Star FM Launches Smooth, Cute Mobile App

26 October 2015

Star FM, arguably the leading radio station in Zimbabwe has announced its mobile app to carter for mobile app addicts and they have made a bold statement simplicity is the best complexity.

Like any other saleable object, apps need to be unique to sell. Some of the most successful apps on smartphones today haven’t introduced new ideas, they just do them better. The Star FM mobile app is in that range because of its simplicity to navigate. Yes, it’s not complicated; anyone even from the lowest laymen can navigate through at ease.

I know most of you complain on the sizes of apps, you are worried about your space but with this one, I am not trying to market on their behalf but the size is just unbelievable 2mb, imagine. According to researches the average number of installed apps that are frequently used sits at around 23 apps per device, and I think this mobile app is a must have, radio on the go.

The beauty of this app is its inclusivity, android and iOS devices are very legal to access this radio on the go app. The Star FM App is available for free download on Google Play and the App Store and we managed to download the Android version.

The app allows live streaming, option to play and pause and volume option. Besides these functionalities, the app also allows you to interact with the radio’s social network platforms for example Facebook and Twitter, and obviously access to the company’s website.

With nearly a billion people owning smartphones, downloading and using an average of over twenty apps, the already burgeoning app market is set to explode as new hardware technologies open up what is possible to achieve on a smartphone or tablet device.

- Technomag Zimbabwe