Babylon FM vs Rojava Radios
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Babylon FM
This app provides an all-English radio station broadcasting from Iraq, featuring a diverse music selection not dictated by record labels. It also offers special online radio channels with plans for future expansions.
- All-English radio station
- Diverse music selection
- Independent of record labels
- Special online radio channels
- Future channel expansions planned
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Babylon FM is the only all-English radio station in Iraq! Broadcasting from the Kurdistan Region's capital of Erbil, the station stands out among the thousands of radio around the world. Know why? Cause it's not owned by any record labels! You won't hear the same 10 songs every hour. Oh and did we mention our shows!? AAHHH! The app now includes special online radios such as Babylon Turkche, playing the best of Turkish music! Babylon Arabia and Babylon Kurd coming soon too! Download now!
Rojava Radios
Stream popular radio stations from Rojava for free, anytime and anywhere. Enjoy a curated selection of music and broadcasts directly on your device.
- Listen to Rojava's best radio stations
- Free streaming
- Available everywhere
- Includes Dicle FM
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Listen to Rojava's best radio stations in everywhere for free Dicle FM
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rojava Radios at 5.0 against Babylon FM's 4.5. Rojava Radios also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Babylon FM's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and update cadence (every 15 months vs every 47 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Rojava Radios holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Babylon FM has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Babylon FM ships an update every 15 months, Rojava Radios every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Babylon FM | Rojava Radios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months — better | Every 47 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Babylon Media | Zivar Nouri |
Customer experience
Babylon FM
Rojava Radios
In-app purchases
Babylon FM
No in-app purchases
Rojava Radios
No in-app purchases
