See that it’s working
Online or not, what’s playing, when they last listened, and how much battery is left.
Their favourite radio. One simple tap.
Turn a spare Android phone into a familiar radio for Mom or Dad. Three big buttons for them. A little peace of mind for you, wherever you are.
- No credit card needed
- No ads, ever
- Nothing for them to learn
Playing News
- Works on a spare Android phone
- No menus. No ads. No confusion.
- Looked after by the whole family
- No ads, ever
Sound familiar?
Normal radio apps weren’t made for your parents
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“The radio is broken again.”
It wasn’t. The volume had slid down to nothing, or an ad covered the screen. And you’re hours away.
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“I pressed something and now it’s gone.”
Radio apps are full of menus, search bars, pop-ups and sign-in pages. One wrong tap and they’re lost.
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“I miss the news from home.”
An FM radio only gets local stations. The ones they grew up with are a whole country away.
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Home Station radio puts an end to all three.
How it’s different
One radio. Two screens.
Their screen does one thing: play the radio. Your phone does everything else. You connect the two once, in person, and from then on you look after it from wherever you are.
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01On their phone
Three big buttons. That’s it.
- Tap a colour and the radio plays. Tap STOP to stop.
- No menus, no search, no ads, no sign-in.
- Big letters, strong contrast, and a volume that never drops to zero.
- The back button always leads back to the radio.
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02On your phone
Everything else, from anywhere.
Pick the three stations, and change them whenever you like.
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03On your phone
See that it’s online, what’s playing and when they last listened.
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04On your phone
Get an alert if it goes offline or a station stops.
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05On your phone
Fix it with one tap, and send voice messages.
Look after it from any phone or computer.
How it works
Set up in one visit. Looked after from anywhere.
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Install it on a spare Android phone
An old phone or a cheap tablet works best, plugged in next to their chair. Their own phone works too.
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Scan the square code with your phone
The radio shows a code. Point your phone’s camera at it, and the radio is connected to you.
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Choose three stations
Search by name or country. From then on, you change everything from your phone.
Works on Android 7 or newer. You look after it from any phone or computer, iPhone included.
Looked after from afar
Everything you need to look after it from your phone
Hear about problems first
An email or a notification on your phone if the radio goes offline or a station stops, and another when it’s back to normal.
Fix it with one tap
For the day they call to say it’s broken: “Fix it” turns the volume back up and restarts the radio.
Send voice messages
Record a message on your phone. The Family button says “New message” until they listen, and you see when it’s heard.
Stations that keep playing
If a station’s stream stops, Home Station radio switches to another stream of the same station. Never to a different one.
The whole family can help
Invite brothers and sisters for free. Everyone can change stations and send messages. One person pays.
Radio from home
The radio from home, wherever home was
FM stops at the border. The internet doesn’t. The news in their own language, the songs they grew up with, the voices they know: from Istanbul to Warsaw to Mexico City.
30,000+stations from around the world, in dozens of languages
Good morning
English
Turn the dial
You pick the stations from radio-browser.info, a free community directory. We never choose for you.
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Why not a regular radio app, or a simple radio?
| Radio apps | Simple radios |
 Home Station radio
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| Only big buttons on the screen | No | Yes | Yes |
| No ads, no sign-in | No | Yes | Yes |
| Stations from any country | Yes | No | Yes |
| Change stations from far away | No | No | Yes |
| Alerts when it stops working | No | No | Yes |
| Voice messages from family | No | No | Yes |
| Runs on an old phone you already have | Yes | No | Yes |
Typical radio apps and one-button radios. Some differ.
Pricing
One simple price per radio
Try everything free for 7 days, no credit card needed. Brothers and sisters help for free.
Monthly
$4.99 a month
Cancel anytime.
Start free trialBest value
Yearly
$39 a year
Just $3.25 a month. Save 35%.
Start free trialLifetime
$89 once
Pay once. No renewals.
Start free trialEvery plan includes
- Three buttons, any stations
- Status and alerts
- Fix it from your phone
- Voice messages
- Family helpers, free
- No ads, ever
Never cut off mid-song. If a payment fails, the radio keeps playing its stations while you sort it out.
Does it work with an iPhone?
The radio itself runs on Android phones and tablets (Android 7 or newer). You look after it from any phone or computer, iPhone included.
Can it go on my parent’s own phone?
Yes. But a spare phone or a cheap tablet, plugged in next to their chair, works best: no calls or other apps get in the way, and it never runs out of battery.
What if they press the wrong thing?
There’s nothing else to press. The settings are hidden behind a PIN only you know, and the back button always leads back to the radio.
Is it suitable for someone living with dementia?
It was made for people who find normal apps confusing, including people living with memory loss: one screen, three colours, nothing to remember. It’s a radio, not a medical device.
Does it need Wi-Fi?
Wi-Fi or mobile data. You can limit it to Wi-Fi so it never uses mobile data.
Do I need a credit card to try it?
No. Create an account with your email and you have 7 days to set it up and try everything.
What happens after the free trial?
Choose a plan to keep changing stations and sending messages. Without one, the radio keeps playing the stations you set. We never cut them off.
Can my brothers and sisters help?
Yes, for free. Invite them by email: they can change stations, send voice messages and get the alerts too. Only one person pays for each radio.
Where do the stations come from?
From radio-browser.info, a free community directory of internet radio. You choose which stations play.
Are there ads?
No, never. The radio never shows ads, prices or anything to buy.
Give Mom her radio back.
Set it up on your next visit. Then look after it from wherever you are.
Free for 7 days. No credit card needed.