Slacker Radio compare (iOS)

If you're looking for a streaming-music alternative, Slacker Radio is a good choice. But if you're willing to spend money on a subscription, the app is better than most in its genre.

Crackle offers a good selection of free movies and TV shows, but you'll have to suffer through annoying ads and a lack of search tools.

With its enormous catalog of on-demand streaming music and its built-in social features for discovering new tunes, Spotify is an absolute must-have for audiophiles and casual listeners alike. But free users, beware of intermittent eardrum-piercing ads.

If you're looking for a new camera app that gives you tools and filters for both photos and video, KitCam is the app to buy.

If you're wondering which free streaming audio app to pick from the ocean of apps at the App Store, iHeartRadio is a great way to break in to the genre, with several useful features not found in other apps.