why I recommend Triode over ooTunes

I agree with Dennis. This app is excellent. I have been using it ever since Twitterrific stopped working and I think it is probably one of the best radio apps I have used.

Can you access IHeart and Audacy stations? That's the main reason I still use OOTunes.

I've been looking for something like this because of the many broken streams in OooTunes. Off to check it out.

Great shout. Here in the UK it's oddly difficult to get BBC, you have to use BBC Sounds, which is very limited..

This means I can have it on several platforms, including my apple TV. I've purchased the full thing, though I did note it says for at least 3 years which means that, if they do drop support after 3 years, it's the same price as the subscription. Maybe the model is a little off there?

A couple of points:

1. There is no BBC radio five live I can find, which is our sports channel.

2. It would be great if I could call a station through this and it play on HomePod. This used to be the behaviour of the bbc sounds app, for a short time using a shortcut, the HomePod would recognise it was where it had been called from and send the shortcut out that way, it doesn't seem to work like that any more though.

Hi Denis,

thank you, I did actually find it in the search, it just wasn't included in the IOS grouping of BBC stations, went 1, 1 extra, 2, 3, 4, 6. I'm guessing this is just grouped by the developer who hasn't included all the BBC stations under the BBC heading.

There is a similar app, for any interested, for the apple watch called streamlets.

Really, I'd like to see this app on apple watch now, especially for those who have the Ultra 2 and 10 as they can use the speaker, though you can also just use the speaker with Streamlets too. It would just be nice to have it all in one on every platform ever forever and ever...

Could catch here, Denis. The streams seem pretty good quality, 320 kbps, which is the same as BBC sounds. Now listening to a bunch of Torys arguing on Radio 5.

Can you record streams with this app? I need to record live sports for next day listening!

Is there a difference between the subscription model to buying this thing outright?

The only time I've seen OoTunes receive updates is when something major breaks because of the OS, and that hasn't happened for a few years now.

I've been using this app for about a month now, and unfortunately my impressions thus far have been less than favorable. For some unfathomable reason, I have not been able to get a consistent stream going with any of the stations I select. They will play for maybe 5-10 minutes, then cut off once a station switches to commercials; in fact, I'm lucky if I can get through a couple of songs without having to reestablish the connection. It doesn't seem to matter whether I'm using wifi or data either. This was never an issue for me with OOTunes, which I switched away from for precisely some of the above-mentioned reasons … really hoping that I didn't just sink $30 into a lifetime subscription for nothing.

I had the same experience with a stream cutting out when I played it using Siri. As soon as the station went to a commercial, the stream stopped. This to me suggests it may be related to how commercials are handled on online streams.

Hi Dennis,

I think this issue is related to how stream providers handle commercials. I recently experienced the exact same issue when playing an online stream of a station using iOS' built-in radio integration through Siri. The station was provided by iHeart Radio but I accessed it through Siri. So I don't think it is an app-specific issue but rather related to the requirements/restrictions put in place by the stream provider.

If I remember correctly, OOTunes would insert their own ads when a station went on commercial break. Maybe that's why I never experienced any issues with them? In either case, I guess I shouldn't have tried fixing what wasn't broken ☹️.

but the commercials I got definitely weren't the ones the actual station would play. There was always a bit of an awkward moment where the radio commercial would start running, then abruptly get cut off and replaced by whatever ad the internet stream provider wanted to put there instead. They were usually the types of ads you heard when listening to music streaming services like Pandora or Spotify without a paid subscription.

I used this application for a short amount of time a few months ago and I found the experience good enough for what I usually listen to.

I like that I can listen to radio stations from other countries, for example if I’m in Australia, I can listen to something from America, England, Spain or wherever. As long as it’s there, your options are essentially limitless compared to any other app.

Does anybody know if this is compatible with macOS? Or just iOS and Apple TV?

In regards to the built-in radio on iOS, I’ve never had any issues with it cutting out during commercials. But I don’t use Siri to play the radio stations, I go directly through the Music app.

I tried Triode and didn’t have any streaming issues but after a couple weeks I deleted it, just didn’t click with me. MyTuner Pro, Broadcasts, Radio Tuner and Receiver Radio are much better in my opinion. They also cost a lot less. However even if you like Triode it doesn’t hurt to have several radio apps. Each has a different method of discovering new stations around the world. I can then find specific songs and albums on my Music Unlimited app through Shazam.