As of 12 October 2026 myTuner Radio is free with visual ads, needs an account to sync favorites, and lists subscriptions such as 9.99 US dollars a month or 34.99 a year, plus a 79.99 "Radio Pro" product; on the Mac it runs as the iPad app on Apple silicon, or as myTuner Radio Pro, a separate 9.99 US dollar Mac app last updated in 2018. Macdio is 14.99 US dollars once, has no ads and no account, syncs through your own iCloud, and runs as a native app on the Mac next to iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch and CarPlay.
What people usually mean when they search for this
Ads before a stream the station never broadcast. A sign-up wall in front of the favorites list. A price list that is hard to read. Macdio answers each the same way: no ads, no account, one price, every Apple device.
Native on the Mac
A real Mac app with a menu bar player, keyboard shortcuts and Dock artwork, not a phone app stretched onto a desktop window.
Song ID without a microphone
Stations that send no titles get the song name and cover from the stream itself; the app has no microphone permission at all. How it works
Recording, lyrics, podcasts
Record a stream into one file per song, read synced lyrics, and follow 4.7 million podcasts with transcripts made on your device.
What myTuner does that Macdio does not
A free tier, Android and a web player: myTuner is everywhere and costs nothing to try. An equalizer: Macdio has no audio effects. A larger podcast catalog is not one of them; both read the open Podcast Index, and myTuner states 1 million podcasts to Macdio's 4.7 million. If free or Android is the point, myTuner stays the right choice.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Macdio | myTuner Radio |
|---|---|---|
| No ads | Yes | With a subscription or Radio Pro |
| Works without an account | Yes | Favorites sync needs one |
| Native Mac app | Yes | iPad app on Apple silicon |
| Apple TV, Apple Watch, CarPlay | Yes | Yes |
| Song ID with no microphone | Yes | Not stated |
| Split-track recording | Yes | Not stated |
| Synced lyrics | Yes | Not stated |
| Podcasts | 4.7 million, transcripts on device | 1 million as stated |
| Alarm | iPhone and iPad | Yes |
| Sleep timer | Yes | Yes |
| Equalizer | No | With Radio Pro |
| Android, web | No | Yes |
| Price | 14.99 USD once | Free with ads; 9.99 USD a month, 34.99 a year, Radio Pro 79.99 |
Based on myTuner's own site and US App Store listing and on Macdio's code, read on 12 October 2026. "Not stated" means the page did not say, not that the feature is missing. Features and prices change; check the App Store for current details.
Moving over
myTuner has no favorites export, so stations are added again by hand: search the ten or fifteen you actually listen to, heart them once, and iCloud copies them to every device. A station that is missing can be added by pasting its stream address.
One thing to know before you switch
Macdio is built for Apple devices only. iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch and CarPlay are covered by one purchase, and there is no Android or web version. If part of your listening happens somewhere else, this is not the app for you.
Common questions
Can I import my myTuner favorites?
Does Macdio have the same stations?
Is Macdio free?
Does Macdio have an alarm?
Is there an Android version?
Try it
Macdio is on the App Store as a one-time purchase. The Mac page shows what a native Mac radio app looks like, and the TuneIn comparison covers the other big name.