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Conservative Talk Radio vs Audacy

Conservative Talk Radio 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner Conservative Talk Radio
Audacy 4.5★ · Free to download 40

Conservative Talk Radio is the better choice for users seeking a reliable app for conservative content, despite some playback issues, while Audacy struggles with consistent performance and excessive, repetitive ads.

Full reviews: Conservative Talk Radio · Audacy

Conservative Talk Radio offers a wide array of conservative podcasts and news, with users praising its content and ease of access, though some experience issues with commercials and background playback. Audacy, while providing access to local stations, is plagued by frequent playback errors, excessive and repetitive commercials, and poor background functionality.

Head to head

Content & Selection edge: Conservative Talk RadioR6R15R16R34
Conservative Talk Radio Conservative Talk Radio is highly praised for its extensive selection of conservative podcasts and news, featuring popular hosts like Tucker Carlson, Dan Bongino, Mark Levin, and Ben Shapiro R6R15R16R34. Users appreciate having many conservative voices in one app and the ability to listen to shows not carried on local radio R25.
Audacy Audacy offers access to local radio stations, including sports and music, which users appreciate R61. However, some users report issues with specific content, such as certain podcasts disappearing or being blocked due to league restrictions .
Ease of Use & Reliability edge: Conservative Talk RadioR8R26R37R42
Conservative Talk Radio Many users find Conservative Talk Radio easy to use and reliable for listening to their favorite shows R8R26R37R42. However, a significant number of recent negative reviews highlight issues such as the app getting stuck on commercials, shows not playing, podcasts disappearing, and the app stopping playback when the phone goes to standby or the app is in the background R1R3.
Audacy Audacy consistently receives strong criticism for its poor reliability and numerous playback issues. Users report constant skipping, jumping forward or backward, repeating segments, freezing, and the app stopping when other apps are opened or the phone goes to standby . The app also has issues with streaming to Google smart speakers and CarPlay R97.
Ads & Commercials edge: Conservative Talk RadioR1R3R56R61
Conservative Talk Radio Conservative Talk Radio is a free app, and while users acknowledge the presence of commercials, some complain about the app getting stuck in commercial mode or commercials playing over shows R1R3.
Audacy Audacy receives overwhelming negative feedback regarding its excessive, repetitive, and disruptive commercials. Users report hearing the same ads repeatedly, commercials playing out of sync with stations, ads playing over live content, and an overall feeling of being bombarded by advertisements R56R61.
Support & Accessibility edge: Conservative Talk RadioR25R60R57R69
Conservative Talk Radio Reviews for Conservative Talk Radio do not frequently mention direct support interactions, but the app does offer a mix of free and subscription-based content R25.
Audacy Audacy users report a lack of responsiveness from customer support, with calls and messages going unanswered R60. The app also has accessibility issues for VoiceOver users, although it is generally usable R57. Some users are frustrated by forced registration R69.
Pick Conservative Talk Radio if

Pick Conservative Talk Radio if you primarily want access to a wide range of conservative talk shows and podcasts, value intellectual content, and are willing to tolerate occasional commercial-related glitches R6R15. It's also a good choice if you appreciate having many conservative voices in one place and want to listen to shows not available on local radio R25.

Pick Audacy if

Pick Audacy if your main priority is listening to specific local radio stations, including music or sports, and you are prepared to deal with frequent app performance issues, excessive commercials, and potential frustration with playback controls R61.

Evidence note: The lifetime ratings show Conservative Talk Radio with a higher score (4.7889) compared to Audacy (4.4875), which is consistent with the review sentiment. Recent negative reviews for Conservative Talk Radio primarily focus on commercial and background playback issues, while Audacy's recent reviews are overwhelmingly negative across multiple dimensions, especially reliability and ads. The free-vs-paid asymmetry is relevant for Conservative Talk Radio, as some negativity stems from free-tier friction (ads, background play limits) from non-paying users R1R9. Audacy is also free to download but its issues are more fundamental to the app's functionality.

Frequently asked

Does Conservative Talk Radio have a free version?
Yes, Conservative Talk Radio is free to download and offers a mix of free content, though some content is subscription-based R25.
Why does Audacy have so many commercials?
Audacy users report that the app has excessive, repetitive, and disruptive commercials, which often play out of sync with the station's breaks or even over live content R56R61R68R77.
Can I listen to shows in the background with these apps?
Conservative Talk Radio users report issues with the app stopping playback if the phone goes to standby or if they try to browse the internet while it's playing R9. Audacy also has issues with background playback, with streams stopping when other apps are opened or when using CarPlay R91R97R104.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 115 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. [R6] Conservative Talk Radio 5/5 · US Great app for conservatives: Great app with all my favorite conservative podcasts and news
  2. [R15] Conservative Talk Radio 5/5 · US Quality Talk: Tucker always has interesting guests, asks thought provoking questions and in depth interviews. I highly recommend it for its intellectual content.
  3. [R16] Conservative Talk Radio 5/5 · US Dan Bongino show: Very smart and intelligent thoughts on the application. Very very good!!
  4. [R34] Conservative Talk Radio 5/5 · US Dan Bongino and Mark Levin: I mostly listen to Dan’s podcasts. I think he is the best as he’s honest, authentic, sincere, passionate in his beliefs, and uniquely qualified to help us understand this messed up phase this country has been living through. He is a “calls it like he sees it” person, regardless of politics … he understands the significance of things, long before we hear about it anywh
  5. [R8] Conservative Talk Radio 5/5 · US First time listener: As a recent retiree, I was looking for things to do in my spare time so I downloaded this app. First show I listen to was Tucker Carlson interviewing, Willie Robertson from duck dynasty. I thought I don’t know almost 2 hours long. Do I really want to listen to it but found that I couldn’t stop listening because it was such a good interview. I had no problems with the app. I wo
  6. [R26] Conservative Talk Radio 5/5 · US Traveling companion: When I am traveling, which is often, this is my go to app for news and information. No more do I have to search and hope that I can find a talk radio station. Kudos!
  7. [R37] Conservative Talk Radio 5/5 · US Great job: This is my favorite app in my collection. Well done and thank you!
  8. [R42] Conservative Talk Radio 5/5 · US App: This is a great app better than radio . Depend on it daily. Thank you.
  9. [R1] Conservative Talk Radio 1/5 · US Gets stuck on commercials: Good design, and I know it’s free and there are commercials, but there is no excise for it getting stuck in commercial mode. Frequently. Some days certain hosts will just not come through even after rebooting the app 4 or 5 times. It will just play commercials for a half hour and block the show, while other stations will come thorough. Fix this.
  10. [R3] Conservative Talk Radio 1/5 · US Stinkers: Your commercials play over my shows
  11. [R56] Audacy 1/5 · US Excessive commercials: Good app but the commercials are excessive and repetitive sometimes in the same break. Makes in unlistenable.
  12. [R61] 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
  13. [R25] Conservative Talk Radio 5/5 · US Great Aop: It’s refreshing to have so many conservative minds included in one app. There’s a nice mix of both free content and subscription based.
  14. [R60] 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.
  15. [R57] 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
  16. [R69] 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.
  17. [R68] 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!
  18. [R77] Audacy 1/5 · US Feed Highjacking: Nearly every time I select play, Audacy highjacks my chosen station’s feed forcing me to listen to whatever commercials they’ve decided to shove down our throats, regardless of whether or not the station is live or not. I’ve confirmed this by immediately stopping play, then resuming play. The vast majority of times I do this, I find the station is actually live, meaning that Auda
  19. [R9] Conservative Talk Radio 1/5 · GB Useless: Stops playing unless phone is kept on and app is kept open... if phone goes to stand by, it stops... if you want to browse internet while it's playing, can't do it because it can't keep playing in background so overall it's completely and thoroughly useless
  20. [R91] Audacy 3/5 · US Keeps stopping when I close a different app: I’ve been using the app for years now. Lately it seems like whenever I open or close a different app, such as Facebook or even my banking app, Audacy will pause. I do a lot of business on my phone and open and close multiple apps. I’ve never had this issue until recently. Hopefully it’s a simple bug fix that the devs are aware of and working on.
  21. [R97] Audacy 5/5 · US Needs CarPlay Update: I love this app, which allows me to listen to live radio from back home. I usually do that in the car. Since iOS 26 was released, there is a bug that requires the app to be open and on the car display screen. If I try to have pull up a map or different app, the Audacy stream stops. I hope it’s a quick upcoming fix so I can get back to using the app again.
  22. [R104] Audacy 1/5 · US Do not download: Probably the worst app I have on my phone. For every radio station to be promoting this, you would think the creators would have made a more reliable app. When connected to Bluetooth or CarPlay, the app won’t play unless it’s the last app you access on your phone. Meaning if you forget to have the Audacy app as the last page accessed, you will have to take your phone out and make

Synthesized from 115 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store