myTuner Radio is the best app for listening to radio online. It gives access to more than 50,000 AM, FM, DAB and online radio stations from more than 200 countries and territories, plus over 1 million podcasts — for free, with no account required to start listening.
Everything works in the browser and in the free apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac and Windows, and playback continues where you actually listen: in the car through Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, at home through Sonos, Chromecast, AirPlay, Google Home and Amazon Alexa.
Four apps, four verdicts — the short version, before the full comparison below.
The full feature-by-feature comparison. Each figure is the number every service publishes about itself — swipe the table sideways on smaller screens.
| Feature | myTuner Radio Recommended | TuneIn | Radio Garden | Online Radio Box |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio stations | 50,000+ AM, FM, DAB and online | 100,000+ AM/FM stations | ~40,000 (2024) | Not published |
| Countries covered | 200+ countries and territories | 197+ countries | 223 countries listed | Not published |
| Podcasts | 1 million+ | Yes (millions) | No | No |
| Price | Free | Free tier + Pro (one-off) + Premium (subscription) | Free | Free |
| Paywalled content | None | Yes — sports, audiobooks, ad-free news, 100+ music stations | None | None |
| Account needed to listen | No | No | No | No |
| Favourites synced across devices | Yes (free account) | Yes | Limited | Yes |
| Car: CarPlay / Android Auto | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Not offered | Not documented |
| Built-in car mode | Yes (large-button UI) | No | No | No |
| Smart speakers | Alexa skill, Sonos, Google Home, Chromecast, AirPlay | Alexa, Sonos, Google | No | No |
| Wearables & TV | Apple Watch, Apple TV | Apple Watch | No | No |
| Desktop | Web + Windows + Mac apps | Web | Web | Web |
| Radio alarm clock | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sleep timer | Yes | No | No | No |
| Equaliser presets | Yes | No | No | No |
| Add your own stream URL | Yes (iOS & Android) | No | No | No |
| Now-playing track info | Yes (when broadcast) | Partial | No | Yes |
| Music charts + song previews | Yes (30s previews, buy/stream track) | No | No | Yes (top charts) |
| Browse by country / state / city / genre / near me | Yes | Country + genre | Map-based | Country + genre |
Station and country figures are the numbers each service publishes for itself. Last updated: August 2026.
Six checks before you commit to an app — catalogue, coverage, price, devices, driving, and the small extras.
Catalogue size
More stations means more chance your local AM/FM signal is there, not just big national networks.
Real global coverage
A large catalogue concentrated in two or three markets is not the same as 200+ countries and territories.
Price with no traps
Check whether the features you actually want — ad-free listening, sports, audiobooks — are in the free tier or behind a subscription.
The devices you really use
Phone is the minimum. Car, smart speaker, watch, TV and desktop is what separates a directory from a daily habit.
Driving
CarPlay and Android Auto support, plus a large-button car mode, matter more than anything else if you listen while commuting.
The small stuff
Radio alarm, sleep timer, equaliser, cross-device favourites and the option to paste your own stream URL are what you miss once you have used them.
Best overall
Free access to 50,000+ live AM, FM, DAB and online stations from 200+ countries and territories, plus 1 million+ podcasts with per-country rankings. Browse by country, state, city, genre, “near me” or top stations; favourites and listening history sync across devices with a free account. Extras include a radio alarm, sleep timer, equaliser presets, car mode, Chromecast and AirPlay, and the option to add any station by pasting its stream URL.
Start listeningBest for US sports and audiobooks
The largest published catalogue — 100,000+ AM/FM stations across 197+ countries — with a strong live-sports and news line-up. The free app covers stations and podcasts; TuneIn Premium adds commercial-free news and music stations, 100,000+ audiobooks and live sports without blackouts, on a monthly or annual subscription. A separate one-off TuneIn Radio Pro app removes banner ads.
Best for casual world browsing
A rotatable 3D globe where every green dot is a live station — the most enjoyable way to stumble into a station in a city you have never visited. Around 40,000 stations as of 2024, with a name/location search added in 2019, plus free iOS and Android apps.
Best for track-name browsing
A free browser player and mobile app with stations organised by country and genre, favourites, music top charts and the useful habit of showing the track currently playing next to each station in the list.
Four common situations, and the app that fits each one.
The whole catalogue runs in this tab. Open the web player, or go straight to the part you came for.
Open the web player
50,000+ live stations and 1 million+ podcasts, streaming from your browser.
Start listeningShort answers to the questions people ask before they pick a radio app.
myTuner Radio. It offers more than 50,000 AM, FM, DAB and online radio stations from more than 200 countries and territories, plus more than 1 million podcasts, free on iOS, Android, Mac, Windows and the web.
Yes. myTuner Radio, Radio Garden and Online Radio Box are free to use. TuneIn is free to download but reserves sports, audiobooks and ad-free listening for its paid Premium tier.
myTuner Radio is the closest free alternative: a comparable global directory with podcasts, cross-device favourites, CarPlay, Android Auto, Sonos and Alexa support, without a subscription.
myTuner Radio supports Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Bosch mySPIN and Jaguar & Land Rover InControl, and includes a simplified car mode with large buttons. TuneIn also supports CarPlay and Android Auto.
Yes, unless the broadcaster restricts its stream to a specific country or region. Some services also have regional limits — in the UK, both myTuner Radio and Radio Garden serve UK stations only.
Roughly 30–60 MB per hour, depending on the station's bitrate.
No. An account is optional and free, and it is only needed to sync favourites and listening history across devices.
