Let me sort the lists by name, style, location, date added, etc. 5. Let me view my stations as a list, list with large icon, or as icons only. As a programmer, I know these changes are nearly trivial but will push your app to the next level.

by Salut A Tout

August 2020:
I am updating my review after a few years of listening to my favorite stations on myTunerRadio. It is EXCELLENT! I enjoy it a lot. Not encountering any problems.
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I just purchased myTunerRadio and I am enjoying it. I have tried other apps especially tunein radio and ended up deleting it for being so disappointed with their bad updates.
So far, I am enjoying it and hope will not encounter problems in the future. The good thing about this one is that once you click on a station it starts immediately, no delay. The sound is also good.

by Μόνικα

This radio works great. There’s a great variety of music genres, news stations, and podcasts/comedy stations to pick. The only downside is the frequency of ads SOMETIMES. I’ll be lucky once in a while and get no ads for a while. But other times I’ll be stuck with 5 ads at once or 1 ad after every song.

And I’m not sure if the audio ads are due to myTunerRadio themselves or the radio station. The pop-up ads are frequent, but they don’t bother me since you can exit out the moment it pops up.

by Schcoy

Lost all my favorite radio stations after the last update. What happened? Now I have to go find them again. Is this going to happen after every update?
Update. Developer reached out to me and helped me fix the problem, all my favorites have returned! Thank you very much. Use myTunerRadio every night when I go to bed. One night I set the timer but forgot to hit the start button and it played all night long, which was fine as I woke up to nice relaxing music.

by DaytonaRick

The radio stations local to me rarely satisfy what I would like to listen to. Fortunately I remember stations from other areas I have visited that I enjoyed listening to while I was there. Now, thanks to myTuner, I can listen to those stations whenever I wish!
Classic Country stations are particularly difficult to find locally, but with myTuner, I can listen to"The Legend", WSM in Nashville, any time I wish!
Same with some syndicated talk shows. The local stations may not carry them, but now I can still listen any time I wish!
And, best of all, I have found myTunerRadio works really well. Thank you for an outstanding and free app!!!

by TheDoctorJMo

I have the paid version of myTunerRadio. This is my daily radio player for any type of music or information. Some stations won’t play but it has to do with the station itself and not myTunerRadio . Worldwide coverage of your liking, clear and in real time. You can listen to podcasts as well if that’s your choice. I wish there were more news stations instead of so many news talk stations, but that doesn’t take away from myTunerRadio. Affordable if you don’t like adds bugging you all the time, although for some reason there are some radio stations that still are interrupted by adds that are not sponsored by the station. For example, you could be listening to a station in Florida, and an add announcing your locality’s stores or business starts playing… Still I think it should get five stars.

JLMM

by FenwayFC

I have been searching for a radio app that would tune in stations from all over the world. And not just music stations, but also news and talk radio. After much frustration, having downloaded and tested several apps, I finally discovered My Tuner.

This is just like having a short-wave radio, but better! The reception is crystal clear, unlike the days when you had to search the bandwidth in hopes of getting a strong signal, or having to listen at certain times of the day or night to get reception. myTunerRadio is organized to allow you to select by genre, city or country, or genre within country.

And best of all, it’s free! Looking forward to hours and hours discovering new stations. It truly is a small world after all.

by HellothereAK

Such a great app! There are others that do the same thing but this is a really good one. Listening to music, news, or talk radio from other countries is such a refreshing break from hearing the same two or three subjects being constantly covered in American news (Covid-19, Biden, Trump, Jan 6th) over and over and over again. Being able to search by Country and then by Genre is wonderful. Worth every cent of $9.99 for the one-time ad-free version. Well done!

by Kjnsn58

I've used most of the common radio apps and have had many problems with them dropping the station I'm listening to. The other problems with other apps have been the time required to lock on to the stations. myTunerRadio locks on quickly and I have never experienced a dropout. The graphics and menu are simple and easy to navigate. I do wish you could adjust the volume in the free mode is my only complaint. Overall, I really like it.

by Wily Ludo

Good app for both radio and podcasts. A few things drive me crazy:
1) Ads placed in my favorites list look like just another station on my list of favorites. A trick for a click I guess.
2) No button to skip forward/back a brief increment during podcast playback. It’s too imprecise to use the scroll bar to go back 15 seconds to a minute in a 20-50 min podcast.
3) Full screen persistent ad every time you start a new station or podcast. These need to be less intrusive and not interrupt app usage.

by Rorschach2000

Very odd, but myTunerRadio does not work with mifi hearing aids. Mifi hearing aids allow for hearing aids to act as Bluetooth headphones essentially. I have Resound Enzo 3D hearing aids. I am so heart broken by this fact because I love myTunerRadio . It allows me to listen in on so much international radio and my hometown stations. It had never failed me and I use the widget to get my day started and pair it to my car stereo. I use my Apple Watch to control my hearing aids and adjust them depending on circumstances. This means I have then constantly paired via Bluetooth so it’s no longer practical to wear headphones.

by Avg Guy

This is the best radio tuner I’ve found in the iOS store.

Like a car radio I’ll assign a favorite station when I want a favorite station. I don’t want a conversation with my radio app the favorite star is easy to use for marking a station as a favorite. Please Get rid of the little question “do you want to mark this as a favorite” I really don’t need a conversation with a radio tuner.
This really belong to is a help ticket but when I clicked app support from the iOS store and it took me to your webpage but there is no support that was a complete waste of time too

by Hoochnstein

I’ve been an active user of myTunerRadio for a long time but recently I’ve noticed a really inconvenient issue. myTunerRadio just stops working and closes if a couple minutes pass after pausing it and will also not reconnect to my station if a phonecall comes in. It is really unhelpful to have to pull my phone out of my coat or pocket and reconnect to my radio station, I work in the field and it is getting real cold now, so please please fix this.
Thank you!

by John Alden

When the streaming radio station I downloaded myTunerRadio to listen to wasn't available in the library, I was initially disappointed. But when I searched for the station using the built in browser, I discovered it captured the stream for future use, which saves me having to look it up every time. I was looking for/expecting very basic functionality, and was pleasantly surprised to get more than I thought I would. Can't beat the price, either...

by Phil Empty

Access to so many radio stations from around the world in one place is 5-star worthy. Setting an alarm to be woken up by one of those radio stations only to be jarred awake by a loud, generic beeping noise, having to retrieve the phone and tap the screen two different times to make the music come on, removes 3 of those stars. Anyone can turn music on once they're awake! It's the actual wake up that either makes or breaks your morning.

by SynthTunes

I've been using Tune-in for years. I recently was looking at alternatives and came across myTunerRadio. I really like that layout and ease. Both ads can be eliminated and equalizer added for a one time $2.99 purchase. I also utilized their "suggest station" feature and to my surprise they added a station I requested to their service within 24 hours! If your looking for an alternative to Tune-In check these guys out.