Best Clock Radio-Podcast

Name: Best Clock Radio-Podcast
Rating: 3.8 (25 reviews)
Author: Mark Linthicum

By: Mark Linthicum App

Podcast & Radio Player BCR

Overview

Version:

9.1.3

Last updated: 2026-06-15

Ranking

#284,295 ▼ 1,030

Overall

Features & Capabilities

“Your app is outstanding - by far the best radio alarm clock app available!”

David Riviello

“The most powerful easy to use clock radio available anywhere”

Jay Adams

"Makes me happy"

Rick TX

A Clock Radio that plays the radio, podcast, and soothing sounds for meditation, relaxing, or sleep!

Visit our website videos, for more info or to contact support. www.BeautifulClockRadio.com

For the alarm to work properly you must allow notification to be sent from the app, For Radio to be used as an Alarm Best Clock Radio must be open, closing the app will cause a backup alarm to sound.

AutoDim feature dims the screen automatically at night so it is not too bright and brightens it up again in the morning.

Alarm, 5 Alarms allow you to program 5 different alarm times and sounds. With this feature, you can trigger the radio to turn on when your favorite show starts.

Radio, touch and hold one of 9 radio buttons to program it to your favorite internet streaming Radio Station, Podcast, or Soothing sound. There are over 40,000 stations available or you add your own URL.

Weather, Subscription-based weather shows the current conditions. Swipe to the left to get the 5-day forecast, Swipe again to go to the weather underground web site. Swipe to the right to turn the weather display off.

Best Clock Radio Features: • Powerful Podcast player • One-Touch Radio & Podcast Access • AutoDim • 9 Programmable Radio Buttons on the iPhone and 8 on the iPad. • Very easy to use, stable and reliable • 5 easy to set alarms • Wake up to Radio, Music, or one of the 32 included Alarm Sounds • Auto Sleep feature will turn the radio off after a set period of time • 12 hour or 24-hour mode • Thousands of Shoutcast, U.S., and World Radio stations. • Soothing sounds to relax you. • URL option allows you to program a radio URL to a button • Support link in the app for any questions or to request a radio station

Contact support for any questions

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Mark Linthicum

Rating:

3.80

(25)

Version:

9.1.3 Last updated: 2026-06-15

Version code:

886698124

Creation date:

2014-05-14

Compatible devices:

Size:

196.72MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-24

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 284,295 ▼ 1,030

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Developed by:

Mark Linthicum

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/best-clock-radio-podcast/id858324439

User Reviews

Users praise the app for its wide station library, strong alarm features, weather info, Bluetooth compatibility, and responsive support. Common drawbacks include unreliable streaming and changing links, alarms that don’t always ring, periodic instability/crashes, upgrade prompts with unexpected charges, and clunky station management/search.

Pros

Extensive and diverse streaming options, including international AM/FM stations and podcasts
Feature-rich alarm clock with multiple alarms, easy setup, snooze, and auto-dim
Weather information integrated with the app (weather add-on)
Bluetooth compatibility with speakers and car audio
Responsive developer support and ongoing updates

Cons

Streaming reliability issues: stations frequently fail to stream or require updated links after network changes
Alarms occasionally fail to ring or be audible, risking missed wake-ups
App instability: freezes, crashes, splash-screen hangs, and rotation-related issues
Intrusive monetization prompts and unexpected charges for widgets or upgrades
Station management/search drawbacks: hard to save favorites, non-sortable lists, and difficult naming/calling for stations

Recent reviews

I’ve been using this app for years. If you love using it as a traditional clock radio to wake up to AM/FM stations, or to listen to AM/FM stations it remains the best. The button design to set stations, settings to set brightness and volume are great. Even provides the local weather all for a reasonable yearly fee. The only problem for which I used to contact Mark is when certain stations change their streaming links. If you are a local CBS news radio junkie this is a regular issue since Audacy purchased these stations. I’ve notified Shoutcast about this but it is not priority for them. For our yearly fee 😀 I would suggest Mark check the following stations quarterly or so and update the app with working links if needed for the following Audacy CBS news stations: WBZ 1030 Boston WCBS 880 New York WINS 1010 New York WBBM 780 Chicago WKNX 1070 Los Angeles Many of the above now simulcast with corresponding concurrent FM stations also. and these additional city news, weather, sports stations that frequently change their links: KTAR talk/news 98.3 Phoenix AZ Arizona Sports 98.7 Phoenix AZ If done for the app then everyone has these working stations rather than just for individual users. Thanks for such a great app!