# iHeartRadio Family

> Music & Radio perfect for Kids

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1045043720](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1045043720)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1045043720`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 3.50 / 5 (610 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.15
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-06
- **First published:** 2015-11-10
- **Size:** 22 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/iheartradio-family/id1045043720)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.iheartradio.com/childrensprivacy](http://www.iheartradio.com/childrensprivacy)

## Description

iHeartRadio Family is a family-friendly music and stories hub designed for kids and parents. It offers 80+ stations in one app, including Story Pirates, Bedtime Explorers, and Chompers, along with popular characters from Disney, Sesame Street, and more.

New Parental Permissions let guardians hide certain tracks from the player screen, managed from Settings. This gives you control over your child’s listening experience at home or on the go, making it ideal for family time, road trips, and bedtime routines.

## Rankings

- #75,547 — Overall

## Review summary

iHeartRadio Family is praised for its kid- and family-friendly content and broad station options when it works. However, widespread playback glitches, limited controls (no search, no track display, hard skipping), post-update regressions, slow performance, and unreliable stations are the most recurring negatives across reviews.

### Pros

- Kid-friendly, family-friendly content including Christian music options.
- Large variety of stations/content available for kids and families.
- Overall positive sentiment when the app functions well and is easy to use for families.

### Cons

- Frequent playback glitches: songs won’t start, pause/stop unexpectedly, or playback stops mid-song.
- Limited functionality: no song/artist display, no search, difficult to skip, inability to hide channels, small icons.
- Post-update regressions: updates ruin features or performance and users want previous behavior restored.
- Slow performance and long load times: app is slow to respond and start playing.
- Reliability issues with stations: many stations don’t work or won’t play consistently.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1045043720)