COAST103 vs Santas Playlist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
COAST103
Stream your favorite Pop and Yacht Rock hits live. Engage with the station by voting for songs, setting song alerts, and enjoying special programming features like Breathe Breaks and Zen Ten.
- Live music streaming
- Song voting
- Song alerts
- Breathe Breaks
- Unwind at 5
- Zen Ten
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Welcome to the COAST103 mobile app! Playing all your favorite Pop/Yacht Rock hits. With the COAST103 mobile app, you can: - Listen live to our Breathe Breaks, Unwind at 5, and Zen Ten features! - Vote for the songs you want to hear on the air. - Opt into song alerts so you always know when your favorite song will play.
Santas Playlist
Enjoy continuous Christmas music, from classic carols to modern holiday tunes. This app provides the perfect festive atmosphere for all your seasonal activities, available 24/7.
- Continuous Christmas music
- Classic holiday hits
- Modern festive songs
- 24/7 availability
- Festive atmosphere
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Your home for non-stop Christmas cheer! Playing all your holiday favorites from classics to today’s festive hits, 24/7. The perfect soundtrack for wrapping gifts, sipping cocoa, and feeling the magic of the season.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Santas Playlist at 5.0 against COAST103's 4.4. Santas Playlist also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). COAST103's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). 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.
Santas Playlist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COAST103 has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of COAST103's written reviews are positive against 100% of Santas Playlist's.
COAST103 ships an update every 7 months, Santas Playlist every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | COAST103 | Santas Playlist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Capitol Broadcasting INC | Ryan Hinthorn |
Customer experience
COAST103
Santas Playlist
In-app purchases
COAST103
No in-app purchases
Santas Playlist
No in-app purchases
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