SomaFM Radio Player App Reviews

This appears not to be workiing with iOS 18.3, tried multiple devices, but it just buffers.

I’m loving this app and I’m glad I bought it to support the station. I think SomaFm should have a satellite station. I think people would love it.

One of the best music apps in the store, free or paid. Of course, I’ve donated over time (no ads but can donate to support) but it is free, no real pressure to do so. The sheer variety of stations is unmatched, there really is something for everyone. TIP: Add your favorite stations (or stations you think you’ll like). Now ‘track skip’ will move only between your favorite stations. Its amazing the music apps paid or not that dont have this. Very well designed app.

I've been using this amazing internet radio (mostly on my pc) for over ten years and the people who DJ for any given station are always so dedicated and amazing. There are never any ads or anything even listening freely, giving a few bucks for this app was a no brainer. Please give this a chance if you aren't already a fan, I'm sure you'll love it.

i've been listening to SomaFM since "Groove Salad Classic" was just "Groove Salad". it's one of the last handful of survivors of the early web that still fulfills its stated mission, and the SomaFM app Just Works. that said, while i know it's dangerous to say "it seems like it would be trivial to add Feature X", it seems like it would be trivial to add the capability to reorder stations in the Favorite tab with hold-and-drag, instead of having to remove and re-add Favorite status. another, more

update 6.22.25 i see your response and i can confirm that i can only reorder the 5 at the top of the list...none of the others move!!! hello! suddenly i can't move to reorder my stations in FAVORITES! weird eh? any thoughts? thanks!

It's so good. Soooooo goooooooood.

Google Cast works great & no ads/free is best feature. Nice channel selection & calm/intuitive user interface. Love announcers during channel selection, nostalgic. tvOS app/AirPlay good too.

Great music and app. Works on every platform, including Alexa multi room music thru TuneIn extremely well without commercials.

GrooveSalad & GrooveSalad Classic forever! 🙏❤️🙏

many beautiful music inside this iphone application

The controls (particularly in control center) have gotten unreliable in the new iOS. Otherwise, remains a great app.

It’s the greatest app for MacOS. Download it today!

I’ve been listening off and on for over 20 years. First found it in iTunes Radio in early 2000. Keep it up Rusty! But please switch back to the old look as it’s much easier to find the stations. If the change was for 504 compliance, no problem.

thanks for responding to my other fix request! 2 other small things if u can- these were part of previous versions- 1- when the app opens can it default to FAVORITES instead of LISTENERS? 2- is it possible to show again the continuous stream of previously played songs on the channels-? with current version, every time it opens it starts from the current song and no other songs- it used to show played songs and the time they were played! it was always nice to see what was playing already, like

They always have to go and change it.

Nice radio try it is cool

I've been listening to SomaFM for at least 15 years. "Indie Pop Rocks!", "Groove Salad" and "Metal Detector" are basically my life's soundtrack. This is one of what feels like the last few vestiges of the "old" Internet where everything wasn't a subscription, services weren't about "engagement" and funneling your data to brokers and, now, apparently, feeding AI training sets, and building cool things that didn't end in acquisition or IPO was actually cool. Thanks for existing!

No song history for any channels upon launching app now. Swipe to the right from Now Playing screen shows a blank screen even though Channels icon is displayed in the bottom. Have to tap another icon and back to see channels. Can’t believe these issues still haven’t been fixed after 2 months. Edit… bugs have been fixed! Thanks for the quick update. 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!

This app is fantastic, I use it every day & have for years. Much love to Big URL & the Soma crew!!

Still an avid listener, nothing much to add SomaFM is goated. Definitely worth every penny for the app, also show them extra support by buying some merch. *This review wasn’t paid for or influenced in any way.* Just saying show some extra support as they are independent still going strong, all these years. It’s the least we could do to keep it going for many more years. Anyway if you’re into different taste in music, besides the usual pop/rap stuff on everyday radio. Put on some headphones or tu

Long time listener, about 12 years now. Best categories of music, 24/7 with zero commercials and all on donations. Based in San Fran, SOMA is free and better then any music app out there

One of my favorite apps, been using it for years and never experienced real issues. My favorite part is that it’s listener-sourced!

Been listening to Soma FM for ten years now. Totally free and commercial free, wonderful. Boot Liquor is the greatest Americana station out there. Love it

I’ve been listening to SomaFM for… a long time… has to be more than 15 years at least. They cover several genres and are a great resource to become exposed to new artists from all over the world. This app is totally worth it to be able to listen while on the go. User interface is good and allows me to add my favorite stations to a list for quick and easy access. If you like SomaFM why not support them by purchasing the app. If you don’t know what SomaFM is, go visit their website and start list

Excellent selection of music, with no ads, no surveillance. I’m happy to be the customer rather than the product. Refreshing in the music industry!

I love Soma.FM and I’m happy to be supporting them. The app connects to each station very quickly, and the song history is very convenient. I wish the option to look up a song on iTunes was replaced with Spotify and Apple Music, and I wish there was a “now playing” bar at the bottom, right above the navigation buttons instead of the button on the bottom right corner. Regardless, I’ll be using this app a lot!

…just one thing. If they added a ‘Sleep in 120 minutes’ setting like the iPad app has… then, for me, SOMA’s iPhone app would be perfect. Although I imagine this setting is not available possibly due to overnight battery drainage. In that case I think 60 and 90 minute settings would suffice. Thoughts from a longtime listener :) ~Lindsay P

Every software engineer needs this 🧑‍💻

Can you please add more sleep timer options, i.e., 30min, 1hr, 1.5hr, and 2hr? Just 30min is too short.

SomaFM is truly one of a kind. No advertising, no tracking. A pure rarity in todays age where even the most insignificant apps track and sell everything they can get their grubby paws on. I look forward to being a supporter for the foreseeable future.

A music app where u pay once and use for life??!! Yes please. One thing that bothers me is fact that the app needs better support for very low volumes for when AirPods connected. There’s a huge jump in volume going from 5% sound volume to 4%!

I’ve been a fan and supporter of Soma FM for years. What’s not to like? This commercial free, listener supported streaming music resource is a one-of-a-kind, diverse collection of ever-changing programming that never disappoints. Please, check it out, give it a listen, and support this original musical experience that has literally something for everyone. In case you can’t tell, I LOVE SOMA FM, and you will, too!

Greatest app for EVERY mood / event type. From Groove Salad channel for uptempo techno, to Boot Liquor for folk/country, and everything in between. Love the oddball stuff too, like the SFPD police scanner channel with groovy music in background! You discover new tunes and artists all the time. Fantastic.

When this app is installed, and Siri is asked for instance “play rhinestone cowboy”, she replies “I need to access your somafm data. Is that okay?” I tried this on my iPhone and my iPad. If you remove the app the question goes away. If you reinstall the app the question reappears.

I love the app and the music, but it kills my battery life. MUCH more than any other music app. I want to rate this higher, but my battery shouldn't be draining to empty in just a few hours. IPhone 13 Mini.

It's so nice to listen to real music in every genre. I donate every year to keep this going, thank you Soma for years of the best music

I just discovered SomaFM, which on one hand is great because I now have a 24/7 source of great music, but in the other hand it’s terrible because now I know that I’ve been missing out for years! Seriously, SomaFM is amazing!

Love soma but this app is still not up to its potential. No 128 kb/s Eats battery like crazy.

Anyone having issues with it not connecting? I music has been playing for about a week

I have listened to Soma for years. So many options and variety of stations and tastes. The app is so easy to just jump right in and go. I appreciate the work these guys do.

Simply the best online radio station out there. Feels like yesterday when I discovered GrooveSalad on Winamp about 20 years ago. Glad that some things never change. Thanks Rusty.

I love SOMA out of San Francisco. Been listening for years. The music offers an extensive & varied selection and they do an amazing job of putting playlists together. I highly recommend this app for an impressive and excellent music experience.

This latest version is so messed up. The screens don’t render correctly. The music keeps stopping. Every time the music stops, it returns to the Home Screen, so you can’t simply press play to restart. I’ve been using this app for a decade. So disappointed and confused by this failure.

It’s basically just a frame around a web view instance, so it doesn’t properly support background play. The music stops when iOS unloads the app which it thinks is idle from memory. This app should either be updated to support newer versions of iOS or removed from the App Store.