Note to unlock all features a subscription or one time payment is required.
The prices are as follows:
One Month 99 cents.
One Year $9.99.
Lifetime $30.
This is worth it for the reasons below.
1 ooTunes is no longer updated. Also unless you do phone to phone transfer your OOTunes favorites may not transfer with you. You can't get a response from the developer if a stream stops working or you want a stream added.
2 Triode works on the following devices:
iOS
Apple TV
Mac.
iPad OS
3 the app is continuously updated.
4 stations are pulled from the Radio.browser info database.
This allows anyone around the world to contribute links and fix links should they become outdated.
5 if you have the streaming URL you are able to add stations manually.
6 you are able to reorder your favorites.
7 Triode has a nice feature when a stream is playing called Shazam so you can see the title and artis that is playing. This is useful for someone if the station isn't showing the title and artist information.
8 Triode has iCloud sink so your stations immediately follow you from device to device.
9 there is a connecting sound that plays on iOS as you are waiting for the station to connect. This is brilliant.
10 stations connect quickly and seamlessly
11 the developers are trusted and committed to accessibility.
This is the same company that did apps such as twitterific.
To contact The Icon Factory you can reach them on Mastodon
@Iconfactory@iconfactory.world
If anyone has questions feel free to ask and I'll happily answer them.
Comments
Triode
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.
IHeart and Audacy?
Can you access IHeart and Audacy stations? That's the main reason I still use OOTunes.
yes
Yes you can.
If your station isn't there you want send me a message and I'll attempt to send you the stream link.
Thanks for this recommendation...
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…
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.
streams not found
for anyone that can't find a stream message me privately I'll do my best to find your link. Like I said the advantage of this is users can manually add stations to both the radio browser data base or add it to the app for immediate access. As For the updates that is there in case they would have to do a major overhall and need to charge for an update. this app is awesome.
@Ollie
I sent you a private message let me know if that works for you.
Hi Denis, thank you, I did…
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.
contact icon factory
I also want it on the watch. we all need to contact them.
Thanks but…
Can you record streams with this app? I need to record live sports for next day listening!
recording streams
This is not possible with Triode. In fact very few apps offer this feature. More over this would go against the copyright restrictions so it is understandable why it isn't in there.
@Brooke
your welcome If you have any questions feel free to ask.
contacting icon factory
for suggestions such as an apple watch app you can contact them on mastodon at the following link
@Iconfactory@iconfactory.world
Is there a difference…
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 just bought it outright
I just bought it outright. It is an awesome app. The biggest thing that finally pushed me away from ootunes is when you would email the developer you didn't get a response. I found Triode in the app directory tried it and off I was.
this has been updated
I added one other reason that came to mind that someone mentioned on another post. I also added correct contact info for the Icon Factory.