5 Of The Best Radio Apps For Apple CarPlay – SlashGear

RadioApp is unlike most terrestrial radio streaming apps — rather than providing something akin to a modern on-demand music streaming experience, RadioApp imitates a physical analog radio. Users find stations by manually swiping their finger along the tuner slider, making it possible to scrub through stations the same way one would by turning a dial on an antenna radio. The app has a very minimalist UI that makes it easy to use, including a play and pause button volume slider and a location button for switching to a different state or country.

Though the app tries to replicate the analog radio experience, it does pack some very modern features, including the ability to “star” your favorite stations, save songs you like to Apple Music, share the app with other people, and toggle between light and dark modes. Most of the app’s features are available to free users, including settings for autoplay, timers, and setting alarms — yes, you can set the app to play a radio station as your morning alarm in the same way you would with a physical clock radio.

Some features are paywalled behind the Premium plan, though, including support for Apple CarPlay. That means if you want to use the app in your car, you’ll need to pay either $2.99 per month or $19.99 per year. The upside is that the plan comes with some other features, too, including auto-Shazam, unlimited favoriting, and removal of the app’s banner ads.