IHeart: Radio, Podcasts, Music Negative Reviews

IHeart: Radio, Podcasts, Music App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

IHeart: Radio, Podcasts, Music app received 138 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using IHeart: Radio, Podcasts, Music? Can you share your negative thoughts about iheart: radio, podcasts, music?

IHeart: Radio, Podcasts, Music for Negative User Reviews

✓ Freezing and bufferingThis app continually freezes, or just buffers even with good wifi connection or 4g. Whilst there is a lot to listen too, and great options available ... what good is this, if it’s always stopping to buffer or just stops working ? I’ve reverted back to ROVA; works every time, reliable and plenty of options. Sadly I miss out on the station I actually want to listen too, but it works..TristanqldVersion: 8.19.0

✓ DuppedThe app was great a few years ago and is fun on the desktop service since I last used it. I was itching for more radio recently and decided to open up the app. As soon as I did I was prompted with a subscription payment from iHeartRadio. They wanted me to verify that I wanted to try their trial subscription. I barely had enough time to look at what was going on before I accidentally rested my finger on my scanner and the subscription was accepted. I was lucky to be able to reverse it, however if I want that free trial now I have to use it immediately or not at all. This is ridiculous. I should not be immediately prompted with a payment upon opening an app that I haven’t used in months. Is downright disrespectful and near predatory. There was also no warning. No pop up to show me that I was going to make a purchase, no redirection. Immediately loading into the app I was forced into a transaction. From what I’ve read of similar reviews this isn’t uncommon. The lack of respect I was shown is disgusting to me. Please be wary of this. I will try out this app some more but this is a really bad way to start off..HaloFan239Version: 8.18.1

✓ Fantastic podcast app BUT...... why can’t the app resume a podcast from where it left off each time I open the app? I’ll pause the app or turn off the car (cutting out the Bluetooth and the app pauses itself) and upon reopening the app, my prior podcast isn’t sitting there waiting (20% of the time it is though which makes this more frustrating)... sounds trivial but when a show has HUNDREDS of episodes, you gotta scroll through them all to find the one you left off - whilst in a car with probably a crying jerk baby. Please fix this resume issue, it’s so simple and I don’t want to go back to Apple podcasts!.F1eckbotVersion: 8.16.1

✓ This app never seems to work for meGood app if it actually worked! I have an iPhone 12 Pro with latest software with the latest app update and the app won’t even open. I’ve had problems like this on previous iPhones too. Not sure what the problem is but annoying!.PongakawaVersion: 10.8.0

✓ Podcasts keep playing after pausingI was trying to search the app for a particular podcast & a podcast I had followed started playing. I would pause it & it would start playing again within 2 or 3 seconds and kept doing that until I closed the app completely. I couldn’t figure out how to close the podcast. Not a very intuitive app it seems to me..Junejan20Version: 10.8.1

✓ Randomly starts playingI’ve had this app for years, love it, but in the last 2-3 months its just started randomly playing music. I have to then unlock my phone, open the app and force close to stop it. Getting a little annoying.-Suzanimal-Version: 10.10.1

✓ Australians can’t sign up for subscriptions accessMy initial thoughts was good for Music discover. But like what others have said tends to repeat what you liked rather then play new stuff. I wanted a streaming service that suggested new stuff based on what I had already liked. You could try not liking so much to workaround. The free app is good to try at first but you will want subscription access but guess what if in Australia you can’t sign up, US only. For me ability to download is important to save on data usage but also because live in rural area where reception is patchy. Giving a low rating because their app, help or iTunes Store description no where does it say subscriptions aren’t possible in Australia. The app is fairly useless in free form as to limited. IHeartRadio support said : “At this time our paid subscription features are only available within the U.S. “ I will amend my 1 stars to 3 stars if they update help, iTunes description to say subscriptions US only. My time was wasted thinking it was possible only to learn I can’t..AnthBDVersion: 8.14.1

✓ Who’s listening to who?You’ll need an account, you’ll need a valid emai, you need to submit your birthday, you have to have location services on, oh ok no location services we’ll need your postal code then. Go get bent I’ll listen online or another app without having to crawl in bed with them.JgfyhgfdyyhggVersion: 10.28.0

✓ Fix thisThis is stupid. The new won’t allow me to create an account. Change back to the old or I will just cancel altogether..Barbie 12 54Version: 8.14.2

✓ If your Canadian you can’t listenDriving through USA we listen to Christian radio stations advertising for iHeart Radio app, so I downloaded the app (at a cost), when I tried to sign up, it only takes a US zip code, not a Canadian one, so it was a waste of a purchase..SimcoemedicVersion: 9.3.2

✓ Dropping out constantlyThis used to be a great app but now it constantly drops out which is very frustrating! I use it every morning and have to constantly start the station again as it’s buffering. My reception is fine. Today it’s decided to just not start again so I’m off to find another app that won’t drop off. It’s a shame as ZM are associated with iHeartRadio and constantly advertised and the app is very disappointing!.ZmcrewfanVersion: 8.19.1

✓ Preffered over PandoraI have used this app for about 3 years was pleased with the free version. I’ve seen it updated & pay for it to open up a few more features to find songs, some I can & some I can’t, but I pay the $5.99/month to repeat a single song once & some very limited song searching. I believed this app is good because I can mix genres of music & it’s intuitive enough to know when I need my gospel/Christian playlist vs. the other artists/songs that I’ve like in the past. It also offers suggestions & it doesn’t appear to be so commercialized, I repeat NOT a commercial distribution list of who you are forced to like. Some of my local/Independent artists have songs that I’m able to find. I’m thankful for that. I’m not an iTunes type of person. I hate I lost ALL of my music after switching from an iPhone 4 to iPhone 6s. It made my day to hear my own music that aren’t published on iTunes, so I’m glad to at least be able to search for the ones that I once had on here..Moe The MessengerVersion: 8.8.1

✓ Doesn’t allow you to listen to what you select!I’m trying to select songs or channels and it keeps diverting to other songs and artists that are part of the genres I selected when I downloaded. I can’t even switch because when the song I select starts to load it auto diverts again to some other channel on my genres list, E.g switches from me selecting meditation music and it diverts to RnB!! super annoyed, and definitely not what I was looking for when I downloaded..Ahdjfb dheVersion: 8.17.0

✓ Probably the worst appIf you like the developers hand in your pants this is the app for you. If you love glitchy performance this app is for you. If you love advertising this is absolutely your app. This app is always tracking you regardless of your privacy settings. Any notification that pops up resets the program you are listening to and starts the advertisement all over again. It is also not advertising from the program you are listening to which is relevant to me it is whatever crap iHeart wants you to hear over and over and over again. I have used this app for years because it is the only way to hear the program I want to listen to in my area. IHeart has been getting worse and worse for years and now it is intolerable. Absolute garbage. Oh and it randomly picks and starts playing random stations for you. Stuff I would never select for any reason. Now this crap always pops up in my feed. Garbage. Oh and don’t bother trying to report to iHeart, that feature is broken too. This app is crap..Allroad.357Version: 10.8.1

✓ Why do I need to sign up to listen to the radio:(It’s not like the radio stations are commercial free. It should give options for people don’t want to sign up. Okay you will get lots features when signed up, but I don’t need any features, I just want to listen to the radio stations. I’ll pass this app..XiaobenbenVersion: 8.14.0

✓ “Update”??I was forced to update it, and now the only radio station I ever listened to doesn’t work. So disappointing..GuppeabooVersion: 8.7.0

✓ Not as good as earlier versionsI am blind and use an iPhone with voice over. This latest version is more difficult to navigate. The search function gave me strange results when i tried to Search for 3AW a Melbourne station. Other apps like tune in radio make searching for stations much easier..Kiwi CarolVersion: 8.8.1

✓ Good App for streamingIt really is a good app. On the plus side, it is efficient with band usage if you have a limited internet plan. It is stable, with good buffering (I have lousy internet in my area so this is vital to me). It has a lot of content, including podcasts galore that can be downloaded. The minus, for which I deduct the stars has been to do with the ads. (I know, I could subscribe, but the monthly is too high for what I am listening too. Maybe some day someone can develop some sort of tiered subscriptions for those of us who just listen to limited content). I listen to a 24 hr news show with commentary. I grew up listening to KFI640 Los Angeles every morning. I don’t begrudge iheart for slipping in a couple of ads here and there, but you step right over THE PROGRAM ITSELF! Your ads should step on top of their ads, not the program. I want the whole news, not just the commentary. That’s what I chose, and it infuriates me when you cut the program off for a crappy 7-11 add, for which I will NEVER set foot in as my blood pressure rises, every time I see the sign and am reminded it’s going to INTERRUPT the program I am listening to in the morning. Iheart could program the timing of their ads better than this..JLChaney's iPhoneVersion: 8.18.1

✓ Annoying adsOverall I have been reasonably happy with this app with only a small number of issues in terms of stability and playback issues though this could be network as anything else. This changed a few days ago. Not only do I need to put up with the numerous ads on my favourite radio station, the app now opens with an ad before even getting to the radio station meaning I miss time dependent items like news. To make things worse, the chosen ad features dirge like music and to make it worse again, the ad often enough plays twice. Regards.Bsk1esVersion: 10.4.1

✓ Good App (Usually...)Edit: It seems like all of the other problems I list below are gone now, due to the fact that I can’t get the app to play ANY music now. None of my stations work, they all constantly have a loading symbol, and where the artist’s other songs/info are, it says, “Artist Profile is not available at this time”. The app is completely useless to me at this point because it doesn’t do anything, and this started today only a few hours ago. This can’t be a phone problem because I have the latest iOS on a brand new iPhone 8. I’m hoping this will be fixed soon. I've used this app for a few years, and I've discovered many new artists and songs through this app. However, I've been experiencing a few problems lately. My biggest problem is that sometimes the app will refresh in the middle of a song, and not just pause it, but get rid of the song completely. I'm not sure if I can fix this in my phone settings or if it's an app issue, but this has never happened before. Another issue is that some ads with sound play at the same time as a song, which is obviously annoying. Overall, it is a good app and does what it promises, but with a few bugs..Rosemaryadventure23Version: 8.8.1

✓ Can’t create accountI’d love to review the app but after several hours of trying to create an account and being told every time that the confirmation link has “”been sent!” (Spoiler alert: it wasn’t), I’m giving up..Expat MariaVersion: 8.14.2

✓ Unhappy iOS 14.0 or laterDespite being a regular user of this app, the idiotic iPhone run by Apple's control freaks deleted this app without my consent. When I attempted to reinstall as prompted, downloading was refused as now this app only works with 14.0 or more recent. My iPhone 7 Plus happily uses iOS 13.7. Why should I change versions to a later, less stable operating system just to run this app? I am requesting iHeart refine their design so that the app is available to a wider audience with iOS prior to 14.0. Not all of us are sheep who download updated operating systems when the current OS is reliable and quick. Also, don't start on security, I am aware of security precautions and no upgrade would improve security with my knowledge and use. Please iHeart, refine your app so the next version update is inclusive of iOS 13..Please fix this 17072022Version: 10.19.0

✓ Go to email to set up profile? That su_ked!You first kick me out of the old app throwing all previous set in the trash, then make me go to email to set up a “nothing profile”. This wasted my time. I’ve never had to throw out an app for an update before. I’ll update the 1 star if the app leaves me alone and doesn’t send me emails..DryulhmVersion: 8.15.2

✓ App not openingThe app opens when downloaded. After I close it it won’t open again. Have to delete it and reinstall it every time. It’s been doing this since I have an I phone 15.Docgag14Version: 10.35.0

✓ Does. It accept postcodes1. why make up an account? Intrusive requirement. 2. Does not accept postcodes [British nor Canadian - does not accept letters apparently. 3. Years of listening spoiled RS.W takenVersion: 8.13.0

✓ To download or Not to d/l ?I was going to dl the iheartradio Free app & thought I would check out the reviews before doing so. I was quite intrigued by the various array of issues that people pointed out, so I kept reading... first few reviews, I saw the response to the Reviewer’s issues by iheartradio was that they wanted to resolve whatever issues they were having & to please contact (email) them, so they can further address the problem(s). I thought, “Wow, they really do want to make sure that the problem is resolved for that person & seem to be taking that extra step in doing so.” Then I kept reading....I would have to say that each & every review that I read, the response was always the same , “pls contact (email) us, so that we can look into this issue and help you resolve it. “ Then I realized, why wouldn’t they address the issue or at least write down a foot note to the review,addressing the outcome & HOW it was corrected!!! I decided NOT to dl the app at this time bc I’m not if all the issues written about were ADDRESSED & CORRECTED ?? It’s great that you guys address the concerns and ask people to contact you for help -but how about letting the rest of us reading the reviews know how things turned out? Were the issues corrected & MORE IMPORTANTLY, How??.Cbry1188Version: 8.12.0

✓ Account?You want to get more listeners? Make it as simple as the actual radio.Lady sarloVersion: 8.14.2

✓ App on repeatI do enjoy using the app every morning to get my daily dose of radio. However, lately it’s like the app has been on repeat. I know there’s a delay from the live radio broadcast, but why are the conversations starting over. In the middle of the conversations it goes silent for a few seconds and then the conversations start over from a certain point and it does this repeatedly for about 15-20 minutes. Sometimes it corrects itself but today it’s really gotten out of hand, I’ve missed over half of the live content because the first 30 seconds have been on constant repeat. It’s becoming annoying and makes me want to look towards other internet radio providers because it’s becoming too much to deal with now. *Update* Decided to come back and drop the rating due to the “help” that was offered from the developers. Why am I being asked for so much info that they should already have and also be asked to do this and that repeatedly when I already told the support team what was done to try and correct the issue. Dealing with support for this past week has been no help at all..KyngEclipseVersion: 8.17.0

✓ Sound quality is the only proOk so I switched to iheart radio because I found out how exceptional the sound quality is especially coming from Apple Music. But that’s about the only pro. I get it that they are mainly an radio service but if they’re gonna try to compete with other streaming services then they need hella improvement. When you add songs to the playlist you created, there is no repeat option. Only shuffle. And for some reason the view lyrics option is disabled on every song. And also the variety of songs they have is minimum. Some songs that was playing on Sirius XM weren’t even available in iheart radio. Some artist albums aren’t available either for some reason. And I’m talking about artists like the chainsmokers. I’ve only been using the app despite all these cons because I truly couldn’t find another streaming service that has such good audio quality..青牛绿窝Version: 10.36.0

✓ Kinda sucks doeSo you get a bunch of random songs and you can like/dislike them. And the ones you like appear more often. But you can’t actually choose which song you want to listen to. You just open the app and your unsure whether it’s gonna be Britney Spears or Kodak black. And you can’t create playlists. :/.HegemonicBastardizedHorseshoesVersion: 9.7.0

✓ ReviewI like the app it gives me the ability to listen to all my favourite stations from one app. The only issue that I have is the drops during listening. It really irritates. I hope you guys fix this issue at your soonest and I’ll definitely give you 5 stars then..Fbi FijiVersion: 9.19.0

✓ Usability averageAlthough the content and station selections are great the usability is average. Every time you reopen the app (even if you haven’t closed it completely) you have to find what podcast you were up to all over again. There is no way to make an “up next” list so when you finish one & wish to listen to another you have to scroll through the hundreds to get to one you haven’t listened to already..KateabelaVersion: 10.8.1

✓ UnreliableGreat if it could connect to my radio station every time but 70% of the time it can’t. But our amp can. This will give unable to play station at this time and I have to keep trying but if I turn on our amp and connect, it works. Also find this drops my station out all the time so we get blank spots. Again the amp doesn’t do this..Terr1zVersion: 10.8.1

✓ Limited to USA users.I live in Canada so I can’t create an account. Great waste of my storage space..CurseOfTimeVersion: 8.15.2

✓ Just don’t even bother...My initial experience with this app was ok, i like songs to create a favourites list. I listen to mellow music. Now though, it keeps playing heavy metal and awful music. I got in touch with the support team to try and find an answer and instead of helping, my support person has decided to antagonise me instead. I’m really shocked. Terrible experience, I recommend finding another app..HduejebriskwjshVersion: 8.16.0

✓ No intention to create an accountI used to love this app, but with the new update I now have to create an account. That's a hard pass for me, no matter what amazing though largely useless features I’m promised on the other side. All I'm looking for a is simple radio listening app. TuneIn it is..AnnieB075Version: 8.13.0

✓ Pretty poor podcast playerPlayback experience has been pretty poor. Skipping back several minutes, stopping 3-7 minutes before the end of the stream and refusing to play, ads breaking the stream and requiring a force close, right now I’m listening to a podcast that is showing as the previous one I listened to, when I pause and go about my day when I open the app again it will play the previous one again. Maybe it’s better for shorter episodes but anything an hour long doesn’t agree..It30riversVersion: 10.30.1

✓ Drops OutI used to love this app as I find it great to listen to my fav radio station no matter where I am but the reliability of it is becoming less n less over the last 6mths or so with continually dropping out, sometimes several times in just 1hr! It used to happen sometimes but not to the point where I had to stop what I was doing to sort it out. I’m glad I’m not the only one that experiences this! It continually drops out mid song/conversation (especially extremely irritating when I’m trying to listen to the news). My internet connection is perfectly strong as everything else that I use over wifi works perfectly well without any problems. All my updates for this app are completely up to date as well. This happens both on my phone and my iPad. It is extremely frustrating and irritating having to come to my device from another room to try n stop n start it again! The only reason I’m not giving it 1 star is because I know how good it used to be before all of this unreliability! PLEASE sort it out cause my patience will eventually run out completely n I’ll go n find something else more reliable. Seems to be a common theme throughout these reviews......Nickers1979Version: 9.0.0

✓ MusicJust signed up to use the app for the first time. Tried listening to a few luke bryan songs then when i tried to click next it played song from a different artist, ok no biggie. Tried going back to the album and it wouldn’t let me listen to anymore luke bryan... tried another luke bryan song and it played something completely different. What a waste of time this was.Nickwats0nVersion: 9.6.1

✓ Super inconsistentI use this app because it gives me access to older podcasts than apple’s podcast app does, but this app is absolutely infuriating! Sometimes the controls will be available from the home screen or the control center, but not always. Sometimes the controls have play/pause, skip forward 30s and skip backward 15s, but sometimes it’s play/pause, skip forward 30s and 3 bars that allow you to skip to the next/last podcast and maybe remove it from your list of favorites (can’t remember the last feature). The fact that the app isn’t always recognized as playing means that I can’t use my headphone shortcuts to play/pause like I normally do, and have to go in to open the app if I want to pause, which is super inconvenient when someone comes in to talk to you but you’re listening to a podcast and have to dig around to finally make the app pause and by that point you’ve either missed an indeterminate amount of podcast or you’ve missed half of what the person was saying to you. Overall this seems like something that an app developer whose primary focus is audio should be really on top of, and it is pretty poor development not to have this figured out in my opinion..DigitalDCHVersion: 8.19.1

✓ The app slows everything down and even stops internet connectionI wanted to like IHeart Radio but every time, I download the app (which I have downloaded and re downloaded multiple times), it significantly slows my internet connection or even stops it. It also takes forever to load one song on the app and much can't be done on the app when a song is buffering. I even tried closing apps and deleting one or two apps and the app still slows everything down- a lot or even stops apps and the internet all together. Every time, I download the app, the internet stops working and as soon as I delete the app, everything on my phone works normally and fast again. I like that there is a decent selection to choose from (although it seems like Apple Music and Google Play have more variety in music) and the radio station selection is awesome. This app would be great if only the app didn't slow things down. I really wish this app worked. If only it were fast and didn't halt internet connection. I've never had these problems with any other music streaming app..Jesuslovesme4everVersion: 8.14.2

✓ Requires a user profile - why?Radioplayer doesn’t require a user profile. Why does iHeartRadio?.Ghost in the machine yyzVersion: 8.14.1

✓ Account? I don’t think so....Yet another app that wants to gather info from us and create an ‘account’ for no good reason. I just want to listen to music, I don’t want an account. Installed, saw the account requirement, now Im removing the app after this review. TEACH THESES PEOPLE THAT WE WONT TOLERATE ANY MORE MANIPULATION AND PRIVACY ISSUES! DON’T USE THEIR APP!.Deach1Version: 8.14.2

✓ Bout Ready To Delete This AppIHeart radio came up with a good concept with all the live radio stations. There’s only one big problem. IHeart radio won’t let you enjoy them. They are constantly interrupting whatever station you have chosen to listen to with random songs that I guess they believe you want to hear. I would just like to listen to the radio station that I chose. That’s why I chose it. Some times they will play the same song twice within three songs. Then they tell you that you can use the thumbs up & thumbs down buttons for songs you like & dislike & they will customize your experience to your liken. Thing is, I’ve clicked the thumbs down button repeatedly for certain songs & they continue to play the same ones every single day. Every time I hear Blink 182 or the Foo Fighters I just go ahead & turn the app off. I guess they think I like them as often as they interrupt what I’m listening to by playing those two bands & I’ve hit the thumbs down button probably 1000 times yet they still play them every day. I’m bout ready to delete the app for the simple fact that they won’t allow me to enjoy the station I’ve chosen for playing crap that I’ve repeatedly clicked the thumbs down button on every time they decide to interrupt what I’m trying to listen to. It’s so darn aggravating!!.ITSMEAJLZVersion: 10.23.1

✓ Crappie appI live in western Canada and there are no local stations listed to listen to. The app advertises that you can listen to local stations. Spotify is the best for music only listening..MytimeyourtimeVersion: 8.19.1

✓ Why I don’t recommend iHeartRadioThe reason I don’t like iHeartRadio is because sometimes I want to listen to music *but* every time I press on my favourite singers it always says “authors profile not available” or sth like that. It’s really annoying because at school my friends talk to much and I try to study so I try to listen to music and guess what, authors profile not available. Another reason is because in the new update it states that it can even work offline, right? Well when I updated it and tested it offline it didn’t work, so I can’t listen to music while walking. I would really like to listen to music while walking so it isn’t so boring, but again when I tried playing music it said it was offline when it was supposed to work offline. Please explain why this is happening and fix it, because right now I am not happy along with many other users and rating this a 1 Star app..Sub to my channel Renee JinVersion: 8.16.1

✓ Barely worksWhen it works it is a good way of listening to various radio stations; not as good as TuneIn but some stations aren’t available on TuneIn. However about 75% of the time it doesn’t work so you are forever hitting the play button hoping to get a connection. For that reason I can only advise looking elsewhere..James1077Version: 8.9.1

✓ Quit using app: excessive ads on live radio.I stopped using the app because of the excessive Internet ads as I’m trying to listen to live radio. An example of my frustration is trying to listen to top of the hour news… Four minutes of ads opening the app makes me miss it. You should not play ads when someone is trying to open a live radio station. I got an old-school a.m. radio to solve this problem, thus you are missing out on ad revenue because of the excessive ads causing me to force quit your app. I have now dropped it all together. The app also tried to take over my music listening. I use Apple Music. So your app is toast on my phone/iPad. Update after Developer Response: I already did that. I suppose it could be that Apple’s privacy changes make our devices look new to you every time we get out of app and back in, whether one session to the next or if we go out to other apps when iMessages come in (and back into your app to hear more ads)…you’ll have to figure that out. iPhone 12 Pro, up to date iOS and your app..BradBeemanVersion: 10.10.0

✓ Can’t get NZ stations anymoreSince the latest update, the app seems to think I’m based in New York. Settings won’t let me change to location, the link is dead and it won’t accept any nz post codes, saying they are invalid. It has also forgotten all the stations I follow and usually listen to. Is this the end for using the app in NZL ? Pretty gutted..Newstalk listenerVersion: 10.34.0

✓ It works, but that’s about it.Incredibly sow to start, constant glitches, keeps stepping back a few seconds to repeat the same lines from before. Don’t know why but sometimes it works well, then all of a sudden updates stop it working well. If my choice of radio station wasn’t in here, I wouldn’t be…….AKLCrusaderVersion: 10.31.0

✓ Won't playI love listening to zm and normally use iHeartRadio to listen to the station. Lately it's not letting me play the station or even search for the station. It has been removed from my favourites list. It will work if I delete the app and reinstall it but once I close the app it stops working. So annoying as I shouldn't have to delete the app and reinstall it every time to get it to work..Insta_anonVersion: 8.10.2

✓ No way!I think the point made by others in this app, is well taken. I have absolutely no desire to be tracked or have my information shared with any and all advertisers. To that end I will respectfully delete your service..NospammondayVersion: 8.15.0

✓ Why sign inPeople listen to the radio because they want simple and easy to access information. This format of creating an account and signing in with the extra step of confirming the email (link sent to junk mail) has ruined my experience with radio. I am just going to listen to a podcast instead..Ryan_bassVersion: 8.15.2

✓ Canadian Radio No Longer AvailableI’m in Canada and iTunes app forced an update to the latest version. After downloading the update from iTunes Canada my only choices now are American radio stations!.CgbccaVersion: 8.15.0

✓ Unable to download podcasts for the last weekI love the app and I never leave a review on things. I’m reporting an issue. It was a little over a week ago. An update was sent out. Now I’m not able to download any podcasts. I’m forced to stream them only. It just keeps popping up with the message “unable to download” it repeatedly pops up ever couple seconds. I’ve checked to ensure I have given the app proper permissions. Please fix this issue. I get that I can’t download music or other things. Since I’m not a paying sub. As a free user I can only download podcasts. Which is good for me. I’ve always downloaded the Elvis Duran and the morning show. Along with three other Elvis Duran related shows. We really need the issue fixed, because it’s making me go over my data. I just got a text about being close to my 22.5 gig limit. I checked to see what is using my data. IHeartRadio has used 7 gigs in the last week. That’s because it’s fully loading the episode every single time I open up to listen. I will be forced to not use the app if this isn’t fixed. I will find something different. Love you all so please!!.837394HalVersion: 8.16.1

✓ Deleted and never looking backSo done with the ads and the greed of iheart/Clear Channel. Ads are a priority and now it’s just a glitchy ad filled experience. The greed of iheart/clear channel is disgusting. PLEASE understand who iheart actually is. Understand their legacy. Iheart literally owns all the radio stations. They don’t HAVE to make you watch ads to make the app free! They do not have to charge you for an “ad free experience”. They already own the stations. They’ve already sold those advertisements. You are already listening to the ads. That’s why radio is free. There is NO ad free experience, period. They charge the advertisers for air time and they charge the listeners to listen to the ads. Then they try to guilt people into paying to listen by saying the ads keep the app free! They are getting paid on ALL ends and would love you to believe they are some small start up that just wants to help you access content. Iheart is a HUGE GREEDY CORPORATION that already owns ALL the radio stations. The amount of money they make through ALL the advertising they already sell on the air is completely unimaginable! GREED and way to much control! Shameful and terrifying!.TheOGCopyVersion: 10.3.1

✓ WOWI first got a iHeartRadio as a free app when I first got my mobile device. It was free it was fun and the music was good because I could listen to it anywhere. That was about three years ago, now so much of the free things have been replaced by paid services that if I want to change anything that I had set up three years ago I can’t do it unless I pay them their fees to change anything on my accounts. You really have to love progress. On top of that because my mobile device is constantly logged on it doesn’t recognize the passwords I set up before they changed their site so now when I go to login online to try and change things it doesn’t recognize me. It’s a blast trying to reset my passwords and prove I’m not a freaking robot, great job iHeartRadio. I think it’s pretty funny that I have to prove I’m not a robot to reset my password but they can send automated email responses to folks. I’ve had these kind of problems before and they’ll send a generated email that says hey look up these corresponding posts on the forums to see if they match your problems. It’s all fun and games until the autistic guy wants to talk to a person then everybody hides behind a computer screen, if you find this funny awesome, if you don’t, fix it. It’s just one guys opinion..Darbie+dooVersion: 8.17.0

✓ Ghost on my phoneWhile the App is generally good, I have been woken up to the radio playing by itself. This morning was just before 2am! This has happened a few times (random times of the day) over the past few weeks..KyleM18Version: 10.12.0

✓ UnusableDownload the app. Attempted to sign up l. once I had filled in all my details it wouldn’t load to the next screen so I couldn’t log on. Tried Logging on with Facebook and the same thing happened once all my details were in, it would not get me past that point on the app. All I could do was refill in my details again and again with no progression no matter what I did. What’s the point of downloading an app and not being able to use it! Not impressed!.MedgejaneVersion: 8.17.0

✓ What happened?I am split down the middle on my rating. I have been using iHeartRadio app for years and it has been one of my most used apps(Rovers Morning Glory brought me here) and I never rarely had issues before. In fact, I would have probably given it 5 stars before. My favorite thing about this app was that it would pause where I left off on a podcast and I could resume it as soon as I opened the app again. This was very convenient. But now, since I had deleted the app and reinstalled it recently, it doesn’t do that anymore. I guess I re-downloaded the updated version? If I have the podcast going, and, say I watch a video on Facebook real quick, when I return back to what I was listening to on the iHeartRadio app, it starts the show completely over, and I’m stuck fast forwarding back through a 3 hour podcast to try and find where I was. It is really annoying and getting to the point where I really don’t even want to bother with the app any longer..KrdurbVersion: 9.7.0

✓ Cuts outAlways stop and cuts out. Even on full 4g. Only audio app I have with this issue. Update: latest app update I installed seems to of mostly fixed the cut out I was getting. Will see how it goes over next few weeks..Bbunnys21Version: 9.18.1

✓ CrashingI love the app as I use it from Thailand when I visit my partner. Since being back in country Victoria the app crashes nearly every day. It’s happens sometimes 4/5 times a day. Some days it will not reboot. I turn off iPad and refresh and clear all apps and it still cuts out, getting very disappointed over this app. It’s advertised all day on gold 104 but people will get frustrated just like myself.Jelly65Version: 9.0.0

✓ Way too easy to accidentally subscribeI haven't minded the iHeartRadio app and service and it generally works very well and it’s easy to use. However... I was listening to the radio while riding my bike recently, and pulled my phone out to change the station I was listening to, and somehow managed to accidentally subscribe to the “Plus” service while attempting to lock my phone after. Sorry, it shouldn’t be this easy to subscribe to your paid services, or if it is, it needs to be easier to reverse it immediately so I don’t have to live with a subscription/charges I don’t care to have. I didn’t bother to call Apple to have the charge removed since it seemed like a hassle hardly worth $6. I was able to discontinue the subscription in my Apple account so I won’t get recurring charges. It’s just frustrating that I managed to buy something I didn’t intend to. It should require a few steps to get to the purchase, especially for a recurring subscription! If it manages to happen again, you can bet I will stop using this app and find a different way to stream the stations I listen to..Brappleye3Version: 8.15.0

✓ Feedback on repetitive adsI like the convenience of podcasts but do get tired of the repetitive ads, particularly the repetition of the same ad at the beginning and end of a podcast so I hear the same ad in succession i.e. in the same ad break. The Shortland st podcast advertisement is hideous to hear on repeat. Thanks.Patience4444Version: 10.18.0

✓ Annoying App!!!I used to enjoy iHeart but I am also deleting it after this review and looking elsewhere. It is SO frustrating having the sound cut on and off frequently - unable to listen to even one song without the sound going on and off repeatedly. Very poor experience lately and I’m sure there’s other apps out there who want to keep their listeners and provide a decent app to do so..Girlpower50Version: 8.19.1

✓ Radio stops after phone calls iPhone.Using an I phone 8 running latest IOS 15. Every time a phone call interrupts the radio station I have to unlock phone to restart. Poor design of app. Other music apps restart automatically. Tried to contact app developers through internal feedback but cannot select the catageory so cannot submit feedback. Have tried reinstalling but still does not work. Fix you app please..RollySparksVersion: 10.8.0

✓ Impossible de l’utiliserJe suis incapable d’utiliser l’application. À chaque fois que j’essaie de me créer un compte, ça me dit que je dois télécharger la nouvelle application et lorsque je le fais et que j’essaie de me connecter, ça m’envoie le même message! Vraiment compliqué.QsqassssdfghujjbbvfdsVersion: 8.15.3

✓ BobWhy is the pod cast on news talk voice is talking very fast ?.1234086468Version: 10.37.0

✓ Was great on Windows Phone, new web app version sixLoved this app on my Windows Phone, installed it when I was forced to switch to iPhone (which has been an inferior user experience in almost every way - it can’t even do autocorrect as well as the WP, but I digress), and it was pretty similar throughout the fall of 2017... logged in today, December, to find everything changed. I can’t figure out how to get to my favorite artist-based station (can find artist in search, but there doesn’t seem to be a station option anymore?) can’t find the Recently Played Songs list once I’m playing a station. It’s fine to change things, but not in such an extreme way that it appears so nonsensical to even fairly on-top-of-things users that they can’t easily find the features that are important to them. I don’t know if it was a web app before, but it must be because I don’t recall downloading an update and everything is just a little off, not polished and smooth like a native app would be. I expected that sort of thing on a minority platform like WP, but it’s really disappointing to have a worse experience on a brand new iPhone. Anyway, this app is in need of some major organizing/UI changes before it can match the user experience of previous versions. If I have to put in hours curating my stations (which looks like the direction this is going), as opposed to having a variety of stations that are good, just need minor tweaks to be great, I’d might as well use Pandora!.Nominally NormalVersion: 8.7.0

✓ Crappy AppOne of the radio stations that I listen to, CJAD hasn’t updated it’s news feed in over two weeks! This is a Bell Canada station and it seems that since Bell threw a hissy fit at the CRTC a few weeks ago, they have stopped support of all their technology, internet, television, mobile, apps……ALL!!! There is a reason after all they are known as BHELL…...Xamas111Version: 10.37.0

✓ Great app but a few small issuesGreat app but I hate it when an ad pops up with a button to go to that channel, but no option to exit the ad and seems like you are forced to hit the ‘listen now’ button just to exit the ad? So annoying Also, it would be great if playing of podcast episodes was a bit more intuitive. Maybe I’m doing something wrong but episodes don’t automatically go to the next one when an ep is finished..VinoGoGoVersion: 9.3.1

✓ Sign into radio app???The other person couldn’t of said it any better with all the ads that you have to listen to with this app making a account shouldn’t be a difficult process I will not be using this app anymore due to the sign in feature you should of kept it to an option to make a account or not. Forcing people to do this isn’t effective way to get downloads.Annyous oneVersion: 8.14.2

✓ Broke an app that was working greatNow you have to create an account and even then I cannot sign into the app. Gave up deleted it and moved on..DrNick2009Version: 8.14.1

✓ Used to work betterBefore the last update, iHeartRadio would resume the last station I was listening to when it connected with my car’s bluetooth. After the previous update, I started having to hit the channel down button on my steering wheel to get it to start playing. Fine, whatever. But since the last update even that no longer works; I have to open the app and manually tap the specific station I want. Every. Single. Time. Also, since the last update, every time I start the station, I get a 30-second video ad. Uh, a VIDEO ad, on iHeart RADIO? Seems a bit self-defeating, especially since many of the video ads have no audio indication of what they are advertising. So I’ve just learned to turn the audio down to zero when first starting, until the word ADVERTISEMENT goes away from my radio display. I tried iHeartAuto once, thinking to would be better suited to what I wanted, but that app was completely hopeless..OriginalDinoVersion: 8.7.0

✓ OLD ratings and reviewsIHeartRadio has been advertising itself quite a bit and as I like listening to different types of music I thought I’d load the app and try it. I always like to check the ratings/reviews so I know I’m not wasting my time or going to be hit with hidden fees. Upon checking yours I see they range from 3 to 5 year old reviews! Out of 10 ratings/reviews there were nine who didn’t like and only one who did like. Maybe if your ratings/reviews were “more up to date” it would show a more favourable response??.Johnny (London)Version: 10.29.0

✓ Iheart shakeups are stupid and why I’ve uninstalledI’ve always preferred to use iHeartRadio to listen to KIIS1065 for years. But the most recent update, when listening to the station and they have ad breaks they seem to be having iHeartRadio targeted ads “it’s an iHeartRadio shake up! Shake your phone now for an ad” This is stupid. I want to listen to KIIS1065 and there’s been times where the Kyle and Jackie O show hasn’t even went for ad break just yet and it comes on (obviously the producers pressing for it to happen), I want to listen to the exact stream that’s on a FM radio and not have iheart targeted ads. I’ve started using tune in for the station until this is rectified (if ever, seems permanent).SzarcasmVersion: 8.14.2

✓ Had enoughI like listening to the radio at work on my night shift but have had enough of this app, it continually stops and buffers ( I’m talking at least every 5 minutes) had an absolute gut full have tried reinstalling app switching my phone off but hasn’t made no difference, I see a lot of complaints here for the same thing so don’t you think it’s about time you fixed it so it’s bye bye iHeartRadio.TucxytxVersion: 8.13.0

✓ Sign InCount me out from now.Too many signs-ins,passwords,logins to do anything these days. Commercials are way overdone and become an irritant. I’ll find other methods and sources.Thanks anyway. As an up date to this "Review", you have not addressed the issue.I don't need or want to hear a sales pitch in your response , I appreciate the reasons for Iheart being. There should be no need for logins and passwords b.s., it is offered free of charge, it is VERY VERY VERY VERY ETC. ANNOYING and unnecessary. Forget the sales pitch rubbish and address the problem, you had already sold me on listening to it, now you have literally "turned me off" ..Dull WichVersion: 8.14.2

✓ IHeart Radio ChromeCast Audio loss of functionalityDisappointed still no resolution to lost of ability to ChromeCast - worked fine for weeks and suddenly ceased - contacted support who replied 2 weeks later to say ‘is a known issue’ - a further 2weeks still not resolved. NB. Have reinstalled the iHeart App AND Google ChromeCast Audio to no avail (other Apps e.g. TuneIn Radio continue to ‘cast’ 100% ok from same iOS/iPhone/ChromeCast).DISiHeartEDVersion: 8.6.0

✓ Tricked into automatically enrolling.I’ll start by saying I love the IHeartRadio app. I’ve been using it for almost 10 years now. It’s great because I travel for work and when in my truck in areas where there’s no local stations I can still have music. Plus I love all the podcasts. For instance I listen to the Alan Cox show that’s airs in Cleveland Ohio. They have all the shows from the past year so even if I miss a day or two I can go back and listen. However yesterday when I opened the app I had a popup window asking me to subscribe to a monthly trial. I tried to close the window and it automatically enrolled me in monthly subscriptions. I’m amazed apps can even get away with this. You basically tricked me into getting the subscription. You took advantage of the in-app purchase and since I have touch ID enabled there’s no way to avoid it. Judging by the reviews and the post on the Apple forums this is happening to a lot of people. I was able to contact Apple and let them know what was going on and have the charges blocked. I shouldn’t have had to go through this process at all. I feel bad for all the people that aren’t going to realize it happened and be billed. If this happens again I will delete this app..Buckeye chrisVersion: 8.14.2

✓ Create a Profile?Was a great app before they went to a registered format. They say it opens up custom options and other content, but all I used it for was listening to the radio. I have radio stations I listen to, I don’t need a customized experience I didn’t ask for. You want my data and consumer actions, that is the real reason for creating a profile. No thanks! I didn’t mind listening to a 15 second ad before my radio station. I’ll curb the amount of data collection on myself just for the sake of listening to the radio. I found quite a few other free apps that work quite well. They’re exactly what this app used to be. I would rate 0 stars if I could, and 4-4.5 before this profile junk. I’ve never had more joy in uninstalling an app..Go tickleVersion: 8.14.2

✓ A lot of Positive-A lot of negativeCouldn’t be happier with content and stations. On the flip side, it will play the same ad over and over (consecutively) while there is a station break. Also, horrible experience with local employee. Two local stations, only, were not playing. I called in to local office and receptionist who you see to claim prizes answered and was horrific. Insisted it was not their office and problem was on my end and hung up. I called corporate who gave excellent customer service said the 2 stations I inquired about were in fact down. I called back the local station, to let her know what corporate said in case other people called in and she literally called me a liar. Hung up on me. I tried calling back numerous times and she literally would not say anything and would pick up phone and slam it down, during regular business hrs. Called corporate back in hopes my conversation with local was recorded. They were extremely friendly, and promised to address with mgmt but I never received a follow-up to their investigation, as requested..GKDimplesVersion: 10.23.1

✓ Why need an accountSo you can spam me... apps delete... let’s use the website instead.Suby_alfVersion: 8.14.2

✓ Great app, but sucking Battery in backgroundI’ve always loved this app, mostly to listen to local radio WOAI, but there appears to be a bug in the current version that is draining my iPhone battery, even when I’m not listening to anything on the app. The last couple of days, I’ve notice an unusually rapid drain of my battery (no iOS update) so I went into Settings->Battery to see what has been consuming my stored battery level. Over the past 24 hours, 31% has been consumed by iHeart Radio “Background Activity “. Over this period, I’ve actually listened to iHeart Radio, for about 3 hours. (Much of this time was in my car, attached to a Mag-Safe Charging dock, because my car radio gets a bunch of interference). I’ve had to force quit the app, in the hope that this will eliminate the background battery drain. Whenever I use it in the future, I’ll have to force quit it again, until I find that this bug has been crushed. Again, a great app, but a serious bug that needs to be addressed..WulfemanVersion: 10.21.0

✓ Painfully slowLove the functionality and the reason this app exists. But it’s almost impossible to use thanks to ads loading in the background. All usability stops until the ad has loaded, to the point where I’d rather go without my podcasts cause I’m always waiting on this app. I don’t care about ads, I’ll happily view them if the app would just work..TimofeeVersion: 10.0.0

✓ BugThe app keeps starting by itself even I after I forced shut several times it suddenly starts on its own. The iPhone 7 (latest update) can be by itself on the table when suddenly the apps starts playing my last podcast. Pretty annoying,.KcamiloVersion: 8.5.0

✓ Frustrating adsInstead of hearing ads relevant to the station I am listening to, I get repetitive and annoying advertisements. I feel like writing to the real advertisers (that advertise on the real live radio) & telling them that their radio station is allowing iHeart radio to play other advertisements over theirs. Turning the app off then back on only makes it worse, as the ads just start again. What really annoyed me today was having the ads start when the radio announcer started talking about something I had been waiting to hear. I would rather pay a subscription than keep getting harassed by irrelevant ads!.D4D77Version: 9.3.1

✓ Pros and consI've been on this app for over a year maybe 2-3 and it hasn't improved by resolving it's ongoing issues. I've had enough with the technical issues that are chewing up my time which I value, so I'm deleting the app after this review and getting a better one that doesn't waste my time and does its job. Here's a bit of a break down of pros and cons. Pros:can have a favourites station with all your thumbs up songs and suggested songs, you can skip songs, you can down thumb sings so they don't play again, you can access stations from overseas. Cons: -sometimes won't play and will just buffer even with good reception and when other apps and sounds from the net play it won't on this app at times which leads to Wastes time like today pausing and playing, closing then re-opening the app to try get it to fully load the song and play. - some radio stations only for American citizens e.g. Disney radio. - doesn't keep your thumbs up list so they remain in your favourites. It undoes them. So long iHeart Radio, I'm off to use an app that will actually do what it's meant to: play music when you push play/open it..HautaiVersion: 8.9.1

✓ Needs improvementI’m constantly writing to iheartradio in regards to their streaming adequacy and other issues. it’s frustrating to be met with a bot when i have an issue. mainly, because the bot does nothing but slow down or lengthen the process— it doesn’t even offer solutions, just a contact form. right now, i’m here because there is no ‘report incident’ button for your radio listening experience when there needs to be. so often i run into streaming problems but cannot report it or get help with/for it since there is no support team. if there’s not going to be an immediate support team there could at least be an incident reporting button. that way, an incident response team can figure out (and fix) what’s going on IRT instead of hours later. please, do better. my main problem with streaming is the buffering or skipping that occurs. i can’t listen to a whole song without it ‘jumping.’ to make matter worse, the station cannot be played kn iHeartRadio sometimes. what is that even about? this does the opposite of creating a seamless listening experience. it makes it annoying and stressful..Ba$edJesusVersion: 10.31.0

✓ Don’t waste your moneyThis app isn’t even worth downloading the free version, definitely don’t throw your money away for the paid version. 30% of the time I can’t get anything to load on here. When I actually can get it to work, it takes about 3 minutes to load. It rarely remembers where I left off on the podcasts. For example, right now, when it started up, after 3 minutes of waiting, it started playing a podcast I had already listened to. I kept trying to go to the Podcast I had already listened to about half of. The circle around the play button would go around and around for about 4 minutes and then it would go back to the previous podcast. After about 8 tried and wasting 20 minutes, it finally played the one I wanted, but started back over at the beginning, I had to spend another 5 minutes figuring out where I left off. There are so many other places to listen to music and podcasts, go elsewhere, unless you like constantly wasting 20 minutes of your day waiting for things to load..Lilmama88888888Version: 8.9.1

✓ Constant Pop Up Advertisements!When listening to my favorite live radio stations (that already has their own commercials) on this app, very recently with the latest app update, every 15-20 seconds there is a pop up ad, some are just an ad, while others are full video advertisements that pauses the live radio broadcast which is so annoying!! And it just does not stop, the ads just keep on coming no matter how many times you X them out. When listening to iHeart Radio through Apple CarPlay, the ads just keep shutting off the live broadcast, not safe while driving that’s for sure! The crazy thing is that free local radio stations already have commercials we have to deal with which I don’t mind them so much, but now it seems that iHeart Radio wants to take it a step further and give you even more ads for your enjoyment! With all my years using the iHeart Radio app, I’ve never had this many ads and bugs all in just one app, this is insane! And to top that off, you have to pay a monthly subscription to get rid of the ads in the app, I get it, it’s probably an inflation sort of thing, but this is really annoying having to X out of video ads that stop the radio broadcast ever few seconds, at that point, it’s almost unlistenable! Please iHeart radio fix it to where the ads are not as annoying and that don’t disrupt the users listening experience! Thank you!.Fastcars901Version: 10.36.0

✓ Sign in?You now have to have an account to listen to the radio? It’s bad enough to have an advertisement every time you activate the (old) app. I won’t be listening to this station any more.GreymarkerVersion: 8.7.0

✓ Good but could be betterHonestly, this app is better than pandora. However, my main two issues with it are the dislike feature and the song selections when you choose a specific band or artist. 1. Dislike feature: The problem with it is that if you click the dislike button on a song, that same song will keep coming back later until you’ve disliked it 3-4 times. Then after about a month it’ll come back again 2. Band/artist song selection: My major issues with this feature is that when you choose a band you want to listen to, the app will play almost anything but that band/artist. For example, if you choose fallout boy the app will play a fallout boy song once in every ten songs or so. Therefore what is the point in being able to select an artist. Now I’m not saying I don’t want to hear things outside of the band/artist I have chosen, however, it would be nice to hear the chosen band/artist at least every other song or so..RyanDredVersion: 8.6.0

✓ Poor performance.I’m not a guy that has got his phone full of apps but I can say this much. This app is done and dusted in my view. Have had it for a couple of months or more but the crashes and the interruptions had me deleting it and installing myTuneRadio. What a difference!! Stability and working as it should! Happy now!.MasterwoosterVersion: 8.13.0

✓ Needs work!We don’t have a radio, so this app is my only way to listen to my preferred station (ZM) at home. I use an iPhone 6s, an unlimited WIFI connection and the most up to date version of the app and listen through my UE wonderboom. The issues start as soon as I open the app. I often have to press play several times over to get it to actually play. Sometimes I have to kill off the app and reload it before it will work. Once it’s working though, generally it’s pretty reliable. Unless I try to do literally ANYTHING else on my phone. Take a photo, scroll my IG feed etc. Then the radio stops working and I have to go through the whole process all over again..Angelswings07Version: 9.18.1

✓ Good app, a couple of issuesI’ve had this app from years and love it. But an annoying issue has come up. My favourites list frequently has songs added to it against my will. These songs are always current chart songs and I think it’s inappropriate for this to occur. Second thing is I will happily pay to not have ads..Sean-Ray007Version: 10.6.0

✓ Don’t waste your timeThis app sucks! I can’t get my station to play. It just loads and loads. I downloaded radio player Canada and it works glitch free. It’s too bad my favourite station wasn’t on radio player app tho..MelpurVersion: 8.14.2

✓ No Chromecast SupportYou can’t cast it to chromecast devices even though it shows the cast option and available cast devices in the network. When the Chromecast devise is selected the radio stops playing!.Tharu_mVersion: 8.15.2

✓ Repetitive and weak broadcast signalI’m using it because Optus offers free data usage for it, the music is repetitive as same songs play too often, the broad cast signal is too weak in some areas and glitches out or cuts out. No problems with Spotify’s broadcast signal. Update* emailed developer after they contacted me regarding me review, looking forward to a good outcome, fingers crossed something can be done about the music drop outs, songs skipping, and repetitive songs several times in the same day..Ben041076Version: 8.9.1

✓ Recent connectivity issuesI have tested this across multiple devices, networks and connections but I still get connectivity issues. I am quite disappointed in the performance of this app the past 2-3 months. I have used it for years but lately it is constantly cutting out and repeating itself when listening with the app. It has been fine up until late 2023 so I think you guys have a problem you need to look into because I’m about to delete this app because of all the issues I’m experiencing..Eathman123Version: 10.36.0

✓ Crapy appCreate account to listen to radio? Hell no! I had prefer to create account to listen in my car lol. Lousy station crapy app.Tyme007Version: 8.15.1

✓ Annoying own ads in station ad breaksBeen using this app for many years now and a recent change has made the app VERY annoying. Iheartradio now sell their own ads and stream them during the station ad breaks. The same ad can be repeated 4 times in a single ad break, with the addition of 5-10 seconds of dead air before looping the ad again. Ads are a necessary part of a radio station, but dead air and looped repeating of ads is not. It’s so annoying I’ve deleted the app today and downloaded a radio streaming app that does exactly what it says - streams the radio station, music, talk, news and ads - giving the same listening experience..C U SVersion: 8.17.0

✓ It’s all about the moneyI really thought I’d struck gold when i-heart radio was commercial free without a fee. Then it happened, they now charge for commercial free and the free station is littered with commercials that are louder and obnoxious in between the music I love to listen to each day. It’s sad it’s about the money and nothing is sacred anymore without a profit motive. The commercials can’t be manually jumped over and they are louder than the volume of the music. They interfere with atmosphere of the songs being played. I manually reduced the volume so I don’t have to listen to the drivel of each commercial played. Then they put you through a torturous video commercial at startup before you get to listen to your favorite music. Honestly, I can’t even remember one of their commercial sponsors except for the monotone , “Cars for kids “ that I muted until it goes over. We are so mercifully pelted with commercials these days that I don’t honestly remember any commercial I hear. If I’m going to by something, I use a search engine to find what I’m in need of and not brainwashed into buying something from an obnoxious repetitive commercial. If anything, I’m repelled by the commercials and boycott their products. Thank you for the opportunity to vent my displeasure with today’s technology held hostage by advertising ad-nauseum. Yuck!.Chief ColoradoVersion: 9.1.1

✓ Sign up process doesn’t workEvery time I try to sign up, app keeps telling me my email is already registered when I know for a fact it isn’t. So just to test out their assertion in this regard, I activated the ‘Forgot password’ button and filled out the corresponding fields. When I then try to reset my alleged ‘already-registered’ account pswd, the ‘Send’ button doesn’t work. I mean, really, omg... Just an incredibly shoddy and amateurish application. And then when I read through all the other negative reviews and see that the developer usually only responds with a generic scripted reply identical in almost every instance, I realize then that they truthfully don’t really give a damn in the first place. Therefore, I don’t give a damn either, and will not be listening to any of their radio stations via any method since forcing sign-up on their inoperative app is more than enough evidence for me to know that they genuinely view their clients with disrespect and as a bunch of suckers..BREAVIELLVersion: 8.13.0

✓ Lacks Features - Very Poor AppThe only thing for which I would use this app is to listen to a local radio station. However it doesn’t have ‘<30’ and ‘30>’ rewind and forward controls. Critical drawback for me so I’ll continue using the TuneIn app because it does have those controls. TuneIn has these controls on the active screen and even on the lock screen, which is incredibly useful.- IHeart doesn’t have them at all, anywhere. Pretty pathetic really..EracodeVersion: 10.8.0

✓ Glitchy and individual dj sets DO NOT receive compensation from IHeartRadioI love being able to listen to my favorite morning radio show, but this app makes it quite difficult. It’s constantly crashing for no reason. If I close the app it will stop playing and when I go back to the app it restarts the whole thing and then I have to search for my show again and scroll down to find the episode I was in the middle of streaming. I know the app works “better” if you pay for it but that’s not how apps should work. You shouldn’t make a glitchy app to force people into paying for basic quality. Also! The radio show I listen to has been VERY vocal about not receiving any kickback from the profits of this app. I know for a fact that the producer of the show I listen to puts a lot of time and effort into uploading the podcasted version of the show, including the separate break segments. They should be receiving compensation, because thousands of people definitely listen to the podcasted version, and it should reflect on their ratings and listener count. Shame on you IHeart Media..Agitated eggplantVersion: 9.21.3

✓ It sucksI live in Barrie Ontario CANADA. Point being CANADA. An almost no stations come up. Even after typing the station in. Horrible app. The radio stations that sponsor you should be wiser And not support you at all. Total waste of time. Unless you want to listen to US stations. AND I DONT. IM A PROUD CANADIAN..Unhappy apple ownerVersion: 8.14.0

✓ I can’t listen to the radio!Terrible app. I want to be able to listen to the radio via my phone, the whole point of the “iHeartRadio” app. I can find the channel, but I push play and nothing happens. It looks like it’s loading and then back to the play button again like I never pushed it. Restarted my phone, the app, changed between data and wifi, nothing works. If I was NZ radio station ZM I would stop endorsing this app to play their channel, as it doesn’t work..Megan793Version: 9.19.0

✓ Used to be great.I’ve been having problems with the app as of recently. Radio stations work great but when listening to podcast, that’s where the problems start. First the playback order, I prefer to listen from old to newer ones just in case of two part episodes. Second after each episode I have to reopen the app to play the next episode since the app shuts down after ending an episode. And last the ads, it’s understandable why ads are needed but when you hear the same 30 second ad for 3 minutes straight and then again for another 1 or 2 when another episode starts. It gets really annoying. I have contacted them and got the general response of thanks for bringing it to their attention. This has been going on for almost 2 months. So now I’m stuck listening to out of order stories not understanding what is going on. Also the discontinuation of the watch app. It was better than using the native play to control the stations being played..Poloar capsVersion: 9.3.2

✓ I heart commercials radioI’ve got to create an account now so you can track me? Forget it. I don’t enjoy listening to ads enough for that..SuzInToronnoVersion: 8.7.0

✓ Please do thisPlease add dark mode.SundaeDrinkkVersion: 9.5.0

✓ I really do like this app but it could be better with minor fixesI listen to this app all the time and I love the concept but there are minor things that should be done to make it better. I love the podcasts but It does not seem to be fully compatible with I phone. The 11 pro is the first I phone I’ve ever had and I heart restarts or shuts off and won’t start replaying if I make or receive a call. I have to go into the app and start it back up. I’m disappointed with the selection of songs by some popular artists. Rammstein is very well known and played on I heart stations across the country. I am subscribed to the plus feature that you pay to be able to listen to full albums or save songs to play in your own playlist. They have 2 Rammstein albums neither of which include their popular songs. They have tons of crap bands and music no one listens to but lacking in music that is classic. There is no other way to make suggestions than write a review or I would’ve just contacted someone there with my feedback..#1 Steve #1Version: 9.21.3

✓ Don’t like itI’m not comfortable putting in all of my personal info just to listen to music, thank you..BludsxbtrdVersion: 8.15.1

✓ Music stopsHas been working fine, but over the last few months it will finish a song then stop. The play button just rotates. I have to pick a different station for music to start. Then after a few songs same problem. Have restarted, uninstalled app and reloaded. Same problem. Todays update. Auto start after a call is not working. Have to restart app and select station. Needs to be fixed..MedionpvaVersion: 10.8.1

✓ OverruledI hop on to the app only once a week to listen to Acoustic Sunrise in the twin cities. (I am not in the twin cities) When the local radio station goes to commercial, iHeart takes over and decides to play its own commercials but their paid sponsors. Which, is fine. It’s their app. However, once the app decides it’s done with its own commercials then they start playing whatever music iHeart wants to play instead of returning to the program I’ve logged on to listen to. It won’t let you go back to the program, and if you exit out of the app and open it back up, it plays the same song from the very beginning. To listen to the music iHeart decides for me.. and not let me back into the program on the station that just happens to be linked to iheart, is not I signed up for. To be overruled and forced to listen to music that’s not part of the program is invasive and a turn off. Which is why I don’t use it for anything but to listen to that program because I can’t listen to it anywhere else..AeroarrisVersion: 10.21.0

✓ AppDo not want to create an account.YfudfufucjcuVersion: 8.15.0

✓ Good app but has some issuesI generally really like the idea of this app. Love being able to listen to the radio when I’m walking, or just at home through the speaker. There are some issues though that make it really frustrating to use: 1. When opening app and going to play a station, I press play, it buffers for a few seconds, then nothing, have to keep pressing the play button multiple times to get it to actually play. 2. Frequently drops out while listening. Really really irritating as I often have to stop what I’m doing to sort it out. 3. If I use anything else on my phone that has noise, ie. scrolling past Instagram stories, the radio stops, have to then go into the app and try and restart it as opposed to it just continually playing..Ks4500Version: 9.5.1

✓ SucksI’m gonna find something else that doesn’t play a tons of long ads before listening to a song or changing stations. I used to like this app a lot..Meagance85Version: 9.4.1

✓ Most frustrating radio app!!!This is an absolutely terrible app! It’s so annoying to have to download or update the app almost every time i turn it on when I just wanna listen to my fav radio station..... when do I need to use internet radio ? When I’m out of town or out of the country obviously BUT when I’m in the US I’m locked out of listening to my fav IHeartRadio stations back In CANADA .... The ads are intrusive and annoying as well AND I don’t wanna be a freakin member.... TuneIn and Simple Radio are vastly better !!! Not sure why I’m even giving it one star maybe just for existing.....TranceFonik949Version: 9.4.0

✓ What’s the problem with this app?I pay monthly for this app but it feezes on the home page when you first open it and then freezes while playing my music. If this isn’t repaired by 7/4, I’m going to Pandora. When I’m paying for something, I expect it to work. This app works a little more than half the time. Also, Russel whitney, Jesus nor the New Testament mentions homosexuality unless you read something into a particular verse. Many professional historians are sure that John the Baptist was homosexual. Do you think Jesus cared one iota about that. ABSOLUTELY NOT! You need to ask yourself something before you spew hatred and discontent: What Would Jesus Do? He would never write the crap you do online or anywhere else. Judging is one of the worst sins listed in the Bible. Let God hash all that out and in the meantime, mind your own business and get counseling for yourself..ChadleyTNVersion: 10.5.0

✓ Canadian stationsI have been trying to find my Canadian. Radio Stations while in our winter residence in Florida , but cannot even find them. I sent an email for help but no answer yet. Not happy..CdnhopeVersion: 8.15.1

✓ Worst app for podcastsLiterally the clunkiest app I’ve ever used. If you can listen to your favorite podcasts on another app, do it! Unfortunately the Elvis Duran Show is owned by iHeartRadio, so I have to use this app to listen to their replay shows and podcasts. It takes forever just to open the app and get to the show I want to listen to. I keep the app open if I have to pause for a bit, and usually I try to come back later and listen... only to find that the app has closed itself and I have to go and search for the podcast I was listening to. A lot of times it doesn’t save my place, so I have to fast forward to where I was. This app has TRICKED ME into accidentally signing up for their premium, paid version by randomly bringing up the thumbprint authorization even after I had closed out of the ad. I’ve also tried listening to some of my favorite shows “live” and it constantly cuts out. I’ve had this app for years and despite going through many updates, it still is just NOT great. I don’t know how anyone can give it more than 3 stars. Either make my favorite shows available on the Apple podcasts app, or make this stupid app BETTER..ThetashaleeVersion: 9.24.1

✓ Lousy App with Inconsistent ContentThey keep making this app worse! Now the app has to be restarted nearly every time I stop pause a channel. I can't help but wonder if they release updates as frequently as they do so that their app has more stars than it should. How about adding an option to nag screen of "Never" and making the default start screen "My Stations." Even trying to launch from the widget does not work as the app keeps forgetting my recent stations. I'd give it ZERO stars if I could. They took a buggy app that crashes, and introduced startup/channel change advertisements that delay getting to the program. It seems like every update makes this app perform worse. The newest version of app will just stop playing at the top and top and/or bottom of the hour. Further, the app once again fails to resume following a phone call. The widget also fails to play the station. Further, the app keeps forgetting recently played stations! More important is that channels like WLS are running commercials when the show has resumed for over-the-air listeners (that's assuming the stream is working at all). Further, app stops playing content for no apparent reason even while connected to WiFi. When tested against iheartradio on the computer (using same connection) the stream is playing on the computer, so the problem is with the app. Luckily, the content I enjoy is not limited to Clear Channel stations. Clear Channel should hire competent developers..ChiTownDaveVersion: 8.18.1

✓ Forced login requiredWhy is there a new app? Why not just update the old app? The new app requires a forced login to use, I will continue to use the old app as long as it works. As long as there is forced login I will not be using this app to listen to my radio station..JetPacK001Version: 8.7.0

✓ Has worked flawlessly right up until the last updateHave used the app daily in the car and out and about from almost the very beginning. Since the latest update to the IOS app there is now a requirement to log-in to the app each time I want to use it with my Apple Carplay. I have to physically pull over to the side of the road, open the app on the phone and re log-in to even use iHeart. This has happened at least a dozen times since the latest update. Like many people I do not (and will not) use the cloud to store data and/or passwords. If that is what it is looking for each time then fine, please accept that you’ll lose customer base as people take their data security seriously. PROS: great app, quality content, easy to use and not too many ads. CONS: constantly have to log-in and slow to fire up on Carplay sometimes.Jenbean76Version: 8.19.1

✓ Constantly refreshingI love this app but the last few months it’s gone downhill. Constantly stops mid-song for no reason and you have to completely shut down the app and restart to get it going again and even then who knows how long you’ll get before it goes again. Currently every single song for the last 6 it’s stopped partway through.... :( I have strong internet and all my apps etc are up-to-date so really unsure why it keeps happening. Nice to see other comments about the same issue to know it’s not actually just me.JsycarVersion: 8.13.0

✓ Deleting new app, not interested in setting up an accountDeleting new app, not interested in setting up an account.Six Pack DogVersion: 8.7.0

✓ It’s getting worse not betterI use this app mainly to listen to Newstalk ZB (it means I can listen to Auckland talkback when I’m in Christchurch). It is becoming increasingly unreliable, continually stopping for varying lengths of time. I listen to talkback mostly which makes this extremely irritating when it cuts out mid-conversation. This is happening on both my iPhone which I use in the car and my iPad which I use at home. When it works it’s great but it is definitely getting worse. This app needs some serious developer work😡.Raisin3Version: 8.13.0

✓ Email never gets sentIf I could rate 0 stars I would. Makes you create an account in order to listen. And before you can listen you have to wait for an email from them to proceed. Which I never got after multiple days of waiting and requesting new emails to be sent. It should let you listen right away and then confirm your email at another time. Very disappointed in this app..Gabbyburke016Version: 8.14.2

✓ I Heart ContinuityFor the past couple of months I thought I was having issues with my NBN connection. I had the NBN people check and re check to find out why my I Heart connection was dropping out every few minutes. It did not matter what station I was listening to, it would just stop from a few seconds to several minutes. I then tried listening to other online radio stations and I am having a much better run with no dropouts over the last week. So maybe it's time to change permanently. I have also found less repetition on these other radio stations. So goodbye I Heart until these issues are sorted. I will return now and again to see if these issues are sorted. Bye for now Andrew.YobligavVersion: 8.12.0

✓ Ok App with some flawsApp works well most of the time until recently when for some reason it stops playing after each add break and requires restarting again. Tried uninstalling and reinstalled but didn’t help. Particularly like the favourites radio and being able to add songs I like by hitting the thumbs up icon. Got quite a decent playlist going which beats the normal radio..Nicm69Version: 9.18.1

✓ Log in ???Obliger de se connecter pour pouvoir écouter. Non merci pour moi, déjà assez d’organisations qui me suivent et m’envoient des pourriels. Désolé pour vous... BIG FAIL.D204Version: 8.14.2

✓ Let me give you my moneyWon’t let me purchase “all access” no matter how hard I try. Button in app goes nowhere, page not found when clicking link given to upgrade on website..Wave627Version: 9.6.1

✓ Does not communicate correctly with Apple Car PlaySince the most recent update, the app does not communicate correctly with Apple Car Play. Does not show current songs playing from the radio and have to back in after receiving a phone call on Car Play..Nickos08Version: 10.35.0

✓ Postal code failWhen creating an account my postal code auto filled with no spaces. The app rejected that and displayed a postal code with a space in the middle. So I try to change to that format but the app won’t accept that last character. So, can’t create an account. Alternatively, you can log in with Facebook but security experts say don’t do that. So, no radio..P101Version: 8.15.2

✓ No respect, app is OKApp is great but they have no respect for their listeners as far as radio stations go. None. Stations change format in the middle of the night, when listeners ask “Why” on Facebook or Twitter they’re deleted instantly. That’s how much respect iHeartradio has for their listeners. Zero. The radio stations get more generic and boring every year. The amount of time they spend playing commercials promoting this app could be literally used for something else more useful (Like real commercials that make real money or maybe a weather forecast) Beyond the bad radio stations, the app is pretty decent. Been using it since it came out around 2008 or so. Some of the other stations on this app are OK. Music streaming is nothing special. It has grown into a pretty decent Podcast platform in the last couple of years. There’s plenty to listen to. I do not believe they are “#1 for Podcasts” as they say on the radio over and over but I do believe they have a lot of them, which for people who listen to Podcasts (I rarely do) is a good thing..Jeremy1069Version: 9.5.1

✓ So annoying!Urghhhhh, this app is so annoying. Let’s start with the fact that if you open Facebook while the app is playing the radio, when you close Facebook the radio turns off. Every. Single. Time. Then there’s the periodic unavailability of stations - I love Gen X radio but 1 out of every 3 nights it just won’t play. It just constantly loads but won’t work. Other stations work but when you try to go back to Gen X radio it simply doesn’t work. Also, with other stations, it just randomly temporarily cuts out. No idea why. Finally it’s the ads. It plays other ads over the radio station ads. So the current ad will cut out and a new iHeartRadio ad come on. Annoying. I really hate this app and am trying to find a better alternative..AusBec9999Version: 10.5.0

✓ Bothersome ads, headlines cutAnnoying video ads pop up, consume mobile data and can’t easily be stopped ruin what was an outstanding app. Ads play simultaneously over the top of the podcast. You have to exit the app and start the podcast again hoping the advert won’t interrupt again. Article headlines are truncated on the app, so you are left reading between the lines as to what the podcast is about unless you read through the article text which defeats the purpose. Overall poor experience.Steelem1Version: 9.26.1

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