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What Is Spinn Radio? The Complete Guide to the World's Audio in One App

One free app. 50,000+ live radio stations, music, podcasts, audiobooks, movies, sports and the people who make them - mapped onto an interactive 3D globe you can spin with a fingertip.

Spinn Radio EditorialJune 12, 20266 min read

Most apps make you choose. One is for music, another for podcasts, a third for sports, a fourth for that documentary everyone is talking about. Spinn Radio was built on the opposite idea: that all of it - the world's radio, music, talk, books, film and sport - belongs in one place, free to explore, and beautiful enough that you actually want to wander. Open the app and you do not land on a list. You land on an interactive 3D globe, spinning quietly, every glowing point a city full of sound.

This guide is the full tour. We will travel through every world inside Spinn Radio - more than a dozen of them - so you know exactly what you can listen to, watch, read and follow, and where to start. If you would rather just dive in, launch the web player and start spinning. If you want the whole picture first, read on.

Key facts

Live radio
50,000+ stations
Reach
200+ countries
Content worlds
Radio, music, talk, books, film, sport
Signature feature
Interactive 3D globe
Price
Free to start
Where
Web, iPhone & Android
A listener browsing Movies, Music and Sports cards floating in the air on Spinn Radio
Movies, music, sport and more - Spinn Radio is many apps folded into one.Spinn Radio

The globe: 50,000+ live stations across 200+ countries

Start where the app starts - the world globe. Spin it, drop into any city, and you are instantly listening to what is on the air there right now: drive-time FM in Lagos, a jazz signal out of New York, samba in Sao Paulo, J-pop in Tokyo. It is the simplest, most addictive way to travel without leaving your chair, and it sits on top of a catalog of more than 50,000 live radio stations from over 200 countries.

A listener spinning a glowing 3D globe dotted with live radio-station markers across every continent
Every point on the globe is a live signal - spin it to tune in anywhere on Earth.Spinn Radio

Prefer to browse rather than spin? Head to Radio to move through stations by country, genre and mood, or open Explore to see what is trending across the network. Every station has its own page, so you can favorite it, share it, and come back to it in a tap. This is the heart of Spinn Radio - and it has been the heart of internet radio since the beginning - but it is only the first room in a very large house.

You do not open Spinn Radio to a list. You open it to the whole planet, playing at once.

Spinn Radio

Spin the globe and tune in anywhere

Music, artists and music videos

Beyond live radio, Spinn Radio is a full music world. Dive into Music for tracks and albums, follow the thread to Music Videos and the wider Watch library for official videos and live performances, and let one song lead to the next. The discovery never dead-ends - every track ties back to the artist behind it.

A music fan surrounded by floating artist cards and album art on Spinn Radio
From a single track to the full catalog - music on Spinn Radio is built for falling down rabbit holes.Spinn Radio

That is where the Artists directory comes in: a deep, browsable library of musicians with rich bios, top tracks, videos and similar-artist trails so one discovery turns into ten. Want to organize what you love? Build and share your own playlists, and browse by genre or by country when you are in the mood to dig somewhere specific.

A listener immersed in a glowing now-playing music player on Spinn Radio
Lost in the music - the now-playing experience keeps the focus on the song.Spinn Radio

There is even a corner for the music that does not fit a single artist - the Choirs collection gathers choral and worship voices in one place, the kind of thing that is almost impossible to find scattered across other services.

Podcasts, talk and live news

When you want voices instead of music, the Talk world is the destination. It pulls together thousands of podcasts, talk shows, daily news and live news radio - true crime, comedy, deep-dive interviews, the morning headlines - updated all day long. Because it sits in the same app, you can move from a live station to a podcast to a news bulletin without ever switching tools or accounts.

A listener tapping a podcast player surrounded by playlists and video panels on Spinn Radio
Podcasts, talk and playlists live in the same app as everything else.Spinn Radio

Audiobooks and books

Spinn Radio is also a growing audiobook library. The Books world spans literary classics and brand-new listens, plus curated collections - from the sweeping Christianity collection (the complete KJV Bible, the Book of Mormon and the Christian classics) to DLM Originals, a slate of original titles you will not hear anywhere else. It is the perfect companion for a commute, a workout or the quiet hour before sleep.

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Browse free audiobooks on Spinn Radio

Movies, documentaries and the actors who star in them

Yes - Spinn Radio watches, too. The Movies world streams free films and documentaries on demand, from festival favorites to crowd-pleasers, with fresh titles added regularly. And because great film is about the people in it, the Actors directory lets you explore the stars behind your favorite movies and jump straight to their roles and filmographies.

A viewer browsing a wall of movie posters and actor portraits on Spinn Radio
Free movies and documentaries, plus the actors directory behind every film.Spinn Radio

Live sports, leagues, teams and athletes

Sports fans get their own universe. The Sports world follows live games, leagues and teams across every major sport, with highlights and channels you can tune into instantly. Drill into the teams you follow, browse the leagues you love, and get to know the players through the Athletes directory - profiles, teams and stats, all linked back to their live events.

A sports fan watching live scores, a stadium feed and team standings on Spinn Radio
Live scores, leagues, teams and athletes - game day in the same app as everything else.Spinn Radio

Radio, music, talk, books, film and sport - and the artists, actors and athletes behind every one of them.

A social layer that ties it all together

Everything on Spinn Radio is better shared. The Social world lets you follow friends, message them, and build a profile around the stations, songs, shows and teams you love. Found a perfect late-night station or a documentary worth talking about? Share it in a tap. Discovery on Spinn Radio is not a solo activity - it is something you do together.

A community of Spinn Radio listeners sharing activity feeds and live chats
Follow friends, message them, and build a profile around what you love.Spinn Radio
A finger tapping a glowing share button on a Spinn Radio interface
Found something great? Share it in a single tap.Spinn Radio

Discover, trending and your own collections

With this much inside, the app gives you smart front doors. Discover surfaces things picked for you, Trending shows what the world is into right now, and the full Catalog lays out every world in one view. Save what you love into playlists and lists so your favorites are always one tap away, no matter which world they came from.

Three friends gathered around a shared Spinn Radio playlist
Shared playlists turn discovery into something you do together.Spinn Radio

Free to start, with an optional Pro upgrade

All of this begins free. Spinn Pro removes the limits - unlimited favorites and playlists, full listening history, and no ads - and right now you can try it without paying anything. We are running a limited-time offer for 3 months of Spinn Pro free: no credit card, no auto-renewal. You can see everything in Pro on the pricing page or redeem your free access here.

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Get 3 months of Spinn Pro free

Where to start

If you only do one thing, spin the globe and drop into a city you have never heard from. After that, let your taste lead: Music and Artists if you live for songs, Talk for podcasts and news, Books for audiobooks, Movies and Actors for film night, or Sports and Athletes for game day. Whatever you choose, you can take it with you - Spinn Radio is on the web, the App Store and Google Play.

Spinn Radio promotional banner - spin the globe, hear the world, available on the App Store and Google Play
Spin the globe. Hear the world. Free on the App Store and Google Play.Spinn Radio

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

Is Spinn Radio free?

Yes. Spinn Radio is free to start - live radio, music, podcasts, audiobooks, movies and sports are all there from day one. An optional Pro upgrade removes ads and unlocks unlimited favorites, playlists and full history, and right now you can get 3 months of Pro free.

How many radio stations are there?

More than 50,000 live radio stations from over 200 countries, all mapped onto an interactive 3D globe you can spin to tune in anywhere on Earth.

Is Spinn Radio only radio?

No - it is far more than radio. Alongside live stations you get music and music videos, an artists directory, podcasts and live news, audiobooks, free movies and documentaries, an actors directory, live sports with leagues, teams and athletes, plus a social layer to share it all.

Where can I get Spinn Radio?

You can listen in any browser through the web player, or download the app on iPhone from the App Store and on Android from Google Play.

Explore more on Spinn Radio: Spin the globe - Radio - Music - Artists - Talk & podcasts - Books - Movies - Sports - Get 3 months of Pro free

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