Sunnmørsposten vs Bølge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sunnmørsposten
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Hold deg oppdatert med siste nytt fra Ålesund, Sunnmøre og Nordvestlandet. Sunnmørsposten gir deg nyheter innen jobb & næringsliv, kultur, sport, helse, reise og mye mer. Innhold og funksjoner i appen: - Tilpasset visning av nettavisen og enkel navigering - Pushvarsel ved viktige hendelser - Pluss-tilgang for abonnenter - Hurtigknapp for tips til Sunnmørsposten - Videoer fra SmpTV - Informasjon fra Sunnmørspostens kundesenter
Bølge
This app transcribes live radio broadcasts into readable text in real-time. It offers features like lock screen and dynamic island integration, saved transcripts, and on-device translation. It's designed for accessibility and for those who want to follow radio content without sound.
- Live radio transcription
- Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
- Saved transcripts
- On-device translation
- Home Screen widget
- Adjustable text size
- VoiceOver support
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Bølge turns live radio into something you can read. Tune in to a news or sports station and the words appear on screen as they are spoken — as real sentences, with capital letters and punctuation. Recognition uses Apple's speech technology, on your device wherever iOS supports the language. Bølge doesn't record audio, runs no servers of its own and needs no account. READ THE AIRWAVES • “Start Reading” turns the transcript on and takes you straight to the news • Live transcription of news, talk and sport radio • Follow along on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Home Screen widget showing the station on air and the latest line • Adjustable text size and VoiceOver support • Follow radio without listening — for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, or anywhere you can't play sound KEEP AND UNDERSTAND • Broadcasts are saved as text you can re-read later • Translate saved transcripts into your language, entirely on device • Search by station name or by country LISTEN • More than a thousand hand-checked stations from 71 countries • News, sport and music, plus headlines from public broadcasters • Favourites, sleep timer and background playback • A newspaper front page with today's date and your local weather Radio playback is free and stays free. Bølge speaks English, Norwegian, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese. PRIVACY Bølge collects no personal data. Transcripts are saved only on your device and can be deleted at any time. Translation runs on your device; speech recognition does too wherever iOS supports the language, otherwise it goes through Apple's speech service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bølge at none against Sunnmørsposten's shown. Bølge also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Sunnmørsposten ships an update every 3 months, Bølge every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunnmørsposten | Bølge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Polaris Media ASA | Konstantin Krane |
In-app purchases
Sunnmørsposten
No in-app purchases
Bølge
No in-app purchases
