Using the smartphone to listen to the radio is really convenient, both for those who want to listen to the talk radio talk, and especially to listen to good selections of music. Few smartphones today have built-in FM radio, so to hear your favorite radio stations you need to use an application that by connecting to the internet allows you to choose to listen to music from the world's web radio or even from Italian FM radio, which they all now also stream via the internet.
There are many good radio apps for Android and iPhone smartphones, which can be downloaded from the Google Play and Apple stores, which are free to use for listening to online songs and streaming music .
The advantage of these applications is the ability to choose a music genre and discover automatic selections and new favorite songs.
Below, the best streaming radio applications for Android and iPhone
READ ALSO: How to listen to online radio for free on PC and websites
1) Tunein is an app based on the homonymous Tunein online service to listen to streaming radio, which I had already talked about. The application is available for free for Android and iPhone and allows you to listen to radios from all over the world; and Italian national and regional radios such as Radio DJ, Radio Globo, M2O, Radio Capital, Radio Rock, Radio Subasio, Kiss Kiss, Radio Rai 1 2 and 3, RDS, Rete Sport, RTL 102.5, Tam Tam Network and many others. The application is localized in Italian and immediately detects the radio stations of the country where you are located. You can browse the list of radio stations by categories: Music, Talk show, Sport, then also by language, country or city from which they broadcast. Favorite radios can be tagged to find them easily.
Among the options you can also set an alarm and you can set a sleep timer to turn off the radio after a certain period of time.
To top it all, there is also the car mode or "Car Mode" which changes the interface of the app to the appropriate one while driving. Finally, if you want to remove the advertisement, you can pay for a TuneIn Premium subscription.
2) MyTuner is a very special app for listening to online radio streaming from Android and iPhone smartphones.
In addition to having the most listened to radio stations in the world, including Italian ones such as Radio DJ, Dimensione Suono, 105, Radio RAI, Radio 24 and then many other places, Italian and foreign Podcasts are also included. The app is also very interesting to use to search for stations by genre and to find the songs of the moment, thanks to the rankings updated every day of the top 10 and the top 40.
3) Audials Radio Player Recorder is a very popular app for listening to radio online, for iPhone, which has a very interesting peculiarity, it is in fact one of the few apps to download music on Android and iPhone because it allows you to record songs. There are over 50, 000 radio stations from all over the world and you can search for the type of broadcast by sorting the radios by genres, countries, best artists and best hits. It has an integrated audio and video player that can be used to play files on the phone and there is an " Auto mode " which changes the interface of the app to make it more comfortable to use while driving.
A similar app for Android is VRadio, which works both to listen to national radio streams, and also to record the broadcasts and the music you want.
4) Simple Radio, for Android and for iPhone, is just an app to listen to FM and AM radio stations from all over the world, in streaming.
Simple Radio is a simple application that perfectly replicates normal AM / FM tuners, with the ability to search for any station by name or by searching by country and city. As an application to explore new genres and listen to songs online without particular preferences, however, it is perhaps not the best one to use.
5) XiiaLive is a free app for Android and iPhone beautiful to look at, fun, which allows you to browse a large music catalog with different genres of music such as rock, classical, electronic and hip-hop. Each of these genres has radio stations from around the world from which you can choose. The stations you like can be marked as favorites so that you can easily return to them later. There are some additional features in the app like the equalizer and the sleep timer.
6) Online Radio - PCRADIO, for Android and iPhone, sorts the radio stations already sorted on the basis of different genres such as rock, pop, metal, etc. and has a convenient search bar to find your favorite stations from any country in the world. Like most other radio apps, PCRadio allows you to mark certain radio stations as favorites for easy access. Finally, the app comes with a built-in equalizer to modify the sound.
7) FM Radio: Stream live stations, Android only, has a large music collection sorted by countries and genres. You can listen to FM radio stations from any country and you can search for them based on the genre of music they broadcast. While playing a particular song, you can set a sleep timer ranging from 5 minutes to 6 hours and you can also set that song as the alarm sound.
8) AccuRadio, for Android and iPhone, is an app to listen to streaming music that does not have FM radio stations, but allows you to choose some selections of music based on the genre, one of the best to discover new songs and for the casual listening.
9) Radiogram is a very recent app for Android that allows you to listen to radios from all over the world for free, including Italian national and regional radios, streamed via the internet. The peculiarity that makes Radiogram special is the fact that it has absolutely no advertising, so everyone can listen to favorite radio stations without interruptions and with an interface that never disturbs, simple to discover and search for radio stations also for musical genres. You can also listen to a radio by searching for it by the station name.
10) The RaiPlay Radio app to listen to RAI radio streams is a recent 2018 app, done very well, which I had already talked about.
Finally, in two other articles other free applications are listed for:
- listen to streaming music on iPhone and iPad
- listen to streaming music on Android phones and tablets
There are many good radio apps for Android and iPhone smartphones, which can be downloaded from the Google Play and Apple stores, which are free to use for listening to online songs and streaming music .
The advantage of these applications is the ability to choose a music genre and discover automatic selections and new favorite songs.
Below, the best streaming radio applications for Android and iPhone
READ ALSO: How to listen to online radio for free on PC and websites
1) Tunein is an app based on the homonymous Tunein online service to listen to streaming radio, which I had already talked about. The application is available for free for Android and iPhone and allows you to listen to radios from all over the world; and Italian national and regional radios such as Radio DJ, Radio Globo, M2O, Radio Capital, Radio Rock, Radio Subasio, Kiss Kiss, Radio Rai 1 2 and 3, RDS, Rete Sport, RTL 102.5, Tam Tam Network and many others. The application is localized in Italian and immediately detects the radio stations of the country where you are located. You can browse the list of radio stations by categories: Music, Talk show, Sport, then also by language, country or city from which they broadcast. Favorite radios can be tagged to find them easily.
Among the options you can also set an alarm and you can set a sleep timer to turn off the radio after a certain period of time.
To top it all, there is also the car mode or "Car Mode" which changes the interface of the app to the appropriate one while driving. Finally, if you want to remove the advertisement, you can pay for a TuneIn Premium subscription.
2) MyTuner is a very special app for listening to online radio streaming from Android and iPhone smartphones.
In addition to having the most listened to radio stations in the world, including Italian ones such as Radio DJ, Dimensione Suono, 105, Radio RAI, Radio 24 and then many other places, Italian and foreign Podcasts are also included. The app is also very interesting to use to search for stations by genre and to find the songs of the moment, thanks to the rankings updated every day of the top 10 and the top 40.
3) Audials Radio Player Recorder is a very popular app for listening to radio online, for iPhone, which has a very interesting peculiarity, it is in fact one of the few apps to download music on Android and iPhone because it allows you to record songs. There are over 50, 000 radio stations from all over the world and you can search for the type of broadcast by sorting the radios by genres, countries, best artists and best hits. It has an integrated audio and video player that can be used to play files on the phone and there is an " Auto mode " which changes the interface of the app to make it more comfortable to use while driving.
A similar app for Android is VRadio, which works both to listen to national radio streams, and also to record the broadcasts and the music you want.
4) Simple Radio, for Android and for iPhone, is just an app to listen to FM and AM radio stations from all over the world, in streaming.
Simple Radio is a simple application that perfectly replicates normal AM / FM tuners, with the ability to search for any station by name or by searching by country and city. As an application to explore new genres and listen to songs online without particular preferences, however, it is perhaps not the best one to use.
5) XiiaLive is a free app for Android and iPhone beautiful to look at, fun, which allows you to browse a large music catalog with different genres of music such as rock, classical, electronic and hip-hop. Each of these genres has radio stations from around the world from which you can choose. The stations you like can be marked as favorites so that you can easily return to them later. There are some additional features in the app like the equalizer and the sleep timer.
6) Online Radio - PCRADIO, for Android and iPhone, sorts the radio stations already sorted on the basis of different genres such as rock, pop, metal, etc. and has a convenient search bar to find your favorite stations from any country in the world. Like most other radio apps, PCRadio allows you to mark certain radio stations as favorites for easy access. Finally, the app comes with a built-in equalizer to modify the sound.
7) FM Radio: Stream live stations, Android only, has a large music collection sorted by countries and genres. You can listen to FM radio stations from any country and you can search for them based on the genre of music they broadcast. While playing a particular song, you can set a sleep timer ranging from 5 minutes to 6 hours and you can also set that song as the alarm sound.
8) AccuRadio, for Android and iPhone, is an app to listen to streaming music that does not have FM radio stations, but allows you to choose some selections of music based on the genre, one of the best to discover new songs and for the casual listening.
9) Radiogram is a very recent app for Android that allows you to listen to radios from all over the world for free, including Italian national and regional radios, streamed via the internet. The peculiarity that makes Radiogram special is the fact that it has absolutely no advertising, so everyone can listen to favorite radio stations without interruptions and with an interface that never disturbs, simple to discover and search for radio stations also for musical genres. You can also listen to a radio by searching for it by the station name.
10) The RaiPlay Radio app to listen to RAI radio streams is a recent 2018 app, done very well, which I had already talked about.
Finally, in two other articles other free applications are listed for:
- listen to streaming music on iPhone and iPad
- listen to streaming music on Android phones and tablets
