Some thoughts on the Sirius XM iPhone App

At first glance one may think that the new Sirius XM I phone App is a killer to other services (Pandora, Slacker). It’s currently #2 in the Top Free Apps and has had thousands of Downloads, but what about the 1300+ 1 Star Reviews (out of 1800+ Reviews) stating either no howard Stern or that the app is not really free?

Yeah you can get the Application on your iPhone for free but you are SOL if you do not subscribe to the Sirius Premium Internet Streaming. They do offer a 7 Day free trial and I’m sure a good percentage of users are using that but what about after that 7 days are up?

Do we really see people sticking with the app when there are other Radio/Music app’s out there that are not only 100% free but Honestly a overall better application.

I really think Sirius bombed on this one big time. When they showed this app to investors a few weeks ago there was a screen shot of Stern Playing in the app, so apparently this was a bad decision/mistake or Sirius XM duped investors.

I suggest Sirius figure out a way to add Stern and also an option to offer limited stations for Free, this would be way better then someone downloading the app only to figure out they need to drop another $3 to hear music on a device that plays music 99 different ways.

This is really a rant but it’s true and while the App is listed high on iTunes I only se this lasting a short time once people figure out nothing is ever free when it comes to Sirius XM.

I’m putting together a short survey to gather thoughts about this App, check back here in a few after I post an Update.

Survey Link Here