Hey everyone,
Remember that vintage radio app I posted a few days back? The one that turns your whole iPhone into a 1965 transistor radio? and thank you for all the feedback here on reddit and i have kind revamped or added some cool stuff (I think so ) 😄
Version 1.1 just dropped and I wanted to share what's new.
Two new radio designs:
These are based on two radios I've been obsessed with. The Pocket Compact is inspired by the Sony Walkman era portables from the 80s. The Minimalist Pocket takes cues from the Braun T3 from 1958, that Dieter Rams designed. Clean lines, function over decoration, that whole Bauhaus thing :) , hope you will all like it and our classic 60s tuner and it has its own skins..
If you already bought premium, these are included. If you haven't yet, this might be the push you need.
International stations:
I heard you. People asked for Japan, Philippines, India, Argentina, so added few stations , still curating few more will add in 1.2, please comment your requests here: Japan City Pop for those late 80s vibes. Anime Radio Japan because of course. Easy Rock Manila. Radio Mirchi for Hindi hits and Bollywood Classics for the throwbacks. Aspen and La 100 from Buenos Aires.
Also added: Bluegrass Country from DC for the free tier because why not.
Premium unlocks all of the regions across the world
Oh yes, one of the features requested, Dynamic Island support is added too, now when you're listening, the station shows up on your Dynamic Island and Lock Screen, so the radio plays in the background and you know what station it is on, but Im imagining some of you opening the app put it on your fav skin, on a iphone stand while you work on your desk to get that transistor radio feel :)
Improved haptics:
Idea was to make you feel the knobs turning, so added that, you should get slow haptic when you turn the knobs.. and feel like actual radio :) it responds to how fast you spin it. Slow turns give you gentle clicks. Fast spins feel snappier. It's that thing where you don't notice it's there but you'd miss it if it wasn't.
Bug fixes done based on the feedback:
The static sounded too harsh and loopy. Fixed that. It's warmer now with a natural drift so it doesn't feel mechanical, and annoying dial jump is fixed too.
Sometimes stations wouldn't play until you fiddled with the volume, that was another issue reported fixed too.
Yes this was also one of the requested features, station info now shows up if you long press for half a second instead of hunting through menus.
What's still the same:
It's still a full screen radio. No modern UI chrome. You still spin a brass dial and hear static and discover stations you didn't know existed. The tube warmup animation. The breathing LED. The AM/FM toggle. Five presets. Sleep timer. All of it.
Still free for the classic brown skin and North America stations. Still no ads, no tracking, no account required. Your radio doesn't spy on you.
Premium is still $4.99 lifetime. Not a subscription. One time. You get all the skins (now six total) and all the international stations.
What's next:
Also building more skins. A candy apple red Regency TR-1 (the world's first transistor radio from 1954). A turquoise Marvel 8. A cream colored Sangean pocket radio. A Zenith Royal 500. Each one based on a real radio that existed.
If there's a station you love that should be in there or a radio design you want to see, drop it in the comments. I read everything.
Download link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radiostar-real-radio/id6762392786
Let me know what you think of this update , and yes I have uploaded a video with the latest skins and how they look like, feel free download and thank you for all the encouragement here.. This update is for you.
Long press the RadioStar logo in any skin to access settings and premium options