iHeartRadio is an amazing free music app that allows listening to live radio, podcasts, and news, as well as creating custom radio stations that feature the music you like most. Download iHeartRadio - Free Music, Radio & Podcasts, and have every song you have ever enjoyed accessible from your smartphone anywhere, any time!

Interface 7/10

The app is easy to understand and looks enjoyably colorful. Its interface is uncluttered and relatively easy to manage, although some users complain that the learning curve is still too steep compared to other live music streaming services.

Key Features 8/10

The app’s many features include the ability to listen to live radio broadcasts from around the world; create customized radio stations by specifying a singer, title, genre, and your mood; listen to podcasts and view a feed of all the latest happenings in the music industry. The app can be set to work as an alarm clock with a sleep timer.

The free version of the iHeartRadio mobile app does not allow you to select a particular song and skip more than 6 songs per hour per station or 15 songs per day across all the stations. Also, when you create a custom radio station, do not expect a particular song to start playing right away. It might take you some time to get to it; in the meanwhile, you will be offered a selection of songs similar to the one you chose. This is somewhat inconvenient but is also a great way to discover new content.

Usability 8/10

The app is available across multiple devices and platforms. Before you can enjoy listening to live radio broadcasts or create your tailored stations, you will need to register via Facebook, Google, or with your email. The entire process is quick and painless. However, many iHeartRadio features can also be accessed without logging in. The service learns to distinguish between the music you like and the music you tend to skip most often; thus, by monitoring your “thumbs-up/thumbs-down” patterns, it learns to make your search more personalized.