ABSOLUTE CHILLOUT vs Nightride.fm Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABSOLUTE CHILLOUT
Experience Ibiza chill and lounge music with this radio app. It offers more than just streaming, providing a curated selection of relaxing tunes.
- Ibiza chill music
- Lounge music selection
- Radio streaming
- Curated music experience
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Ibiza chill with a touch of lounge
Nightride.fm Player
Listen to various synthwave radio stations with this open-source player. Enjoy seamless playback on your Lock Screen, Control Center, and CarPlay, with real-time track information and direct links to music services.
- Access all Nightride FM stations
- Real-time track and artist updates
- CarPlay integration
- Lock Screen and Control Center playback
- One-tap music service links
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Nightride.fm Player is an unofficial, open-source player for Nightride FM — the synthwave internet radio. Tune in and take the music with you, with full Lock Screen, Control Center, and CarPlay playback. FEATURES • Every Nightride FM station — Nightride, Chillsynth, Datawave, Spacesynth, Darksynth, Horrorsynth, EBSM, Rekt, and Rektory. • Live now-playing — see the current track and artist update in real time. • CarPlay — browse stations and control playback right from your car's display. • Lock Screen & Control Center — play, pause, and switch stations from anywhere, with track info and artwork on your Lock Screen. • One-tap music links — found a track you love? Jump straight to it on Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube, or copy the artist and title. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No analytics. No trackers. No accounts. The app connects only to Nightride FM for the stream and track info — and to a music service only when you tap a link. Nothing else leaves your device. It's open source, so you don't have to take our word for it. This is a fan-made client and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nightride FM. All station names and marks belong to their respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nightride.fm Player at none against ABSOLUTE CHILLOUT's shown. Nightride.fm Player also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). ABSOLUTE CHILLOUT's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nightride.fm Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABSOLUTE CHILLOUT has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ABSOLUTE CHILLOUT ships an update every 6 months, Nightride.fm Player every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABSOLUTE CHILLOUT | Nightride.fm Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Smooth Jazz 247 Uk Ltd | Tomasz Plocic |
Customer experience
ABSOLUTE CHILLOUT
Nightride.fm Player
In-app purchases
ABSOLUTE CHILLOUT
No in-app purchases
Nightride.fm Player
No in-app purchases
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