Ethno FM vs Volna App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ethno FM
This app serves as a community radio platform, offering a voice to diverse ethnic communities. It connects organizations and businesses with these communities, fostering a sense of togetherness.
- Community voice platform
- Connects organizations and businesses
- Reaches diverse ethnic communities
- Fosters togetherness
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Ethno Fm - Community Voice Radio. We provide a platform for organizations and businesses to reach out to diverse ethnic communities in Sacramento, and where any community voice can be heard. Ethno Fm - Together For Life!
Volna App
Listen to the only Russian language radio station in the UAE, broadcasting 24/7 from Dubai. Enjoy music, chat with presenters and guests, and access exclusive podcasts with excellent digital audio quality worldwide.
- Live Russian radio broadcasts
- 24/7 music streaming
- Interactive chat with presenters
- Exclusive podcast library
- High-quality digital audio
- Global accessibility
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Volna App is the official app of Volna 103.2 FM, the UAE’s only Russian-language radio station. We created it so you can stay connected wherever you are — at home, in the car, at work, or while travelling — with high-quality digital audio streaming. Listen live, catch up on shows you missed, see what’s playing on air, and chat with the studio in real time. Like or dislike songs, shows, and presenters to help shape the music rotation and on-air programming, making Volna Radio even closer to its listeners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Volna App at 100% against Ethno FM's 33%. Volna App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). Ethno FM's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (7 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.
Volna App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ethno FM has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Ethno FM's written reviews are positive against 100% of Volna App's.
Ethno FM ships an update every 2 months, Volna App every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ethno FM | Volna App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Afisha Inc | Enterprise Media FZE LLC |
Customer experience
Ethno FM
Volna App
In-app purchases
Ethno FM
No in-app purchases
Volna App
No in-app purchases
