ARD Sounds: Podcast & Radio

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About this app

ARD Sounds. Your play button for the day. The free podcast app for Germany: exclusive ARD podcasts, exciting radio plays, free audiobooks, live radio, and reliable news – all in one audio app. For on the go, at home, or while traveling. Here you're connected to the voices you love – from your region and from across the ARD network and Deutschlandradio.

Discover a new way of listening: emotional, informative, inspiring. Whether it's a crime thriller for the car ride, a true crime podcast, live football commentary, or a children's podcast to help you fall asleep – the ARD Sounds app brings you top-quality audio, whenever and wherever you want.

🌟Your free podcast & radio app

• 🎙️Podcasts in German: politics, culture, science, true crime, documentaries, comedy, sports, and more – all the important ARD podcasts in one app.

• 📚 Audiobooks & Radio Plays: Fantasy, classics, novels, and children's audio dramas – you can stream many titles for free and save them to listen to later.

• 📻 Live Radio: Listen to your favorite stations like NDR 1 Niedersachsen, WDR 2, SWR3, BR programs, or Deutschlandradio live anytime – digital radio in the best quality.

• 📰 News & Live Sports: From NDR Info and BR24 to major sporting events – stay up-to-date with the latest news, background information, and reports.

⚙️ More Convenience When Listening to Podcasts

• 💾 Listen to podcasts offline: Download episodes and use the app as a podcast player – perfect for trains, planes, or when you're out and about without reception.

• 💽 Personal Playlists & Watchlists: Create personal playlists with your favorite podcasts, audiobooks, and radio shows.

• 🔁 Continue listening on all devices: With your ARD account, you can sync your favorites and history between your smartphone, web browser, and other devices.

• 🔍 Intuitive operation: Quickly find new podcasts in German for free – by topic, station, or mood.

📡 Radio & Podcasts in one app
ARD Sounds brings together the best of podcasts, radio plays, audiobooks, and radio: the programs from BR, HR, MDR, NDR, RBB, Radio Bremen, SR, SWR, WDR, and Deutschlandradio in one modern radio app.

❤️ For everyone who loves audio
ARD Sounds is your app for podcasts, audiobooks, radio plays, live radio, news, and knowledge – with depth, heart, and conviction. For everyone who appreciates quality. For everyone who loves to listen. For everyone who wants to stay connected – with the voices they love. Download now for free and immerse yourself.

📻 You can find these radio stations in ARD Sounds

• BR: Bayern 1, Bayern 2, Bayern 3, BR Klassik, BR24, BR Schlager, BR Heimat
• hr: hr1, hr2-kultur, hr3, hr4, hr INFO, DASDING from hr
• MDR: MDR SACHSEN, MDR SACHSEN-ANHALT, MDR THÜRINGEN, MDR AKTUELL, MDR KULTUR, MDR JUMP, MDR SPUTNIK, MDR Schlagerwelt, MDR TWEENS
• NDR: NDR 90.3, NDR 1 Niedersachsen, NDR 1 Radio MV, NDR 1 Welle Nord, NDR 2, NDR Kultur, NDR Info, N-JOY, NDR Schlager, NDR Blue
• Radio Bremen: Bremen Eins, Bremen Zwei, Bremen Vier, Bremen NEXT
• rbb: Antenne Brandenburg, Fritz, rbb24 Inforadio, radioeins Radio 3 from rbb, rbb 88.8

• SR: SR 1, SR Kultur, SR 3 Saarlandwelle, AntenneSaar, DASDING from SR

• SWR: SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, SWR Kultur, SWR3, SWR4, SWR Aktuell, DASDING from SWR

• WDR: 1LIVE, 1LIVE DIGGI, WDR 2, WDR 3, WDR 4, WDR 5, Die Maus, COSMO

• Deutschlandradio: Deutschlandfunk, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Deutschlandfunk Nova
ARD Sounds: Podcasts, radio, audio dramas & more (formerly ARD Audiothek)
Updated on
Oct 29, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Location
  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info and App activity
  • Data is encrypted in transit
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Ratings and reviews

32.1K reviews
Carmen Elbert
October 20, 2026
Does not cast to my echo dots. I used to listen to HR 3, Bayern 3, etc. all the time on TuneIn on my Alex. The functionality to cast it to my Alex devices doesn't work from this app when you are in the US. I tried various things and the app cannot connect to my echo dots. So for now I can only listen to my fav radio on my cell phone.
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ARD Online
October 23, 2026
Danke für Ihre Nachricht. ARD-Radiosender sind aus rechtlichen Gründen nur noch innerhalb von ARD Sounds abrufbar. Sie können die Sender damit nun leider nicht mehr über TuneIn hören, wir stellen für Alexa-Geräte jedoch den ARD Sounds-Skill bereit und empfehlen die Nutzung des Skills, um die Radiosender anzuhören.
Drt S
October 28, 2026
why can I not fast forward (or back) on downloaded podcats?? it works on my old phone but not new one. i tried on friends phones: some it works on, some not. but the app is essentially unusable like this as can never listen through and must start from start every time you close app!!! a pity as excellent content
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Chris Kelley
October 8, 2026
I appreciate the app however I have two questions. 1. I used to listen to this on my Yamaha Network Stereo on the "MusicCast App" via Airble. is this no longer going to be available on there? now I have to download the app and connect with Bluetooth which is not as direct, sound wise. 2. is there a way to translate the app into English?
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ARD Online
October 9, 2026
Thanks for your message. If your device language is set to Englisch, fixed app elements will be too. ARD Sounds contents are German public broadcast, so contents and titles will not be translated. Using the official ARD Sounds app allows you to stream radio to all supported smart speakers via Google Cast, Chromecast or Bluetooth.

What’s new

In dieser Version haben wir deine Playlisten aufpoliert. Im Bereich "Meins" merkt sich die App jetzt deine gewählten Sortierungen. Außerdem haben wir im Hintergrund weiter an Stabilität und Performance gearbeitet, unter anderem beim Streamen per Chromecast.