Reviews of Radio France Internationale

By: France Médias Monde

List of user reviews and ratings for Radio France Internationale

Total ratings

4.14 (Rating count: 21,225)

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Review summary

Users praise RFI’s trustworthy journalism and strong audio, but multiple reviewers report app crashes, broken or missing push notifications, intrusive full-page ads, and playback problems (stops/restarts). Several users also complain about limited language options. These issues are the most frequently mentioned despite generally positive feelings about the content.

Pros

Trusted RFI content — quality journalism and balanced reporting
Good audio/radio quality; professional-sounding broadcasts
Many users like the app and RFI brand (concise news/audio appreciated)

Cons

App instability and crashes (force closes when opening articles; fails on some devices/tablets)
Push/notification problems (notifications not delivered or persistent in notification area)
Intrusive and excessive ads, including full-page ad interstitials
Playback bugs: radio can stop unexpectedly, restart when returning to the app, and notification controls behave poorly
Limited language support — many users report mostly English and request other languages (e.g., Chinese, Kiswahili)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.70

All time rating average: 4.14

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36% (24)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-04-14	La*****	is good
is good
2026-01-17	Ér*****	Bien pour les nouvelles d'Afrique francophone
Bien pour les nouvelles d'Afrique francophone
2026-01-15	MV*****	"content not available offline" yeah, I'm online! Then it shows me full screen ads which I can't skip. Isn't this meant to be from the French public broadcaster? Embarrassing for them.
"content not available offline" yeah, I'm online! Then it shows me full screen ads which I can't skip. Isn't this meant to be from the French public broadcaster? Embarrassing for them.
2026-01-09	Ze*****	Dumb idea with pairip. If Google Play is down, impossible to update, like it is now. Installed older version prompts for update and refuses to work. Merde.
Dumb idea with pairip. If Google Play is down, impossible to update, like it is now. Installed older version prompts for update and refuses to work. Merde.
2025-12-20	Al*****	The new updates no longer allow to listen to news about Africa. Please review and fix this issue. Besides that is issue, the App allows to get news in real-time.
The new updates no longer allow to listen to news about Africa. Please review and fix this issue. Besides that is issue, the App allows to get news in real-time.
2025-10-10	Ab*****	very cool and best we love RFI
very cool and best we love RFI
2025-07-17	Wi*****	muy Buena aplicacion
muy Buena aplicacion
2025-07-11	Ad*****	may I have the news in kiswahili?
may I have the news in kiswahili?
2025-07-04	Pa*****	#1. There's a problem when you close it, it stays in the notification center instead of closing. #2. News is shorter and is either made for listening only because it says 2 or 3 minutes reading and it only shows headlines. I give three stars because it's RFI if not sack your IT team.
#1. There's a problem when you close it, it stays in the notification center instead of closing. #2. News is shorter and is either made for listening only because it says 2 or 3 minutes reading and it only shows headlines. I give three stars because it's RFI if not sack your IT team.
2025-06-07	Na*****	J'adore!
J'adore!