Radio Garden

Kittenfuud

3 years ago

Excellent concept, great design! I listen daily. Only radio I need. I can listen to my hometown radio stations or listen to what they're playing in Lagos or some tiny town in Tibet I've never heard of. I've found 2 Ukranian stations that really play great stuff, and it's so fun to point the circle over a random dot and move around ~ connect the dots, if you will! Works flawlessly, never any issues. Great app, so much fun, and it stays on when you close your phone. That's key in a music app!

One Insight

1 year ago

My two biggest complaints are basically two new awesome features 😎, I wish the map would take less time to load, perhaps if it were less detailed? Another feature would be to have the next button work from my lock screen or new earbuds. Definitely love the app though but with these two things it would be incredible, thanks for your consideration. 🙂👍

Gideon Klionsky

1 year ago

I was quite happy with this app until some recent updates. now, my station will randomly stop playing and when I open the app to restart it, then 5 to 10 seconds of ads kick in. I understand ads as part of a business model even if they're annoying, but it's even more annoying that I constantly have to switch back into the app to restart.

AJ C

4 years ago

For Readers: I would totally recommend this for anyone curious about the world. You can go around the world and listen to different channels of all types. If you go to a city, you will listen to the biggest channel there, but then you can open it and see a list of others. There's also a 'discovery' page that lists other channels anywhere. For Devs: Thank you for this app, I found it through a language group on Reddit and I don't regret it. I would request a random-channel button, though.

A Google user

5 years ago

Does exactly what it says it does... Despite many, probably fake, reviews stating that the app does nothing or plays recorded files on a continuous loop there is nothing wrong with it. It has one of the best and most intuitive interfaces I have ever used, roll the globe to find your station under a green marker and select it in bottom left list - simple - all real live stations too. This has always been a great app, however, can we please get it working and listed for Nvidia Shield TV users.

Kevin Tray

2 years ago

Amazing app! It couldn't be easier to listen to thousands of stations all over the world. Some even list the song you're listening to. I live in the US and like polish music. I now have hundreds of stations in Poland at my fingertips! Free app has minimal ads but l love it so much I donated the 2.49 to support them. If you love music, this app is a must download. I've discovered so many new songs, bands and genres that I love. It's also great to find a station for background music while working.

Ryan Harper

3 years ago

This app has been great thus far; it's an even smoother experience than the web app. The ads aren't intrusive, the selection is awesome. I haven't had any major issues except for some buffering problems that were probably just my data being slow. I even submitted one of my favorite local stations and it was added within two days of my initial submission. I highly recommend Radio Garden.

David Nevin

1 year ago

No longer a reliable radio app. Two main problems: (1) changes stations without warning. After changing stations the indicator still points to the station that was set. (2) The app terminates whenever a network change occurs. Switch from WiFi to wireless or back. Switch from Bluetooth or to Bluetooth, headphones or automotive Bluetooth. Requires me to restart the app. Not good while driving. I'm now looking for a reliable radio app.

A Google user

5 years ago

Fascinating *and* useful. I found this in my computer browser a couple years ago, while playing around, "tracking Santa" on Christmas Eve. Being able to spin the globe and find stations graphically was very cool, and I could use it to find foreign language broadcasts easily, and search for stations playing foreign music. I know it doesn't include "everything", but it's a great app, tool, and toy. Thank you for making it an app. I never expected that.

the battery

4 years ago

Very cool app! While there are stations missing, and the interface is a bit hard to get into, I think the discovery of other radio stations and foreign cultures is cool. I would like to echo someone else's request: The back button should lead back, not out of the app. A random button would be cool too. But the positives FAR outweigh the negatives.

Paddy Nicholson

2 years ago

Up till recently I have had this app on my phone and tablet and for the past 3 years have found it an inspirational source of diverse music and culture from every part of the world . As of now however ,it appears that (and I don't hold the developers in any way responsible) the UK users can no longer access stations outside the UK . As there have been no recent patches or updates for the App I presume that the loss of functionality is an external problem possibly due to changes in UK data law.

Terry Stewart

5 years ago

I have found this to be a delightful app. It was a great idea to make so many stations so easy to locate and listen to. The search tool can be improved so that more types and genre's of stations can be located and heard. My preference is talk radio and stations that air "movies" and books read aloud. I do listen to music ~ 20% of the time though. Improvement can be made in the fav's categorization - I'd like to be able to create different folders of stations and an index of specific showtimes.

Herman Minister

1 year ago

This is a beautiful app. Very original display concept that gives context to your listening. If you love music and want to experience sounds from all over the world you will not be disappointed (and be sure to check out the excellent 'Browse' feature to begin your journey). So take a stroll through the enchanted Radio Garden: you'll be pleasantly surprised at what you'll find.

Anthony Bennett

1 year ago

I have enjoyed this app emincly for a couple of yrs now. But since I updated the app and my Samsung a53 suddenly it will only play when my screen is on. After 1min then the screen goes off then shortly after the RG player stops playing. As soon as I turn the screen back on it rebuffers and starts playing. This is incredibly annoying as I walk alot for my health and like to enjoy the 70's classic rock or smooth jazz. If this cannot be resolved I will sadly have to uinstall for something else🫤

Chris Delfi

1 year ago

I've been a paid customer of this app for a few years. I purchased two licenses on different phones before the new subscription model. I migrated to a new phone and I'm now seeing ads in the app. I was happy to support the app before the subscription model, and would even pay a higher one time fee to get rid of the ads again. I have no interest in subscribing as I don't see myself using the new features. I'll deal with the ads for now but not sure for how long.

Judith Anderson

1 year ago

I have used this app for years, and very successfully. Lately something is amiss. Sometimes it just doesn't connect anymore. Or the station just stops playing. There must have been some kind of change that is causing these problems. Once I uninstalled it and started all over again, of course then I lost all my stations! And that worked. (I'm having that problem now.)

Fred Morgan

1 year ago

GREAT app, BUT... Premium is a monthly fee instead of a one-time payment. I do not support Monthly fee For Apps!!! The free version works well with a few minor glitches. One is the occasional failure to open because of failure to migrate stations. Also have had a station jump. Lacks local stations that are internet broadcast... But again, it works for me to find a good talk radio station, even if it's 200 miles away. If this was one-time purchase.