Audials Play review
A free radio and podcast app with recording, scheduling and offline listening.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Audials Play is a radio and podcast app for Windows PC, iOS and Android, aimed at listeners who want to discover stations and keep recordings for offline listening. Its directory includes over 100,000 stations, searchable by genre, country, language or music played. Favorites lists and favorite artists help organize listening, while recommendations draw on favorites. Podcast discovery and downloads are included alongside radio features.
Recording is the product’s clearest distinction from a station directory focused on live listening. Audials Play can record radio shows, schedule recordings and support offline listening, giving listeners ways to save content for later. Users can also manually add missing radio stations. The app supports a sleep timer and CarPlay, and a wireless transfer feature can move music between a PC and phone. That combination fits listeners who value recording and organization across Windows and mobile more than broad ecosystem coverage.
Audials says the mobile app is free, and the published product details identify a free plan. Some advanced features are associated with the Premium app or Audials One, rather than described as a separate Audials Play plan. Audials says it does not insert its own ads, but stations may deliver their own advertisements, so it is not an ad-free listening option. Choose Audials Play for station discovery, recording, scheduling and podcast downloads on Windows, iOS or Android; listeners who need ad-free radio or wider platform coverage should consider alternatives.
Audials Play pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Browse over 100,000 stations by genre, country, language or music played
- Record radio, schedule recordings and listen offline
- Save favorites, get station recommendations and download podcasts
- Where it doesn't
- Listening is not ad-free; stations may include their own advertisements
- Some advanced features are associated with Premium or Audials One
- Available on Windows, iOS and Android, with a narrower platform range
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