Comparison

Grace Digital vs Broadcasts

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Grace Digital

Control your Grace Digital Mondo+ device with this app. Manage stations, volume, alarms, and group multiple devices for synchronized multi-room audio.

Highlights
  • Change stations
  • Adjust volume
  • Set alarms
  • Group radios
  • Synchronized multi-room audio
Features
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The Grace Digital Controller app works with the new Grace Digital Mondo+. (The Controller app does not work with the previous Mondo, or other legacy Grace Digital radios). The Grace Controller manages the features of the Mondo+ including changing stations, volume change, setting alarms, as well as grouping of radios for a multi-room audio synchronized music system.

About

Broadcasts

Stream internet radio stations from around the world with an intuitive, single-purpose application. Enjoy beautiful artwork, metadata, and cross-device syncing. Offers a free tier with a limited library or a full version for unlimited stations and advanced features.

Highlights
  • Global internet radio streaming
  • Unlimited station library (full version)
  • Station artwork and metadata display
  • Shazam integration for metadata
  • iCloud library syncing
  • CarPlay support
  • Apple Watch and Apple TV playback
Features
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Listen to streaming internet radio in an award-winning, ultra-simple, single-purpose app. Beautifully designed and fully-native on all platforms. Completely private: no accounts, no logins, and absolutely no tracking or analytics, by design. Broadcasts makes building a library of stations from around the world easier than ever. Use completely free with a handful of stations, or subscribe to unlock the full power of an unlimited library and add as many of your own stations as you like from the thousands available on the Station Browser, or manually via URL. Search for stations from around the world as easily as from your own library, by country, by genre, or on the world map. Manually add and listen to your favorite live podcasts, air traffic control, and more — just point Broadcasts at any supported streaming audio source. Use the Now Playing screen to showcase gorgeous station and track artwork (where provided). Control from the MiniPlayer, or the menu bar on your Mac. Use Broadcasts in StandBy mode on your iPhone as a bedside clock. Sync your library across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple TV with iCloud, and Universal Purchase. Enjoy your library on the road using CarPlay and your iPhone. Listen with just your Apple Watch (Cellular) while on a run, or on Apple TV at home. Browse stations in grid or list view. Listen in Light or Dark mode. Edit stations to provide your own artwork, or use the Artwork Chooser or Image Playground to generate something fun and colorful. Use Handoff to transfer playback between devices, or AirPlay directly to a home speaker. Live Transcription uses an advanced on-device model to provide a realtime transcript so you can follow along without audio, or scroll back and see what you just missed, with support for dozens of languages. On macOS, Siri AI lets you ask questions about the transcript, like 'who is this person' or 'translate this for me'. Use Shazam to look up the current song, and add it to your music library. Supports Shortcuts & AppleScript for playback automation. Sleep Timer. Visualizer. Widgets. Spotlight. Siri. Game Controller. And much more! Supports Family Sharing. Made in Ireland. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.highcaffeinecontent.com/privacy

Screenshots

Grace Digital4 screens
Broadcasts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Broadcasts at 75% against Grace Digital's 18%. Broadcasts also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). Grace Digital's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Broadcasts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Grace Digital asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Broadcasts holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Broadcasts has 958 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Grace Digital's written reviews are positive against 75% of Broadcasts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grace Digital ships an update every 8 months, Broadcasts monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Grace Digital versus Broadcasts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrace DigitalBroadcasts
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (31 ratings)4.7 (958 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews74.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31958 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB34 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGrace Digital Inc.Steven Troughton-Smith

Customer experience

Grace Digital

All ratings31 ratings
Positive22.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.4%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.8%

Broadcasts

All ratings958 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews419 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative18.1%

Bugs and requests

Grace Digital

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Broadcasts

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Syncing issues causing data loss
  • Playback issues on CarPlay and macOS
  • Inconsistent behavior when changing stations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved global station search
  • Genre-based station browsing
  • Easier custom station addition
  • Airplay and Siri integration
  • Sleep timer and alarm clock functionality

In-app purchases

None

Grace Digital

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Broadcasts

Subscriptions2
  • Broadcasts (One Month)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Broadcasts (One Year)7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock All Features (Legacy)$9.99

Questions

Is Grace Digital free?
Grace Digital is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Broadcasts free?
Broadcasts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grace Digital or Broadcasts?
Broadcasts is rated higher. Grace Digital averages 2.1 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Broadcasts averages 4.7 from 958 ratings.
Do Grace Digital or Broadcasts have ads?
Neither Grace Digital nor Broadcasts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grace Digital or Broadcasts?
Grace Digital ships an update every 8 months, and Broadcasts monthly. Most recently, Grace Digital was updated on October 7, 2026 and Broadcasts on October 13, 2026.

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