FRISKY 1.3
Sadly Frisky Group Inc. doesn’t seem to be very keen on holding on to the iDevice audience, as the official Frisky Radio app for iOS hasn’t been maintained for well over two years, and it remains buggy and unoptimized to this day. Still, it remains one of the most popular go-to locations for a quick fix of progressive, techno and dance beats.
UI left unattended
Ancient as iOS 4 itself, Frisky Radio has remained unattended to for most of its life. The UI isn’t even optimized for 4-inch displays, which makes it look kind of ugly on devices like iPhone 5 and iPod touch fifth-generation. Using it on iPad is as absurd as drawing with plasticine. Nevertheless, it works there as well.
That said, the UI itself is not particularly ugly. It’s just outdated and lacks optimization for the latest devices and firmwares. The sharing button hides a very familiar (and old) iOS 6 keyboard for sounding the horn on Facebook, Twitter and Email, and there are various other buttons, some so small you have to aim for them. Yet the UI is pleasant overall and minimalistic, perhaps even ahead of its time, whenever that time was.
Two streams, endless moods
Frisky launches to the station’s official logo, then asks you to choose between the main Frisky stream or the Chill stream, best known for its awesome Chillout Sundays sets and lounge sessions.
You pick one and the music instantly starts to stream. You can swipe left and right to instantly swap between streams. Sometimes it’s able to retrieve track info, sometimes it isn’t. It isn’t clear if this is because of bad weather or some techie missing at the Frisky Group HQ on that particular day.
The two-people button offers the ability to share your stream with others on Facebook, Twitter and email. These hooks bring out the outdated iOS 6 keyboard and other old UI elements that some may feel nostalgic to use again.
Frisky is usable, but its buggy. For example, it can crash on you for no particular reason, and it will sometimes refuse to load the stream. Granted, this happens very rarely, and can easily be fixed through a simple maintenance release. All in all, it does deliver on its promise. Frisky is about the audio experience, not visuals.
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0/5
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Bottom Line
Design / UI4
Lacks maintenance, doesn’t support 4-inch screens, and uses age-old skeuomorphic graphics. Luckily the app isn’t about the visual experience |
Function7
Delivers on its promise, with a few (very occasional) hiccups here and there. Overall the experience is quite pleasant |
Security10
Doesn’t pose privacy issues, keeps things nice and personal, just for your listening experience |
Battery7
Frisky constantly stays awake in the background using the phone’s radios to buffer and fetch your music stream |
Price10
Completely free of charge with no ads, and no hidden options to unlock via in-app purchase |
Compatibility9
Works with most iOS configurations in existence, probably all except the original iPhone and iPhone 3G which don’t support iOS 4.2. |
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Specifications
- price:
- 100% Free
- current version:
- 1.3
- reviewed version:
- 1.0.1
- developer:
- FRISKY GROUP, INC
- category:
- AUDIO
- os version req.:
- 4.2
- age rating:
- 12+
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 387