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TuneIn Radio for iOS review: TuneIn isn't perfect, but it's pretty close

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CNET Editors' Rating

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CNET Editors' Rating

4.0 stars Excellent
  • Overall rating: 8.5
  • Installation and Setup: 10.0
  • Features and Support: 8.0
  • Interface: 9.0
  • Performance: 8.0
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The good: TuneIn Radio lets you listen to more than 50,000 radio stations, both local and international. You can also just search by genre to get the exact type of music you like.

The bad: Performance bugs sometimes affect track and station info.

The bottom line: TuneIn Radio is one of the best streaming-radio apps available for when you want to listen to local or national radio. Most will be able to get by with the free version, but for DVR-like recording capabilities in the Pro version, you'll need to decide just how much you use the app.

TuneIn Radio has an intuitive interface that makes it a snap to listen to streaming radio while you're on the move. It offers more than 50,000 stations and 120,000 shows from around the globe, plus, with the help of your iPhone's GPS, it can even serve up all of your local favorites.

Upon launch, TuneIn lets you drill down to exactly what you want to listen to. You can browse local radio, recommended stations, stations for different languages, and even podcasts. You can also choose from categories like sports or talk radio.

Like other radio-streaming apps, TuneIn gives you an enormous list of music genres to choose from, each with a long list of options from around the world, with local choices at the top.

Once you find a few stations you like, you can easily add them to your preset list, right from the station page. In addition, the station page gives you album art for the current song and the option to share via Facebook, Twitter, or e-mail. In some cases, you may also find a shopping cart icon that brings you to the MP3 or album listing on Amazon.com.

TuneIn Radio is a snap to navigate (pictures)

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If you want to listen in your car, TuneIn Radio has a Car Mode that gives you big buttons to quickly switch stations while on the go. The only curious feature here is the ability to search -- I'm not sure you want to be typing in search terms while driving.

 

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Quick Specifications

  • Category Music and audio
  • Platform iOS

Jason Parker has been at CNET for more than 13 years. He is the Senior Editor in charge iOS software and has become an expert reviewer of the software that runs on each new Apple device. He now spends most of his time covering Apple iOS releases and third-party apps. Full Bio

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