BBC Sounds

🇺🇸 United States
BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited  | 
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App Rating
4.8
rating
Votes
375.68K
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App Age
7y 5m
rating
Last Update
Dec 01, 2025

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Current App
Category Top Average
Difference
Rating
4.69
4.56
+3%
Number of Ratings (Voted)
337.2K
579.2K
-42%
App Age
7y 5m
7y 11m
-7%
In-app Purchases Price
$0
$41
Update Frequency
27d
31d
-14%
Title Length
10
26
-62%
Subtitle Length
22
27
-19%
Description Length
2 870
2 727
+5%
Number of Screenshots
1596
1256
+27 %
Size
86MB
219MB
-61 %

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Title (
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BBC Sounds
Subtitle (
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Music, Radio, Podcasts
Description (
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Listen to the best of BBC audio with BBC Sounds. Stream and download your favourite BBC podcasts, radio stations and music all in one place. Features include: ‐ Listen live to all BBC Radio stations ‐ Pause and rewind live radio as well as browse past and future station schedules ‐ Download or stream your podcasts, radio shows and music on the go ‐ Continue listening from where you left off on any device ‐ Autoplay multiple episodes of series or podcasts or all your downloads (optional) ‐ Subscribe to BBC podcasts, music mixes and shows ‐ See the latest episodes from your favourite programmes and podcasts in one handy list ‐ Get personalised recommendations to discover new audio you’ll love ‐ Send music tracks you like to Apple Music and Spotify ‐ Browse by speech and music categories ‐ Sleep Timer When using the Apple CarPlay enabled version of the BBC Sounds app, it is your responsibility to always follow safe driving practices (i.e. don’t be distracted and focus on the road at all times). Comply with all relevant laws, traffic regulations and road signs. To give you the best experience, this app tracks what you’ve listened to on BBC Sounds and how long you’ve listened to programmes for. It also tracks when you add something to Bookmarks or Subscriptions. By “Allow Personalisation”, you will get personalized recommendations. More information can be found here https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/account/about-your-personalisation-settings/. The BBC uses cookies and similar technologies to understand how audiences interact with our services, content (such as podcasts and radio) and marketing messages. The categories of personal data processed by our data processors include the following: • IP address to determine which UK city/region you are in, or which country/continent you are in if outside of the UK • Activity data, such as time when you first used this app and programmes you listened to and interacted with • Your device information, such as device type and OS version For more information about how and why we use information about you, please visit the BBC Sounds App Privacy Notice. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/help/questions/about-bbc-sounds-and-our-policies/sounds-app-privacy-notice To read the BBC’s Privacy Policy go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy/ If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms/ The app is published by BBC Media AT (BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Full details of BBC Media AT are available on the Companies House website at: http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/07100235 BBC © 2022 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking: http://www.bbc.co.uk/help/web/links/}
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Rating
4.8
375 677 voters

Some Latest Reviews

Daniel A-C
05 Dec, 2025
4
I don’t need a daily notification telling me there are new episodes from shows i follow, as well as a notification from each and every show. Give out more personalisation please!
dr drgp
05 Dec, 2025
5
Did what it said on the tin and allowed me to listen easily to my usual radio stations . This new Sounds App has not been able to keep this essential functionality. Access to the schedule is more difficult and the play lists are often missing; furthermore the old system of downloading songs from the play list has been lost . Please please restore these features! By enlarging the scope of this App , you’ve lost the essentials. Good luck!
Hacks-01
03 Dec, 2025
4
It’s a shame you cannot listen to downloaded material if you have no data connection. The app won’t open if you are offline.
Ticyvjidvvku
02 Dec, 2025
5
Brilliant every other stations are just tacky and forced these just flow
D-APPLEBY
01 Dec, 2025
5
Fantastic and convenient way to listen to the BBC radio and podcast output, I use it daily to keep myself entertained and informed.
Jay0888888
01 Dec, 2025
1
Without deleting the app from I pad or iPhone its impossible to switch off the programme or stop it from randomly starting when plugged into the car. Great content! But a useless app
Hairless Jim
30 Nov, 2025
1
Final update - no longer works with a VPN, regardless of setting to UK from within the UK. Now forcing an insecure connection. Uninstalled permanently. Would be a fat ZERO stars if possible. March 2025 update - no improvement on Feb. Still doesn’t work with CarPlay. February 2025 update - tried the latest version of Sounds on CarPlay and immediately got the dreaded “something went wrong” message. Still doesn’t work. After some experimenting, I found that if I manually start the app on my phone, then link to CarPlay, then Sounds has a 50-50 chance of working. Not really CarPlay compatible, then. After more than a year it STILL needs fixing. PLEASE, cut your losses, ditch Sounds and put the stations on TuneIn, which works reliably every time without fail. The BBC is first rate at making programmes but can’t write an app worth a toffee. November 2024 update - spent all day yesterday looking at the BBC Sounds app in CarPlay telling me “something went wrong”. Everything else worked fine, just not Sounds. Pretty pathetic. Going to uninstall and forget this piece of rubbish. I’ve had enough. May 2024 - I updated my iPhone app and tried Sounds on CarPlay again. Didn’t notice anything different. The app is still a driver safety disaster, with changing station requiring me to reach across to the LEFT TOP of the app to press a small back button (eyes off road), then select the station list (eyes off road again), then scroll to the station and tap it (eyes off road even more). For goodness sake, put some BIG favourite station buttons at the bottom of the screen. **If Sounds loses the signal for any reason, it ‘pauses’ rather than trying to restart the station. This means selecting the app and clicking ‘play’ (eyes off road). **Siri doesn’t have a hope of controlling the app. “Play Radio 3 on BBC Sounds” gets a response of “show you some search results” for the Web. Really? **CarPlay BBC Sounds is still positively dangerous and I absolutely can’t recommend using it. **The old review stuff - Falls over at the first hurdle by not respecting my browser choice. I use DuckDuckGo but the BBC will not work without Safari. So much for user choice. Also, what’s with the BBC becoming a data-grabber? Why should I sign in for a non-license content app?
Grunmantle
30 Nov, 2025
2
Now the app frequently freezes. When i stop listening on a play back item then go back to it shortly afterwards. I rely on this app, used to be faultless, what have you done?
Marmitesusieq
29 Nov, 2025
5
Discovered these recently and hooked already. Brilliant

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Additional Information
Rating:
4.8
Voted: 375.68K
App Store Link:
Website:
Email: -
Privacy Policy:
Categories: Music, News
Size: 85MB
App Age: 7 years 5 months
Release Date: Jul 10, 2018
Last Update: Dec 01, 2025
Version: 2.43.0
Version history
2.43.0
Dec 01, 2025
Small bug fixes and improvements. Thank you for your feedback.
2.42.1
Nov 17, 2025
Small bug fixes and improvements. Thank you for your feedback.
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