SiriusXM alternatives
Users consider alternatives to SiriusXM due to app instability, high cost, and repetitive content. While SiriusXM offers a wide variety of music and talk, its app often crashes or logs users out, and some find the skip limits and lack of advanced playback controls frustrating.
Why users look for alternatives to SiriusXM
- The SiriusXM app is frequently unstable, with issues like crashing, random logouts, and persistent bugs.R1R4R11R17
- Users find the service expensive, especially given the app's performance issues and content repetition.R15R18R23
- Content can be repetitive, with some channels playing the same playlists or artists too often.R3R12R21R26
- The app lacks certain playback controls, such as fast-forward and reverse, and has skip limits.R2R6
- Users report difficulty navigating the app and issues with on-demand content access.R10R17R25
- There is a demand for an Apple Watch app, which is currently missing.R7R8
The alternatives
There are no reviews provided for Costco that discuss it as an app alternative to SiriusXM. Therefore, I cannot describe what it offers or who it suits better based on user reviews.
Better for: There are no reviews provided for Costco to determine who it suits better as an app alternative to SiriusXM.
Head-to-head: SiriusXM vs CostcoThere are no reviews provided for TuneIn Radio to describe what it offers as an app alternative to SiriusXM.
Better for: There are no reviews provided for TuneIn Radio to determine who it suits better as an app alternative to SiriusXM.
There are no reviews provided for iHeart to describe what it offers as an app alternative to SiriusXM.
Better for: There are no reviews provided for iHeart to determine who it suits better as an app alternative to SiriusXM.
Head-to-head: SiriusXM vs iHeartThere are no reviews provided for Simple Radio to describe what it offers as an app alternative to SiriusXM.
Better for: There are no reviews provided for Simple Radio to determine who it suits better as an app alternative to SiriusXM.
Head-to-head: SiriusXM vs Simple RadioThere are no reviews provided for Amazon Store Card that discuss it as an app alternative to SiriusXM. Therefore, I cannot describe what it offers or who it suits better based on user reviews.
Better for: There are no reviews provided for Amazon Store Card to determine who it suits better as an app alternative to SiriusXM.
Head-to-head: SiriusXM vs Amazon Store CardYou should stick with SiriusXM if you value its broad selection of unique channels, including live sports like MLB baseball, specific talk shows, and a wide variety of music without long commercials . It is also a preferred option for those who enjoy listening to actual radio rather than just playlists . Users appreciate the ability to stream in their car and on mobile devices, especially for long travels R18.
Evidence note: There were no reviews provided for Costco, TuneIn Radio, iHeart, Simple Radio, or Amazon Store Card, so I could not generate pitches or 'better for' sections for these alternatives based on user feedback.
Frequently asked
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What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 50 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R1] SiriusXM Recent Update 6/17/26: I have tried all of these none of it worked. Also now I can search something and hit clear recent searches and that specific search clears but still leaves the other 6 searches from before???? WTH???? Also the app just randomly logged me out for no reason. I wonder if this is happening to others ? The app doesn’t delete recent searches. After you delete them they show up n
- [R4] SiriusXM 4th update no bottom bar.: Update: 4th attempt to tell Sirus that the bottom bar randomly disappears. I get the same condescending answer as you’ll see the App developers response below. Rather than telling me to restart my phone, how about fixing the issue? I’m writing another review because my other one is not present. SiriusXM has continue to not fix an issue with the bottom bar disappeared. Y
- [R11] SiriusXM App is crashing: App is crashing
- [R17] SiriusXM App is far too un stable: Every time I pause a program to take a call as soon as I get back to it ,it’s gone. Accessing on demand programming is far more cumbersome than it ever should be.
- [R15] SiriusXM Love but very Expensive: I love being able to listen to Jeff Lewis but it is very expensive!
- [R18] SiriusXM Can’t live without it: My wife gave me Sirius for Fathers Day 20 years ago and I can’t live without it. I travel the state of California for work and I never miss a news flash a walk off and on Sunday while watching my kids play soccer I’m listening to my favorite football team. If you have discretionary income of 30 spend it wisely and invest in Sirius you won’t be disappointed
- [R23] SiriusXM Loses connection constantly: I have to use the app to use other CarPlay features in my car, and about every hour or so it loses connection and won’t work unless I close the app and reopen. It’s probably the most annoying app I have. That I have to pay for this as an add on to my Sirius subscription is sad.
- [R3] SiriusXM Replay: Most hip hop channels play the same playlist over and over.
- [R12] SiriusXM Great app: One star short of five is just due to too much looping of music sets, particularly in the Rock channels
- [R21] SiriusXM STOP THE EAGLES 27/7 REPEAT: Seriously. I have been tuned to the Classic Vinyl Channel (26) since early this morning, and it’s been NON-STOP EAGLES! The EAGLES Channel is supposed to be Channel 105. STOP IT, ALREADY! Not everyone wants to hear Eagles music 24/7. And whoever does, go to Channel 105! I shouldn’t have to turn the channel, since I can’t hear a VARIETY of classic rock; what is SU
- [R26] SiriusXM Same music: Enjoy Sirius but get irritated with same stuff being played all the time These bands have a huge library of music ,please play new music!
- [R2] SiriusXM 4.5/5: I love the App and the Exceptional Variety of music, shows, and extra channels you have to choose from. The only knock I have about the platform is having a skip limit. If I’m paying for the service, I want to be able to skip however much I want, or if you’re listening to an Artist Station, after 2 skips, play something from that particular artist.
- [R6] SiriusXM Works, But Missing Controls: I love being able to stream my channels on my phone. I like that I can pause and resume. But why is there no fast-forward or reverse? Often I pause the stream to take a call, I can only resume and then go live. So if I’m in a call for 15 minutes, I can’t fast-forward during the commercials to catch up.
- [R10] SiriusXM Listing on playback can be somewhat frustrating.: When I use the app via my phone, and I want to start a show from the beginning versus live every little interruption in the signal, a phone call, navigation, anything at all set be right back to life, and I have to struggle to find the spot where I was again. It happens multiple times within short periods. Also, when I download things, and I want
- [R25] SiriusXM impossibly difficult mess to make sense of.: I found a couple of stations I like and gave up trying to make sense of the mess this app is, may as well just dump your entire CD and LP collection into a pile on the floor and work from that. I supposedly have a subscription that includes all channels but it still won’t give me Mosaic, the only station I actually enjoy rather than tolerate.
- [R7] SiriusXM APPLE WATCH: Can you release an Apple Watch app?
- [R8] SiriusXM Apple Watch support: Please add an app for my Apple Watch!
Synthesized from 50 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store