Comparison

radio.sydney vs BIG RIG RADIO

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

Head to head

radio.sydney

Australia’s #1 online radio

About

radio.sydney

Features

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KEY FEATURES: * The latest version of the popular radio.sydney app * Streamed in 320 kbps * Easy to use * Correct song data with curated, authentic album art delivered direct to your device from radio.sydney * No third party ads or irrelevant data radio.sydney is totally independent, with no religious, political or business affiliations.

About

BIG RIG RADIO

Listen to live radio broadcasts and interact with hosts. Receive notifications for your favorite shows, send messages, and discover new content through the program schedule. Stay connected with social feeds directly within the app.

Highlights

Send recorded shoutouts
Show playing notifications
In-app social feeds
Topic and message submissions
Program schedule discovery

Features

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The Voice of the Australian Truck Driver

Screenshots

radio.sydney4 screens

BIG RIG RADIO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: radio.sydney at none against BIG RIG RADIO's shown. BIG RIG RADIO's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 34 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

radio.sydney ships an update every 34 months, BIG RIG RADIO every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level

radio.sydney versus BIG RIG RADIO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	radio.sydney	BIG RIG RADIO
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	—	50.0% of reviews
Update frequency	Every 34 months	Every 4 months — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Ad-supported
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	11 MB	24 MB
Age rating	12+	17+
Developer	Max Turner	C.S FORSYTH & C.R FORSYTH & A.J KENDALL & G.R KENDALL & R.A PAUL & M.L WILLIAMS

In-app purchases

None

radio.sydney

No in-app purchases

None

BIG RIG RADIO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is radio.sydney free?

radio.sydney is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is BIG RIG RADIO free?

BIG RIG RADIO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do radio.sydney or BIG RIG RADIO have ads?

BIG RIG RADIO shows ads; radio.sydney does not.

Which is updated more often, radio.sydney or BIG RIG RADIO?

radio.sydney ships an update every 34 months, and BIG RIG RADIO every 4 months. Most recently, radio.sydney was updated on October 24, 2026 and BIG RIG RADIO on October 24, 2026.