Audacy alternatives

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 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.

1. [R1] Audacy 1/5 · US Barely works: Constant issues on playback. Pausing causes the time to jump chapters. The UI is absolute garbage. Humans use the app, not robots. A Resume Playback button should be more than 3 pixels.
2. [R3] Audacy 3/5 · US App is acting up again...: Stops randomly, repeats itself. No other app behaves like that. June 2026.
3. [R4] Audacy 1/5 · US An absolute joke: I’ve written about 10 reviews now over the course of 2 years for this app. If this app would actually work the way it’s supposed to, it would be decent. The only thing is, the people who work there are completely brain dead morons and can’t figure out how to fix bugs in the app. It’s 2026 and these idiots can’t figure out how to have audio play without it skipping forward and bac
4. [R5] Audacy 5/5 · US No one can help: I have called three times and left messages but no one ever calls back. When I stop the feed and restart it backs up to beginning of show or 15 to 40 minutes and repeat over and over. It use to be good but if I need to advance or backup it will jump back a lot and repeat what I have heard.
5. [R6] Audacy 3/5 · US Stations are great adds are horrible.: This app has all of the local radio stations I listen to. The problem is they have a lot of Spanish commercials. Why would you have Spanish commercials on an English radio station. The other annoying thing is that it is the same commercials over and over day after day. It annoying as heck. I generally turn off the app and just listen to music after hearin
6. [R9] Audacy 3/5 · US DEAD AIR: Lately after every Kars4kids commercial there’s nothing but Dead Air for about a minute and then you hear him say the name again and then after 20 seconds you hear him repeat it but at a lower volume. It’s annoying as Heck
7. [R10] Audacy 1/5 · US Bad ads!: Forcing someone to hear the same commercial when we start using the program each time is no acceptable. Deleted the program today as you already make money from normal commercials and double dipping is not allowed!
8. [R11] Audacy 4/5 · US Works fine: App is user friendly and operates as intended. My only complaint is that I hear the same commercials on repeat, to the point where I end up loathing the companies on said advertisement.
9. [R21] Audacy 3/5 · US Needs serious updates: I've had to delete and reload this app multiple times when it won't play, won't advance, doesn't work, etc. etc. As advanced as apps are these days, this one needs improvement.
10. [R31] Audacy 4/5 · US Not working 1/8/26 3:00: Like a lot but not working at the moment
11. [R34] Audacy 1/5 · US Fix your app: I don’t know if you need better satellites or what but ever since ce you covered all of Michigan your connection has gone severely downhill. Used to love this app because I could listen to my favorite radio station all day and now I can’t even walk five feet without you connection dropping. And no it’s not because I’m losing internet connection because all my other apps are working j
12. [R38] Audacy 2/5 · US Terrible streaming: It’s great to be able to listen to radio stations like KROQ, but if I’m listening to this app while going for a walk or driving. You constantly lose streaming. Unless you are logged into wifi, this app sucks. If you’re on wifi it’s great. But you will be extremely disappointed if you want to use it for driving or walking. Use Spotify or Apple music, when you’re not on wifi.
13. [R2] Audacy 4/5 · US Needs accessibility improvements for voiceover users, and needs a fix for an ongoing playback issue: I love the Audacy app. While it is not perfect as far as accessibility is concerned and could use some updates in that field for us blind users, using voiceover, overall, I’m able to use the app. Other than accessibility improvements, the only thing that I would like to see fixed, which when it is
14. [R14] Audacy 5/5 · US Don’t force registration: I used to use this app to listen to baseball on the radio. When doing that, I am forced to listen to dozens of commercials. Now they want to monetize me another way by forcing me to register, and tracking who knows what. Deleting the app… Edit: Thanks for the reply. The web player works well.
15. [R16] Audacy 1/5 · US No good: I downloaded this App to listen to NY Mets games. No matter where they are playing, they block it out bc of supposedly league restrictions. It’s BS.
16. [R49] Audacy 1/5 · US ZERO STARS if I could: This app is AWFUL. All I want to do is listen to the Cubs on radio. But I can’t! Because, “Due to MLB restrictions” I am not allowed to listen since I live in FL. For God’s sake, this is public radio! There is something criminal about this, and I’m going to file a complaint with the FCC and the Federal Trade Commission to find out why Audacy and MLB are violating Anti-Trust
17. [R53] SiriusXM 3/5 · US Good but room for improvement: I love the ad free listening on all the music channels. However, the app never likes to keep my place when I rewind so I can use my limited skips
18. [R55] SiriusXM 5/5 · US CH126: Only paying for Karen Hunter Show!!!!
19. [R58] SiriusXM 5/5 · US Jeff lewis and dr laura: 2 best shows
20. [R60] SiriusXM 5/5 · US Great music at your fingertips: Best music app around. Dump Howard Stern.
21. [R65] TuneIn Radio 2/5 · US Ads are ridiculous and wildly excessive: 90+ seconds of ads to start a stream. That’s completely unreasonable.
22. [R66] TuneIn Radio 5/5 · US Local Radio: I have always enjoyed listening to a local radio station. Local updates are important to my family. Road and weather conditions, especially! Local radio personalities are always very helpful and friendly! Thank you for asking! Lin Wepking 🇺🇸
23. [R67] TuneIn Radio 3/5 · US Twice the commercials.: I listen to talk radio a lot. On other streaming apps, you hear the complete show - including the regular ads during the show. On Tune-In app, they interrupt the show content to play commercials from the app. So, you get the radio ads AND ads from the app! 😡
24. [R68] TuneIn Radio 2/5 · US Just be aware: Using the free version. I find many stations to be more commercial time rather than content.
25. [R79] iHeart 1/5 · US Disappointed: Used to use IHeart to listen to all the local morning radio shows… now that you’ve gotten rid of them all I will be deleting the app. Worthless now. If I could give a negative star I would…
26. [R80] iHeart 5/5 · US Please Add Now: We need an EQUALIZER just like Spotify!
27. [R81] iHeart 3/5 · US Darius feedback: It takes me back in time. I can’t decide if I want to listen to the 90’s rnb or listen to irrational music. I listen to a few songs before there is a stopping point. Yet there is no money in what I do. 3 stars is what I’m giving until my spirts feel otherwise.
28. [R82] iHeart 1/5 · US DELETING: I understand the purpose of commercials but right in the middle of sentences in my radio program?? The final straw was 2 separate commercial stops in the middle of the SAME SENTENCE! We’re done here. Deleting
29. [R93] myTuner Radio 2/5 · US Too Many Ads: When I first started using TuneIn, it was amazing. Now there are way too many ads, and it’s frustrating. It’s become very difficult to enjoy listening to any station with so many interruptions.
30. [R94] myTuner Radio 5/5 · US Review from Zimbabwe: Very good and convenient. Good sound quality.
31. [R95] myTuner Radio 3/5 · US Good for awhile: I was enthused about this radio app for awhile. I understand that free apps often rely on advertisements and I would patiently wait through those. However recently the app has pop-up ads that block all access to the UI and cannot be closed out. So the app has to be completely restarted frequently. That's pretty unacceptable, so I will have to be looking for a new radio app.
32. [R96] myTuner Radio 2/5 · US Mi opinión: Mucha publicidad y creciendo.
33. [R99] myTuner Radio 1/5 · US 3 day free trial?: Was supposed to receive a free 3 day trial but instead was charged $34.99 for an annual subscription I did not want. I had to submit a refund request that hopefully is accepted as I did so immediately after the charge to my bank account.
34. [R102] myTuner Radio 1/5 · US PREMIUM IS THE ONLY OPTION: I used to listen for free (ad supported version.) The app no longer offers the free version. Subscription is $35 as of 7/3/26