myTuner Radio alternatives
myTuner Radio users often seek alternatives due to excessive and intrusive ads, as well as issues with paid subscriptions. Alternatives like TuneIn Radio and Simple Radio offer broad station selections, though they also face user complaints about ads and bugs.
Why users look for alternatives to myTuner Radio
- Excessive and intrusive ads, including pop-ups that block the UI or cannot be closed, making the app frustrating to useR1R3R4R6
- Issues with subscriptions, including being charged for unwanted annual subscriptions, a lack of a free version, misleading lifetime purchase options, and paid versions not being supportedR7R10R19R40
- Technical problems such as stations not working, the app not functioning on Apple Watch, crashing on iOS, or the radio alarm failingR9R12R27R33
The alternatives
TuneIn Radio offers a wide variety of local and international radio stations, including news and music, and is used by some for language practice R52R58R61.
Better for: TuneIn Radio is better for users who prioritize access to local radio, international stations, and diverse content like news and music, and are willing to tolerate ads in the free version R52R58.
Simple Radio provides a broad selection of stations, including many that users report are unavailable on other apps R66R72R76. It is praised for its simplicity and ease of use R66R78.
Better for: Simple Radio suits users looking for a straightforward app with a wide range of stations, especially those from their home country or specific regions R66R72R76.
Head-to-head: myTuner Radio vs Simple RadioAudacy offers access to local radio stations and provides good audio quality R84R92. It is used by some for sports radio shows R85.
Better for: Audacy is better for users primarily interested in listening to local radio stations, including sports content, and who appreciate good audio quality R84R85R92.
Head-to-head: myTuner Radio vs AudacyRadio FM is described as an excellent app with a wide selection of stations R94R97R100R106.
Better for: Radio FM is suitable for users who value a broad selection of stations and find the app generally excellent for listening R94R97R100R106.
Head-to-head: myTuner Radio vs Radio FMRadioApp is noted for being simple and easy to use, with a reasonable premium subscription cost R108R114R117. It allows users to listen to hometown stations even when away R112.
Better for: RadioApp is a good choice for users who prefer a simple, easy-to-use interface and want to access their local or hometown stations from anywhere R108R112R114R117.
Head-to-head: myTuner Radio vs RadioAppUsers should stick with myTuner Radio if they find the sound quality good and convenient , appreciate the diversity of music and worldwide channels , and are satisfied with the stations provided despite the ads R6.
Evidence note: No alternative had too few reviews to judge.
Frequently asked
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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.
- [R1] myTuner Radio 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.
- [R3] myTuner Radio 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.
- [R4] myTuner Radio Mi opinión: Mucha publicidad y creciendo.
- [R6] myTuner Radio Ads like crazy: I appreciate the stations provided, yet every single time you change the station an ad pops up so it’s frustrating when your trying to channel through them to see the new ones you like.
- [R7] myTuner Radio 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.
- [R10] myTuner Radio 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
- [R19] myTuner Radio Where’s PRO version? Subscription misleading.: You’re misleading users by advertising PRO version of this app for $59.99 that is, as I understand, is for life, right? But there’s no option in the subscription to actually make this purchase. Why? 2026-06-16 update. There is no such option to subscribe for lifetime, only yearly subscription.
- [R40] myTuner Radio Don’t buy the pro version: I bought myTuner Radio Pro for Mac, this was a lifetime purchase, $20, less than two years ago. Apple, on the last update says this App will no longer be supported with future IOS updates, and the developer doesn’t respond. Also, according to the App history there’s been no updates for this in over 5 years. If they don’t support their Mac version, then I wouldn’t trust
- [R9] myTuner Radio Does Not Work on My Iwatch: I was delighted with this app. So much so I subscribed and I am still a subscriber. It’s one of a handful of apps that I pay for. A few months ago I noticed the app on my iwatch was not working. I informed the developers but so far they have not gotten the issue resolved. I wished it would get resolved soon. I would like to hear from others having the same problem
- [R12] myTuner Radio Meh: A few weeks ago, most radio news stations stopped working. No fix in sight either.
- [R27] myTuner Radio Problem: I have been using this for about a year or two but now when i redownloaded it keeps closing when i open it. My device is ios 16 but i dont think thats the problem, so i think its something to do with the app. But I remember it worked really well
- [R33] myTuner Radio Radio alarm doesn’t work: There is a lot of radio stations on there and I can’t really fault it for that. But I only downloaded it to use as a radio alarm an every time I’ve tried it, it never sounds.
- [R52] TuneIn Radio 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 🇺🇸
- [R58] TuneIn Radio My Go To: I love it, and that’s why I want it to be even better. It’s my go-to source for news and music of all kinds. I love the international offerings in various languages; I use them to practice my German and Spanish skills. Wishlist: I use the free version and as a result, I hear their ads. That’s OK, but sometime they don’t have an ad and they play irritating short musical soundbites repeti
- [R61] TuneIn Radio Salsa: Excelente Z 93 Best Salsa Music!
- [R66] Simple Radio Simple Radio: Hello, Simple Radio is an excellent app has all the stations that I can’t find or have been removed on other apps that I listen to. I do have one question however why is there no radio dial on the app? Just wondering out of curiosity and hopefully it will be added someday. Thank you very much for your time. Timothy or Midgett.
- [R72] Simple Radio Simply the best: I listen my favorite station from my country and other states
- [R76] Simple Radio Excelente: La mejor para escuchar la variedad de radio en mi caso de México
- [R78] Simple Radio Nice work: Awesome listening..
- [R84] Audacy 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
- [R85] Audacy Used to work great: Loved this app and have used it for years to listen to my favorite sports radio shows because I can never catch them live. But with one of the most recent updates, it has broken the app where if you try to skip forward or backward or even scrub through, it will just keep jumping back to the beginning and restarting whatever you were listening to. It is extremely annoying to th
- [R92] Audacy Love it!: They have Bean Internet Radio 90s Hits and the audio quality is off the chain!
- [R94] Radio FM exelente: exelente
- [R97] Radio FM Z88.3: The best in the world ❤️
- [R100] Radio FM Avis: Vraiment super
- [R106] Radio FM Love it: Love it so much my friends.
- [R108] RadioApp One of best: I like this radio app. It is simple and easy to use and a premium subscription doesn’t break the bank.
- [R112] RadioApp Great …. Sorta: I love the app I love that I live in Tennessee and I can listen to my hometown stations. BUT the repetitive adds over and over and over like the Kroger add is so annoying
- [R114] RadioApp Amazed: Great app
- [R117] RadioApp Great app: For being free, I thought it would have some downside. It doesn’t!
- [R51] TuneIn Radio Ads are ridiculous and wildly excessive: 90+ seconds of ads to start a stream. That’s completely unreasonable.
- [R53] TuneIn Radio 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! 😡
- [R59] TuneIn Radio 12 ads before anything: Way too many ads before they play your station. I had the wrong radio station. Found the right one and the ads started all over. No chance of surfing at all so forget that. Going back to Iheart. I understand ads are necessary but this is ridiculous.
- [R60] TuneIn Radio Endless ads to start: When I first connect, I can end up in an endless ads loop. Three minutes, five minutes, seven minutes …. It just goes on and on. No idea if it’s a bug or what, but it’s excessive.
- [R79] Audacy 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.
- [R81] Audacy App is acting up again...: Stops randomly, repeats itself. No other app behaves like that. June 2026.
- [R82] Audacy 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
- [R83] Audacy 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.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store