TuneIn Radio App Review

Price at time of writing £1.19 (approx $2)

Whilst I am writing this review this app is (in the UK) #1 in music apps and #5 in top paid apps. It is receiving rave reviews with the vast majority being 5 stars and of the remainder mainly 4 stars are awarded. As for the very few people who have given this app less than 4 stars they are clearly insane, downloaded the wrong app, or haven't actually used it having bought it.

Listening to worldwide radio isn't anything new we've been able to do it on the PC for years.

What is new is this marvellous app which puts the worlds radio in your pocket. As long as you have a web connection you have access to radio from just about every country imaginable. If you don't have a connection that's fine just listen to something you recorded earlier using the app.

But there's more to this app than simply radio stations. What makes this app so perfect is the effort that has clearly been put into making sure that anybody can simply install and use it first time without reading any instructions.

Using the simple menus find your stations by subject matter, by location, language or look for local stations only. Alternatively use the search facility to search the whole database for any station or obscure subject type you fancy.

Bookmark your favourite stations with ease, record a show to play back later, pause a live stream for up to 30 minutes and there's even a facility to buy the playing song on iTunes should you wish.

As a bonus if your chosen radio station's stream happens to be very poor where possible the app will give you alternative streams to choose from.

The ironic thing I have found is that of the 30,000+ radio stations that are accessible using the app that I can receive without problem (including those in remote areas and on the other side of the planet) the one I can't get a quality stream from is the local radio station 1 which transmits just one mile down the road. Fortunately the station is pretty rubbish anyway so it's no loss to me whatsoever.

I love TuneIn Radio and I can see why so many others have joined me in purchasing this wonderfully useful app. Money well spent and highly recommended !

10/10 a must have app from

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Pianist app review

Price at time of writing £2.39 (approx $4)

Take absolutely no notice of anybody who has given this less than full marks or at least very close to it. Those people, I assume, must be those who have never played a piano or keyboard before and thought they could compose a master piece at first attempt.

There's a deluge of keyboard apps available but this is a masterpiece.

A full 88 key piano available anytime for you.

The ability to display between 8 and 15 keys on screen. Scroll with ease up the keyboard. Record your creation, play demo tracks. Label the notes on the keys (if you wish), use the optional metronome. If desired have two sets of keys on screen at the same time in split screen.

Need more help? Then use the excellent 16 page user manual included. You've even cost virtual soft and sustain pedals. And most importantly the sound - is excellent!

What more could you want?

Nothing is the answer.

This is about as good as it gets for a hand held piano experience. A full size keyboard is the only way you'll get a more realistic experience and that will cost you many, many times the extremely reasonable price of this wonderful musical app.

Pianist is superb and well done to MooCowMusic

10/10

Click to buy app

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