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Head-to-head

Audacy vs myTuner Radio

Audacy 4.5★ · Free to download 40
Winner myTuner Radio
myTuner Radio 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65

myTuner Radio is the better choice for a radio app, offering a wider selection of stations and generally better performance, despite its aggressive ad strategy in the free version.

Full reviews: Audacy · myTuner Radio

Audacy struggles with significant playback bugs, frequent disconnections, and an overwhelming number of repetitive ads, leading to a frustrating user experience. myTuner Radio, while also heavily criticized for its intrusive ads in the free tier, offers a vast selection of global stations and generally stable streaming for those willing to pay for the ad-free experience.

Head to head

Features edge: myTuner RadioR1R6R7R8
Audacy Audacy offers local radio stations and sports coverage, with some users appreciating the ability to listen to specific shows or segments R6R7. However, features like skipping forward/backward or rewinding often malfunction, jumping to incorrect segments or the beginning of a show R1R7R8R12. The app also lacks score notification options and CarPlay functionality issues have been reported .
myTuner Radio myTuner Radio boasts a wide selection of worldwide channels and diverse music genres . It supports Apple Watch and car integration R69. Users appreciate features like a sleep timer , but some report issues with the radio alarm not working and news stations stopping . Recent updates have also caused accessibility issues for voiceover users and problems with dark mode .
Ease of Use tieR1R12R15R33
Audacy Audacy's UI is criticized as 'garbage' with tiny buttons R1. Users find seeking clumsy and slow R12, and the app is often described as slow, laggy, and freezing R15R33. Many report the app not playing certain stations or getting stuck in a spinning state . Issues with the app pausing when switching to other apps or not working with CarPlay unless it's the last accessed app are common .
myTuner Radio myTuner Radio is generally considered easy to use . However, recent updates have introduced issues like pop-ups asking to add stations to favorites every time a new station is selected . Some users report the UI locking up or becoming unreadable due to forced dark mode . The search feature has also been reported as broken for voiceover users .
Reliability edge: myTuner RadioR1R3R4R5
Audacy Audacy is plagued by severe reliability issues, including constant buffering, random stops, skipping, and repeating audio R1R3R4R5. Users report frequent connection drops, especially when not on Wi-Fi . The app often fails to load or open, and some stations just spin without playing R33.
myTuner Radio myTuner Radio users report disconnections and disruptions . Some news stations have stopped working , and the app has been reported to close unexpectedly on iOS 16 . An issue with the app on Apple Watch not working has also been noted R69.
Price/Value tieR6R9R10R11
Audacy Audacy is free to download, but users are frustrated by an excessive number of commercials, often repetitive, Spanish, or playing over content R6R9R10R11. Some feel the app 'hijacks' feeds to insert more ads R19. There are also complaints about forced registration .
myTuner Radio myTuner Radio is free with in-app purchases, but the free version is heavily criticized for 'too many ads' R61R66R73. These ads are often intrusive, unskippable, block the UI, or even report viruses R63R73. Users report being charged for unwanted subscriptions or difficulty finding lifetime purchase options R100. The paid version is seen as good value for removing ads .
Support tieR4R5R69R100
Audacy Audacy users report that customer support is unresponsive, with calls and messages going unanswered R5. Despite sending multiple help tickets, bugs remain unfixed for years R4.
myTuner Radio myTuner Radio users have reported issues to developers, such as the Apple Watch app not working, but have not seen resolutions R69. A user who purchased a 'Pro' version for Mac found it unsupported with no developer response R100.
Pick Audacy if

You primarily listen to specific local stations or sports radio and are willing to tolerate significant playback issues, frequent ads, and unresponsive support R6R7.

Pick myTuner Radio if

You want access to a wide variety of international radio stations and are willing to pay for an ad-free experience, or can tolerate very aggressive ads in the free version .

Evidence note: Audacy's lifetime rating is 4.48, but recent reviews are heavily skewed negative, focusing on severe bugs and ad issues. myTuner Radio has a higher lifetime rating of 4.76, but its free tier is widely criticized for extremely intrusive ads, which likely contributes to lower recent ratings from non-paying users. The comparison highlights a free-vs-paid asymmetry, where myTuner's paid version is generally well-received for its ad-free experience.

Frequently asked

Does Audacy have a lot of ads?
Yes, Audacy users frequently complain about an excessive number of commercials, which are often repetitive, in Spanish on English stations, or even play over existing content R6R10R11R19.
Is myTuner Radio free?
myTuner Radio is free to download but heavily relies on in-app purchases to remove ads, which are described as frequent, intrusive, and often blocking the UI in the free version R61R63R66R73.
What are the main issues with Audacy?
The main issues with Audacy include constant playback problems like skipping, repeating, and random stops, an overwhelming number of repetitive and intrusive ads, poor UI design, and unresponsive customer support R1R4R5R7.

What reviewers actually said

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  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. [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
  3. [R7] Audacy 1/5 · US 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
  4. [R8] Audacy 4/5 · US Glitch: There is a glitch when you fast forward, it keeps going to a previous show when listening the WFAN.
  5. [R12] Audacy 3/5 · US Audio skipping around is annoying: Without fail, every time I use this app, audio jumps around and I lose my place. Seeking is clumsy. Skip ahead or back buttons are slow. On top of that, ads will play out of sync with the stagions’s commercial breaks.
  6. [R15] Audacy 3/5 · US A Just OK App: Slow and laggy, constantly skips back at the end of chapters
  7. [R33] Audacy 3/5 · US Great some times: I live in an area where radio signal is hit or miss and I don’t listen to the radio except for one station if I do. I use the Audacy app because it has the one station I like but it is the most frustrating app to use. It doesn’t load all the time, it freezes randomly and lately it doesn’t even open. Lately it will only work in the car if I have the App open but if I switch the sc
  8. [R3] Audacy 3/5 · US App is acting up again...: Stops randomly, repeats itself. No other app behaves like that. June 2026.
  9. [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
  10. [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.
  11. [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
  12. [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!
  13. [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.
  14. [R69] myTuner Radio 3/5 · US 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
  15. [R100] myTuner Radio 1/5 · US 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
  16. [R19] 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
  17. [R61] 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.
  18. [R63] 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.
  19. [R66] myTuner Radio 3/5 · US 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.
  20. [R73] myTuner Radio 2/5 · US Hi-Jacked radio. !: Ads that can’t be skipped or shut down until minutes have passed and my patience has ran thin. Seriously considering deleting THIS APP ! ! ! And Eventually I Will. The other thing about the ads, is they voice over or interrupt the music I came to listen to. Let me remind you, I’m here for radio, Not unwanted ad’s. And not harassment, this is…. hijacked harassment. Not ju

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store