RIPTIDE Radio vs WTOB Radio.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RIPTIDE Radio
This app broadcasts Carolina Beach Music, featuring new artists and songs alongside classics. Enjoy live and scheduled shows from award-winning DJs and stations. It's a dedicated stream for fans of the genre.
- Carolina Beach Music focus
- New songs and artists
- Classic tracks
- Live and scheduled shows
- Award-winning DJs
- Internet Station of the Year winner
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We are Carolina Beach Music. We place a special focus on new songs and artists that fit the Carolina Beach Music genre. Of course, we also play the standards and a little variety on some of our live and scheduled shows. Our station and DJs are consistent winners in the respective Carolina Beach Music Awards categories. We are the Internet Station of the Year for 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020!!
WTOB Radio.
Listen to live, local radio programming featuring music from the 1950s to the 1980s. This station offers original content, a news department, and disc jockeys broadcasting from Winston-Salem's Historic Arts District.
- Live local radio broadcasts
- Music from the 1950s to 1980s
- Full-time news department
- Original programming
- Live disc jockeys
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WTOB Is Winston-Salem, NC’s Hometown Radio Station with live, local disc jockeys, a full time news department and original programming. WTOB programming features music from the 1950’s to the 1980’s. From the WTOB studios in Winston-Salem’s Historic Arts District downtown, the Good Guys play the greatest music of all time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RIPTIDE Radio at 100% against WTOB Radio.'s 0%. RIPTIDE Radio also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). WTOB Radio.'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
RIPTIDE Radio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of RIPTIDE Radio's written reviews are positive against 0% of WTOB Radio.'s.
RIPTIDE Radio ships an update every 8 months, WTOB Radio. every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | RIPTIDE Radio | WTOB Radio. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riptide Internet Radio, LTD. Co. | SOUTHERN BROADCAST MEDIA, LLC |
Customer experience
RIPTIDE Radio
WTOB Radio.
In-app purchases
RIPTIDE Radio
No in-app purchases
WTOB Radio.
No in-app purchases
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