Update on RadioStar — 54 countries, 3,516 curated stations, two new radio skins, its a big update and wanted to share with you all
Hey folks, I wanted to share a a very big update on RadioStar, and thank you so much for all the support till now
Some of you might already be aware of the app from my earlier posts. First, thanks to the mods for encouraging tools and apps like this.
RadioStar started as a small passion project because I wanted to make the iPhone feel like a real radio again. Not a playlist app, not another algorithm feed, but something you turn on, tune, and discover.
The first version had a smaller curated list of stations. With v2.0, the app has grown a lot.
You can now pick a region like North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, or Oceania, then long press the region to choose a specific country. So if you pick Latin America and choose Argentina, the dial fills with tango, cumbia, rock nacional, and folklore stations. Pick Japan and you get J-Pop, City Pop, Enka, and traditional stations. Pick Nigeria and you get Afrobeats, Highlife, and local gospel. Every country has its own curated mix of around 65 stations.
The app now has 54 countries, 7 regions, and 3,516 curated stations.
What I really love is that the dial can feel different depending on where you are tuned. One moment you are listening to Spanish stations from Argentina, then Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, or Tamil stations from India, then Japanese stations, then Vietnamese stations, then something completely different from another part of the world.
It honestly made me realize again how much radio still connects people. Every country has its own sound, its own rhythm, its own local voices. You are not just picking a station. You are stepping into a small piece of someone else's day.
I also added two new radio skins.
One is an emergency-style yellow pocket radio with a warm amber display.
The other is a pocket digital radio with a green LCD display, auto-scan, station name display, and sleep timer. One small detail I'm proud of, the battery icon on the LCD actually reflects your real iPhone battery. Completely unnecessary. But it makes the whole thing feel like a real little device inside your phone and not just an app.
The whole spirit is simple: put the radio on a stand, keep working, cooking, studying, or relaxing, and let real stations from around the world play in the background.
The free version gives you a good feel for what RadioStar is about. You get the Classic Transistor skin with two finishes, North America and Worldwide regions, the US country filter which adds about 35 bonus stations on top of the default mix, two station presets, a sleep timer, and the live activity on your lock screen. No ads, no tracking, no accounts. It's a real radio experience out of the box without paying anything.
If you want to go deeper, premium unlocks all five radio skins, all 54 countries with 3,516 stations, all seven regions, six presets, extended sleep timers, and GPS-based local broadcast tuning. It's a one-time purchase at $4.99 right now. No subscriptions, just pay once and you have everything forever including all future updates. The price will go up a bit next month as the app keeps growing.
I haven't added custom station URLs yet because I want every station to be verified and reliable. But I know I'm not an expert in every country or every language. If there is a great station from your country that should be included, please message me. You know your local radio better than I do, and I would genuinely love suggestions.
A lot of Reddit communities have helped me with downloads, feedback, and support, and I really appreciate that. What started as a passion project is slowly turning into the "radio device inside the iPhone" that I always imagined.
Thanks for checking it out, and if you try v2.0, I'd love to hear what countries or stations you end up tuning into.
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radiostar-real-radio/id6762392786