iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts

Radio, music playlists and podcasts all live under one roof in iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts, the listening app from iHeartMedia, Inc. The company pitches its content as made by real artists, hosts and creators, and the app aims to replace a car radio tuner or satellite subscription for many listeners.

The backbone is thousands of live AM and FM stations, local and national, covering music, news and sports talk, including live play-by-play for sports fans. Listeners can also stream unlimited free playlists by genre and dip into a large podcast catalogue in audio or video form. The app supports Android Auto for listening in the car, and a Talkback microphone feature lets users send messages to radio hosts. The core listening experience is described as free, with paid options available on top.

Ratings are excellent: 4.6 on average from over 2.3 million ratings, with 80% five stars and 5% one star, across 50,000,000+ installs. The free service is ad supported, and in-app purchases range from $4.99 to $12.99 per item. It was updated on 2026-08-28, is rated Teen, and the Android requirement varies with device. We list 32 versions; the latest, 10.67.0, is 100.7 MB.

Commuters, sports fans following local teams and podcast listeners will get a lot for free. People who want fully ad-free, on-demand listening will need to look at the paid options or another service. The 32 versions we list also point to a service that is updated often, and its 100.7 MB size is reasonable for a streaming app.