What it is
TuneIn Radio is a Music & Audio app from TuneIn Inc. It was first released in September 2010 and was last updated on 2026-10-20. It is free to install, has a Teen content rating and sits at 100,000,000+ installs. The rating is 4.72 from 2,825,390 ratings.
The idea is simple: put live radio, podcasts and other spoken audio in one app.
What it does well
Breadth is the selling point. The listing says there are more than 100,000 AM and FM stations from 197+ countries, covering genres like pop hits, classic rock and smooth jazz. News coverage names broadcasters such as CNN, NPR, BBC and Bloomberg Radio, and sports coverage mentions MLB, NFL, NHL and college games alongside sports talk stations.
Podcasts and audiobooks are part of the package. The listing also says Apple Music Radio stations can be streamed live in the app.
It works outside the phone too. The listing mentions Amazon Alexa, Google Home, CarPlay and compatible vehicles, with Tesla, Mercedes and Volvo given as examples.
The ratings back it up. 82.2% are 5 stars and 12.5% are 4 stars. Only 2.3% are 1 star.
Where it falls short
The free version carries ads. The listing sells TuneIn Premium as the way to get ad-free news and music, commercial-free sports, and unlimited audiobooks. Even Premium is described as offering fewer ads on stations rather than none, and the listing does not give a price, only that billing is monthly or annual and depends on country.
The listing also compares itself to Pandora and iHeartRadio and claims more variety. That is a marketing claim, and the ratings cannot confirm it. The listing does not say whether all content is available in every country, so what you find may vary.
Who it suits
People who like live radio, especially sports and news fans who want to follow games and broadcasters from other cities, are the natural audience. Commuters with a connected car or smart speaker get extra value from the device support. If you want a fully ad-free experience, plan on paying for Premium.
From the Play Store listing
These figures come from the official Google Play listing and can change at any time. Check the current listing.
- Play rating
- 4.7 out of 5
- Ratings
- 2,825,390
- Installs
- 100,000,000+
- Developer
- TuneIn Inc
- Updated on
- Oct 20, 2026
- Version
- Varies with device
- Content rating
- Teen
- Requires Android
- Varies with device
- Released on
- Sep 2, 2010
- Category
- Music & Audio
- Price
- Free
How those ratings split
