SomaFM Radio Player App Reviews

VERSION
1.14.0
SCORE
4.6
TOTAL RATINGS
367
PRICE
$7.99

SomaFM Radio Player App Description & Overview

What is somafm radio player app? SomaFM's official app, giving you access to over 30 year-round channels of listener-supported, commercial-free, underground/alternative radio, with all music hand-picked our award-winning DJs and music directors.

Lifehacker.com calls SomaFM one of the "Five Best Internet Radio Services" and says "completely user and listener-supported, which means no ads or commercials during your broadcasts, and the channels and programs aired at SomaFM are rarely heard anywhere else."

Features include:

- No registration required; no additional purchases required!

- View stations by Popularity, Genre or your favorites

- Shows name and artist of currently playing song and history of songs played.

- Siri Shortcuts

- Bookmark, Share title and search iTunes for the playing song

- Background streaming: use other apps while listening.

- Stream to AppleTV & Airplay devices; Qualcomm® AllPlay™ compatible speakers; Chromecast

- Integration with many car stereo units via Dock Connector or Bluetooth

- Remote control: Pause and restart playing as well as skip between favorite channels from your headphone remote, lock screen controls.

- High and low bandwidth streaming: 128k MP3 and 64-80kb AAC-HE (high); great-sounding 32kb AAC-HE and good-quality 40kb MP3 (low).

- AAC-HE support for highest quality audio even at the lowest bitrates.

Never listened to SomaFM before? Here's our lineup, which are all commercial free:

Groove Salad: A nicely chilled plate of ambient/downtempo beats and grooves.
Downtempo electronica, mostly instrumental. Great for work.

Secret Agent: The soundtrack for your stylish, mysterious, dangerous life. For Spies and P.I.s too!
An eclectic blend of cinematic downtempo, stylish lounge, sambas and easy-tempo with an adventurous flair.

Drone Zone: Served best chilled, safe with most medications. Atmospheric textures with minimal beats.

Fluid: Drown in the electronic sound of instrumental hiphop, future soul and liquid trap.

Indie Pop Rocks!: New and classic favorite indie pop tracks.

Left Coast 70s: NEW! Mellow album rock from the Seventies. Yacht friendly.
The mid/late 70s sound that blossomed out of Los Angeles and spread up and down the west coast.

cliqhop idm: Blips'n'beeps backed mostly w/beats. Intelligent Dance Music.

Beat Blender: A late night blend of deep-house and downtempo chill.

Dub Step Beyond: Dubstep, Dub and Deep Bass. The place for Bass Music!

The Trip: Progressive house / trance. Tip top tunes.

Illinois Street Lounge: Classic bachelor pad, playful exotica and vintage music of tomorrow.

Space Station Soma: Tune in, turn on, space out. Spaced-out ambient and mid-tempo electronica.

Doomed: Dark industrial/ambient music for tortured souls.

Boot Liquor: Americana Roots music for Cowhands, Cowpokes and Cowtippers

Lush: Sensuous and mellow vocals, mostly female, with an electronic influence.

Digitalis: Digitally affected analog rock to calm the agitated heart.

Suburbs of Goa: Desi-influenced Asian world beats and beyond.

ThistleRadio: Exploring music from Celtic roots and branches
Crafted by Fiona Ritchie, award-winning host and curator of NPR's syndicated Thistle and Shamrock radio show.

Underground 80s: Early 80s UK Synthpop and a bit of New Wave, with rarities you forgot you remembered.

Sonic Universe: Transcending the world of jazz with eclectic, avant-garde takes on tradition.
NuJazz/Avant Garde/Euro-jazz.

PopTron: Electropop and indie dance rock with sparkle and pop.
Less guitars, more synths.

Metal Detector: From black to doom, prog to sludge, thrash to post, stoner to crossover, punk to industrial.

Mission Control: Ambient and experimental music mixed with the historical sounds of the space program.

SomaFM SF 10-33: Live San Francisco Fire and Police radio with an electronic music soundtrack.

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App Name SomaFM Radio Player
Category Music
Published
Updated 12 February 2024, Monday
File Size 22.89 MB

SomaFM Radio Player Comments & Reviews 2024

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Easy to love and listen. 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.

I’ve been listening for many years. I might listen to other ‘stations’ for a while. But I keep coming back to Soma FM.

Why have I never found this?. 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!

The best before last 2 updates. 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 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!

Great App & Music, iOS Update Prob.. Love the app and great selection of music; listen to it a lot. It seems that a recent iOS update causes a conflict that didn’t exist before. Adjusting the volume on the app causes a similar adjustment to the master volume control for my iPhone. If Soma volume is turned down for drifting off to sleep, the phone won’t ring, etc. Missed some calls before got it figured out; easy to demonstrate. Using iPhone SE, some other phones may not be affected.

Great Music, No Commercials. 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 listening.

Fix the lowest sound setting. 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%!

The best. 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.

Amazing music to relax. I love this app. A wide variety of mostly relaxing music. Drone Zone is my favorite and I like the Space Music stuff, too. But all of the stations are excellent. The app works well and I often use it to read or meditate or fall asleep. Chromecast makes it even better. Thanks!

Great for indie music. Update: The more I use the app the more I like it. I got a response that the song that is playing is on top— which is good to know. You can bookmark it too (press & hold song) so that you can find it later. I really enjoy listening to the Underground 80s and also DEF CON a lot. And I’m sure that soon I will find more channels that I like as well. This is a hidden gem that takes time getting used to. Old: Love the idea of this radio app— no ads, just music. However the interface could be more user friendly. It’s hard to tell which song is playing so by the time you want to click on it favorite it it might be over. Took me a while to figure out how to do even that. My favorite station is the Indie Pop. But I also like Left Coast 70s, PopTron and Vaporwaves— though I haven’t really listened to them much. Good app for indie music without ads, yet it could definitely be improved by highlighting which song is playing. And more genres/ stations would be better because it’s limited. Nice overall.

Unique soundtrack for life. 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.

Long time listener. I have been listening a long time and was excited to recently find there is an app. I have no problem paying for it. It's worth it. I often go to sleep listening to the Drone Zone, so I love the 30 minute timer. Brilliant!!

Outstanding. 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.

Amazingly awesome app!. THANK U for creating a super cool app with thousands of options of different music right @ my fingertip! No need for an MP3 player or to waste money on buying music by singles anymore! Absolutely recommend!

Why can’t we listen to the best streams?. Update: Since I wrote the first review four years ago the default rate in the app has gone up to 128k. This makes me happy and I use it much more! Old: I love the SomaFM network. Love! I have a monthly donations set up and stations like Poptron, Secret Agent, and Suburbs of Goa power my commute. But why is the bandwidth on the official app so low? I have it set to “Always High” but most of the stations play at 64k AAC. I have the same station playing on a generic radio app and it’s 128 AAC. So the stream is there. Even with cheap earbuds the quality difference is enough to skip the app. It seems a shame. This would be one of my most-used apps if it simply played at a higher bitrate.

The best music ever. We have been listening soma for 5 years now and we include music everywhere we go, friends, dinner, car, nature we just love going with the vibe and it always matches our vibe as well. Thank you so much.

Needs better highlighting of the music now playing. When you wish to favorite a song it's confusing. Highlight the song playing with an unmistakable presence. You app & website both share this displeasure in common. Scroll the text make the text white, highlight the whole of the tab & information pertaining to the song playing in my opinion. #loveSomaFmSecretAgent&dubstepBeyond

Chrome casting is pretty much pointless. Why have chrome cast “integration” if you can’t turn off the screen or even change apps?? Seems pretty pointless. Otherwise great app but that is a pretty silly oversight.

What radio should be. I love Soma FM! Been a long time listener for years. I just bought a car with CarPlay and I am so impressed that they went through the effort of developing an app for the car platform! Couldn’t recommend this enough. If you enjoy it, be sure to set up a monthly donation. These guys put out all of this content for free with zero ad revenue, so pitch in and keep it alive!

Full of unknown songs. I enjoy a wide range of genres, but almost all of these songs are not mainstream. It was too difficult to find a good station for me. Although, if you like non-mainstream, unknown, alternative music then you may want to check this out. I gave it 3 stars for the concept of providing free music.

My life blood. I don’t know how I’d survive without Soma. I’ve been listening since the early 2000’s and I’ve put it on every single day since then. It’s given me so much exposure to music that I otherwise likely wouldn’t have found otherwise (special shout out to Illinois Street Lounge, Groove Salad/GS Classic, and Secret Agent). It’s second nature for me to turn it on while driving, working, cooking, cleaning, reading, you name it. Far and away the best radio ever and I hope it stays around for my entire lifetime because as I mentioned before I don’t know how I’d live without it. Massive thanks to Rusty and the rest of the Soma team, keep it up!

Needs higher resolution. I like the music, but Soma needs a higher resolution option. At least 256 AAC. Or even better, 1411. It is accepted that 128 kbps is just is not high enough to avoid losing too much of the quality. It is 2017, not 2007. People have faster connections and bigger data plans and WiFi now and so we can handle higher resolution music streaming.

Wow! 😃 App is awesome, just like streams!. I’ve enjoyed SOMA-FM for two decades! I’d have had various streams playing in my home for hours, sometimes days(!) at a time. Seemed like there was a station for almost any gathering, or any mood. Friends I’ve told about SOMA-FM are all grateful for the tip. (Lots of friends also proudly wear Soma-FM t-shirts. Cool, until three of us arrive at a party wearing the same shirt. Haha) As much as I’ve loved the website and stations, I began heavily using streaming apps, and those got all my attention in the past decade. I’ve come to highly value ease-of-use music apps which are conveniently on my iPhone. Web-based services didn’t get my love any longer. Sadly, SOMA-FM got back-burnered. But, wut?!! SOMA-FM now has an app for iOS?!! Game-changer! I’m so happy to discover this app! The user interface and performance functionality is professional-grade, as though they’ve got a massive tram of developers supporting it. All my old favorite stations are there, plus a boatload of new stations! The ease-of-use is particularly impressive. Beautiful user experience with lightning-fast execution of tasks. And again, I am stoked about the new stations! Thank you, SOMA-FM! I look forward to the third decade of enjoyment of your wonderfully-, lovingly-curated stations.

Favorite Music App!. I’ve been listening to SomaFM for YEARS! Long before all of these streaming services were in existence. I recently noticed that the app now comes with a $7.99 fee to download and all I can say is FINALLY!! When I added the app, it was at no cost, but I’ve since donated and purchased merch to support. And will continue to support! So for anyone who doesn’t want to pay, let that energy go. It’s totally worth every penny. Thanks for providing commercial-free and sucka-free music for the masses!!! ❤️

Disappointed.. I really love Soma fm but the app leaves much to be desired. Doesn't seem to work very well outside the US. I keep getting network errors and spinning status icons. But, once I use a VPN to connect back to the States, everything magically works. I have better luck just streaming the radio from the website in my phone's mini-browser than using the app.

Excellent app - and an easy way to support independent radio!. Sure you can listen to these channels free on the SomaFM website, but this app is just so convenient and polished. So go ahead, chuck them a few bucks to buy the freakin app already! You’ll be helping them to keep the tunes flowing, and you won’t regret it! :)

One of the best music apps in the iTunes Store. This app is still one of my favorite music apps, and I've never once regretted paying for it. I am bothered by a couple of things, though. Sometimes the music from the app keeps playing after I've left the app, and I'm not sure why. And I really wish it wasn't so hard to like a song and then pull up the menu that shows up when you tap a song without not liking it. Otherwise, a solid music app for several years running, and hopefully for several more.

The BEST Internet Radio Station Provider!. I have enjoyed SomaFM since I discovered SquidRadio (now Groove Salad) way back in the early 2000’s! Now expanded with many more fantastic stations, SomaFM is an easy choice for any and all listening excursions! Highest recommendation!

Like College Radio .... ... back in the days when the students did the programming, engineering, and announcing; bought the LPs, beer, and popcorn; slept on the tumbling mats liberated from the ancient gym; and played only music they were passionate about. Music that mattered. Music that just had to be shared with everyone within the area where the signal decided to travel. That’s what Soma brings to these uncertain days. And obviously I think they do it just right.

small fixes?. 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 you're joining a party in progress! thank you!!

Left Coast '70s is one of the best programmed stations on radio or the internet!. I've been digging this station via TuneIn for months, and it's my pleasure to support SomaFM and buy the app. Just terrific programming...one of the very few stations I can listen to for hours on end.

I love SomaFM. I’ve been listening to SomaFM ever since I discovered Indie Pop Rocks! Back in 2005. I appreciate being able to use their app instead of having to search for them in some other music program. Now, if only we can convince them to make an Apple Watch app.

Unexpected best app!. I downloaded this app a few years ago and have found myself using it constantly. We put vibes on in the background and in the car and never have to deal with ads or monthly fees. What a rare treat in this greedy streaming landscape!

Drone Zone and Ambient Music. The Soma FM channel is the #1 channel available for ambient music. I have contributed a small amount of money to keep their programs free of commercials. Please try to help them if you are using this app.

What radio is supposed to be.. Whatever your musical tastes are you are bound to find at least two stations you will want to listen to. I listen to Left Coast 70s, Boot Liquor, and Deep Space mostly. Unique songs, not the standard playlists you hear on commercial radio. I love this app for helping me discover new music.

Years and years of amazing music from SOMA FM. Groove salad has been a part of my life for 17 years now. I love everyone who created soma fm and kept soma fm alive. so glad it is still going strong. Groove salad is the best ambient / downtempo station I have ever been able to find.

Great app, great music…. This is one of my most frequently used apps, no question. The only thing keeping me from giving it 5⭐️ is that it doesn't show any song information when Chromecasting — just the station graphic and description. I would love to know the artist, title and album without having to unlock my phone. Thanks for a great set of stations, Rusty & Co.!

Good music, good attitude!. 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!

Great, Commercial Free Music. I've been listening to SomaFM for years. Great channels--chill, electronica, alternative, lounge. Commercial free! Super-fun Christmas channels. This is a free app with no charges. That's right. But if you listen, then donate. I do because I want these guys to stick around. New CarPlay functionality is icing on the cake. A cake of tasty music.

Best Christmas Music Channel. The Department Store Christmas Music channel is the best old-school channel for Christmas music. Better than Pandora's Boston Pops Christmas channel, in my opinion. I'm talking to a generation born in the early 50s. You may disagree, but the programmer has this dialed in for my choice of great Holiday music.

Wonderful, Magical, Life-saving!. This station has been part of my life since I was 16 (I’m now 34). It’s gotten me through many long nights of studying or even longer drives to my parent’s house. I do a little happy dance every time they play a song recognize on Indie Pop Rocks! and another when they play a song I love that’s new to me. I donate every year because this site/app has been priceless to me. BAGEL Radio is another favorite and I can’t wait for Christmas every year. SomaFM, I LOVE YOU!

Soma FM: Something for every musical taste AND MORE. 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!

one of the last bastions of the good internet. 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!

Terrific app with a satisfying variety of channels. I really like this app and use it for background soundscapes in a wide variety of settings. It is worth every penny of the modest cost. I’m glad I bought it every day. One improvement I would like to suggest - if the sound could fade out instead of cut off when I use the timer, it would make falling asleep to it a perfect experience. Thanks, devs!

Going strong still terrific. Rusty Hodges and team have created an excellent curated series of stations free independent minded music fan! Do yourself a favor tune in pay the eight bucks you won’t regret it!!

I love this app but it’s currently down. Anyone having issues with it not connecting? I music has been playing for about a week

Support SomaFM. Please support SomaFM and purchase this app. If you are downloading this, or at least considering it, chances are you don't need to be sold on SomaFM. The app is simple and extremely user friendly. You also get the added benefit of supporting something you already love, and that's a really nice feeling.

Coding problem. 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.

Love Soma FM, not the new look.. 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.

Perfect! By👑♿️. All music streaming apps should strive 2 b like THIS. Period. I play this a lot @ night asI like 2 chillax & my taste runs way left of mainstream. I prefer a unique xperience when it comes 2 music. This is it. 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️all the way!

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Best radio station online. I love these guys. Been listening since the 90's. Simple app, works.

Chromecast Fixed!. TY :)

Love it. Really grateful there's an app for Soma FM. Drone Zone is just the best thing out there to listen to endlessly. Awesome. Thanks guys.

Long live somafm. Been listening for what seems like forever. Love somafm. The Internet and indeed my life would be much worse without you.

Does what it says on the tin. Does the job nicely and is a good way to support Soma. I did prefer having the settings in the main Settings app, but that's a minor quibble.

Sexy. THIS DA BES

SomaFM!. Use iOS? Love SomaFM? Buy this app! The Stream to ChromeCast feature is really handy, also works well with my AirPlay receiver (OpenELEC).

The best!!!. Groovy music, no ads only smiles. Play it anytime, anywhere. THANKS!!!!

Nice app. Sensational radio.. All that's missing is a "Send Money" button.

Don’t leave home without it!. Been with SomaFM for years! Play it all day at work and now my daughter has been in hospital for 2 months and counting. It’s my go2 for streaming to keep the room quite and relaxed as she goes through treatment.

ace stations with excellent songs. I'm compelled to write a review because I've been listening to SOMA for more than 10 years. Excellent app, and the stations are even better. A+

Awesome app. Can switch between stations instantly without loss of music and change settings easily. Great job :)

very worthwhile. great stations. app works well. low and high bandwidth for mobile data and wifi.

Awesome. Seriously. Awesome.

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Music and App all good. Nice App and music

Fantastic app!. SomaFM puts out some incomparable content, and this app builds on an already excellent mobile site. Background play and AirPlay support make it all the more sweet.

Love this App! Love SomaFM!. I like that I can see the song and artist, and rate the songs. The audio quality is great. I am using Version 1.60(1268) with IOS 7.1 on iPhone5. No problems at all. The variety of channels is great! Keep up the great work SomaFM!

Your $ Keeps It Going. It was $3 when I first started listening and it's $12.99 now - but still worth while. The one-time purchase is equivalent to six months of the smallest monthly donation and provides you with 30 commercial-free channels of some of the slickest, most enjoyable and excellently curated music you'll find - and I've never used "excellent" and "curated" in the same sentence. This service has been kicking it out since 2000, and hasn't gone commercial or capitalized on its popularity by providing multilevel service. Pay one price, get it all. If you enjoy great music, exploring other genres & being introduced to new musicians, you can NOT go wrong with SoMaFM. If you love your ears, buy the app.

Whatever your mood, they have it. This app is one of the best. Straight up original, unique content and a variety of moods. Easy to navigate and not cluttered like others.

Save ur money. I love soma fm, an listen to it pretty much all day. But, this app really isn't that great. A better deal is to buy the "TuneIn Radio" app. It has all the soma fm channels (plus others), better quality/reliability, and is cheaper to purchase than the soma app.

One definition- THE BEST!. I have been following Soma for years and years but never bothered getting an iOS app, till it went FREE today! You must be insane not to download it! The music selection is always unique and atmospheric, I can't describe how excited I am :)

great. worth the pay i love this app has great music selection tons of new stuff u won’t be bored

Crap. Only two genres

No Chromecast Anmymore. Chromecast icon vanished. Can't steam to Chromecast anymore.

Problem with the latest version (1.13)!. The latest version broke the Chrome cast feature. Now you can’t cast any station to a Chrome cast device without this app being the active app and the device being turned on! That defeats the whole purpose of using Chrome cast. Also, the song listing only starts showing those after you start playing. Previously it shows all the past played tracks regardless when you start streaming. I regret updating to this version and wish I could downgrade to the previous version (1.12)!!! Please fix these.

Music Discovery. SomaFM will introduce you to a lot of music you hadn’t heard before. Very eclectic selection of vibes to accompany all kinds of activities & moods. SomaFM has what algorithmic playlists fail to have - taste in music.

Amazing app. It’s amazingly stable and easy to use. Can’t wait for AppleWatch support 💝 Keep the good work going ✌️ Tank you

Not very reliable. I love soma.fm, but this app doesn't work very well. Connection is broken once or twice per hour; often times I can see the stations but the app crashes when or before I can select one. Disappointed. I should mention I have an old iPod Touch that no longer gets updated - maybe that's why I get poor performance. It works enough for me to use it, though!!

Soma is the best experience. Listener since 2002 here. DJ Rusty keeps this old guy tuned in. Now I’ve got my teenager hooked on it too.

I dig it. Has a good vibe...unique music options for listeners.

Not worth three bucks. Even on low bandwidth option it cuts out for random lengths if time. Full bars on 4G and WiFi.

Perfect!. They don't try to do everything but what they do do is very well done. Thanks guys (gals?) for great work and lounging music. You're the best :)

Need higher quality streams. This app was pretty good but since the upgrade it won't play any higher than 64kbps at "high quality." Until this is fixed I will be using tunein radio.

Not very good. Update: Re: Apple TV 4 compatibility … The Soma FM Apple TV app is mediocre just like the others, but also has a giant (and rather fatal) flaw. Apple TV apparently doesn’t know it’s playing and so after 15, 30 or whatever minutes you have the sleep or screen saver set to … The TV turns itself off and Soma FM with it. The developers need to set the flag that Apple TV needs so as not to fall asleep when Soma FM is playing. Especially now since “sleep” means “turn off TV and entire stereo system.” I love SomaFM and really wanted to like this app but it's just no good. Stations mysteriously drop, and stations quickly crash or drop with pretty much 100% reliability when you move from a Wi-Fi area to a cell network. This means if you put the radio on, and then leave the house for the day, it will crash as soon as you get 30 metres or so from your house. So you have to pull your iPhone out (in the rain), and try to reconnect etc. If you move in and out of Wi-Fi areas all day as I do this quickly gets infuriating. I'm also extremely disappointed that as an owner of the first SomaFM app (that I *paid* for and which was incapable of backgrounding), that this new app was released which *does* do backgrounding, is free, and which the paid users were never made aware of. Why the new app isn't an upgrade of the old I have no idea. Why the users of the first paid app were not apprised of the existence of the new one is similarly a mystery. I'm a big supporter of SomaFM and would likely have paid even for this new app, but the developers are (seemingly), amateurs and the whole business is rather distasteful. An app for SomaFM that worked and was rationally and attractively done would be fabulous, but it's starting to look like they just aren't capable of getting their act together.

Worth $4. I started listening to Soma using TuneIn, and only really got this as I was stoked on their stations and thought I'd toss them a few bucks. In comparison to TuneIn, the Soma app provides a list of the 10 most recently played songs and allows quicker favoriting. I miss how TuneIn displays album art pulled from lastfm, though.

Still the best. A huge fan sunce 2003. Still the best. Excellent app, well worth the price.

so glad you added background play!. grrrreat! now I can carry a wicked choice in music plus have it play in the background while I do other things.. hooray!

Switched to TuneIn after iOS 5. Big fan of SomaFM, I donate every month. Before iOS 5 this app was mostly OK although it sometimes crashed for no apparent reason and could not handle the transition from wifi to 3G streaming. With iOS 5 I haven't been able to connect to iTunes store to buy via previously bookmarked tracks. This was a deal breaker. I've switched to TuneIn Radio and have not looked back.

Waste of money. App won't connect, except for once. Then it dropped out after a few minutes. I feel ripped off. As for listener support, forget it. I already gave them money for nothing.

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TV app needs favorite stations. I love listening to the music SomaFM programs and was thrilled to see there’s a version for Apple TV, but it would be 💯 times better if I could save my favorite stations like on the macOS version.

Simply best!. Get this, no way to regret it. Every taste imaginable.

Perfect except for... …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

Love *Groove Salad*. My go to music app when I don't know what I want. Simple, quick and enjoyable.

Only works sporadically. Very poor performance with car play (which was the primary reason I purchased this app). I feel like I wasted money. Please fix this.

Too weird for me.... Unless you like weird, underground music that no one really listens to, don’t bother!

Coolest music app. 10/10

Very few radios. Very few radios, which probably no one listens to.

💕. I have been listening to Soma for many years. It is amazing! Groove Salad and Digitalist are my favorite.!

Long time SomaFM listener.. Tied with Books for most used app.

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

SomaFM rules!. I’ve been listening to Soma for years and it’s just so amazing. Favorite channels are 7inch Soul, left coast 70’s and the NEW reggae channel!!! Perfect for parties, camping, house cleaning, driving .... you get the idea. SomaFM rules!!!

Pleasant Surprise - CarPlay!. Look what appeared on my CarPlay screen! Yay!

Love this station!. Awesome selection of music without ads!

Everything you want in an app. And a great variety of music and channels. The app is a gem

Drone Zone every night!. This is what I've been looking for to help me rleax and fall asleep for a long time!

Forgot what I didn't realize. Excellent music, fine app. Don't forget to support Soma FM with donations.

Good music - AirPlay compable. The product descriptions says you can stream to AirPlay devices. I have such a device but couldn’t figure out how to get it to stream. Needs a (?) link for people trying to figure out how to use this app. Good music, though.

Why did it break?. 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.

The best. Keeps getting better. Listener for nearly 29 years!

Rusty is still the best ;-) SOMAFM Rules!. Still Number 1 :-)

Music good. Nice radio try it is cool

Commercial free love. SOMA gives you great music when studying or anything that requires concentration; plus many other styles of electronica to suit your taste.

Love this so much. Absolutely love SomaFM. Been a listener for almost 15 years now. Secret Agent, Illinois Street Lounge, Seven Inch Soul, so many more great stations. Love it and support it!

Music Lovers Must Have App. By far the best 'underground' music app. Musical genres are well organized with tracks of the grid. Commercial free music for every mood; meticulously blended seamlessly.

New update blows. They always have to go and change it.

Soma FM itself is indispensable. But needs a watch app. Soma FM is amazing and the phone app is good. I just really wish it offered an Apple Watch app so we could stream on a cellular Apple Watch without a phone.

Great for coding. Every software engineer needs this 🧑‍💻

Battery drain issue?. When I use it to stream it kills my battery. Could you please loo into it. SOMA is great. The app so so

2000. That's when I discovered SomaFM and Groove Salad. My life changed for the better. I am happy to know you are still kicking it.

15 years listening. I have been listening to somafm since I was 14. I fell in love with their Drone Zone channel. Best ambient music I've ever heard. So glad it's still here.

Love SomaFM but..... My music buffers every few minutes and stops in the app. I'm using fast wifi so I don't know what the problem is. I hope to change my rating in the future if the problem is fixed.

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

Can search and fav radio. Hand full of radio stations 8 dollar rip off No WWUH

LOVE Soma FM. 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

Bad Menu flow (UI). I would rather use a browser. You cannot search for stations or save them without clicking more than 3 confusing places, if that even works.

iPhone X support. Could you guys please add the iPhone X layout support?

All around great. Solid reliable app and the music is amazing. Highly recommended!

Fix AAC 128k for iPad!!. Why do I have to pay $8 for an iPad app that doesn’t have full functionality?? No 128k feed! Fix it will ya?!?!?

No country stations. Only gave it 3 stars because it doesn't have even one country station. Very odd to me.

Battery drain. 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.

Solid app. Even more solid tunes.. Where to begin telling how much I love this app? The app is stable and plays forever like a champ. The stations though, are what make Soma among my to two music apps. Since like 2006! Rock this app. You won't regret it!

App now has to run in foreground. Unfortunate

Internet radio at its best. All stations are great. Curated, interesting and high quality.

Best Radio Station Curators. Electro, jazz, independent at its best. Holiday naughty station makes the season tolerable. No ads. Just intelligent music.

Great music, if you have the taste. And I do!

Some of the best chill there is. Got to be some of the best chill music out there always laidback tasty groove to get through the day or night always just right 😋

Love SomaFM — Siri integration doesn’t work. Was excited about Siri integration in latest version of the app. Told Siri, “Play IndiePop Rocks on SomaFM.” What I got was some random Goo Goo Dolls playlist from Apple Music. 😂

Amazing, fantastic. I love, love, love SOMA FM! It truly is alternative in the best way and commercial free. You can pick from a wide variety of genres. The DJs are so talented. Radio at its finest.

My Favorite Streaming Radio. I’ve been listening since engineering school. I love the NASA stream. It allows me to keep hope that I’ll go to space one day.

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Language English
Price $7.99
Adult Rating 12+ years and older
Current Version 1.14.0
Play Store com.somafm.SomaFMradioplayer
Compatibility iOS 15.0 or later

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The application SomaFM Radio Player was published in the category Music on 04 December 2010, Saturday and was developed by SomaFM [Developer ID: 406262819]. This program file size is 22.89 MB. This app has been rated by 367 users and has a rating of 4.6 out of 5. SomaFM Radio Player - Music app posted on 12 February 2024, Monday current version is 1.14.0 and works well on iOS 15.0 and higher versions. Google Play ID: com.somafm.SomaFMradioplayer. Languages supported by the app:

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