RockRadio UA vs ThunderBars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RockRadio UA
This app offers a 24/7 online radio stream dedicated to Ukrainian rock music, featuring over 700 bands and 10,000 songs. It also includes a separate stream for heavier metal genres.
- 24/7 Ukrainian rock music stream
- Over 700 bands and 10,000 songs
- Separate stream for metal genres
- Online radio broadcasting
- Dedicated to Ukrainian artists
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We would like to invite you into "Ukraine In Rock". We are RockRadio UA, the one and only online-radio in the world, which broadcasts Ukrainian rock music in 24/7 format since 2015! More than 700 bands and 10 000 songs on air - that's what our achievement is. For the fans of more heavy music - black, death, doom, thrash metal - there is a seperate stream of our radio - Radio GARTA!
ThunderBars
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ThunderBars turns the sound around you into a living, real-time light show. Point your iPhone at music, your voice, or any ambient sound, and watch it come alive as vivid bars and waveforms pulse to every beat. WHAT YOU GET Three visualizations — Radial Bars, Waveform, and Matrix Bars — each with its own character Color themes — Aurora, Ember, Ice, and Mono palettes to match your mood Real-time analysis — beat detection and a sensitivity dial to tune the reaction Clean, dark interface that puts the visual front and center Optional synced lyrics overlay while music plays Privacy: https://romaherman.github.io/thunderbars/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RockRadio UA at none against ThunderBars's 1. RockRadio UA also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). ThunderBars's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads and device support 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. ThunderBars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RockRadio UA asks for nothing beyond the download.
RockRadio UA ships an update every 3 months, ThunderBars every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RockRadio UA | ThunderBars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mykhailo Dutka | Roma Herman |
In-app purchases
RockRadio UA
No in-app purchases
ThunderBars
- Thunder Bars Pro$9.99
Questions
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