Our Verdict
With an abundance of radio and podcast apps swarming the App Store , any new radio app has to work something dissimilar ( or dear ) to the table in ordering to grab your attention . TuneIn Radio Pro — a $ 1 app for iPhone and iPad — does just that : it creates a sort of audio DVR for your iOS gimmick .
Apps likeiHeartRadioalready provide access to thousands of radiocommunication place streams for user to listen to on their iPhone or iPad . Stitcher Radiocombines that hold up current admission with a podcast depository library that let users create an audio - on - demand experience . But TuneIn Radio Pro , on the other hand , has wireless feeds from 70,000 stations and reportedly more than 2 million podcast selections , while also bid users the option to immortalise live radio feeds .
That transcription can take place in real time — just push the red “ phonograph record ” button if you care what you ’re listening to , just like teenagers of the 1980s did with their boom boxwood and cassette tapes . Or you could set the app to record a specific time . If , for example , you know that Terry Gross will be conducting a particularly interesting consultation while you ’re off from the radio , or if there ’s a “ morning zoo ” crowd you love to hear to without the nipper , TuneIn Pro lets you schedule the recording and take heed later .
TuneIn Radio , the loose interlingual rendition of the same app , does n’t admit the transcription option and features banner advertising . Otherwise , both the pro and spare versions bid the same features . TuneIn Radio Pro also offers a bouncy buffering stream , so you’re able to pause a Song dynasty in the middle to take a call , or rewind and re - listen to a song you just hear two minutes ago — like to how you’re able to rewind live video on a DVR - equipped television receiver .
The app offers other swell option , including the choice to create a list of “ favorite ” predetermined radio station and the power to corrupt the strain you ’re try on the radio straightaway from iTunes .
Bottom line
TuneIn Radio Pro propose users closely unmatched power to create an individualized listening experience , which is both different and secure than many other streaming radio apps available .
