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Radio Canada: Radio Player App

Radio FM Online Free · 25,145 ratings · ★ 4.9

4.9
★★★★★
25,145 ratings
5 ★
22,626 (90%)
4 ★
1,737 (7%)
3 ★
738 (3%)
2 ★
0 (0%)
1 ★
0 (0%)
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Top complaints - extracted from 18 negative reviews

Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.

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"start"
3 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★ "This is the most intrusive and difficult to use apps I have ever come across. The pop-up ads just start coming and don't stop, plus they're difficult to get rid of. And to make it worse the ads have audio that plays overtop of the music. Th…" - Dave Wales
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"every"
3 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★ "Terrible! Crashes with errors every 5 minutes." - Chris Lavoie
3
"screen"
3 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★ "what is up with this app lately, plays for a minute then quits. super annoying, usually wprks so well more info as requested by dev: When I select my station and start listening the player will stop within a minute or so. It doesn't matter …" - Mike Vogel

📋 All 18 negative reviews

Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").

★★★★ Dave Wales 6/28/2026
This is the most intrusive and difficult to use apps I have ever come across. The pop-up ads just start coming and don't stop, plus they're difficult to get rid of. And to make it worse the ads have audio that plays overtop of the music. This goes way beyond "we're just trying to pay the bills and make a few bucks". Do yourself a favor and pass on this one.
★★★★ gary mueller (Gar) 6/25/2026 v4.2.3
too many ads. especially in middle of a song!!! wtff imbarassment!!! you suk
★★★★ Chris Lavoie 6/24/2026 v4.2.3
Terrible! Crashes with errors every 5 minutes.
★★★★ Don Belisle 6/23/2026
horrible ads avoid like plague
★★★★ Doug Rhoades 6/23/2026 v4.2.3
ads are pop up spam claiming memory overloaded or storage empty, like it's 1997 again.
★★★★ peter kneppeck 6/14/2026
awful, app is not user friendly.
★★★★ G.R. Belisle 6/12/2026 v4.2.3
horrible, a blitzkrieg of ads.
★★★★ James Bobier 6/10/2026
alarm just stopped working, I rely on this every morning. plus the ads are getting worse.
★★★★ Andrew Sutherland 6/8/2026 v4.2.3
Ads are out of control! I used to use this app quite often and it was good. Now every time I launch it I'm being hit with loud intrusive tiktok video ads that I can't seem to bypass without closing the app and..starting all over again. Due to this I'm removing it immediately. SO UNBELIEVABLY FRUSTRATING
★★★★ dragonsbreath tea 6/7/2026
doesn't turn off, continental auto start. runs in the background, kills battery. uninstall for best results
★★★★ Mike Vogel 6/5/2026 v4.2.3
what is up with this app lately, plays for a minute then quits. super annoying, usually wprks so well more info as requested by dev: When I select my station and start listening the player will stop within a minute or so. It doesn't matter if I leave my screen on or not, I have to select the play button again and go through the ads again. I thought maybe I needed an update, so I did that and the problem persists. I have this issue while on wifi and 5G.
★★★★ Paul Renaud 6/5/2026 v4.2.3
Don't Install - Shows Predatory Ads
★★★★ Keith Donnan 5/29/2026 v4.0.73
the options and selection is good. however, over time the adds increases dramatically. tieing up screen time. it drains the battery fast, by running in the back ground. when I limited back ground function, it failed to connect to android auto. overall, good at first. ending with frustration and deleting the app. not worth the bother. many other options available
★★★★ marino f 5/25/2026 v4.2.2
the advertising is just to much I have to exit before the stations load. the worst
★★★★ No Name 5/20/2026 v4.2.3
malware, stay away
★★★★ Nikki 5/20/2026 v4.2.3
stay away from this app. their full screen ads totally block the app and push malware on you. I'm uninstalling this garbage.
★★★★★ Bob Aubery 6/28/2026 v4.2.3
App is fine until it started sending phishing ads. (your Google Play account will be deleted in 3 days.) I can do without that sort of stuff.
★★★★★ Martin Z 6/24/2026 v4.2.3
this app has ads that are almost impossible to close. i tried twice to press the X button, and both times it opened the ad.

Sentiment summary

97%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
0%
Negative (1-2★)

✓ Strong positive sentiment - clone path is harder, users like the existing app.