tunewell
iPhone · iPad · CarPlay · Android
Radio, the way it should look.
tunewell plays stations from all over the world and shows the album artwork for every song. If a station doesn’t send a title, Shazam listens in.
Internet radio, dark and elegant: over 50,000 stations, artwork for the song that’s on, Shazam for titles, search with Claude · iPhone, iPad and CarPlay · Android in testing
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Android5
Radio with artwork
The main screen looks like a good radio: dark, large type, the station name in thin letters. Instead of a frequency dial, tunewell shows the album artwork of the song that’s playing, optionally blurred across the whole screen. Artist and title scroll underneath when they don’t fit on one line.
- Over 50,000 stations from the free Radio Browser directory, suggestions by country
- Artwork and correct spelling of titles from the Apple catalog
- Ads and station announcements in the middle of a song don’t replace the title and artwork; ads on connecting are turned down
- Portrait and landscape, a dedicated iPad layout, light or dark, with or without Liquid Glass
Favorites and search
Tap the star to keep as many stations as you like and arrange them in your own order. The arrows next to Play step through your favorites and skip stations that won’t start right now. Search by station name; with Premium, just describe what you want to hear – say “mellow jazz from France” – and Claude by Anthropic suggests matching stations.
Identify songs
Many stations send no title, or only a slogan. Then Shazam listens to the stream for a moment and identifies the song – on demand or automatically for every new song. tunewell uses the station’s audio for this, not the microphone.
Quieter ads
Many stations play an ad when you connect, before the programme starts. tunewell recognises marked ads, shows “Ads” and turns them down as far as you like – muted, or in steps up to full volume. The shield in the player switches ad muting on and off; a soft chime can remind you that an ad is playing. Pause keeps the connection for a few minutes so resuming doesn’t start a new ad. If an ad isn’t marked, long-press the shield: tunewell notes the station text and turns it down by itself next time. The station still delivers the stream exactly as it does to any other listener; tunewell only changes the volume on your device.
Save a song
Like a song? Open it in Apple Music, Spotify or Tidal with one tap. With an Apple Music subscription, tunewell can add it straight to a playlist of your choice. With Premium, “Played” lists every song that was on, with artwork, station and time.
On the road and every day
- CarPlay: favorites and suggestions in the car, next/previous on the steering wheel, a star on the Now Playing screen
- Siri and Shortcuts: “Play BBC Radio 2 on tunewell”, “Stop tunewell”, “Sleep timer in tunewell”
- Sleep timer: the radio fades out over 20 seconds, then stops
- Alarm: rings like the Clock app, even in silent mode; “Start radio” plays your wake-up station
- AirPlay to speakers, TVs and your Mac
- Favorites and settings sync between iPhone and iPad via iCloud
Pricing
- Free – all stations, unlimited favorites, search by name, artwork, CarPlay, Siri, sleep timer, alarm and AirPlay
- tunewell Premium monthly – €1.99 per month: search with Claude, song recognition with Shazam (also automatic) and “Played”
- tunewell Premium yearly – €14.99 per year (about €1.25 per month): the same features
Both subscriptions come with a free one-week trial. Prices include Austrian VAT; in other countries the App Store shows the local price. The subscription renews automatically and can be cancelled at any time in your Apple account settings. Purchase, payment and cancellation are handled by Apple. No ads, no tracking.
Requirements
- iPhone or iPad with iOS or iPadOS 18 or later; the alarm needs iOS 26.1
- Android 8.0 or later, currently in closed testing on Google Play
- An internet connection to listen
- For playlists: an Apple Music subscription
- The app is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Traditional), Polish, Russian, Turkish, Greek, Romanian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Indonesian and follows your device language
Android
tunewell is also available for Android, currently in closed testing on Google Play. Artwork for the song that’s on, favorites, suggestions by country, Played, sleep timer, Android Auto and Chromecast work like on iPhone; Premium with search by Claude and Shazam is available through Google Play. The app speaks English and German for now.
Coming soon for Android.
Support
Questions, feedback or a station that’s missing? Write to support@bumberger.at – I usually reply within 1–2 working days.
A station is missing or won’t play
The station list comes from the free Radio Browser directory, maintained by its community. If your station is missing, you can add it there; shortly afterwards tunewell finds it too. If a station won’t start, it’s usually the station itself – try again later.
Why is there no artwork for a station?
tunewell looks up artwork for the title the station sends. If it sends none, or only a slogan, the station logo stays. With Premium, Shazam identifies the song anyway.
Does Shazam listen through the microphone?
No. tunewell fetches a few seconds of the station over a separate connection and passes only that audio to Shazam. The microphone is never used. Details are in the privacy policy.