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

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  • 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
  • You can request that data be deleted

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.