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SomaFM Radio Player

4.64 • 50 Ratings

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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.
What’s New
• Performance improvements when switching between different audio devices • Fixed issue of player not restarting after using video camera • No longer stops audio to take still photo • Update UI to provide easier access to Airplay • Updated Chromecast support
Version 1.12.0
Version History

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Ratings and Reviews

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4.64
out of 5
50 Ratings
  • Khunya, 07.12.2022
    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! Show more
  • Packer2020, 15.11.2022
    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%! Show more
  • Chaosmouse, 23.10.2022
    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. Show more
  • TangentDreams, 14.10.2022
    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.
  • Tsrman, 08.08.2022
    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. Show more
  • Martinkelley, 28.06.2022
    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. Show more
  • HestoninAZ, 25.06.2022
    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. Show more
  • Owsley9, 31.05.2022
    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. Show more
  • BillyRadd, 23.05.2022
    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! Show more

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