iHeart
iHeart offers live radio, podcasts, and music through a streaming service and app.
What iHeart is
iHeart offers live radio, podcasts, and music through a streaming service and app. Its free plan includes live radio, artist radio, and the full podcast library. Listeners can find AM and FM stations from nearby locations and cities around the world, explore thousands of playlists organized by mood, activity, decade, and genre, or create artist-based stations and a Favorites Radio station. Paid options add features such as unlimited skips, commercial-free radio, song and album playback, downloads, and expanded playlist features. All Access Family costs $14.99 a month and covers up to five family members; prices for other listed paid plans are not provided. The service is available on web, iOS, Android, and Windows, with supported platforms also including Amazon Fire and Chromebook. Offline music listening is available through the iOS and Android apps. The mobile app can link with Alexa and be set as the default provider for music, stations, and podcasts. iHeart also lists support for connected TVs including Roku, Amazon Fire TV, VIZIO SmartCast, and Samsung Tizen TVs.
Good
- Free plan includes live radio and the full podcast library.
- Offers stations, podcasts, and curated playlists.
- Supports offline listening on iOS and Android.
- All Access Family covers up to five people.
- Available on web and several device platforms.
Watch out
- Only All Access Family has a listed price.
- Offline listening is available through mobile apps.
- Privacy notice includes collection of location data.
Who it suits
iHeart may suit listeners who want radio and podcasts alongside playlists and on-demand music. Its All Access Family option is intended for households sharing a plan with up to five family members.
Verdict
iHeart combines live stations, podcasts, playlists, and on-demand music, with plan features determining music controls and downloads. The free plan covers radio and podcasts; the listed All Access Family plan costs $14.99 a month.
Plans and prices
From iHeart's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Priced on request | Up to 5 family members |
| Family | — | Up to 5 family members |
| Free | Free | Live radio · podcasts · artist radio · playlists |
| Plus | $4.99 a month | Commercial-free radio · ad-free playlists and artist stations · no skip limit · unlimited personalized playlists · $4.99 per month on web or Google Play; $5.99 per month on iOS App Store |
| All Access | $9.99 a month | Plus benefits · on-demand songs, albums, and playlists · save and replay radio songs · offline music downloads · $9.99 per month on web or Google Play; $12.99 per month on iOS App Store |
| All Access Family | $14.99 a month | All Access · share with up to five family members · $14.99 per month |
The facts
Each one read from iHeart's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Connected TVs
- Supported connected TV devices listed by iHeart include Roku, Amazon Fire TV, VIZIO SmartCast, and Samsung Tizen TVs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The iHeart mobile app can link with Alexa and can be set as the default provider for music, stations, and podcasts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Live radio
- Listeners can find live AM and FM stations from nearby locations and cities around the world.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline listening
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Personalization
- Listeners can create artist-based stations and a Favorites Radio station from songs they like.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Playlists
- The app provides thousands of hand-curated playlists organized by mood, activity, decade, and genre.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Podcasts
- The service offers podcasts from iHeartRadio and other publishers, including ESPN, NPR, and The New York Times.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Premium availability
- Offline music listening is available through the iOS and Android mobile apps.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy notice says iHeart collects information such as identifiers, contact and payment details, usage data, and location data to provide its services.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- iHeart offers music, radio, and podcasts through its streaming service and app.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- iHeart says it takes reasonable and appropriate steps to help protect personal information, while noting no systems or apps are completely secure.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The iHeart app page directs users needing help with its applications to the iHeartRadio Help Center.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Family plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- iHeart says its app is available on over 200 platforms, including web, iOS, Android, Alexa, and automobiles.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- web,iOS,Android,Windows,Amazon Fire,Chromebookchecked 21 Sep 2026
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