Rinse FM vs Defected
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rinse FM
Stream underground music 24/7 from London and Paris. Access live and on-demand shows from hundreds of residents and guests across diverse genres. Discover the full schedule and listen back to your favorite programs.
- Live radio streaming
- On-demand shows
- Full schedule discovery
- Listen back to past shows
- Multiple station access
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Transmitting uncompromising and innovative underground music from London & Paris to the world, 24/7. Established by a group of friends wanting to share the music that inspired them, Rinse originally started life as a pirate radio station in 1994, curating, creating and delivering authentic music out of its East London heartland. Over two decades, Rinse has built a strong community across its radio stations, record labels, and events, constantly spotting talent and creating shifts in culture, always ahead of the curve. Get locked to our London & Paris channels with live and on demand-shows from hundreds of residents & guests, delivering the best in underground music across myriads of genres from around the world. With the Rinse FM app you can: - Listen to Rinse London, Rinse France, Kool FM & SWU FM wherever you go - Discover the full schedule - Listen back to your favourite shows RinseFM © London/Paris/Wordwide
Defected
Connect with a global community of house music enthusiasts. Discover new releases, stay updated on events, and engage with artists and fellow fans.
- Global house music community
- Discover new releases
- Stay updated on events
- Artist booking and management
- Connect with fans
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Defected Records is a Londond based record label specializing in house music recordings, events, artist booking and management. Defected unites house music lovers from all over the world to become one of the largest communities for dance music.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Defected at 5.0 against Rinse FM's 4.3. Rinse FM's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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.
Defected holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rinse FM has 37 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Rinse FM's written reviews are positive against 33% of Defected's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rinse FM ships an update every 2 weeks, Defected every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rinse FM | Defected |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rinse Group LTD | Defected |
Customer experience
Rinse FM
Defected
Bugs and requests
Rinse FM
Reported bugs
17 issues- App keeps logging out
- Native controls broken
- Audio stops when screen locks
- Schedule tab broken
- Replay shows unavailable
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- Player bugs out, requires restart
- Playback doesn't resume after calls
- Rinse app doesn't stop playback when Apple Music starts
- Download function unreliable
- App not working in background
- Schedule doesn't show up
- No sound on iPhone 6s
- App malfunction
- App not working in Russia
- Player slider is difficult to use
- Play button unresponsive
- UI freezes sometimes
Requested features
20 requests- CarPlay support
- Widget support
- Bookmark artists/shows
- Follow artists/shows
- Subscribe/follow function
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- Alerts for new shows
- Search by genre/artist
- Dark mode
- Chromecast support
- Song name display
- Catch up/replay function
- Set default startup station
- Share button
- Profiles
- Artist saves
- Download in app
- CarPlay integration
- Search bar for shows
- Temporary pause button
- Past schedules view
Defected
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rinse FM
No in-app purchases
Defected
No in-app purchases
